The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-09


HaAseuARruEs CHSyuuB EsPEDroR,
CAMP on wALsur CanRK, A1guss s. 1857.
0n-We he'd asht with the Chsyennss on ~ 2ssh Of
Ast ms1sa, SO omans Creek In whsch Ne were entirely
suoCessiul Aboa, three hundred .Arrors we're dra@a
up IN battle array 10 meet the SIX companies Of ca
valry advanced upon them Immediately. When pear
them two ,snies detached 10 turn their n1nk,
and the whole then sSe neadiong charge, broke khsm
and pursaed them miles. large number OF var
rton were killed AID wounded-it u Impossible ct Nils
time to say bow many We os, two priva'es XII ed aud
believed they viii ~ recover. Lieutenant Stewart Is
not dapsercasiy wounded. pot was established.
Of the wounded, and the command Immediately
stared In purruh Ates march Of farteen miles We
came TO the principal town Of the tribe wh~e we found
no lodges standing AID nearly many which had
been hAsuy taken down. ana most OF the poe' we're left
upon the ground. lsrge amount OF dried meat and
other pro,erN OF every description was found IN the
town-he Indians evidently having taken ooshng except
what could be gathered up hastily In their Aigat
Lne scwn ana everything mai contained vas immeo
the trail, and are now upon L. 10 the direction Of the Ar
kansas, where we expect to be In fes deys We have
the eight the Indians had sent OF Ill their families before
We came up 70 thorn. By ordeT OF Col. Sumner.
A. V COL0CRN, Second Lieut. and Adutant
10 E G. kARsHAII, First ueut oemd's Fort Kssrney.
Horrible Tragedy at Gloucester.
"A WIFE KILLS BY HEE HusBAND-suIoIDE OF THE
nURDBRER.
From the Bosion R-rald Sept 8.
most shuckng and terrible iragecy happened as Chou
have their lives We have reserved from our rap ,rtsr
the following particular. At about O'Clock yeeterJ.y
Samuel Davis left her residence East G,oucester In com
paoy with her two psters ana Mrs DougAs FOR walk
saywsrds paaure, short ohtsnoe from the house, for
the purpoee Of picking berries. Mr. Davis foowe
md Aer they had got into tie pasture he deliberately
drew asmal sized i've ooanbsr COTS revolver and ared
q bis wife Tho BAH took eso IN Me left is oss below
the seast passing through the heart ssck
she instantly fell dead One or the SISTERS Mss Ackiey
.ss near BY, and rushed 70 Mrs. DAyis and sad,
Mr. Davis, In the meanuue, wslsed of =
rod or TWO, and Miss Ackiey ran TO him and
dom. interfere p and nred The second lime Tao bali
o'E eject In the lett arm Mr. Davis, then being about
20 leo ron IN wife dsSs sisy o., The ps.o % ois o.a
from his hpa
Mise Aciey took hold or him and turned him over, and
get the pistol which cASped bis hand The sisters
cyeamed and the reports OF The pistol called the neigh
bors 70 the spot Dr. Daeidson ws sent for bat could
not render any AID.
Tho bodies taken 10 HE home and placed In bed
toGether is was ~ sAa aud blocking signt
Deneld they were eoed locking couple ana iosksd as
though they were asleep iu t5e ood.
Mr.. Dsvis was 81 Jears CT age, and his ~e Elizabeth
WAS g. They were nasr'sd ir New York bout four
years ago, ana belong TO cuer, Me- 30 have relatives
there He has resided IN Gpucesnr shout two years snd
followed the business OF ihag, sailing from Esa Gluu
oesser
stated ths xr DAVIS arrived here on sa,urd ~ aad
found hts wife no; At home, she being abs ut at
port There a-e maoy ruuos and eports In relation
have lived unhappiiy for some lime past
Hundreds Of people visited the and also spo.
where the tragedy look pace and there great excite
melt about town when the SAD Affair - Known
M Davis wrote note before leaving the house. aud
placed his AAsof 70 certificate upon Inc liable &c
member o. . lodge In Aasce. he seems 10 have been
perfectly sane In arranging the matter and loaded nis
pistol every chsuber and red in his pocket box
OF caps and several lead buies and powder BE cid
suemp, 70 shoot nj any or The ladies before he shot
himself His wife se< med 70 be the only victim he do
sired
ks Davis represented BY The people Of Rss, Gl,ucos
YER respectable citizen, Of Quot and pssc sable dnpo-
BOD, and good and kna husband
Justice j. p. rraak win bold inqaes the bodies
his forenoon
From the Boston Traveller, sept.
Our latest sdvices from Gloucester the effect that
he character OF the woman good that spent
M nights Ut the encampment =, Sewpury port win
other persons, having been eacorted toher by young
man Mr. Davis bad been absent three weeks 80
on hshug voyage and rcturned somewhat unexpecedly
70 Dnd nv wife absent Becoming acquainted vita the
stae Of Ansirs on her return saturday had guar
rel With her, and 6en deliberately plsnI ed punish
ment end his death. Wren he followed he woman
into the pasture, IL s stated De In hopes Of 1Udpg
certain person present. Intending shoot him
destroyer OF his Al The tine Of iht death Of the
wife The sister OF his wife, before referred TO- rsd 70
che .niereyed, and walking " ntie distance killed aim
ssS ~ abovs described The sister who thus aaive
q ne Mir, Ne tn erstand, IL 10 state bordering on
r..n,v .1 win need - - continued care; yhile krs
B,irss who Wa, "aApce s,se. ana 70 aaos.e ,.sse
Of hoath hes been proiraicd ~ OF ,ne
terrible scene st,cs -es ytgeEa =" eouw 49,,
vhere the affair occurred, IA between lwo a1u ..re.
rem the Depot Gltaecser proper and no. accessible oy
'p!lyoae,