The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-08-21
Tho South.

A serious collision between white and col
ored people at Austin, Tunca county Miss
is reported. Some weeks since, one DR..
Smith, resident of Austin, had an ARRAY
with negro, and, drawing pistol, fired at
his antagonist, but missed him and killed
little negro girl, who was standing by, which
exasperated the negroes to such an extent
that they collected mob and took DR.. Smith
to the woods to hang him, which they would
have done but for the entreaties of Mai.
Woodson and the doctors wife. Since that
time he has been a voluntary inmate of the
Jail, to prevent being mobbed, until last Fri
day week, when some friends came and carried
him to fernando. On leaving that place
the negroes collected in large numbers and
notified the Mayor that unless Dr. Smith was
brought back and put in Jail they would burn
the town. A dispatch to the Memphis appeal
dated Aug. II, says: 1.-THE negroes sur
rounding Austin on the south were charged
by body Of mounted whites. who killed four
of five and captured twenty negroes The
blacks number 700. while the whites have
about 200. Both parties expect reinforcements
Atpresent the whites have the best OF the fight
site here on the Arkansas side. are arming
and marching on Austin in large numbers"
Another telegram of the same date says
" In the fight at Austin last night eight or ten
negroes were killed. Reinforcements are
coming in to the whites from the hills, AID
the negroes are being reinforced from the
surrounding country. The whites have
Austin barricaded, and will probably be able
to keep the negroes off,"
The first bale of new cotton was received at
Memphis on the 18th of August from Senate
bia. Miss.
Reports from Austin, Miss. state that the
improvised troops had dsbanded and gone
home and peace is restored The impression
prevails there that few determined men could
have prevented the whole affair at the outset.
by meeting the negroes before summoning
help from elsewhere
A decision has AZ last been rendered bv the
Chicago courts in the celebrated Cheney
Whitehouse case. The effect of the decision
is to put the bill of compliments out of court.
and to declare that the Rev. Mr.. Cheney was
not lawfully deposed from the Episcopal min
istry.
An enormous meteor, described 10 be az
large as the full moon, and almost az bright
as the sun, passed over Cairo. H.. few DAYS
ago. 1t appeared in the northern heavens,
moving with great rapidty, with ire
mendous stream of fire following it, toward
the horizon. Before reaching the horizon.
however, ii burst, with terrible noise. into
several fragments, some of them bursting in
their turn. For nearly a half-minute the
streets were light enough to read.
Washington.
The work of adjusting the claims for injury
done during the war by the Confederate
cruisers is progressing satisfactorily. and a
majority of the claims that shall prove to be
just will be paid before Congress again meets.
The award made by the Geneva tribunal will
be sufficient to meet all the legal demands
upon the fund.
The machinery for the redistribution Of the
currency under the terms Of the law passed at
the last session Of Congress has been COM
pleted, and no delays will take place in accom-
modating all demands for currency from Sec
tions now deficient in their quota.
The new Currency act has thus FAR worked
toward contraction, about $1,000 900 more
national bank circulation having been retired
than has been isaucd