The New York herald., 1845-08-22
Moyemonts of TrnvelIcrs

Movements of Travellers.
The capricious spirit of travelling was never more
evident than in the comparative arrivals at the principal
hotels yesterday with the previous On this occa
sion they seemed to have dwinded down to little more
than the ordinary number at this season Of the year and
those principally merchants from the South aud West
There are at the
Georgetown; j. Simmond, Maryland G. G. Tagart, Lon
don r. c. Hart, South Carolina; Dr. Brooks, Richmond
do j. D. Hoker, Jacksonville; P. A. Maxim Mobile; N
Evans, Mississippi; Thomas Gates, Charleston j. r. Fry
Philadelphia Charles Rogers, st. Louis; L. R. Gibbs
Charleston.
AsroR-J. Hall, Albany; George Walker, New Hamp
shre II. Parker, Boston; J. Reed Philadelphia Judge
land J. Dunham Maryland; j. L. Van Lau Richmond
Mr. Forsythe, Canada; J. B. Campbell, Charleston;
Munro. Charleston, South Carolina; Judge Havey land
Boston; IL Zantanger, Philadelphia; Coolidge Boston
J. Moser, Mobile General o'Donnely, BALTIMORE Mr.
Shackleiord, Virginia; H. w. Fry, Richmond DR.. j. H
C,ry-R. 9. bradford, Delaware; P, Keegan, Boston;
Patterson Albany T. Post Maryland ?. Ferris
Virginia; J. MFarlan Kingston; f. H. Giberts Virginia.
r. Field, Tennessee; D. Bunonghs Rocheser Z. Bel.
gins, Virginia; W stewart Meianaas' e. o. ''s
MFRAsKLIs-J. {. Mathewson Kentucky; j. Spun MS.
! Longley, Ga; D Bacon, Ala Thos. Elmer Quincy
!. barton, v. j. M Aissny 6. Jadson, Hartford "'
ton; Capt Poynter, England; II. Humphreys, Mr. Proud
foot, Boston; 7. Hazard, Ark ]. g. Bagiey, NO; MIR
stockpool, Boston; w l.. Rodgers, Va; Capt Kennedy
IIow,Rn-Mr. Carpenter, H.; DR.. Thorpe, Ala; s.
Crawley Middleton; j. hetcalf, J. Fisher, G. Burns
Ohio; &. G. Burns, Boston, d. W. Middleton Washing.
ton; Alessrs. Evan, Frazer and Seymour Montrea j. B
Kilby. Washington; NJ Van Rensselaer,, Albany +. Min.
tern, England; A. Miller, Conn; Mr.. Markand Canada
}. e. stevens, Boston; e. Bodley, Lexington; N. M
Keenc, Boston.
HoRRiD MuEDER-On the evening of the recent
election, Mr.: Thomas Crayton, who resided near
petersburgh Pike county waylad and deliberately
Henry Clark. The circumstances that led to this fatal
result are substantially these Mr. Clark lived upon
and he being very offensive and troublesome neighbor
as he had been elsewhere in the county in the
places where he had lived Mr. Crayton desrous OF
slbe means to get him of his place but without effect
He finally threatened to kill Clark and Clark threatened
to kill Crayton and on the morning OF the election
with these feelings of vengence ranking in his breast
Clark learning while in Petersbsrgh that Crayton had
goneto his house for the purpose Of zing ii to the
started in the direction Of home but stopped on the
road and patiently awaited, in ambush the return OF
came riding by, when Clark stepped from lis
hiding place and deliberately shot him Crayton
though ,9,'sy m99,Ttaliy wounded succeeded in reach.
during the night he died. e"'' '''
Immediately after the death of Crayton Clark. who
had fed was pursued and overtsen about sixteen miles
from Petersburgh, on the Boonve road, and brought
back, aud is now in Jail awaiting his trial
This Clark who Is nearly seventy wears of are il
said to be most desperate character Since his
ration he has confessed to the commission Of three pre
vous murders and that there still another person he
would like TO kill-a brothcrn.law of Craytons-ond
then he would be perfectly happy lie is said nv q man
living in Petersburgh. 10 have murderod man ' H.
cold blood before he to the West and ESCAPED tho
penaity due for the CRIME by slipping the knife by which
was committed, into the pocket Of a bystander and
then swearing he saw him do the deed Upon Carks ev
lence, the man was hung while every one believed
clark the murderer That he has been convict tbere
is no doubt, arc informed he il bTandeS IN tbs
hand with the letter "M"-pIneennes Gazette, avg. H.