The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-09-01
Attempt to Kill Colonel galloway.

On last Saturday, about IL o'clock,
an attempt on the life Of Colonel
Galloway, Of the Avalanche, was
made by a man named NJ. H. Wood.
The following is an account of the
affair, taken from that paper:
The right hand Of the senior edi-
tor Of the Avalanche was, yesterday
temporarily disabled, through the
cowardly efforts of an assassin. Re
ports Of the deed swept rapidly
through the city after its occurrence,
in varied shapes-many false, none
entirely true. The attempt to MUIR
der was made by a scurvy tool be-
longing to the Radicals Of this city,
and claiming the name of M. H.
Wood, whose nefarious tricks to put
money N the pockets Of certain in
dividoals Of the revenue department
we ventilated some days ago. He is
the assistant of Assessor Cooper.
The accusations which we made
against him on the score already
made, this dirty pellet Of his masters
never denied. On the contrary, he
made a free breast to us, as far as
such q creature could tolerate the
principle Of t~ruthfnlness, and de-
clared he was forced to befoul all he
claimed Of manhood in this transac-
ton, by his superiors Tor superior,
whichever may fit the case.) Pend
ing this matter Of the revenue de-
partment, another deed Of infamy
was perpetrated in this city, on the
person of a negro woman-at least
such was the charge at the station
house-by a man named Wood. The
information reached us that Assistant
Assessor Wood was the same one
who had outraged the African fe-
male, and we so announced il. As it
turned out, this was not true. The
other Wood published a card, day
before yesterday, disclaiming identity
with the one who had been providing
around Memphis for the purpose Of
claiming a forfeit from our business
men who, in the hurry of their trans
actions, had failed to cancel the rev.
enue stamps on their papers of trade.
The Avalanche would have reprinted
the card referred to, had neither one
Of the parties requested it-for il was
due to statistics to show that two bad
deeds, done in our city was not con-
fined to one man, when the fact was
made apparent. This Assistant As
SCISSOR Wood, however, called at the
residence Of Colonel Galloway FRI
day afternoon, and requested him to
publish the other Woods card for the
sake Of justice.
The card was published, and a
6nality to the whole matter was sup
posed TO have been accomplished, as
nothing Of the revenue tactics, save
that written above, was ever alluded
to. The fellow, we believe, felt that
all the justice he deserved was given
him in reprinting his namesake's dis
claimer, and he would never have
attempted the deed Of blood he did,
had not the influence Of Radicalism
impclled him TO Il. Yesterday near
noon, he entered the editorial rooms
of this paper and inquired very
blandly where the senior editor wa,
to be found. He was informed that
Colonel Galloway was serving on .
committee Of preparation for III,
National Convention ratification meet.
ing, and Of the place. To this h.
repaired, armed with an assassin
weapon, fashioned Is Q walking cane
but In fact q rife, loaded aud capped
No brave, honorable man, when Il
personal difficulty, ever bore such AZ
} engine Of destruction-it only be
longs to that class which uses III,
slung-shot from the mouths Of darl
alleys and strikes the dagger, q
night, in an unarmed crowd. W,
have seen the weapon, since the at
tack, and having examined Il closely
will tell the curious how Il works
For shooting, Il is in command 0
, any one who carries IT, having a trig
, ger c~cnyenient 70 the touch Of IN
hand, and an additional advantag
against the subject Of attack In III
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