Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-03-31

BLOODY AFFRAY IN KENTUcKY-SeUerdt
Persons Killed. The Louisville Courier gives
an account Of a bloody ARRAY which occurred
near Lancaster, KY, on the 18th inst, be-
tween Russell, Isaiah and Frederick Hill,
and two or three of their sons, on one side,
and a party who had fortified themselves in
a tobacco house on the other. Nothing is
said as to the origin of the afray, except
that as the Hills arrived opposite the house,
they were fred on and Russell Hill killed
The account in the Courier then goes on to
say
The Hills then charged upon the house,
and Isaiah Hill was killed just as he was get
ting over the fence. The door Of the house
was forced by the remaining Hills, and the
fight continued with short arms and bowie
knives. John Sellers was shot by a son of
Isaiah Hill, Twelve or fourteen years ofage,)
and fell and expired after having received
five shots through the head. VIM. Girls
man was shot by the same boy, when in the
act of stabbing Frederick Hill with a bowie
knife. Crisman died, having on his body
one pistol shot and ffty-three wounds infic-
ted with a knife. A man by the name OF
Alverson, and another by the name Of Sam
uel Sellers, (of the house party were slight
ly wounded. Two of the boys QIills) were
wounded with rifle shots, and one of them
a mere boy, lies in a critical condition.
PASSAGE OF THE MAINE LAw-The Maine
law has passed the Minnesota Legislature
with a proviso for submitting it to a direci
vote of the people. The direct vote through
out the Territory is to be taken on the frs
Monday in April.
ANOTHER FATAL AFFRAY AT RICHMOND
VA.-Alexander Gillian, of Richmond, anC
Amos R. Harold, of Nansemond county, Va
met at the City Hotel, in Richmond, on Sun
day, as friends, but after drinking awhile
got into a fracas about a bet Of several hun
dred dollars, which ended in Gillian knock
mo Harold down. Soon after, they me
again, and Gillian was stabbed by Harrol(
three times. Dl. Gibson, formerly Of Balti
more, was Immediately called in, and pro
nounced two of the wounds mortal. Ill
died the same evening, and Harold, who
appears to have acted in selfdefence, was ar
rested. The Times says:
Shortly before Mr.. Gilliam's death, he ex
pressed a desire to see Mr.. Harold. A dee
" affecting scene ensued between the parties
Mr.. Harold regretting his rashness i
using the knife, and Mr.. Gillian justify
; ING him for so doing. They parted, on
, soon to meet his God, the other to a gloc
my prison.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN VIRGIN1A-Sl
Persons Murdered THE Paramount Bar
ner announces the murder Of six men an
one woman, who were emigrating WESTWARD
at a house where they had stopped to spen
the night, in Doddrige county, Va, on IL
night of the 17th instant. The horrib
er miscreants who committed this wholesa
y murder are supposed to have stolen $22,O(
g from the party murdered. The names of Il
al victims are not ascertained. The murdere
left Clarksburg on the morning of the lit
and the same night stopped at a house
West Union, where the murdered party h
es- and unfortunately massacred every sin
I'm inmate, robbed them Of all, and escaped
err, The same party, it is believed, rescued 10
IN Owens from the Jail at Clarksburg on
Sunday night preceding, who was charg
;, with having set fire to several buildings
III that town in November last.
81 HARR1sBURG, March 23.-Iu the Sen;
=. to-day the bill to prohibit the manufactl
and sale of intoxicating liquors was taken
An amendment was offered and adopted,
lowing the manufacture and sale of spiri
* Gus, malt and vinous liquors, in quantities
not less than 81 gallons, the manufacture
ed be directly from agricultural products. A
other amendment was adopted, referring t
"a bill to the people at the next general ell
be ton. The several sections were then agre
to to, and the bill was laid aside for the prest
MS and ordered to be printed.
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