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The Republican journal., 1876-09-14
Desp crate Bank Robbery

ST PAUL, MINI. Sept l. A NOrthlield
Mimi. special to the Pioneer says that
about O'Clock this afternoon eight men,
we'll mounted. entered the town and pro-
ceeded to the bank. Three entered it and
sprang over the counter, ordered the cash
ier, J. l.. Haywood, with a knife to his
throat, to open the vault. At the same
time all the persons in the bank, A f.
Bunker, Assistant Cashier, and Frank Will
cox, clerk, were ordered to hold up their
hands. Haywood refused to obey the orders
and open the money vault. His neck had
been Slightly scratched with knife Still
persisting, the robbers put pistol to his
right temple and fired. Haywood fell
dead. They then turned to Mr.. Bunker
and ordered him to open the vault He
said he did not know the combination. AS
the robbers made demonstrations toward
him he ran out the back door They fired
ut him, shooting him through the right
shoulder. MI Wilcox was not interfered
with. While this was transpiring within,
the people of the city without were doing
good work Two of the robbers were
killed outright, and one wounded man
was taken away by his coniederates; one
of them was killed apd one captured. The
citizens behaved. as many of them are,
like Old veterans. The robbers did not
get into the vault nor did they find the
Cashiers draw. except the nickel draw,
and a handful of nickels taken from it
were thrown to the floor. Four of the
eight men came to town before noon and
waited on the north side Of the bridge till
the other four came into the town from
Dundas. The men were well mounted,
and were armed with navy revolvers with
cartridges in a belt around their bodies
When the robbers crossed the bridge en-
tering the town they drew their revolvers
and, putting their horses into full gallop.
dashed through the streets, shouting to
the people on the walks to get inside, and
ornamenting their shouts with the most
tiendish curses and imprecations While
three OF the men were engaged in the
bank the others stood on the street, threat
ening to shoot any one who interfered,
and firing several harmless shots. Pistols
and guns were quickly secured by the cit
liens. and a young man named Wheeler,
from window of the opposite building.
picked off one of the villains, shooting
him through the heart Another shot,
thought to be from Wheeler, immediately
| 'iilCI dlCu dIOUIlcl, WueIl Tile IODDGES
mounted their horses and beat retreat.
The third robDer was hit, but escaped A
band of 30 citizens was organized, and
headed by Wheeler, started in pursuit. At
last accounts the robbers were only twenty
five minutes ahead of their pursuers, and
are almost sure to be overtaken. There
are all sorts of rumors as to the robbers,
ma:'y believing them to be some of the
gang heretofore operating in Missouri and
Kansas
The latest information is that over one
hundred men are surrounding the country
in which the robbers are, and they doubt
less will be captured. The two men killed
are identified by an express detective, as
Charley Pitts and Billy Caldwell, and the
man wounded was undoubtedly Frank
james. The gang is undoubtedly the ia
nous gang which operated in Missouri.
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Knox County,

Special efforts were directed by the Re
publican managers against the staunct
Democracy of Knox, and were partially
successful. Connor has plurality Of "A
in the county. The Democrats elect Sen
ator and Clerk of Courts, and lose every
other county official. The Representa-
tives to Legislature stand three Demo.
Gratis to five Republicans, as follows
Warren and Union. David G. Pillsbury,
Democrat.
st. George, Friendship and Gushing, Frank
lin Trussel, Democrat.
Thomaston, ETC., VIM. McHyler, Democrat
Hope, Washington and Appleton, William
Clark, Republican.
Rockland Geo. w. Kimbal, Jr. and Hanson
G. Bird, Republican.
So. Thomaston. Vinal Haven and North Ha-
ven, Horace nj. Noyes, Republican.
Camden, II. l.. Shepherd, Republican.
In the five Knox towns of the 9TH Dis
trict from which we have Congressional
returns. Mcclellan is 50 votes behind his
ticket.
The Republican journal., 1876-09-14
A Fire Dangerously Near the Ex-
position.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3. At 4 80 o'clock
this afternoon, fire broke out in Murphy S
oyster saloon on Elm avenue, opposite the
main exhibition building, and, before it
was eXtinguished, destroyed property TO
the value Of 5000 The flames spread
east, west and south, consuming the en-
tire lot OF buildings on Elm avenue from
the Trans-Continenta to the Ross House.
about twenty in all, including several va
riety shows, beer gardens, restaurants. etc.
These structures were all Frame and some
OF one. and some two and three stories
high. The fire also spread back from Elm
avenue to Columbia avenue, taking in all
the intervening property, including the
New England Hotel, a boarding house.
and ice cream saloon and a restaurant, all
two-story buildings.
The widest excitement prevailed both
in and outside the Centennial grounds.
People flocked to the scene of the fire bv
thousands. and it is estimated there We're
at least 10000 persons in the immediate
vicinity. The Trans Continental Hotel
caught fire on the roof four different times,
but the flames were Immediately eXtin-
guished. So intense was the heat from
the fire that it scorched the paint on the
turn stiles at the entrance gates Of the EX-
hibition, requiring stream to be played
upon them and upon the southern side of
the main Exhibition building A man is
in custody on suspicion of having caused
the fire. The Ross House is damaged S2O.-
900, and by the destruction of the New
England House loss of S15, 900 was sus-
tanned. Individual losses range from $1,000
to $4,000.
During the excitement attending the fire
quite panic occurred among the visitors
in several portions of the Main Building,
upon the apprehension that the structure
was on fire The rush of thousands of the
occupants for the doors and most CON
venient avenues of escape, with the frantic
attempts Of the more exctabe among a
few of the exhibitors to carry Off their
wares, created scene of excitement and
confusion. The scare was OF short dura-
tion and attended by no serious conse-
quences.
Instructions have been issued for the
tearing down of frame structures erected
contrary to law. and the erection of frame
buildings on the site Of the burnt area is
prohibited.
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.ures upon the Electoral vote :

The Committee, of course, conceded as
little as possible, as an examination Of the
figures will show. We move some amend
mends. Here are one hundred and twen-
ty-three votes in the Electoral College
which, it is admitted, will be Democratic
beyond peradventurc The Electoral Col
lege will consist Of three hundred and six
ty-nine votes, unless some are not counted
under the operations of the Twenty second
JOINT Rule. In any event, one hundred
and eighty-tive Electoral votes are neces-
sary to an election by the Electoral Col :
lege. In addition to the votes conceded
by the Republican Committee, Mr. Tilden
will require six.y-two to be elected Let
us examine their figures They claim
Ohio for Hayes, while Ohio is at least
doubtful, and the indications are that it
will be Democratic There are twenty
two votes, They put down West Vir-
ginia tor Hayes, and there isn't the
slightest doubt about Democratic success
in that State. There are five votes. New
Hampshire, claimed far Hayes, is doubt
full. There are five votes more. Here
are thirty-two votes set down for HAYES
which should be set down Tor Tilden or
as doubtful, and this would reduce the as
sured vote of Hayes to one hundred and
thirty-one, against one hundred and twen-
ty-three sure for Iilden by their count.
But their "doubtful" States, with eighty
three votes, are nearly all Democratic.
There is New York. with thirty five
votes. Few doubt that they will be cast
for Tilden. Indiana has fifteen votes.
and even Fitzpatrick, after tour through
the State. comedies Indiana to the Demo-
Gratis. Louisiana, Mississippi North Car
olina and Florida. with thirty votes, are
all Democratic, unless the bayonet votes
in those States. 10 the one hundred and
twenty-three votes conceded by the Re-
publican Committee must be added GER
tainly these thirty votes and five votes
from West Virginia, leaving twenty >
seven votes to be gained from New York,
Indiana, Colorado, Ohio, New Hamp-
shire, and other States that are doubtful
Add New York alone, and we have the
election, with eight votes to spare. 1t
should be borne in mind that since the
fusion of the greenback men and the
Democrats in Kansas that is doubtful
State. and South Carolina is another, bar
ring the bayonet. We can lose New
York and Ohio and Pennsylvania. and
with Indiana, New Hampshire and South
Carolina carry the election. though with
out vote to spare. But it isn't worth
while to multiply these permutations.
However, while the Republican Commit
tee and the Republican newspapers are
claiming the gift of Presidential prophe-
cy, we may be permitted to submit Il
guess We think it will occur to the fair
minded reader that we are not claiming
too much:
The Republican journal., 1876-09-14

On Thursday, in the town of Wellington,
Conn, two young ladies', Rosie Green, "A years
old, took strychnine with a suicidal purpose.
Miss Green died in four hours. just before
death she stated as her motive that no one
cared for her; that her dead mother was call
ing her and she was tired of life. Miss Shurt-
left is alive, but still in danger. Two young
men were present when the fatal dose was
taken and were urged to partake of it, but re-
fused, although they thought the whole thing a
joke.
The neghbors of James Watson of Minot
took neat way of consoling him for the loss
of q cow, the death of which had discouraged
the poor man. They called him away from his
his barn.
The Republican journal., 1876-09-14
The Maine Election.

If Republicans were soberly and seri-
ously asked what all their demonstrations
of rejoicing over the late election are
founded upon. they would find it exceed
ingly difficult to give satisfactory an
swcr. They very we'll understand that no
Democratic victory was expected - that
the utmost which the most sangulne look
ed for was a reduction Of The majority in
Presidential years "A showing that Re-
publcanism is on the wane, and Democ-
racy cheerful, hopeful and on the in
crease In 1872, the last Presidential
year, the Republican majority at the Sep
tember election was 16, 900 We greet
duction of that majority to 13, 000-and
that, too, on Il largely increased vote. If
there is victory anywhere it is with the
Democracy.
There is one important factor in Presi-
dental calculations which it will not be
safe to ignore 1t is this-thc Democratic
party hold the ascendancy in more than
enough Of the States Of the Union to elect
their Presidential candidate They have
only need to hold their own in order to
succeed The result in Vermont and
Maine, with all the pressure of Republic
can influence and money, shows the fact
that DEMOCRACY Is GAINING If we gain
in such a State as Maine, under the im-
mediate influence and direction Of Blaine,
what may not be expected in New York.
| Indiana and Ohio? There may be tons
Of gunpowder burned in salutes, miles Of
professions, and the air made heavy by
| the smoke OF torches-and still this fatal
| fact will remain. There was lust such
certainty of Republican Presidential sue
cess at the time of the Fremont iulorc in
! 1886, when the Democrats achieved their
latest previous success but the 26, 900
ma jortty for Iiamlin in Maine Did not
prevent the election Of Buchanan
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Tho Result.

At the state election on Monday there
was undoubtedly the largest vote ever
cast in Maino-tully $4,000. We think
y full return will show a Republican plu-
rality of between twelve and thirteen thou
sand. We have not suiliciert lists Of the
members OF! the Legislature elected to
show its exact complexion, bat there will
be considerable reduction in the num-
Der of Democratic Representatives.
The whole Congressional delegation Is
Republican, In the First District, where
there was supposed to be u chance tor
Democratic success, Reed, Rep is elect
ed by about 1000 majority Frye. in the
Second District, has 5000 Lindsey, in the
Third 5000 Powers is probably elected
in the Fourth, over both Donworth and
Oak. although he loses heavily in penob-
scot. Bangor gives Donworth plurality
of % votes-but Powers gains in Aroos-
took. In the Fifth District Hale is elected
by very large majority, probably 5000.
The returns show disastrous canvass for
Mcclellan, who runs behind his ticket al
most uniformly throughout the district.
Hale's gain is much larger than that Of
any other Congressman.
In Lincoln County our friends have
made a splendid fight and have elected
their state Senator. The rest of the ticket
is in doubt The Republicans make gains
in Aroostook, but the Democrats have
doubtless carried the county. The result
in Knox is given elsewhere. All the other
Counties are strongly Republican,
The Republican journal., 1876-09-14

A nice bit of radical fraud was mearth-
ed at Rockland Just before election A
foreigner by the name of Thorn, working
for the Bodwell Granite Co., had sworn in
April, 1915, that he was then 80 years Of
age, and had come to this country in
1872. But that would not let him in to
vote this fall SO a few days ago he went
before the court at Bangor and obtained
his naturalization papers by swearing that
he had come to this country when under
Is years of age. The Democrats had their
eyes on this case, and at once made com
plant and had the man arrested. The L.
S. Marshal found him in bed with McNa-
mara, book-keeper Of the Bodwell Com
pany. He was bound over on charges OF
fraud and perjury, and stands a good
chance of looking through CRATES.
The Republican journal., 1876-09-14

The champion curiosity of the century has an
rived in Newburyport. 1t is lady from Texas,
who is on visit to her mother in that city. She
married and went to Texas twenty-five years
ago, and although having a comfortable compe-
tence, she has never had new bonnet since
she left, but wears home one which she took
away when she married. She brings back with
her a daughter and granddaughter, who with
their mother make four generations in the same
family.
The Republican journal., 1876-09-14
doubtful = We have counted for Mr.. Til

doubtful: We have counted for Mr.. Til
den the Electoral votes of those States
only which are already in the possession
Of the Democratic party, which are now
under Democratic rule. This is fair, for
the Democratic party will certainly hold
its own in this contest. We have given
Mr.. Tilden the Electoral votes of twenty
two States, all of whose State Govern
ments, the latest news from the people,
are Democratic to-day. and it is not al
legged that we are losing ground These
number two hundred and eight Electoral
votes, twenty three more than are neces
sury for choice by the Electoral College
We have given Mr.. Hayes Kansas, which
is doubtful; Massachusetts, which was
Democratic two years ago; New Hamp-
shire, which is doubtful; and if, in addi-
ton, we concede Ohio and Colorado,
there is no salvation for Hayes One
thing seems certain. The Democratic
States will remain Democratic, and that
will elect Tilden. If there is any better
or juster basis for an estimate than this it
eludes our notice This is chow it looks. Y
The Republican journal., 1876-09-14
GeneraIities.

There are 1900 unemployed men in San
Francisco.
The explosion under Hell Gate is postponed
till October
Mrs. Hayden shot by er husband, at Derby
Line, VT, is dead.
Senator Gordon, of Georgia, is ill at his
home in that State.
Three Molly AIaguircs arc to be hung Octo-
Der 3lst in Pennsylvania.
Gen Caleb Cushing has arrived home on
two months leave of absence.
A Young man named Harvey Smith. was
drowned at Gardiner, saturday.
1t is estimated that of those who 60 to church
i'll New York. eighty per cent. are Catholics.
Rockport. Mass, appropriatcs the proceeds
of her dog tax to books for the public library
The Knox County Agricultural Fair will be
held in Rockland. October 10th, 11th and 18th.
Crops of all kind are reported throughout
Hancock county abundant and excellent in
quantity and quality.
Mrs. Law, a guest at a Long Branch hotel.
was robbed of $4,000 worth of icwelry during
bathing hours on Saturday.
The large tanncry at yanceboro was DESTROY
ed by fire Friday night, together with forty ton,
of leather No particulars.
An intimate friend of Gen Hayes is quoted
as saving If he i, elected he viii offer Blaine
the choice Of Cabinet positions"
Mr.. Graves of ralnyra, has an apple tree
which is 100 years old and well loaded with
fruit. The tree spreads II feet.
There are 10000 workingwomen in New
York city out ot employment, and starvation Is
staring most of them in the face
A Bildeford merchant displays in his win
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Waldo County,

We give elsewhere the full returns O
Connor for Governor has S33 over Talbot
Hale for Congress has 80 over Mcclellan
Boardman for Senator III over Cove
Learned for Senator $50 over White
Walls for Sheriff 703 over Cooper, Frye
for Clerk Of Courts 10 over Small. Her
sey Tor Judge OF Probate SIS over Estes
Field for Register OF Probate 702 ovel
Fletcher, Drake for Commissioner 81.
over Grant, McCrillis for Treasurer 72j
over Moody
The Democratic candidates. ranging
from highest to lowest on the ticket
stand as follows 81 Grant 3452, Fletcher
1891, Cove 1888 Talbot 1886, Moody $3.50
Cooper 1862. White 3359, Small 1857, Es-
tes 1928, Mcclellan 1922. 1t will be seen
that the Democratic candidate tor Con
gress falls behind the Governor, Ct votes
The Democrats elect one representa-
tive, Mr. Pendleton, in the Islesboro dis.
tric.. The rest are Republicans
A reporter of the New York World haC
an interview, on Thursday, in that city
with Senator Bayari of Delaware on the
subject Of Attorney General Talt's extra
ordinary ''order' turning over the South
to military law The distinguished Sena-
tor gave it rs his deliberate opinion that
no document so partisan III character SO
reckless Of all constitutional limitation $
upon power, so regardless of historical
truth, 80 utterly insubordinate to the de
cisons of the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States has in the history Of our coun
try issued from a department. not only
acting as all departments should act. I'M
der the sanction of law. but looked to BY
all other departments Of the executive as
itself the fountain of law for them. He
said, furthermore, that he was sure if the
order could be carried out in his letter and
spirit it will totally subvert our form of
government and leave our local self gov
crnment system but the shadow cf name
The Republican journal., 1876-09-14
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1876
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TILI)EN
HAY ES,

Total. ....... 20e
We have left Ohio with twenty two
votes and Colorado with three votes
The Republican journal., 1876-09-14

Let the heather rage, if they want TO
but just wait for those October returns
boys.
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Massachusetts Democracy.

The Democrats Of Massachusetts held
their state convention at Worcester on the
9th Hon. W. w. Warren Of Boston, was
made President. who on taking the chair
made . most acceptable address. A speech
was also made by Gen. Whitney
ARRIVAL OF MIR. GAsToN.
While Gen Whitney was speaking the
delegates and visitors thronged into the
hall until it was as densely packed as any
one probably ever saw it. There was a
movement in the crowd on the stairway
at the right OF The platform. and Gen.
Whitney said he would make way, as the
President had arrived. He was mistaken,
howeyet, for the time was not quite up,
and Mr. Warren was not present. While
the audience was shouting for a cOntlnu-
ance Of the speech, however, Mr.. Castor
was escorted up the stairway, and, step
ping upon the platform, was recognized
by the Convention, who sprung to their
feet and gave him an ovation which is ac-
corded to few men. They appauded, shout
ed. threw up their hats, cheered and adopt
ed every known method OF kind regard
Mr. Castor seemed little excited, but
gracefully acknowledged the compliment
paid him, and was finally introduced by
Gen. Whitney, who said:
GENITLEMEN-I have the honor to introduce
to you a gentleman that needs no Introduction
from me: the man whom you carried so trium-
phantly into the Gubernatorial chair-eX-GoV.
William Castor.
This introduction was the occasion OF
another demonstration. which lasted sev-
eral minutes. AT last silence was secured
and Mr.. Castor addressed the Convention
as tOhoWs-
The Republican journal., 1876-09-14

AS we last week predicted would be the
case, the Republican majority in Vermont
had an immense shrinkage. 1t is down to
"a, 900, and that on an vote increased by
II 900 over that of last year. The Re
publicans increased their vote 33 per cent
while the Democrats made an increase of
Sc per cent. The Vermont boys did we'll,
excellently we'll.
reporter of the New Orleans Times
said something concerning Mr.. SoIr, who
Immediately soured on the man Of the
note book, and went for him with q pls-
tol. The funeral of MI S. took place two
days afterward
The right of redemption of the Bangor
House property was sold on Saturday to
S. H. Blake for $247. The mortgage and
interest amount to SCI ,G54. Mr. Blake
also bought the right to redeem the fur
niture, which is mortgaged for SG,976,
for which right he paid $305. These are
very low figures.
What this country really needs isn't so much
reform, as it is new style of pants that won't
bag in the knees. [Rockland Courier.
1t has got 'em. 1t pants for Tilden and
Hendricks. and that's pair of pants that
will set we'll every way.
Col. John Nj. Adams, editor of the Port
land Argus, is elected Representative from
Deering. and will doubtless take the posi-
tion of leader of the Democratic forces in
the popular branch.
The Republican journal., 1876-09-14

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