Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-26
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
A Triple Tragedy.


News comes from Toomsuba, in the
eastern part of Lauderdale County, Of q
triple killing at Kewanee, a small sta
tion on the Alabama Great Southern
Railroad. The parties to the unfortu-
nate affair were Ben and Allen Pringle,
brothers, aged respectively, % and 35
years, and James Britton, aged 80 years.
1t Is reported that the parties met on
the farm OF Henry Smith, adjoining
their own premises, we'll armed, when
an old quarrel was renewed and one Of
the Pringle boys shot Britton in the
bowels, mortally wounding him. Brit
ton then shot both OF the Pringles, kill
ing them instantly.
The difficulty is understood to have
had its origin in a bitter controversy
between Britton and the Camp brothers,
proprietors OF the ighborhood grist
mill, about some 80 cents worth of meal
two or three years ago, and about which
ono of the Camp boys was killed by a
young man named Spinks shortly after
| ward.
Britton had charged the Camps with
taking too much toll from his corn, and
tho controversy between them over the
matter became so acrimonious that the
whole neighhorbood became involved in
the trouble, the Camp and Britton ad-
herents being about evenly divided.
Britton and Camp finally carried their
quarrel into the courts, whore after an
| expense Of several hundred dollars for
court costs, lawyers fees, ETC., to say
nothing OF the lost time and bad blood
| engendered, verdict vas reached in
favor OF Camp.
Still, it seems the matter remained
unsettled, and it was apparent to many
that serious trouble would ensuo be-
tween the two factions.
Another report of tho killing says it
occurred about dividing line between
Britton and Pringle's. There was pair
| of bars across the lane, and these had
been torn down. Tho three mon met at
this place and the Pringle boys accused
Britton of having torn the bars away,
whcreupon Britton denounced the
| charge as lie and started over the
fence toward them. They warned him
not to come on their sido of the fence,
but he climbed to the top, when he was
shot by Ben Pringle. Britton returned
the fire, the ball missing Ben, but i'm
bedding itself in the brain of his
brother Allen, who stood about twelve
feet in the rear, killing him instantly.
Ben Pringle continued to fire, but a ball
from Britton's pistol entered his right
side under the arm, and he fell face
| downward at Britton's feet, who sent
another ball through his neck. The
men exchanged four shots each.
The burial of the Pringle brothers
took place at the country cemetery a
few miles from Kewanee- Station. The
appearance at the grave, in the midst of
an exceedingly large concourse OF peo-
pie, of the aged mother Of the dead men
and the young wife of Allen Pringle,
almost frantic with grief, presented a
spectacle that was narrowing to the
hearts Of every one present
Fifty Thoussnd Dollar Fire at Greenville.
The first extensive fire in the busi-
| ness part of Greeuville for two years
occurred last week. How the fire origi-
mated is not known, but when dis
covered the rear of the interior of
Charles Hafler's elegant dry goods and
clothing store was in flames. The fire
spread to Wilhelm & Hexter's hand
some furniture store, and from there to
| fnn oi Aru 0nnJo nf
E. G. Marshall. After hard and efficient
work by the fire department., the flames
were gotten under control, the chief
loss being confined to three large brick
buildings and contents, situated on
Walnut street, between Wetherbee's
Wholesale hardware store on the south
and Finlay's large drug store on the
north. The stocks of s. r. Geise & Co.,
queensware; M. Ehrlich g. Waldover,
dry goods, and J. S. Weiss, shoes, and
the building occupied by them, and the
Finlsy building were damaged slightly.
The total loss will reach $780,
More Corn and Less Cotton.
The first important practical step
taken by the planters OF Washington
County toward the diversification of
crops was the organization of the Deer
Creek Elevator Trading Company at
| Hollandale, on the main line of the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad,
last week. Tho company is composed
of the planters OF the Hollandale COM
munity, and they propose to erect a
grain elevator, with shelter and mills
for grinding aud bolting meal on an ex
tensive scale. and they propose to raise
corn to support it. There will be more
corn and less cotton planted on Deer
Creek this year than ever before. Hon.
John T. Casey Is the president of the
company, with John II. Crouch vice.
president and Capt. j. j. Richards Sec
retary-treasurer and manager.
Young Mems ChristIan Association.
In the convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association ut jackson last
week Treasurer Reed made his report,
showing collections for the year to be
s9s3.09 and expenditures $s7021. The
ASSOCIATION decided to raise $1,000 for
Y. NJ. C. A. work in the State during
the year. Six hundred and twenty
dollars of the amount WAS subscribed on
the spot.
| Sent Up for Two Years.