The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-14

BANGOR, Me-, March 13.-Tbere was a
large vote polIed at the election to-day
1919 against 3,207 last year. Hayford IRE
pubIlcap) was elected mayor by 1926 majority.
Last year Laughton (DemocraD had 1G4 plu-
ralty. The Republicans elect six aldermen
out Of seven for the first time in a number Of
years.
BIpDgFoRD, March 13.-Tbe city election
to day was the most hotly.conested one for
years. Burnham (Democrat) was elected
mayor by 40 majority. Last year the Demo-
Gratis elected their mayor by 159 majority.
The Republicans gain councimen in two
wards and aldermen in one. 10 one ward
the vote for alderman is tie.
BosToS, March ID. - The Republicans elect
their may or by $50 majority, and carried
every ward in the municipal election in Au-
gusta to-day. At Belfast the Republicans
elect the mayor BY s majority, and have q
majority in the boards OF the city govern
ment.
TRENTON, Nj, March 13.-Josephus Sooy,
the detaulting State Treasurer, has been sem
fenced TO three years Imprisonment and un-
til the costs Of the prosecution are paid.
ST.. LOUIS, March 13.-Advices from JEFF
ferson City say that papers have been filed in
the United States District Court, being
charges against Assistant District Attorney
johnson OF accepting fees from the whlskey
ring and furnishing the ring with Informs
ton. His friends say he courts the s'rictest
Investigation.
New YORK, March 13.-The printers
strike has gone into operation to-day, and
thus far is confined chiefly to the Ecening
| Post office, where seventy men refused 10
| work at the reduction of ten per cent; also.
to the book and bprintng house Of John
Polhemus, and few hands at the office OF
Douglas Taylor. The average reduction 10
the various houses is from ten to fifteen per
cent. The strike is likely TO be maintained.
INDIANAPOLIS, ND, March 13.-Engine
No. rs. on the Indianapolis, Burlington and
| Western railroad, exploded in Union deEo.
at 1920 this morning, instantly killing Engi-
naer Moore, of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
indianapolis railroad. The west end of the
dep6t was partially demolished, and it is pos
sihle other persons may be found in the
ruins dead.
QUINCY, ILL.,, March 13.-The following IS
summary of the effects OF the late storm in
Missouri: Seven persons killed; seventeen
ipiured-t or four of them dangerously ;
some thirty houses blown down. and lm'
mense damage done to orchards and timber.
It is estimated that ia Monroe and Rails
counties 100 miles Of fencing was pros
trated.
MEMPHIS, TENN, March 13-At Pacific
Place, Ark, on the 10Th lsstant, Inomas
Leon, formerly of Mississippi, was shot ana
killed by George F. Morris, aged seventeen,
to prevent Leon from numbering sam. +.
L -. Il "A
was tried, and acquitted.
New York, March 13.-A Jackson, Miss,
dispatch to the Herald contains an account
o. the cashing of certain certificates by Bruce
NOW senator from Mississippi at the time
he was candidate on condition that the
members of the Legislature of Mississippi
who received cash for said certificates should
vote for Bruce for the Senate ; and this con-
diten, with ore or two exceptions, was car
ried out. 1t is claimed By Bruce in justitica.
ton that the law authorized him to cash
warrants or certificates at their face-Value,
and pay them into the State Treasury Oh
the settlement Of bis accounts as sheriff
and tax.coector in lieu Of the current
money collected and paid for such warrants
and certificates.
MANCHESTER, n. H., March 13.-The AJ-
ternoon Mirror publ shes communication
from Governor Cheney, addressed to the
petitioners for the military, in which he
says: Should the civil authorities require
aid, am prepared to act promptly IN giving
them every needed facility" --.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Daniel Drew has
gone Into voluntary bankruptcy. He says
bis liabilities will probably amount to $780,
600. Assets unkHoWn.
MENrns, TENN, March ia heavy frost
occurred and thin ice formed last night. 1t
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