The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-10-31

vicksburs viii Always Get the News u
You Give II Time.

fou Give II Time-
Under the head, Claiborne Connty's
Ahschief-Makcrs and Their Cruel
Sports" the Vicksburg Commercial
Herald, of last Saturday contains the
following anonymous communication:
Some fifteen miles southeast Of Port
Gibson, a pfetty little townin Claiborne
county, is the district known as "Bran-
dywine." whose population is diversi-
fed From their you6nd the Tigers"
bold, fearless men. whose latchstring
hangs out, and whose hospitality is
proyerbial, while they are ever ready to
resist oppression and defend the right.
But there too are found the "Kanga-
rOos" bad. Whether they. honor the
name or not, it is the cognomen BY
Mhich they are known, and for low,
sneakmg towards. whose revenge is OBJ
tanned in the midnight hours, they have
no peers. and although the better cllss
Of people do their utmost TO suppress
the lawlessness and wantOn crime
known as "Kangaroding." it is still
carried on TO a greater or less extent.
1t is not am uncommony thing. while
visiting your neighbor. to bid the host
or hostess good evening. and upon ar
rival at your horse to mount for the re-
turn home to find his tail cut of, or it
may be his ears too are gone. or other
diabolical acts Of cruelty are inflicted,
ando never knows when he is to be
the victim Of the Kangaroo" aud there
is nothing left undone TO satiate their
venom.
Only a few years ago a gentleman
living near Tillman station on the Lit
tie j., for some cause, vet a mystery.
became the object foe "Kangarooing."
and it was continued, notwithstanding
the citizens volunteered and kept guard
over his premises, until his pecuniary
loss was very great, besides the sus-
pense in which he was kept. His
house was fired several times, but be-
ing brick structure did not burn read
ily. His dogs we're killed, orchard cut
down, stock maltreated, and many
things Of minor Importance were done.
But the end came. Ii was on a pleas
ant Sabbath evening while service was
being held at the little church near by
and the good citizens of the neighbor-
hood were enjoying themselves in their
usual country style, after the weeks
work is over, little dreaming Of the
tragedy about to be enacted that would
rid the world Of one of the worst of the
clan bOasting the name Kangaroo"
Some half dozen shots in quick success
sion rang out in the stiffness ofthe
Sabbath eve, and while yet the smoke
loated overhead in the gray mists OF
the closing day. A crowd gathered at
the spot from which the reports came,
to find in the highway the lifeless re-
mains of a NEGRO" whose death, the
jury of inquest decided, was the result
of gun-shots fired BY persons unknown.
Brandywine will no doubt feel
grateful for the compliment to her
good people, but will at the same
time protest against depriying Her
manvillc of hOr just dues. The
"Kangaroos" were a band of
thoughtless boys in the Herman
vile neighborhood. Six or eight
months ago they cut the tails OF a
few hotses, mutilated harness, roll,
ed logs inther road, etc. They were
promptly captured, tried in the mag
istrate's court, fined and served a
long sentence on the county prison
farm, Notwithstanding great efforts
on their part to escape the sentence.
The people of the neighborhood
universally condemned the outrages,
and the result proves they werc in
earnest. Since that time nothing
has been heard Of the "Kangaroos. ="
and IIarmanvillc hopes and believes