Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-02-20

ttAffu!G AftuH ~ HhWtAyttitsf AtulutA{,
/ "A ESforetl7onse Biopn UJl, and Sir Per
foas Iajimsd he Psrpetfator Rouad
e7lesd e Threatened wih Seminary Pan
lshaetht = Greaf Erfitensat- g he AL
Fl Pagraea. Il s,if..a5!s .Ts ,. II
The, s'eamer Greg Eagie arrived ai
Henderson yesterday. and Irnm her ofi
aerAI and passengers we obtained the par
iir 9lafsof another tragieal affair a, Eawes
vile which occurred on Monday morn
ing. .s4 b. 8c.fss lss5 ar rs.f GfS Ina 45d 4
Dhr readers doubiless recoFlectI The
kawe =alfair. Dir. H. A, Davidson and 4
man named Wirherow we're charged with
numbering, Lowe In his cellinf jails This
s,reci,ns acG had been sdenoiincedsby NJ.
WIN Stprfett. ah.wrereand fartaer.j who
resides about. fin, tniles above Hawesyille.
and engendered1an i'll feeling between him
and Davidson. n The latter t0Sayenge him
splf on S.erreit, fesoried 10 aninferpal
machine. Wenow give the accounts fur
nished hy The offirerssofih e Grey Eagis<
The persons in the store when il was
blhKn up were C. B Duncan. j G. DAN
cam Vim. S,errett James Riddin.. s---- 49,
Brnneit. and DasiAs,,n. Il aftsi M
On Monday hast Dr.. Davidson entered
the Stare of Mr.. Duncan. In which Mr..
Stelreit. with three or four other persons,
WAS seated He had under his cloak 4
willow market basket. in which. covered
EsyerF with some eggs. WAS an Internal
machine of his own invention "A DIES.
criptinn of this instrument of dealt, may
BE- inierestinr. ~ l..ssi4 #5f4I Bib.
I. il was a Tin -tnhe. large enough to con.
tain fire Or six neutrality-suspicious.. with
whichiiI was filled. This magazine was
contained within anotierranisiers 1T iou
heftl@ sisa The spaca between the Two
| was, filrd with hulle:a or large sized shat.
a srffleieut numher.o weigh zen ortw4lve
pounds. This infarnsl nadine was CON
strpciad under the Dortnrss especis1 tdi-
raeEinh bv IA timer In Cannelton indi
ana. (which town is immediately opposite
IHawesville! Ealf1f F5tsga 8
Df Davidson approached Mr.. Stertett.
land when within Il faw,f-e, nfsbin ! lfe Set
/ fia9ia his Internal machine. with lhetfex
llp,,sasefatinnof blowing -himasif Mr. sSterrett
and every body elssin the room into eter-
ni1v. e 1R4ssS 7eF,shtg " -
l pie shock was terrible. 81 The iranm
was 'b,iiltinfsstena and brick. One whole
tsidp of9the house was blown ou,.lthe roni
I was lifted from The rafters. aud six large
lsiIik alinra were broken 7fH
| Mr., Duncan. thaa merchant, was very
Ia aroeraaslv wound4d e itsis f,aared fatally.
T Mr., S,erre,t was sp,iously5fh and
badly burnt Three of theshulleis enter
| ed his face. andsit5is feared he may lose
\ an eye. s7 iit
Davidson had his. left arm broken
in otplaees. his1calIal ssbane hp,ken,B his
right shoulder disloeated, ti,es flesh tprn
EI.iff HE shoulders ilie bona. his chothes
torn from l,iss body. and he was badlp
burned in he face. hfpast and arm. He
WA horrible sight anil rushed ,fromith~
hoase af,er the explasin. CRYING ~ Kill
mel for God isJ sake / Il do nottwant:to live
M i lnsasirn fsfs sgalssss asisf
II fwa' others persons were III the room,
4 bag were no, srrin,isly injured. I'll .N
" The cisiz+ns of' 1the town iIlealing The
Eho;se and feeling 6e shock. rushed9le And
/ fr6b lin ii,e widest I confusion j They
ltl1dughttira q key Of pow Ter had aexplol I
fed Bin the s,pre room. When they we're
Iinfbrmed of the true cause Il the esplo:
1sioh. many persons WIRE i'm favor of' kill
Iiha Davidson, and strong efforts; were
made 10 dose. The newsfspread through
lthe.runtry. and ,heeouptry people were
lrtsliing 10, town with tln.ir gtlhs forgihe
purpose oftaking part in the mob The
lsvltale lcwn was sarming. The greatest
laid wil,lest excitement prevailed Through,
Esu ahe town. .j.a SEA- lagfHsG
! When the Grey Essla- jeff Hswesyille,
ia, nine. p'eloekon Monday might. the ex.
leittmeht was intense. and il was thought
tthat Davidson, would be taken out byi lhe
Observation-Disclosures and killed ed a. s.rt,ns
guard was sia,I,ned around theshouse q
prevent iii. This is one efathe mostap'
/ paIling atpht-i,ies thatesef WAS Perpe0a,
lied mia Christian country. Il is5Etet
times moe frightful in its conception. char
1.-THE L,we tragedy. but fortunately less
tdeStrurriye iAsits rssulteSA MI #f