...e death of William Clarke, the proprietor of a grocery on 17th street. Two men named James Stater and Francis Sperden had some misunderstanding, the nature of which we have been unable to learn, when Slater drew a pistol, and Sperden endeavored to catch hold of it. One barrel immediately exploded, taking off a finger from Sperden's hand, and a second shot penetrated Clarke's abdomen, inflicting a very d...