Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-08-07
SHOTGUN POLICY IN MIssTs-
SIPPE
OEmOCRATICN NOTIONS OFA BALLOT
RepubIIcam Candidate for sheriff IN
YRzOO County Compelled 70 WAEhs
draw or DE-

draw or DIE
VIcKsBuRG, MISS, July 2S.-Quite an
extensive riot occurred in Yazoo City,
Yazoo County, on Friday morning, the
25th inst, some particulars ofwhich were
brought here by the passengers, crew
and others on the YazOo packet which
arrived this morning. Henry n. Dixon,
a well known citizen of Yazoo County,
has been for some months an independ-
ent candidate for Sheriff of that county,
supported by portion of the whites and
a large majority of the negroes, in oppo-
sition to Stubblefield, the regular Demo-
cratic nominee.
An armed mob from all portions of the
county assembled on the street, near
Barxsdale's store, and sent a committee
of six to the dwelling of Mr.. Dixon with
instructions to demand on behalf of the
mob that he should Immediately quit his
canvass and leave the county or die He
replied without hesitation he would not
quit. The committee returned to the mob
and reported.
By this time the young Mayor, JOS
eph II. Holt, appeared in front of Dix
on's house with gun and speaking to the
mob, said: tsThe Sheriff of this county
is with you and will do nothing, but |,
as Mayor of this town, will kill the first
man who attempts to cross this thres-
hold.''
the determined and unexpected action.
Meanwhile the greatest CONSERVATION
: spread throughout the town. Mr.. Dix
On's wife and six small children were in
the house at the time.
, A pafley of six hours was indulged
the mob continuing to increase, wheT
finally Mr. Dixon sent ont the card which
is included in the following partisan re
= port of the affair in an extra issued by
! the YaZoo City Herald, Democratic pa
: per published at YazOo.
The following is the extra in full
2 l"Herald Extra.''l
? YAzoo CITY, Miss, July 25th. 1879
s The best men of the county gathered
| together in town to-day to the number o.
several hundred, and considering as they
: did, that the longer continuance of tht
. Independent party in YaZoo was detri
: mental in the highest degree to the in
: terests of the county, a committee was ap
pointed to wait upon Capt. H. NJ. Dixon
, | the head of the Independent ticket i'm thi
! county, and requested him to retire from
the canvass. This he at first refused Il
, do, giving reasons for the ground of hi
:, refusal which W ere not deemed satisfac
tory to the great assembly of earnest, de
: termined men. He finally, however
consented to quit the canvass, and for
! ever, as the following card will show. =
: So the political cGa0dsS in this county may b
! ! considered as at an end. The DemOcrati
! ! flag noa0 aoaUes oUer THE glorious old count
: atncontaminated and atnchGIIenged, and lon
may it 10dUe.
il ''To THE PUBLIC:
!. ''FOr the sake of the peace and harmo
!. ny of the county, and the affection bea
o fer my family and friends, I agree t
Il withdraw from the political canvass i
e the future, provided will be protecte
;. in my rights as any other citizen, and m
friend R. A. Flanagan is to be unmolest
ed in his rights, &c.
I Fl. NJ. DIXON.
YAzOo CITY, July %, 1897