The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-02-13
From tie IN. @. Delta oJ The ne n
An Unfortunate Race.

AN Um1OrtuRate Rnces
The history of the young Byrds, she
youngest Of whom was killed on Sunday
has been marked by scenes of hlpodshed,
| violence, and fatal Examinations, whiehare
NOT exceeded inthe most saIloIlinary annals
/ of the Sonth and West The family, we
| understand. Isl highly Respectable one, iii
/ Augusta, Ga, where the tat her and mother
of these unfortunate young Inen.stil reside
/ Certainly we desire not to add sing d 1,ane
/ to their already heavy a4iliefion bat there
lis. in the history of their sons d moral, u
lesson, which is too valuable to be lost
| Mr.. Orran Byrd, who came tosthis city.
some ter. or twelve years ago, was, we be-
| lieve, the Oldest of the brothers. He was
a young man of most pleasing manners and
address--of feminine, delicate aspect, and
of elegance and refinement of dress and 9p-
pearance. He would be the Eastman in a
thousand who would be selected as a man
of desperate resolve and, when aroused, of
most blood-thirsty character. He had not
been here long before he gave proof of his
qualities. "A row occnrredat the Lake, in
which he shot a man dead, though it was
generally conceded that he did it in self
defence. After this occurrence, he left N.
Orleans, and was absent about a year.
Shortly after his return he was involved in
a duel with a well known citizen, Nv no was
regarded as one of the best sAotsin the city.
| They went out, fred at the word, and both
were struck, Byrd but slightly, his antago-
mist dangerously. The femoral artery OF
the latter was severed and was only by the
greatest skill Of our most eminent surgeon
that this gentleman was rescued frontleath
though muti!ated for life The same gen
tleman had, few years before, been shot
in the face, and had his carotid artery sew
cred, which also was tied up by the same
distinguished surgeon. He afterwards kill
ed the man who thus wounded him We
next. hear of Mr.. Byrd as. engaged in AIDES
perate hand-to-hand fight in the Office of a
United States Commissary in this city, with
well known citizen, who had previously
killed several men. and who was famed for
his great proves. The result was, that
Byrds antag onist vas terribly cut and mu-
titated, and for some time he was believed
to be MORALLY wounded. Byrd escaped
without injury.
At last, however, fortune tnrned against
him. About two years AGO IN atfraV -oc-
aar.rea br,tTeeia lfiiII and yoang lawyer OF
this city, near the corner Of Campanl Com
mon streets, ii Which Byrd pursued MS an
tagonist across the street, striking him with
a cane, until the latter succeeded in disen-
gazing his pistol. and shot Byrd three times
before he fell. He was moFtaliy wounded,
and died almost Immediately. We saw his
corpse lying iii an Office at the corner OF
Camp and Common streets, about one hum
dred Yards from where his brother lay yes
terday, His delicate, handsome, feminine
appearance, served to add to the horror OF
the scene.
Such was the history OF 0rran Byrd
We state only facts, and we desire to be
understood as expressing no opinion upon
the differences which may be drawn from
them.
About. one year after the death of Orran
Byrd, his brother, DR.. Byrd, then resi-
dent of Baton Rouge, was an actor in
tragedy of fearful interest and agonizing
character. a young man who was UNI
versally respected and beloved, believing
that Byrd had dishonored his name and
family iii an affair Of the most delicate M
ture, attacked him in his Office, discharged
a brace of pistols at him, and then rushing
into an inner room was. met by DR.. Byrd
who stabbed him fatally in several places.
This occurrence diffused universal sorrow
through whole community, and involved
a most interesting family in a grief from
which several members thereof found re-
ton Rouge Immediately after this occur
renee, and has not been seen in this State
since.
The last OF the brothers, a small. deli
cate, youthful looking person, was killed in
the Veranda Oh Sunday afternoon The
relation of the datails OF this deadly affair
vary so essentially, that we shall confine
ourselves to the main facts. 1t appears
that there had been a previous misunder-
standing between young man by the
name of Evington and young Theodore
Byrd, a deputy constable in Justice Vim
ter's court, and late an officer IN Colonel
Wheate's regiment in the Cuban Expedi-
ton. The difficulty is said to have origi-a
mated IN an affair Of delicacy, involving the
reputation of a ladt They met yesterday
in the Veranda, and it IS generally admit
ted that Byrd struck Ellington, when they
ciinched and scuf1ed During the scnffie
it was observed that the blood was gushing
from Byrc. side; they were pulled apart,
when Byrd fell and died in a few minutes.
Then it was discovered that he. had receiv-
ed two fatal stabs in the side, or breast,
with a medium sized bowie knife Ewing
ton then announced that he was ready to
surrender himself ,-that what he had done
he had sufficient cause for and would JUST
II: MIR. Radford, the proprietor of the
Veranda, then appeared, and, at the snggges
ton Of some ones Evington accon1p panied
him. to the watch-house, here he now re-
mains prisoner. As we presume the mat
ter will be investig ated to-day, we shall
probably be able to give the details to-lnor-
row.
An Irishman, travelling IN a street that