The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-09-04

Governor Brown, Of Tennessee, has issued
instructions for the prompt suppression Of
the disturbances in Gibson county, and Of
fered $500 reward for the murderers Of Julia
Hayden, the colored school teacher Of Trous-
dale.
kilograms from San Antonio, ria Galveston,
Texas. report further trouble with the Kiowa
and Comanche Indians. On the 23d ult., they
attacked Gen. Davidson, and endeavored to
obtain possession Of the Wichita Agency
building, about forty miles from Fort Sill, l.
It. The Indians were repulsed, and on the
following day renewed the attack only to re-
ceive a second defeat. At latest accounts
they were trying to return to the agency
A large meeting of citizens was held last
week in Memphis to express the Indignation
Of the community at the barbarous murder of
the colored persons taken from the Trenton
Tenn Jail. Speeches were made by Gov.
Harris, JEFF Davis, Gen. Forrest and others,
denouncing the cowardly assassinatinns, and
calling for the prompt punishment of the per-
petrators.
The people in the vicinity Of Couehatta, La,
recently experienced a big scare on account of
a threatened war of races. There was some
little fighting, two blacks and one white man
being killed. The ringleaders Of the blacks
were arrested, whereupon the whole party, to
the number Of about 800. disbanded.
Another slaughter has occurred on the
border OF Louisiana that is disgrace not only
to the perpetrators but to the community
where such things are tolerated. The prison
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Using to leave the State, were conducted to the
Vexas border. Here they were met by party
of Texans who, stating that they did not
want such rascals in Texas, shot them down.
A Columbus (Ga.) dispatch says The Lee
county (Ala.) fight has been exaggerated. No
person was killed, and only one church was
burned. All is now quiet there. 1t is be-
lieved no one was much hurt.
Information comes from Alabama, ria Wash
ington, to the effect that on Friday of last
week train on the Alabama and Chattanooga
railroad was stopped by means of false
signal near York Station, Ala; that immedi-
ately upon its hating it was boarded and
taken possession of by band of armed men,
who shot down the colored mail agent with
out provocation and in cold blood.
Washington.
There are now in the vaults of the Comp
troller of the Currency about $40 1000, 600 in
new circulating notes of national banks ready
for issue as soon as banks shall have redeemed
the lots sent there by them for redemption
and destruction.
counterfeit $40 note Of the Merchants
National Bank, Of New York, was discovered
at the Treasury Department recently among
some national bank currency sent for redemp-
ton. This counterfeit is so well executed
that it passed undiscovered through the
hands Of several counters, but when it reached
the division Of tissues it was detected by a
lady counter. The Comptroller Of the Cur
rency will add this series to the already
lengthy list OF national bank notes to be
called in for cancellation, the rule being to
call in and abolish by cancellation the whole
issue Of each denomination of bank that Is
successfully counterfeited.
The Secretary of the Treasury has directed
the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell
gold during the month of September as fol-
lows: $1,000 900 on the first and second
Thursdays, and $780, 600 on the third and
fourth Thursdays, respectively-making in
all s3,OOO,OOO
Political.
1t is rumored in Washington that Hon. Mr..
Bristow, Secretary Of the Treasury, is about
to resign, and that Hon. Hugh McCulloch, of
Indiana will succeed him.
The total majority against the new Ohio
Constitution is 147 ,2S4. The license propo-
sition is also defeated by 1886
The nominations for the election in Maine.
Sept. II, are now complete, as follows: Re
publican Governor, Nelson Dngley, Jr.;
Congress, First District, John II. Burleigh
Second William z. Frye Third, James G..
Blaine; Fourth, Samuel f. Hersey; Fifth,
Eugene Hale. acknowledgements Joseph
Titcomb; Congress, First District Bion Brad
bury; Second, Phlo Clark; Third Edward X.
OBrien; Fourth, Gorham L. Boynton Fifth,
Charles Spoford
The establishment Of new administration
organ ii New York city is now conceded to be
fixed fact. The new paper will be known as
the Republic, and will be the size and style of
the Herald. The stock is put at $500, 900,
which will be all taken at once. Plenty Of
money is ready in the hands of the projectors
of the ENTERPRISE.
General.
The Rev. G. d. Boynton, pastor Of the First
Congregational Church of Cincinnati and
ex-Chaplain Of Congress, has created a great
sensation in Ohio by preaching a sermon in
favor Of the liquor license, and taking the
ground that Christians must re-argue the
whole question.
The failure Of the firm Of Jonas Somehow
d Co.. of New York one Of the largest pc
troleum houses in America, is announced
liabilities, about 100000.
The American baseball players in Europe
have finished their tour and are now on the
way home. The trip has been a pleasurabe
one but financially was not success.
|. The thirteenth annual convention of the
Fenian Brotherhood met at New York last
week.
Frost has already appeared near Ottawa,
Ont.
Foreign governments have discovered that
H. and uriutinO in this counfr for