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New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
rrRopr4y FINANCIAL MARKETS.

LONDON May 3-7bs EC0H0mist saws; Bank bills. go
day 10 three months are quoted T. - discount
ana trade bills days three months. az la2 Der cent
discount The eject of cheap money is making Itself felt on
took Exchange Despite the hy no means encouraging
coalition o. ars railway bank, o. graph ana Wsce
iqne1us al in demand ard higher Most Govern
menis are also advance -
Iosr|, 1880 n. m-ConsO- 9Sf5ig both money
ana the account bonds. four ani lai pr cents les
rc Railway shares preferred. 81 2 EeVJersev Central
con-ols 90: Illinois Central. 80 Reading Railroad, lO2
LONpOs Nav 3-l:3O y. m.-Pau- 8lvcts quote nVe prr
cent rentes al 10 centiues Ellie
Railway shares. 2Sir do preferred, %
I0Np9N Nav 81 D. i-jons0l-. gSllts money, 9-ji
for account Ee Railway shares Is NewJersey Cen
tral. 45i2
IoNloN MAY 3.-Siveri quoted az 50isd. ounce.
3.-Thc statement or tle Imperial Bank OF
slowss decrease in specie Of l,96hOtO marks
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
Per N0rH R,Ucr Vessels ant Ralrj1t,.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
SATURDAY, May 3, 1879

ASTFS-Qnict, but stOlIY. =.
pf'c cargors Ood c; sales lOl3 bags "a city o RIO
gis bags 'Tycho Brahe" and 100 bags eX Hermann
on nr y9te tcrrns Mid grades quiet and unchanged.
UOTION-HpOt Cotton wds quiet, steady ana unchanged
$3.50 last evening" including 3J5 for export
53 fo sp!unlng 10 OF speculation delivered Oh contract
400 baes Good Or!iuaiy Upl1nds,, l4c, Low Middng
dn ln,c MdIlng do lie. Receipts ~ tho ports to-day,
is oaes against 5j3 this day last week 2o3Z last wear
I,nrc. active and az points higher sales last evening
ie 100 bales Toiay-Eirs Ct-May,s 6th. ll9s ~
:. H. 5h, ll97 ~, 6th, ll95j ; n7 an LIPS Janr
10 II Juy ~ 81 u SO August, l247 II 3s 1916 sep
tcmber lI05 october has Noyember llg9i Drcemeer
total lO6u0 bales StcOnlCau- -Nayt~ n, itn,
10 . n I'm 9g; June. l2lS l2lT July, l.3j; sep
tc3ber IL H. 13lO; october, IL 40 November. l. De
er Ot total roo bales. Also day. MAY al l0I a
IL do n. SIN. lle9 June. u July i23oql 30
Auor,st iI44Gl2Is: september l2OjQl2lO; october.
iil54il 80 November. ilO7dllll December II Hllo5
total IS 400 bales graud total loicOO bales ENciusc
a1.- ftr-
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
THE STATE OF TRADE.
ETNOPEAN MARKETs.

LIVERPOOL May 3.-Pork-Pume Mess Eastern, steady
at So Western steady az AZ. Bacon -C CmDer nj cut
dun at 81 ahori RlD duh ar 26 Long Clear ouu At
35 shoulders steady al 20. Eee-Ip9aia Mess dun az
X Extra Mess GuIl at SS Prime Sc sttany 40 IS e.
iard-PrIne steady az 81. IaiOw - Prime City
GuIl at 3j Turpeatue-~put~, dull at ~ losn
touou d1 at b.: Fine steady at 10 3D. CheCseA mer-
lean Choice steady a. Lard OH steady az 50 Flour ia
STAT. Co. Watat-SIrlug. Np. 3 duH at Id No
. ~pr-nc duh at Sd: NCW Western Winter dull at
q. Sew southern winter steady at 9 al. Corn New
Mixed steady lt nd. per ccJr4l Old Mixed duli &C
l3d Der GENITAL cotton seed O,i Glow Ameucll sta4y
al .g Common, at London, steady al 4Ou lUI-
perlue-~' iIits A. iAudOn steady 90 22 81
LIVERPOOL. May 3-l-3O b. m-Lard. 81 per cwt
IIgEKPOO. Nav g. 80 p. n.-Coinuou Eosin, 4 sd.
LONDON, May $50 D. n-Lnsoei on go lJi9A26 per
1Srwuap. May 3.-PeuoIeum. % francs for nne pale
HAYHE Nav 9Lard closed 4 lncs per 50 kos for new
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
THE COURTS.
nrc1s1oN IN A BANKRUPTCY CASE.
DbNi' y, . I:,lf,o1
Alison III. Taft, of Brooklyn, was auJuus0'

Alison H. Taft, OF Brooklyn, was aoJuus0u :"
bankrupt in the United states Dis'r'.s ,o,n
% Rrooklyn, on April Is, 1873. On inc Ao'" W
:. ,ho, month the Iron Clad Manufacturing
Comnany. one of his creditors began an acuoh III '"o
Marine Court in this city against him. ana on 'o u,
adiudged bankrupt obtained judgment asa"S' wv. ,o
7 50 The sheriff of this county under hnsness Sg The
made levy on the bankrupts place eol rhn,o in tbe
case was then brought before Judge Choot tty " and
United states District Ctio5 Court u He decides that
on Saturday ne Tsnaepeu @ in which the Court of tho
Eastern district would rOce9angss sn, the on tSe
was within the distrc" most clearly nm
lawful attempt q md dF'f a fhc OtSeT GSepnSS STedor and
rights OF tae rAt IN orrnmcn 10y which he is bound TO
make good BY legal PrSlSHGI% &R neon G% HS
nas no ist the Sheriff staying all proceedings
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

The Court of Appeals has rendered an I'M
,or,ant decision in the Lima case to the ehect that
r., an assessment has been paid 1t cannot be vacated
y, h, ese Corporaton Counsel Whitney took the posi-
ton that proceeding under the Act of 1888 to vacate
a.. assessment that had been already paid would not
% The Court OF Appeals sustained tins point holding
~. ayreut put an end to the assessment ana nothing
os left 10 vacatc There cases pending governed
W. mis- decision which involve several hundred thousand
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05

In London cOnsOls ruled steady at 9sllI8 Tor money
aud 9sa for the account United states bonds closed
stroug-lO-tOs at 1884, new 81 az lOO new li2s NJ
l0J7 and 4S az lOias. Erie securities were strong
common stock 2Sl. preferred 52 and second consOls
7G7s. jersey Central stock fell 10 452 conso dated
bonds being mp 10 02. We quote Reading 10 " and
Illinois Central s9L In Paris rentes opened a. ll4.lO
A Berlin dispatch states that the Imperial Bank OF
Germany during the week lost 100000 marks specie
Washington dspltchos report that the Treasury now
holds 1852 $50 IN United states bonds 10 secure
bank circulation. United states bonds deposited for
circulation for the week ending to-day S297 $3.50
Uaited States bonds held Tor crcul tiOn Withdrawn
during the week ending to-day, r2,4s1,6OO. National
bank circulation outstanding: Currency notes 1927,
GJ4,OlG gold notes, Sl,466 600. The Internal reve
receipts day we're Sl,2l4 $50 80. and tie Gus
toms receipts S475,lsO Ga.
The receipts OF National bank notes for redemption Tor
the week ending to-day compared with the cOrre-
snnnLinn nnrInl nf Inst Nnlr. LnllnMs:
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05

RAPIDS sOIa9sIlt The Western list and Pacies were
largely dealt IN at fun prices .
Money easy at 3d2le per cent on call on nlNed
collateral and ut 2a2ls on United states bonds. There
is change IN rates OF commercial paper or domestic
exchange. The following IS the Cearng-IOusc sthle-
ment: Currency clearances. S96OS5,097; currency
balances, $3.50. go. For the week: Currency ex
changes J46 79s 623; currency balances. S32,6O3oOl
This was off day In the foreign exchange marKet,
but rates steady NJ quotations.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
BANKING AND FINANCIAL.

$500 deposited with Alex. rockingham & Co, II
Wall-St New-YorK, as margin on 100 shares 81.
Paul Railroad stock realized II 600 for the
operator a few weeks afterward. Their Ueeky
Financial Rtp9rt is sent free.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05

HAvAv, NAV 3-Sucar-Nos 10 10 y D. :. Go6si reals,
gold, per arrobe Nos. ID o 20 d. :, -H-'i ic's MO-
Nos. 10. zG5 Ieai4 Muscoyacp iclfs
Common To Far reals Centnfusu sugar. Sos II %
- IN and hhGs, reals spanish gold .J-' @OJ q
Exchange hrIn
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
,.~G rn,cr. OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
... ..c1scn c1ns1Sa pRIcEs OF MININd sroCKs.


The market for Government bonds was @ netve anS 10
strong with large purchases direct anu III 'ne WAY ",
Hchon ge of a at fOl7s New 4l2b coupon, advanced
70 lo7is We annex current closin. quotations;
" ,rd Asked BID. Asked.
>. . ,r "a loIl, l35 @ & 4as 'ai. reg 1904 100
:. o. suf si reg i05S i0st st1s,gl 1871
O. 81 coup io9S i9gt 1901 sS7 6ssaniSis 0s
= S. al coup i034s I03 Dist of Col 363s oa oib
Louisiana consols fell to 491. Missouri Is were hrm
very active and exciting business was done IN rai-
road bonds at advancing prees Ese hrss rsd %eo see
dpSss at 79l.a70a Jersey Central conso!s eoosl o
eoa adjustment l02Sl02@ Kansas ana ,lexas nrss
and Rio (jrande frsts 02992@. trsts OF c. e. ana u
7Ia72 seconds 26927, and burlington ano Ceoar
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
THE MONEY MARKET.

OFFICIAL REPORT ~ y STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
SATURDAY. MAYS. 1879
Asreport,d by ne 0otd and Stock Telegraph c1
GOVERNMENT STOCK DEP4RruByE
FIRST CALL-1O1a o'CL DCK A. ".
SAB Coupon 1s0l, 10000. 10y =
THIRD CALL-1i2 O'CLOCK p. VI.
L \ IS Registered 1851 AZ Reg'd 1891
100OO........... be. 1854 lOOO1..--D3..-io' =
L : 5s COup'sl 6s Currency ,o,,
10000. 1887 6,OOO.... .......lEf =
6OOO. be 1888
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
COTTON MARKETS.

Nddpg Uplands 6ad Middlng orleans 6lSi id sales IL,
GOO bales including 1000 bales Tor speculation and exPo
Additional sales Yesterday. after the regular closing 1000
bales Reeeipts 100 bales Including 1000 bales American
Eturss partially better but the sy ace has snce
been lost Uplands Low Aldlns clause May delivery
do May aud June delivery I'D also 0ss also o. I'd s,so
SaI also 6i'ssd do July and August delyery OH also
8is,.a 0R7 3d. do August and september denNeiy
oss9d aso esd also 6ssd 90 september ana October Ie
ivery October and November delivery b % do
and December delivery a. Futures now hrm
NERpooI May $3.50 D. m.-fhe safes OF Cotton todsy
Low Midding clause May delivery do Nav and JSIs
and Aug delivery sd slso 6Ss, do September aud
ocIober delivery, 6fsd. 49,,
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05

quiremeats ... sl2.52fOjO slL373775 Inc s2,Oi9725
TIE h CHEST ambition OF tie magician viii Jc realized
when he can calse transformations ~ sudden rs the
change developed in tu-iaAs stock market From the
opening until near the close no check appeared 90 the
prevailing buOyaucg that cred the entire list o. spec
uatiyc socks. Ire granger stocks responded 10 the
news of showers The NurtuWcs, with a the alacriy
that would have been puss bic the previous conditions
nf th. sfock, ana their urlces had indicated belief
that the Northwest destined 10 suite -lN months,
drought Operators puicHI5cd the shares with an
ayidy that advanced their prices itum ia iO 3o Per
cent and, except Tor Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
NUrtlcrn-NhIch OrciiLed from oJ'5 % Sa-d"Slh hed
quotations about the best a tue esd. 1nc uluk luc
shares, excepting Canada southern, were unusually &C.
tive ana hl2hci MlCi tI 4 htfd. recover HE - '4'6
Lake shore rising t0 1854 13i2 and Err Vth transac
TONS amounting TO 81 600 sIarc- 70 2~al Central aud
Hudson was 40 TO il3 on small amount ul .ait7-
some ire -uiarIy noticed in Ia movement Of The
new thrcugnrOut" stocks Kansas Pacific was nee
rrc and NOT -trou-. while 81. L1u-, Kansas Cy aud
fyrrtG stock To- ii4U l3l Missouri Kansas ana NiS
10 1913 aud Wabash made q further advance 10
other Southwest tnc - Louis, Iron IOuniam ami
southern was ie"IuIe, advancing per cent 10 -o4
were Only fractional hi-L-i. 'h.dEo % Ati Ai''i @4'
up 70, and Louisville ana Nashville, alter rising %
coal tnlt out of the t,Ct that the Delaware
aud Hudson schedule prices 1or h1y were higher shn
the recent auction prices UNFORTUNATELY uie delaware
and Hud-Os schedule for May Is thc same a. it was
FOR AuI1 ANA st more unfortunately or the COMPANIES
scheuulc prices do COut.Ul tuc actual prices. But
as We hear that coal cJusumera ar anticipating their
roba bic that the prices might advanced by AJAX
Iu-. advanced sufficiently 20 cheek the demand.
coal stocks closed about the best prices of the
iay The telegraph stocks were higher, Western Union
rising 10 lU03. lUOl and Atauuc ana Pacific 81,
operators seem IgB believing tnat IN 80 "oNu-n "a
iiarlrf tney wOulu have an opportunity 10 get
fore companies would De established III MOrh-
The bullion shares were strong and higher the great
est activity being suOWu iu STANDARD.
Tic market closed Strong.
sANGE OF InE STOCK MABGEr
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
FIRST BosRD-lOl. O'CLOCK an

safes Of State aHG RoltyaV Bonfs-RaIrolL Bias an
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
THIRD CALL-2:30 p. M.-Contin
SATURDAY, May 3-P. H.

SATURDAY. May 3-P. n.
The bank statement for this week presents
remarkable and interesting features. The de-
mand for money, that the increase Of - 26O700 In
loans seems to indicate, not reflected in the steady
easing rates that occurred during the week. and II
the increase not largely due to fiction Of book
keeping in connection with Government bond transac-
tious 1t is evident that the for money might have
been higher for the asking Yet published items in
dlcate that OF the total increase OF loans, about
S3.OOO,OO0 drawn OF bank in country
bank notes. Therefore the increase In loans al
ready mentioned together with the increase OF
S2ss, 100 specie and S4,2l6.0OJ legal-tenders.
with the reduction Of S245OO local circulation.
permitted the deposits to be increased Sl27s9 500 in
stead OF only s9s17jo0 reported The gain OF legal
tenders about 100000 less than the reduction Of the
SuJTrcasurys currency balance during the time.
thus indicating that the gain OF legal-tenders by the
banks entirely due to Treasury disbursements The
unequal distribution OF the several changes among the
banks is remarkable feature OF the detailed state
men and seems 10 show cOncusively that the refund
ing process Of the Government important
factor in the total change Of the week. The loans or
the First National Bank were increased $29jO 900
without material changes in its other items its total
serye-snece and MISUNDERSTANDING reduced $250,000
aud it's deposits increased S2I5OOO. On the other hand,
the deposits OF the Bank Commerce were increased
S2,9l3.OO0 ITS total reserve S2,9930OO, and ITS loans
One-third OF the total increase in loans. the
Bank of Commerce twO-thuds OF the total gain In
reserve and over 80 per or the Increase In deposits
But the iureguary OF The movements not cOuiied
to these two banh the gains IN OF OF the
others were from 100000 to 100000 cach while
there several that lost from 900 10 100000
each. satisfactory eXpl nation OF the cdu-t OF these
Irregularities would prove both instructive and interest
ng. Tue result Of the wceks changes Is n increase OF
%2.Ji9,725 III the surplus Reserve, making it now
SD 37J77j ~ cxcess OF legal requirements, against
surplus OF S16,71s 700 May 4, 1873.
Compared with the cOrrespOn iug date OF 1873, the
present statement shows Loans increased, $9l2I 400
specie decreased $ll ,J3J 700; legdc4deIs ncrtu,cd
SI3OOj 200 deposits increased S3,G392O0; cTcull-
iOu decreased. 700 The total reserve (rG79J6
ZOO 317O per cent Of tne total deposits a.ln,
81 O2 last week and 33.J9 for May 4, 1873. The fo
lowing are the comparative totals:
Loaus... 90. s55i'6sG.5oo s23o555 500 Inc S5G6sjj
fgssicaicis.. i555590 4Siio 0} IHe F 4.566GS
Deposits 2Ul / 200 3t433 1OJ iut. g,Sl7.jUO
Circulation ...-.. 1g,7UiBOO l91S5,IOO Dec Zi,5uO
The following show the relations between the total
reserve and the total deposit Liabilities:
April 2G Mays. Changes
specie $ls2Zs 90 $I~JlG.200 Inc S3sa. 100
Lcga.-tt nOcrs... 4J2-l,sOJ +1tiOJOu Inc. 4ZlHOvn
Total rcsorye.. sos $4,000 s7795G7OO Inc sl,5oiI0
asairstdeposit5 5lI2S55O 52.-s292j
Excess ofreserye
above legal
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
Total slnce Januarv l

The following a comparative statement OF the eX-
pOr;s of specie from the port OF NawIOrk 10 foreign
ports from January l To this date, tor period OF
fr-ImfN-li.iIf
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05

THIRD CALL-1i2 O'CLOCK p. M
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
HAVANA MARKET.

ATsFls3n Tn7s May s-Lard closed at franc. per so lo for
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05

The following are the dry goods imports included IN
the above period:
For the week: 1877. 1873. 1879.
Entered q, h port ... q 38l 23i sils9ft sl25O.g9l
Thrown on marset....... l5f7jli l205l32 l22~GG2
sine" January /: -..---. .....-..
Entered 40 the port-...- 3AJ2lol 32l 0O4 81 tlb53o
Thrown msrkct....... 346To9'9 3230l5OJ Sfd3nGi5
The expors of specie from the port Of NewYork tor
the week ending May g. and since the beginning OF
the year, were follows:
Total Tor the week t2i3259
Previously reported Otol, 700
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05

The Ontario silver Mining Company has declared It's
fOrtythrd dividend OF 80 cents SHARE payable MAY
May 10.
The gross earnings of the Chicago Milwaukee and 81.
Paul Raj road are reported a. fOlowsi
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-08-29
QUESTIONS TO BE ANS WERED.

There has been great deal said about the
nomination Of Mr.. Jones, of this county, for
the Clerkship OF The Court of Appeals which
would not exactly convince one unacquainted
with the procedure that he obtained il
by fair means. Last week we published
denial by Mr.. Jones and the delegates from
this county of the charge that there was a
caucus held in which the friends of Mr.. Jones
from this county participated the denial
went beyond this, it said that there never
was any agreement Of any character in rela-
ton to Western Maryland having the right
10 name the man. This seems to have not
been satisfactory.
Now the friends Of Mr.. Bowlus, The editors
OF the Frederick Citizen and U1ion, say, alt
was agreed by the friends of Mr. Jones and
Bowlus, on the morning of the convention
That vote of this Congressional district
should be taken, and whoever received a
majority of the votes, should be the candidate
Of Western Maryland, and the other TO with
draw in his favor" 'The vote
Of the District was taken by Mr. II. II. Keedy ;,
Of Washington county delegation, and Col.
L. V. Baughman, Of the Frederick county
delegation. The vote stood II for Jones and
IL for Bowlus"
The language in quotation marks is that Of
the two editors mentioned above.
without discussing the absardity Of the
proposition contained 10 the frat sentence
above quoted, we shall be couieuted to have
the following questions concerning the natter
unequivocally answered by Messrs. n. Il.
Keedy and l.. v. Baughmaa:
Had the Congressional district the exclusive
right to say who should be the nominee
Had no, other portions Of the State right
to nominate xr. Jones without The consent
Of Mr.. Bowlus7
Did Mr.. Jones or any Of his friends consent
TO take q vote Of this Congressional district
on the question
Do you know or DO you not know that ths
Montgomery county delegation, By The plan
under which they we're appoia'ed, could 30,
vote for any other eandidsis, however noel
Mr.. Jones nigh, have desired IL, without
sacrifice Of their honor saa sgsiast he will o.
a constituency
Doyou know or do you aos kaow that NJ
Jones distinctly told Mr. Bo~lss 81 Baiilmor,
before the convention assembled mat he kaes,
OF no such agreement AZ 10 sebnst ne r1ht q
name the eandidateto this Congressional Bss
trict7
Has the publication Of The "a r,smesgi -
fe'rea to been made with your eoaaeat7 &
not do you Intend to allow IL remain arear
iecied and destroy party harmony
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-08-29
A False Statement Corrected.

Mr. Editor IL take the liberty N correct
through your columns the fdisc statements
published a The last edition Of the dGgocats,
signed sligo Taxpayer relating to The rsis-
ing Of the wall OF the Sligo Bridge.
To the first place he claims that the wall
should not have beeD over "a by 3 feet, Al OF
With The connection Of the old wal, kaowing
that he specification required The averazs o.
loot wall, also 10 be battered hack J inch
TO he loot which would be, according to the
geutle.nan's statement, impossible.
Second, he claims that the wall ieil when Al
The height OF - or 9 FEET which IL not cor
rect The wall vas completed 10 the rsqaigsd
height before il f,'ll stood four add twenty
hours and then, DOLLY crushed down the Old
work
Third he wishes 10 know what right the
Commissioners have 10 pay bill for W0rk
CONTRACTED and not DONE Am sorry 20
ind he gentleman 70 ignorant as nos 70 BE-
cogniHsn, o. he power vested ID oas Com
missionefs
Potfth, he cislns the, ihe amonnt paid for
the so-called 1oGnishei work was sl5s. shich
is 1ot true A fof he contractor not Icing
a "compcien, aud responsibis'' maa, se beg
10 rrfef 700 10 out bondaneu saa y0g will
hnd tha, they are rsihble saa responsible
men aclr property ihcir owa aad unen-
cauber.,f
There vss = lone when asqf' (goored f'in
~ mead sag pad rach ssgfsf thaa il does
a0N ferseetfully.
fo.TuAfTON
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-08-29

On Saturday night Rev. J. s Kalloch, the
worklngman's candidate for Mayor 10 San
Francisco, was seriously wounded by a pis-
toll in the hands of Chas. DeYoung, one of the
proprietors of the San Francisco Chronicle.-
This journal being hostile to Kalloch, publish
ed incidents in his life that were degrading 10
the cloth and disgusting to all decency. At
public meeting Kailoch retaliated in the
most intense vituperation, bra nding the De-
Young brothers as ''the bastard progeny of a
whore" For this Chas. DeYoung caught
Kal!och unprepared and in the mos. cowardly
fashion shot him. A mob soon gathered and by
the greatest effort DeYoung was saved from
the fury of the high excitement that prevail
ed.
In contemplating this tragedy we find much
to blame on both sides and but little to ex-
cuse. The Chronicle is represented as a SEN
sational and indecent sheet, aud Kalloch is a
man ofdark character and foul reputation
Whilst the shooting cannot be upheld the in
dignaton cannot be admired as it was more
like the hatred of the Communist than the
voice of an outraged community. Kearney
exhibited his influence over the disturbed ele-
ment by checking their rage. Had he but so
given the word that city would be the scene
of desolation, ruin, suffering and madness.
Had he given the order his own occupation
would have fallen in the ruin. To him may
be attributed the present condition of society
in his State, and though he acted well in the
emergency, he saved himself.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-08-29

At Yazoo, Miss, Jas. II. Barksdale shot
long time been active in breaking up the
Radical rule in the State. Difficulties arose
in the party and Dixon announced himself an
Independent Democratic candidate for Sheriff
and then arose bitter personal contest
Barksdae was a candidate on the regular
ticket The murdered man is represented as a
man of great courage, but as daring and des-
perate and the leader of dangerous element
in the present campaign. He is man who
has established dread of himself by his vio-
lent deeds. Barksdale is man of high
standing and is also brave.
At first accounts the Radio press was busy
in mar;vrizing Dixon as the victim of all that
was savage in Southern civilization and in
timidation. From its dumb shame over
Conklingism 1t broke out into fierce castiga-
ton of Southern manners. Later reports
show that though the whole affair is unfortu-
nate there are no circumstances hit 10 make q
martyr of Dixon.
The following is the manner Of the ARRAY
Dixon, while passing down the west side of the
street, was hailed by Barksdale from the east
side, who at the same time advanced to the
middle Of the street, armed with a double
barreled shot gun. Dixon halted and imme-
diately placed his hand on pistol, drawing
it. Barksdale raised the gun to his shoulder,
and Dixon, seeing this, moved toward stair
way, when Barksdale fired, four buckshot
taking effect in Dixon's back. Dixon then
fred several times at Barksdale without effect.
Barksdale fred second shot, but missed its
victim. Dixon bled internally and died at
4:30P NJ.