Shocking Fratricide.
--The Union Springs (Ala.) Journal, of the 27th ult., states that Thomas H. Paulk, of that place, was killed by his brother W. A. Paulk, on the Thursday previous. The family, consisting of the mother, two brothers, wife of Wm. A. Paulk and Joshua Paulk, were at breakfast. Rising from the table, Joshua Paulk and deceased had retired to another room, and were seated, conversing, when William A. Paulk entered, armed with a double-barreled shot gun — denounced deceased for having threatened his life, and swore he ‘"would kill him first,"’ leveled his gun and fired, first one barrel and then the other, both shots taking effect in the face. The deceased, without uttering a word or attempting to rise, fell lifeless to the floor. The assaulting party, with his wife, immediately fled, and have not since been heard from. No less than three out of six brothers of this family have come to an untimely end.
