The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-09-09
NUMBER IVA.
TELEGRAPH.
THE MISSISSIPPI PLAN.
Who kfIied Dixon-The Indepe nd
ents-tfaiiot-ttox Frauds-missis-
siPPi Congressmen Hesponsible.
Chicago Tribune special

caicsgo Tribune special.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2j.-,fhe brother
OF Capt Dixon arrived here to-day
from Zazoo on visit 10 his MOTHER
According to his statement, Barksdale
fired at his brother from behind, and
at distance of not more than 25 feet.
Barksdale had been lying in wait for
him armed with a shotgun for some
time in the drug store of DR.. McCor-
mick, chairman Of the democratic
county committee. To show that the
assassination was premeditated, and
known to many, il appears that the in
stant Barksdale fire ID or 20 men, arm
ed with shot-guns instantly appeared
in the street where Barksdale was, cry
ing, "Where is he? Kill himl Kill
him!" and as soon as they found that
he was shot they dispersed.
On the day of Dixon's funeral, / 800
independents, one-third whites, met
and determined 10 nominate full
ticket, and keep il in the field even il
they had TO fight for this right. About
one-third Of the 1900 white voters in
the county are independents, aud, as
most OF the colored voters will support
the independent ticket, there seems TO
be every prospect of its success. Mr..
Dixon says that he can produce at any
time duplicate keys to the ballot-boxss ss
in that district, which were procured
by the democratic county committee at
an extra expense of from 81, 1000 to
g. 800. He has also evidence TO show
how these keys were obtained, and who
were in the plot TO stuff the ballot
boxes.
The statement is made here by
friends of Capt. Dixon that his private
correspondence, dated during the cam
paigu of 1876, when he was engaged in
bulldozing republicans, shows clearly
that several Mississippians prominent
IN public life were involved with him
to the extent of melting him to his
work and encouraging him in it,
Among the names of those used in this
connection that of the present repre-
sentative, Mr.. Singleton, is said to be
prominent. In this connection il will
be remembered that democratic reports
from Mississippi few weeks since,
when the campaign of violence began
against Capt. Dixon, were 10 the effect
that Messrs. Singleton and Barksdale,
candidates for United States Senator,
visited Yazoo and urged their demo-
cratic friends TO crush this independ-
ent movement in the start.
WAsHrNGroN, Aug. ga full state
meut by n brother OF Capt. Dixon, who
reached Washington yesterday, is very
explicit ia regard TO the premeditated
character of the attack upon the cap
tain. He claims that members of the
democratic committee were privy to
the affair; that they urged Barksdale
on several occasions TO kill Dixon, and
especially after the completion of the
registration, which indicated majori-
ty of 5000 for the independents. He
also states that Barksdale, while can
yassing the county fsr a nomination on
the regular ticket, gave public assur-
ances that il he were nominated he
would put Dixon out out OF the way.
The brother also charges that McCor-
mick, in whose store Barksdale watch
ed for Capt. Dixon, has taken the place
Of one member on the committee, be-
cause they did not dare to approach
the latter upon the subject OF attack
ing Dixon. Since the murder of Dix
Oh, one of the white supporters and
one colored man upon the independent
ticket have been driven out of the
country by threats against their lives.