The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-09-18
1872
'.s45 5e,sO7 A ~ 1906 1sos 1o,5

Filty-three small towns and plantations,
which We're reckoned in the popular vote
last Year, are yet to be heard from; their
total vote then was 4701, of which Perham
had 2311J, and kimball 2326; Perham's
majority -. The returns indicate that the
republicans have elected thirty of the
thirtJ-one Senators Mr. Lothrop of Som
eiset, who was elected as liberal repub-
lican last year, is reelected. The only
senatorial district connected with which
there is any doubt, is Aroostook, in which
John 5. Arnold. republican, is 339 votes
ahead Of Isaac Hacker, democrat with a
few towns to hear from, which last year
gave about 800 democratic majority. The
returns thus far also show that ninety six
republicans have been elected to the House,
to thirty-tive democrats and five independ-
ents; fifteen representative districts have
not fully reported.
The majority Of Mr. Dingley in total
vote of 1916. is l0,51S. Chamberlain's
majority in 1869 was 1916, in vote of o.
0S2; ncrham's was S247 in 1870, in vote
Of SO ,S0l in 1871 il was 10, $50 in vote
of l05, 1897 and in 1872, it was 16, $40 in
a vote Of l27 200. Dingley's majority is
proportionally larger than any of these !;
based on the vote of last year given in the
above table it would be 16, 464 TKenne-
bee journal
TERRIBLE SCENE IN A SCHOOL. The
Atlanta, Ga, Herald of Sept. 4th gives
the following account of a terrible double
murder recently committed in a school, in
Banks county, in that state: 1.-The teach
er of the school was Mr.. Alfred Alexander
aged forty Years, and the student Mr..
John III. Moss, aged about twenty-one
years Mrs. Alexander, wife of the prin-
cipal was we learn, present Of her own
volition, but not in the discharge of any
regular duty as teacher or other capacity.
Her custom, however, had been to observe
the conduct and department of the pupils,
and when she considered them guilty of
any breach of decorum to report them to
her husband for reproof or other punish
ment On this occasion the subject of her
rcportorial capacity was the young man
referred to, Mr. Moss When his attention
was called to the matter in question he
denied the charge made by Mrs. Alexan-
der, which led to an animated and angry
dispute. Alexander became enraged at
the Young man for the part taken by him
Ill Tic ttlltION u , tlli ttuf diIClilS uUWdruS
Mr.. Moss. drew his knife and stabbed him
in the breast Moss, in turn, drew dag
ger and plunged it into Alexander's heart.
This was fatal wound, and the man fell
Just then Moss turned to leave, but Mrs
Alexander, who was at the side of her
husband, wrung the knife from his hand
and administered two or three severe cuts
in Moss's back, near the region OF the
spine The result was that both lay NOR
tally wounded on the scene of the conflict,
and both expired in a short time, the one
within three minutes of the other. 1t is
not definitely known whether Moss died
from the wounds received from the wife
or husband, as all were severe and reas-
onably sufficient to produce death. The
whole school and entire community were
thrown into the deepest CONSERVATION and
excitement over the horrible affair, which
though short was so decisive and terrible"