The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-12-23
THE ELECTION IN PERRY COUNTY.
ENoN, PERRY COUNTY, MIss.,l
December 3. 1869. (

December D. 1869.
CAPT p. X. Mayors Il am happy to in
form you that George d. fairfield was cleo
ted in this county to represent us in the next
Legislature. fairfield received 1S4 votes,
and James Carpenter (Radical,) Only so
votes. Lieut.. Lynde, the Inspector of Elec-
tions in this county, ordered the Boards of
Registration not to register in this county.
saying that he would not hold any election
in this county as the books of registration
could not be opened at the appointed time.
Three days before the election the Boards
opened their books for registration in this
county. The people in different parts of
the county did not learn that the books had
been opened or that there would be an cleo
ton. Being under the impression that there
would be no election in this county, from
the fact that the Inspector of Elections had
so said, the people did not turn out to the
election, hence the small vote in the county.
There were only four or five white Radical
votes. The State ticket is about the same as
the County ticket. Hoping to hear a good
report from Harrison, remain,
Yours truly,
JP.C.
Natchez is to have a cotton-seed oil facto-
ry.
The young men of Natchez have Gym
nasium-there are about eighty members of
the club.
The Ripley Advertiser says: A difficulty
of this place, between VIM. Hopkins and
Green Carpenter, which resulted in the
death of the latter who received charge of
buck shot in the right breast from a shot
gun In the hands of the former. The de-
ceased was a son of John Carpenter. and ia
said to have been very clever. industrious
young man. Hopkins gave himself up to
the proper authorities, and was committed
to Jail. We did not learn the origin or par
tieulars of the difficulty, but understand an
old grudge existed between the parties.
We are also informed that Hopkins hereto
fore has exhibited symptoms of mental alb
Grafton.
Recently a negro choked a little son of
Mr.. whitsell, who lives upon Tibbee Creek
in Oktibbeha county, near West Point. Mr..
W. afterwards met the negro and had an al
tercation with him in which his pistol fell
from his pocket and shot the negro through
the foot. Soon afterward forty or more ne
groes gathered and arrested Mr. w. and
started off with him it is supposed for the
purpose of hanging him. As soon as intel
ligence could be conveyed to West Point,
five miles distant. a party of white men
started after them to rescue Mr.. Whitsell.
The Tibbee wac so swollen that it had to
be SWAN and only five of the party were
able to cross, which they did, and soon over
took the party of negroes, when the whites
were fired upon. 1t was at first reported
that two whites were wounded and three
negroes killed-then that the whites were
slightly wounded and four negroes wounded.
The Columbus Sentinel says: 1.-THE next
news we hear from West Point, we suspect,
will be that the gentlemen who went to the
rescue of Mr.. Whitsell on Friday last, will
all be arrested, carried to Jackson, chained
and imprisoned. and tried by a Military
Commission" We would not be surprised
at all if this were done, but we viii be very
much surprised if any of the negroes who
called Mr.. Ball, of Kemper, out Of his house
and shot him recently, are arrested.
The Kinds County Gazette is responsible
tor the following:
BOTTOM RAIL on ToP.--The only per-
sonal alteration of the late canvass. in Ray
mond, occurred day or two after the cleo
er and one of Gen. Ames' Radical judges OF
the election. who was in this place counting
the votes. The collision occurred ia front
of livery stable, on the public square, and
drew together quite crowd of citizens
After snndry harsh epithets applied by the
parties to each other. white radical struck
ut colored conservative, but missed when
colored conservative knocked white radical
down In the mud, and jumped on him and
best him with his fist pretty considerably,
TO the no little amusement Of the bystand-
ers. In time, white radical cried out
.senough p when he was allowed to rises-
White radical and his friend then lcisurely
walked on, but in ten minutes returned TO
the scene Of the recent action, where color
ed conservative still held the field, and both
white radical and his friend deliberately
walked MP to cOlored conservative, shook
hands and made ample apologies and insist
cd that col0red conservative should 60 with
them and take n drink The three pro-
ceeded TO salOOn-What there took place,
we have not been informed White radical
old sambos remark, Athe bottom raj = now