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DESPERATE AFFRAY.-A private letter received
yesterday by gentleman in this city, from Spring
field, Green county, Ala. and bearing date January
28th, gives the particulars Of desperate and fatal
afirav, which occurred in that town few davs pre-
vious. quarrel arose at a horse race between two
persons, named Meadows, and Thomas Crawford
concerning the race, during which the latter called
the former "liar," when Crawford drew pistol,
and shot his opponent through the lungs, killing
him instantly. Meadows brother hearing the re-
port of The pistol, and learning who was the victim,
rushed into the crowd, with drawn bowie knife,
hewing his way to the spot and in his progress
MORALLY woundng several of those in his way, and
advancing upon Crawford, plunged it into his breast
Crawford fell dead on the spot, and the murderer
escaped. AT the last accounts he was still at large.


Mobile Herald, Cd inst.