, 1879-08-04
Il Bul4LDozEls BuLLDozED,

CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 3.-AdditIonal partfc,l-
lars Of tic Outrage at Yazoo City, Miss, hayo
been received here. pafus were taken to pre-
vent true report OF the affair IRON being given
to tho public, antl 1t WIS not until delegation
Of prominent citizens Of Yuzou visited Virka-
burg to solicit adsIco from the Hon j. $. Nor
rls, late Atsorney-General of Mississippi, ,lsat
tic true facts becatnc kuown. The independents
OF Yazoo County embrace from q fourth to
third OF tho bcttcrclass vi the white population,
anu aru supported by nearly NIL thu coloscl
voters, They only Aal candidates III the
field for four Of Tho county Offices,
the rest being conceded ito The straight Demo
critic party, although that party IL known to be
iu minority. The leading men identified with
the independent movement were formerly
Democrats, a,sd arc among tie best tnc,l IN the
county. Capt. Il. NJ. Dixon took prominent
part III displacltK Republicans and installing
Democrats III power III 1876 aml his services in
that convention were rewarded by tic pFcseuta'
tton OF snlid silver pitcher, on which wus c,,
Graved ITO tic Brayest ot the brave, Capt.
Henry NJ. Dixon, presented to hIm by
his Democratic felluw.cftixcns Of lazoo
County, as an humble testimonial Of iller
high appreciation OF his brilliant services iu tbs
redemption Of tho county from Radical rule iu
cratic Convention, Dixon a.,tl three OF Ills asso-
etascs announced themselves as Independent
candidates, subject only to tho choice Ut tho
people at tho bulot-box. THEY began MI acttso
CANVASS, anl Hcro receiving support TINT tndl-
Gated their election almost beyond doubt. Gu
tho sd OF juno the Democrats held their Con-
ycntiol,, all plncctl full ticket In tho 1eld, u1
the candidates being wlfte, aud nearly nll
rostlents OF Yaxoo Ctty. From tlat
day forward the Convention Democrats
commenced tn organize throughout The
county into military companies, differed
accordinE to military usage. NTH full lins of
commissioned anu non-com,nfestoned otllgrrs.
When tile registration OF voters commenced,
theso military conpauies began thcis respective
tours of "lnspcetloh around tho places VI
inlm,dattng voters: II was, however, very dii-
t{cult 10 tntiMldntu Dixon and such other whites
u supported tho Independent movement, a'nl
IN nrEncd and organized mob which Wa!tel On
and his frirn1* not bccl satisfied tllat, In tha
event Ut trouble, tllc power nt every department.
Of tue State GoSernn,rnt would llaya been thrown
against them, uni ior Tho tnob. Early on Friday
morning, tc o3lll, arlnrtl 1oEees to tae number
ol about 5o0 wGrc asscnole1 under command VI
llcnry Btublotltld Democratic candidate for
Sheriff, at Thu Town Ut Benton. such force
could not have oeon % assembled bnt BY neans ot
Dixon WAS about to usseno all arlhcd force Ut
negroes Ut llsAt point. Upon the arrival of tlla
furca they wcro formed on both sides of the road
npar the village, their olllcurs prctend!ng to Ac
awnit!n. The nplF1ach Of tlle etlrlny. They Ind
not to Wnit long, but when tho "arMyh arrived,
IN thu pcrsnn of Capt. n!xon, seatct in
hix buggy nnu accompanied bY 0nly Two friends,
with no arms IN sight, tho stratagtIn stood taA
ietse.i. ulxuH remained for unly half MI hour,
whep lo aIn hia two friends drov0 back IL Yazoo
CITY al,u returned to his fau,ily. Very soon
this valiant army, numbering now about ;0t,,
followed hlm Iuto the city, aud, forming on thu
strcut, dctuilol aquau of six, VITO, uuttcr tn
Atruel0bs 0f tlItlr lGa1urs, went tu D!xon al,h
irsnantlcd Tint to Should leave the county
under MI Arnch escort within twentY-four hours
allA nevcr rsturu, Or take tho consequences. IL
was not Until the mob hual commenced
to- A.l Themselves with whisky, and not
until there became imminent danger of
Dixou's houso ami tlIu huusus OF his
friends being burned, md his, friends,
scntsd to alIow lis friends an'! the mob 20
Cons t0 nn Agreesneut. SlMtluF Apnurs wert
pald ulso to Mr. bell, independent casltidatc
for Clerk. With sitnilur result. Thc npncai OF
the Independent e!tlzcHs to tlie Court Ut Vtcks-
burg far protection rccttca use faets supstan'
tiaily ~ related nGope, lnu concludes: - Nuw,
str, Is TIERS nu ren!cdy for WI Is t!WTa NJ
sollrcu to wAich w e4sl louk tor ptu:cctl0u tn
our tI9htsf They nav threaten to compel every
prominent Independent to pcoGc hts support IL
lhy!r party Of burn our AoaScs ami drlYc lis lroII
our AoHcs. IluW IL thr Tor irse cuIutrft