Daily Republican., 1879-08-21
ADEHOCHArlO MURDER,

ADE1OCHA1lO MURDER.
Henry N. Dixon, An Inaepen de,
Candidate, Killed by ,. HI. Bark
dsfe. . Democratic Candidate
Tho Murder COmmfSsea ON tn
sMsin Street OF YassO city.
From to days New York Times. :.
VIcKsBURe, MISS, Aug. 2O.-Henr
N. Dixon, the Independent candidat
for Sheriff Of Yazoo County, was shot i
Yazoo City, yesterday morning, abou
$50 O'Clock, and died in the afterneo
at 4 O'Clock. He was shot in the bac
by J. H. Barkskals, the Democrat
candidate for Chancsry Clerk. Dixo
was walking down the east side q
Main street, and when opposite Haus
mans saloon he was hailed BY Barks.
dale, who stood on the opposite side O
the street with doub ble- barreled shot
gun, loaded with buckshot, read,
cooked, in his hand.
Dixon never saw his slayer until b,
hailed him, and was taken by surprise
He turned toward Barksdale, and Barks
dale's friends claim that he attempted
to draw his pistol, the only weapon h
had. 1t is supposed that Dixon, seein,
that Barksdale was so much better arm
ed than hs, attempted to get out of tn,
way. As he did SO Barksdale fred, put
ting four buckshot in his vistim's back
After he was shot, Dixon turned anG
fred his pistol repeatedly, but without
effect, at Barksdale. Dixon bled in
ternally, and died, surrounded by hi
family, 1t o'clock. Barksdals was
immediately arrested, and the case will
be einvestigated Tomorrow. .,.
The immediate cause of the shooting
was a bitter personal quarrel thai
arose in the bulldozing affair of the
25th Of July. Prior to the present
campaign both gentleman stood well
and were on frindly terms. Dixon
leaves most estimable wife and five
children. Barksdale is the nephew
Of Z. Barksdale, prominent Democrat
ic candidate for the United States Sen
ate, editor Of the ack son Clarion, and
Ch hartman of the Democratic State Exc
cutive Committee. The Clarion at the
first approved the Yazco bulldozihg af-
fair, but since the Rankin County case
it has been silent. The Democrats of
Yazoo will soon be earnestly opposed
by full Greenback ticket, and if an
attempt is made to bulldoze, more trou-
Bile will arise.
THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE MURDER.
The story Of the events which have
in the murder of Captain
Dixon was recently told in "The
Times." The Independents of Yazoo
ounty embrace from one fourth to one
bird of the better GLASS of the old
White population, heretofore all Demo-
rats, the white Republicans having
ong ago been driven from the county
r compelled to join the rival party.
hey are supported by vast majority
f the colored voters. In this campaign
hey did not place full ticket in the
ield. They had only four candidates
or county Offices namely: Captain
Dixon, for Sheriff; J. E. Bell, for Chan
cry Clerk B. R. Grayson, for Asses
or, and nominee for one Of the three
to which the county is
ntitled in the Legislature.
The rest Of the Offices, including one
senator, two Representatives, the Cir
uit Clerk, Treasurer, Coroner, Ranger
md five members of the Board of Super
'isors, we're conceded to the Democrats,
Though that party consists Of only
bout two-thirds of the whites, and one
ixth of the colored population, and
that the latter is in a
majority Of three to one at the ballot
OK. Capt. Dixon, the leader of the
independent movement, was Confed-
rate soldier, and since the war has
zen prominent planter in Yazoo
ounty. ~ ... ..
He was always Democrat in politics,
nd in 1875 took such prominent part
a displacing the Republicans that the
democrats presented to him massive
old silver pitcher, inscribed: "To
he brsvest OF the brave, Capt. Henry
|. Dixon. Presented to him by his
fellow citizens of Yazoo
ounty, as humble testimonial of
heir high appreciation Of his brilliant
srvices in the redemption of the coun-
= from Radical rule in 1875" This
as the only testimonial of the sort
resented to any citizen OF Mississippi.
On June % the Democrats held their
convention and placed q
III ticket in the field, all their candi-
ates being white, and nearly all resi-
snts of Yazoo City, thus ignoring the
ore populous, wsalthier, and equally
sserving rural sections Of the county.
wo months previous Dixon had been
as an Independent candi-
Ito for Sheriff. The Democrats began
to organize throughout the
unity, not merely into climbs, but into
ilitary companies, fully officered.
hen tho registration began, these
mpanies started out on tours Of Gin
around the places of registra-
IN, for the purpose Of overawing and
timidating voters.
Multitudes of colored voters were
TERED from registering, or, if they
piled, we're driven away from the
gistry offices. Still, it was evident
at with the whites and colored who
,uld register and vote Dixon and his
ends would be overwhelming tri-
nphant. Nothing, therefore, but to
pose him and drive him from the
untry, or to murder him, presented
" hope for the regular Democratic
,ket. Early on Friday morning, Ju-
Is, armed men to the mum Der OF
'out 500 were Assem- bled, under the
mmand of Henry Stubbletield, Dem
ratio candidate for Sheriff, at the 1