Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-13


10 ia that they.know nothing or the masked
men, against whom the negroes have arm
ed, but in the interest OF self preservation,
the whites OF the district are Preparin 9
themselves for the worst. Let the officers
Of the law put an end to the whole affair.
TITLES The highest title OF honor in
the United States is that OF Mister. Hon,
Gen1, Col, Maj, Captain, DR., Professor and
Esquire are exceedingly common, but it is
very rarely that a man is found with the
| supreme title OF Mr.. It IS well FOR the cut
side world to know this fact, and hence we
inform them that Mister is the highest title
Of honor in the great RepublieSof America.
We are the only newspaper man in Jack
son, yea, we might say in Tennessee, that
enjoys the grand honor Of Mister. How
ever, we are nottoo proud to speak to Hons.
Gen'ls, Co.'s, etc, when we meet them on
the street
A WoEDEBFUL DAEKEY. Some three
or four years ago, a rather dilapidated spe-
cimen of Africa, by the unique name OF John
Turnipseed, took up his abode in this city.
He came here without money and hence
without friends. He is now worth two
or three thousand dollars, aud his friends
have increased in due proportion. Turnip-
seed has made his money by cutting wood
and picking zap old nails, hinges, locks,
and things, and feasting on cold bread and
water. He recently built couple OF cot
tages and he was at no expense whatever
for nails, hinges, locks and other hardware.
All these things he had been picking up
and saving. Hence Turnipsceds course is
a living model for Sunday School lectures
and storys. Good little boys should fol-
low his example and grow rich and happy.
EDITORS WIG IS TRIBUNE:-For Il
number Of years l have relied upon the
Jackson market for my supply Of flesh
meats. Within the time, number Of mar
ket men have solicited the patronage Of
our people; but above all, Geo. Robinson
has been the most faithful and reliable. As
a rule he keeps the best meats in our mar
kct and is obliging TO fault Mr.. Robin
son deserves the patronage Of our people,
in even higher degree than yet bestowed
upon him. We can confidently rely on
him; he is one Of the institutions Of our
stow upon him an increased patronage, is
the wish OF An OLD CITIZEN.
TUE SPRING CREEK TRAGEDY.-In our
issue Of the 9th we gave an account OF the
killing Of a negro man by the name of An
thOny Walker, by Mr. Robert Graham,
young man in the employNAStonet d Mills.
Since the publication Of said account we
have been placed in possession Of the fol-
lowing additional facts. The difficulty be-
tween the negro and Graham grew out Of
certain private transactions between them,
which, for deccney's sake VIC forbear to
make public. The negro wanted to black
mail Graham, aud threatened Graham's
life as we'll as his character il he didn't
comply with his demands. So, on the
morning mentioned in our last issue, Ora
ham loaded a double-barreIed shot gun
with buck.shot aad seating himself between
two houses, watched for the negro. On the
negro's appearance Graham emptied both
barrels of his gun into him and flushed
the business by pounding him on the head
with an axe. The killing was witnessed
by several persons, all OF whom say that
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After killing the negro Graham quietly
packed his clothes, locked the store and
rode of. lie went TO Milan, where he was
seen on the Sunday following, and it is said
passed through this City on Monday last
going South over the Mississippi Central
Railroad. Graham's home, we learn, is in
Ripley, Miss. He is a young man of rather
progressing personal appearance, quiet,
and uncommunieatiye. But he is said to
be addicted to strong drink, and when I'M
der the influence Of liquor, perfect demon.
1t is reported that he had killed two other
men before killing the negro, and that his
skull had been broken in some drunken
row, from which fracture he occasionally
suffered. The negro, Walker, was bad
character, and was in general disfavor with
the people about Spring Creek. However,
a murder has been committed, and the au-
thorities owe il to themselves as well rs to
the law to arrest the criminal if possible.
All possible diligence to arrest Graham, we
have reason to believe, has and will con-
tinue to be made.