The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-08-27
THE YAZOO AFFAIR.
Press Reports Given of the ARRAY.

yicksburg Commercial
1Azoo CITY, August 20.
Henry Dixon, who was shot bv Jas. A
Barksdale Yesterday, died at four O'Clock last
evening. The following are the particular.
of the affair:
Henry Dixon was coming down the east
side OF Main street, about half-past nine
: CLOCK yesterday morning, and when he
! reached Housmann's saloon Barksdale walked
TO the middle OF the street, from the west side
with double-barrel shot gun in his hand and
! hailed him. Dixon turned and his an
tagonlst Tor the first time. He (Dixonl
claPped his right hand TO his pistol, and
, BarksdaIe, Al the same time threw his gun TO
his shoulder and fired. Dixon turned just as
Barksdaies gun was discharged and received
tour 6uek-shot in the back. Djnoa then ran
INTO the hal, and turned and fred pie shots at
bdrksddle, but without effect. At his third or
fourth shot Barksdale fired his second shot,
missing Dixon. The smoke was dense in the
stairway, and the eombatants were unable TO
see each other. Dixon bIed internally, and
died about half-past four o'clock last evening.
!, The cause Of The difcaJtg scas Diroa's abose
q BdTksfI!e, who Is the Democratic nominee for
Chdnceg Clerk. The nature Of The abuse such
as 10 render q collision unavoidable. Diroa's abuse
did not only attend to Basksdale BAT to his friends
a"d retdtsres, and ,gas extremely rile
Cor. Summit sentineIl
The reneontre occurred in front OF Hous-
mans saloon, and Dixon fell very near the spot
where he had killed Sam Harrison some years
I since. The best version of the affair is that
Barksdale gave the challenge, Are You ready?'
and that Dixon advanced toward the middle of
the street, attempting 10 draw his pistol as he
Went while Barksdale stepped into Dr. McCor-
/ mlck'S drug store, immediately opposite. for
his shot gun. Dixon's pistol hung its seabbard,
and he still trying to draw it, cried he was muir
dered and at that instant b. fired Three balls
struck Dixon under the right shoulder blade,
two IN his wrist and one broke the little finger
| OF same hand. Dixon did not fall then, got into
separating entry, and fired four times at Banks
dale, without effect; Barksdale returned the fire
with his second barrel, also inffectually. Dixon
then fell, bleeding profusely, and carried
home a lounge He fingered in much pain
until the hour above mentioned proximately,
when he expired.
Jackson Comet
a have been in the city ever since the kill
! ing of Dixon | got here just four hours after
/ it occurred. Yesterday the Independents held
their Convention they nominated full ticket,
and were not molested by any one-every thing
passed off quietly. l was at the jail the most
of the day, with James Barksdale. His exam
inatlon was expected this morning. but the de-
PENDANT waiv ed a hearing and rendered bail. |
His bond was fixed at $4,000; it trou
bic for him to make the bond. There were
plenty of gentlemen present to go on IT, and if
necessary. he could have given a million dol |
lar bond. He is the streets this morning. /
He has his usual look; better boy never lived. /
can assure you of one fact-lt was as fair a
fight as ever occurred. Barksdale hailed Dix /
on and gave him an equal showing; he stood /
in the middle of the street. Dixon up, or /
attempted to run up flight of stairs; Dixon /
fired four times, Barksdale fired twice; only |
the first shot of Barksdale's took effect. Dixon 1
screamed like a wolf. Barksdale had no |
friends on the street-none knew there would /
be fght-he did not have his gun, but saw |
Dixon coming, and got one from store. Eve
rything is quiet this morning. l expect to |
start home IN few hours"
Yazoo Herald.l
The cause OF this difficulty, a reporter from
this place to Vicksburg Commercial states-and
very correctly we think-was "Dixon's abuse of
Barksdale-who is the Democratic nominee for
Chancery Clerk. The nature of the abuse was
such as to render collision unavoidable
Dixons abuse did not only extend to Barksdale,
but to his friends and relatives and was ex-
tremely vile"
Mr. Barksdale surrendered himself to Sheriff
Taylor shortly after the occurrence to which al
fusion has been called, and was by that officer
conducted to jail-where he remained till
yesterday morning, when he brought be-
fore Justice Nicely and Caruthers-the prosecu-
ton being represented by Messrs. Hudson q
Hudson, and the defense by Mr.. Z. Dreaming
and others. Bail granted-the prisoner Civ
ing bond Immediately for his appearance at the
next term of our Circuit Court.
WHAT GEN. NAT HARRIS AND J. W. NJ.
HARRIS, OF NlChSBORCT, SAID Z
TO REPORTER.
Washington Postl
'FThere is an entire misapprehension of this !.
whole matter in the minds OF the Northern
people. This not a contest between the
Democratic and Republican parties, or between
any political parties. 1t was not a question of 5
free franchise, either. 1t attempt the
part of the people to put down the bulldozers
and suppress lawlessness and disorder. Dixon
and his confederates were kicked out of the
Democratic PARTY; they repudiated by it
because they believed in the rule of the shot
gun and the revolver. In 1873 Dixon led the
bulldozers and his acts brought censure upon
the people of State. This year he claimed
to have rendered valuable services to the party
and demanded, as his reward, the nomination
for sheriff. The people refused to recognize his
services, and, l have said, repudiated him
and his followers He then sought TO organize
the negroes and array them against the whites.
In Short to impose upon the people the evils
from which they had freed themselves. This &
was retrogade movement, and it involved the t
social and business interests of the people. 1
They were contending for those interests" c
tDixon man of unquestionable cour- '
age" said Gen. Harris, land was far more dan
gerous, because of that, a leader of the ne :
groes than the carpet-baggers. He was bloody
up the elbows HI had killed FIVE or six men"
"What was the difficulty between Dixon and
Barksdale?"
"BarksdaIe," replied Judge Harris, ''is a can
didate for Chancey Clerk, and a Democrat, T
who desired law and order to prevail, he had
denounced Dixon. This led to the difficulty. 4
BarksdaIe wants peace and quiet, and amicable ;
relations between the two races TO prevail. He, /
too, is brave man and knew the risk he ran
in denouncing Dixon"
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