The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-08-23
N. Y. World.
Captain Dixon'S Death.
The Bloody Climax of the Scandalous
Yahooism in Yazoo County, Missis-
sippi.

JACKSON, Miss, August 20-Yesterday at
Yazoo City, James Barksdale, candidate for
Chancery Clerk, met Henry NJ. Dixon, late
candidate for sheriff of YaZoo caunty, in Main
street. Dixon was hailed by Barksdale from
the opposite side of the street. Barksdale at
the same time advanced to the middle OF the
street, armed with double-barrelled shotgun.
Dixon Immediately drew his pistol, and Barks-
dale raised his gun and fired at Dixon, who
was retreating towards stairway. Several
shots were fired on both sides, which fortu-
nately missed the bystanders as well as the
principals. Barksdale was not injured, but
Dixon received four buckShOt i'll the back, from
the effects of which he bled internally and
died. preliminary trial will take place to-
morrow. The difficulty is represented as Oh a
personal nature. There seems to be dlsposl-
ton to keep the matter quiet and it is difficult
to get news from Yazoo.
LOUISVILLE, KY, August 20.-The Courier
Journal publishes an interview with MIR. W.
w. Hughes, of Yazoo City, who was second
lieutenant of one of the city companies raised
during the recent excitement in Yazoo. In
answer to the question "What kind of man
was Dixon, who was killed by j. Ii. Barksdale
today" Mr.. Hughes said: HE was violent
man, full of prejudice. l have seen him shoot
the head from pigeon at one hundred yards:
He was a very fascinating fellow and was liked
by all the women. will give you the follow
ing report of his character, which is taken from
the report of committee, and needs no finish
ing touches from me-:
We believe he is a murderer, passing by the cases
of many men who have died at his hands in this
county, We believe that Dixon murdered Mr. Sam
uel Harrison in cold blood. The Mayor OF Yazoo
City, Mr.. j. ii. Holt, thought so, and committed
him to jail without bail. For months he filled
felon's CELL our Circuit Judge, Hon. 5. ). Calhoun,
having remanded him to Jail without bail. we be-
lieye he only escaped felon's doom and felon
death for want of intelligence and virtue in the jury
that tried him. To sum up in brief our opinion ana
estimate of the character of the man Dixon we de-
clare as our deliberate opinion that he is murder
er, gambler, bully, thief a man of violence, OF
blood, of lies, man who will pack Juries, a low,
unprincipled demagogue in politics, and an infdei
in religion He unites in himself every quality re-
quired to make him the detestable monster that he
is and he wants every qualification necessary 10
make him the gentleman that he is not. For these
reasons we detest the man II. M. Dixon, and we say
further that he is not fit in any sense to hold any
office of honor, profit or trust known to our land;
and we furthermore declare and say that he shall
not hold any such office in county, if it is in our
power to prevent it.
AS an evidence of our sincerity in this declaration,
we do hereby further declare that we ratify and
confirm all the acts and doings of our fellow Demo-
Gratis at Yazoo City, on the 25th of July last and
that we all stand to and abide by their actions and
the action of this meeting at every hazard and to
the last extremity.