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PORTLAND, ME., Sept. l1.-Tweuty.one
towns Of Cumberland county give. an nv.
erage vote, for county officers, Of $3.50,
for Republicans; $3.50 for Democrats,
The five towns to hear from gave last year
Republicans, ,066; Democrats, 9lO. In
the county VIM. &. Davis (Democrat) is
undoubtedly elected over Higgins as Sen.
ator. All the other Republican county
officers will be elected by 100 majority.
Hon. Eugene Hall telegraps that
Washington county gives 800 Republican
majority, Hancock 1000, Walter $50, and
says that Knox county willincrease this,
The counties given last evening US doubt.
full prove Republican to-day, leaving the
Democrats Only Knox and Lincoln, which
they had last year.
The Senate stands % Republicans and
3 Democrats. The House stands 80 Re-
publicans, &c Democrats and 2 green
hackers and &c are not reported. In re-
gard TO the constitutional amendments, MS
far as heard from, ,that'limiting the elective
franchise received 1851 votes in favor
and 3,O07 votes against; that limiting
municipal Indebtedness received 4,5S3
votes in favor and $50 against. The first
Is probably defeated, but the latter is
overwhelmingly adopted.
coESoR's MAJORITY.
AUGUSTA, Me, September 1.-THE
officials returns Of the State election in
dictate that Connor's majority over all the
will not fall below 6,OOO.
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clos aoAted on the water like q ship al
sea until shattered by the current. The
loss 10 the valley Of Chillo alone ia esti,
mated at over s., 100000, and the loss In
other sections is equally great. 1t is
Likewise calculated that the number OF
the dead exceeds 900.
A third cataract took an easterly di.
rection, destroying the bridge Of Patale,
and doing grlevous injury TO the estates
In that neighborhoOd, OF which the most
important Is celebrated for its fine wine,
we'll known as "Viuo de Patate."
Although the surroundings OF Quito
have been laid waste, the city itself suf.
fered from only rain Of ashes and a
complete darkness, which began on the
10Th ot June, ut three in the afternoon.
Al haehache and other places the night
lasted for thirty consecutive hours. In
the midst of this Opaque gloom one could
hear the believing Of the cattle and the
cries Of other animals, who, deprived Of
their usual food by the shower Of ashes,
sought in species OF frenzy for the
means Of satisfying their hunger. Other
beasts, frantic with terror, careered hith.
er and thither as IL In despair, and the
piteous bowling OF the dogs pierced the
air with its ominous sound. In Quito
the darkness was not as that Of night; il
was like that described by the younger
Pliny In letter TO Tacitus, in which he
relates the eruption Of Vesuyius and
the destruction Of Pompeii. ait
was" he says, las il the lights
in room had been extinguished." Al
Quito1he shower at first was Of coarse,
heavy sand, which subsequently, turned
into ashes 30 fine and impalpable that
they penetrated not only into apartments,
but into the most carefully closed recep.
tacles. In the depth OF the darkness,
msH=aud women, Drawing the rain Of ash
es, sailed forth into the streets, screening
Themselves with umbrellas and lighting
their way with lanterns, and all the while
these strange apparitions rent the air
with their cries and prayers Of mercy
The umbrellas, as we'll as the green eye.
glasses used here on Journeys, were no
superauOus precaution, although they
afforded but scant protection against the
subtle powder, which it was remembered
had in many cases produced blindness
during the eruption OF 1913, and the rain
Of ashes Of thirty hours that attended it.
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Philadelphia Custom House In
VcStigatiOn.

WASHINGTON, September II. The
commission appointed to investigate the
affairs Of the Philadelphia Custom House
say that on the whole the condition Of the
service at the present time is reasonably
satisfactory; that it is conducted to the
general appreciation Of the business com.
munity; that corruptiOnis is apparently un.
known, and the irregularities which have
prevailed have sprung from a loose con.
struction Of the law and erroneous views
OF duty. The force, as to character and
capacity, is OF very fair average; that
the work with few exceptions is eff.
ciently done; that the service in all the
branches has been greatly improved with.
in the past year, and the tendency and
tone of its conduct at present is generally
in the right direction.
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Cnslom monae Anairs.

SAN FRANClsco, September l0.-At The
meeting ol the Treasury Commission 10
examine Custom House affairs, this even.
ing, I. w.. Noyes, ex.Special Treasury
Agent, testified concerning the opium
smuggling case 10 1877, In which the
Government employees were apparently '
concerned, and the packages from which
the opium was removed were deposited
in the warehouse, the key Of which was
kept by the employees Of the Custom
House. Noyes also unearthed case Of
fraudulent damage 10 a large amount
allowed on an invoice Of glass. Shol tly
after reporting these cases he and an EN-.
ploye who assisted him in working them
up were dismissed.
Charles A. Morrell, Chief Of the Night
watch, testified that the force under him
was not large enough to watch vessels
entering port. The smuggling was most
ly done by Cinnamon, who are experts at
the business. He said that there was
formerly a ring in the city engaged in
smuggling, but thought there was not at
present.
L. D. Smith, OF the Revenue Service,
stated that this port was we'll suited to
carry on smuggling, as vessels were not
boarded at night.
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A fire is reported 10 be raging 10 dep.
pc, and already one.quarter Of the town
has been destroyed. Loss E50,000.
PARIS, September 1.-THE judgment
against Gambetta Is based on his anu
Murats admission before the Judge de
Instruction that the speech was published
by his (Gambetta's) order. The iudg.
ment points out in detail the culps6iIity
Of ten passages in the speech, which par.
ticulaFiy declares that McAlahon mus,
submit to the decision or resign, and was
a threat constituting an attack on the
loyalty, honor and dignity, and conse.
quently on the person oil the President Of
the Republic. The judgment will be
communicated 10 GAmbetta this evening
An appeal will be taken, which will Be
heard September 20lh.
The police this evening seized five Of
the principal Republican papers, includ.
ing lie Temps, La Fraaes and La Bi.n Pab.
liqae. It's beliVed the seizure was made
In consequence Of the publication of the
trial or for violent articles. The Pays, u
Bonapattist organ, was also seized. The
seizure, however, will only be maintained
as regards lie Biea Rlbligut.
A subscription has been opened in Paris
Tor monument TO Theirs. q
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ONE THOUSAND LIVES LOST.
CoIOpaxi's Latest Eruption
Darkness aud DlSm1y--The
Inca Ruins destroyed.

From the N. Y. Nation.
QUrTo, July 1.-THE eruption took
place on the Goth Of June, with every
circumstance that could increase It's hor.
ror-utter darkness in the broad day,
thunder and lightning, fearful explosions
that made the earth tremble, subterra.
mean noises and wild gusts Of wind, ac.
companled by rain Of ashes. An eye.
witness told me that the volcano poured
out cataract ten times the bulk Of Mag.
ara, which carried all before It in its
headlong course and submerged the whole
surrounding country. The torrent di.
vided itself in two opposite directions, as
If to give greater scope to its devastation
and to make the confusion still more dire.
One branch took southerly course, To-.
ward the city Of Latacungs, situated
twelve miles from Cotopaxi.
On its way the torrent converted the
plain Of Callao into an immense lake,
There Is but faint hope that the ruins Of
the palace ol the lucas, described by Hum.
boldt and all other travellers through the
central valley Of the equatorial Andes.
have escaped the ravages Of the flood,
Near Latacuuga the furious torrent tore
up from itS very foundations the cotton
factory Of Don Jose Villagomup, whose
value was estimated ut $S00,000 crops,
cattle, buildings were swept away; the
massive bridges OF Cutnche and Pan
salvo were destroyed, "a we'll as part Of
the fine carriage road (scSrce equallsd
even in Europe) which connects Quito
with the towns in the south Of the re.
public.
The branch that headed towards the
south Of Cotopaxi deyasted the prosper.
Gus and enchanting valley Of Chillo. and
In particular the estate Of the Senores
Aguirre, noted for having been The rssi.
dence OF Humboldt. There, too, "A In
LatAeunga, arose the buildings Of thriy.
ing factory, which, only the year before.
had been destroyed by FIRE, and had iust
been repaired al great expense. The tor.
rent rooted i.irom the ground, and bore
Il away in thousand fragments. Il is
asserted that mill OF Don Manuel Pala.
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.I.
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MINOR TELEGRAmS.

The Democratic State Convention
will be held at Albany, N. Y, October Sd.
Charles D. Metzeler, of Chicago, was
arrested at St. Catharine, Ont, yesterday
on a charge Of forgery. The amount in.
Volved is said to be over $4,000.
Robert L. Espy, who murdered his
wife at Rocky Hill, Conn, and was sen.
fenced TO the States prison for life, cut
big throat on Monday night, probably IA
Philip Watson (colored), charged
with the murder Of his wife, in Covington,
KY, waived a hearing in that city today
and was committed without bail. He has
admitted his guilt.
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TERRE HAUTE, September ll.--At st.
Elmo, yesterday afternoon, John Scales
followed man who had burglarized his
house, The man turned and shot Scales
through the bead once and through the
body twice, killing him instantly. In n
short time party Of nearly one hundred
armed men were in pursuit Of the mur-
derer. The FIST riders TO reach him were
Frank Barnes and Frank Wiseman. The
man turned on them with pistol in each
hand and killed Barnes and mortally
wounded Wiseman. He then turned and
fred into the pursuing party and killed
one horse and wounded another, after
which he escaped unhurt. There is great
excitement in the neighborhood OF st.
Elmo,
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CINCINNATI, September lls-Cotton-
Steady at lOAc. Flour-Strong and highar:
family at s5 S0a6 90. Wheat-WeakeE err red
81 l5Gl 25 rorn-Demand fair aud mar
ket firm at 47a4Sc. Oats-QuIet at 26l3oc,
Rye-Buoyant at Coo. Barley Dull; prime
western spring at 6Oa65c. Pork-I6 fair
demand :Sl2 77alS 90, Lard-Quiet; steam
9c, kettle ghalOc.. Bulk Meats-strung;
shoulders 6Ta6c, short rib 79Gc cash, 7Hc
buyer September, short clear 7Acc. Bacon
demand fair and market firm at 6Ha
SaSSaShe. Butter-Firmi prime to fancy
creamery 27aSOc, prime TO choice Western
reserve 22a23c, Central Ohio lsa9Oc. Oil
LinSeed firm at 5Oa5lc. Whisky-Quiet
at $l09.
HoGs-steady and firm; common 81 5Oa
4 IS; packing SIS 0Oa5 %.
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NEW YORK, September lion the
night Of August llth fight took place, in
Santos, Brazil, between the seamen Of the
German corvette Vineta and the police.
One policeman and a seaman were killed
and several on both sides wounded. The
German officers took refuge in the Ger.
mania club, pursued by the populace.
The cause Of the difficulty is unknown.
It is said the Germans intend to ask sat.
isiaction because the Brazilian authorities
invaded the German club.
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hBAILRoAD BoNbs-Dull aud heavy.

RAILRoAD BoSDs-Dull aud heavy.
STATE BOSDs-Quiet.
SroCKs-Speculation in tho carly donl.
ings WAS characterized by depression and
q lower range Of value, the decline yaryin9
from n to ~ per cent as Compared WITH
the closing figures yesterday. The greatest
decline was In Illinois Central which
touched SIX, and afterwards recovered ID
69H. Late In the day the market was yerv
weak and prices made another sharp de.
cline. nsome cases the closing quotations
were the lowest Of the day aud showed q
decline OF Y TO SH per cent from the high.
est point The greatest decline was in coal
stocks, some OF the western roads and West.
ern Union, The fall in prices TODAY WSs
due partly 10 natural causes and nnItIv IN
speculation and manipulations 10 work
fresh short interest on the market The
downward movement in coal StocEs
was assisted by the situation In Tho
mining regions. Western Union was
nntaVoraoly influenced by rumor
that court proceedings bad been
begun In regard to the recent arrangements
and also the announcement that the Execn.
tive Committee to-day recommended the
usual quarterly dividend Of IL per cent
which was disappointment 10 The specuIs.
tons, who expected something more, Al the
meeting Of the Executive Committee moth.
ing was done iu relation to division Of the
stock In the treasury Of the company, hi
Deing reserved for special meeting, II
1t Is deemed best 10 make The division:
transactions on Exchange aggregated
lH,0OO shares, Of which 1000 were New
York Central, 1000 Erie, $1,000 Lake
shore, 1000 Northwestern Common. & C,OO
preferred, 5000 st, Paul Common 4,000
preferred, 1000 0hios, 5000 Wabash. bGS0
Delaware a Hudson, $1,000 DeIsTSre,
LacakaWanna 4 Western, 10 900 Niebiv,n
Central, 1900 Norris & Essex and $3.50
Western Union. 'S'N
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THIERs' funeral was identified with
the places Of his life. He was buried
from the place St. George, a narrow
space at the convergence of streets on
the slope Of Montmartre, which he has
made famous by his residence for many
years; it was there that his house was
pulled down by the commune and rebuilt
by the republic, after lying many months
in ruins. The little church Of Notre
Dame de LOrette is close by, and alto.
gether Montmartre must have had a
crowded day Of it. 1t would have been
Grander pageant from the Madeline,
under the shadow OF that vendome col.
umn which Thiers twice erected to the
glory Of the great emperor, but the
Madeline is quite too much associated
with Imperialism, and the great Republi.
can was buried with certain fitness
from the parish in which he resided.
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New YoRK, September 1.-THE will
Of the late VIM. B. Ogden. first Mayor OF
Chicago, and lately de- I, has been ad.
mitted TO probate, {. &pected contest
by iMr. Canda, who had filed a notice
Of his intent TO contest, not taking place.
1t is said that Canda's exclusion from ex.
ecutorship arose not so much from Og.
den's feelings towards him as from the
failure OF certain proposed connections
BY marriage between theiamilies Of og-
den and Canda.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
THE WAR IN THE EAST.

LONDON, September ll.-A Cores.
pondent under date Of Plevna AayS
The Russians had during the night gain.
ed a large slice Of ground in the direction
oi Glurgevo, and a battery Of siege guns
has been built on an elevation within
easy range Of the redoubt. At sunrise
that battery came In action in the rear Of
the advanced battery, and was sent to
fire sweeping down into the redoubt,
which could not reply tn the siege bat.
terry, the range being too long, go II
pounded away at the field batteries on
the ridge, but the practice was not good,
and few casualties occurred. The Rus.
sian siege battery made admirable prac.
tice at Griyici, which is the key to the
position, The assault was intended to
begin yesterday afternoon al 5 o'clock,
but the troops were not in position by
the appointed time. Now the infantry
is In new position waiting for orders.
Towards noon the Russian infantry
pushed forward in diminishing order,
driving back the outlying Turks. The
artillery followed and came into action at
short range. The Turks returned the FIRE,
which was chiefly directed at the Russian
frat line Of artillery. The Gre is very
heavy, but little harm was done. Fur
ther on the left to the crest Of the range
beyond RadiEova, which was one array Of
field batteries, the firing was very heavy,
thr Turkish shells doing great damage
among the gunners and falling behind
them among the infantry and on the re-
verse slope and In RadiIova.
AT 8 o'clock the Rnssians advanced
toward the Turkish positions and conun.
ued the fire, but soon slackened up.
There are no indications Of an assault
to-day. | believe It will be commenced
again tomorrow afternoon. The Russian
is drawing around the Turkish
positions, but the test will not be mSde
with cannon, but with the proWess Of men.
The losses were much heavier to-day than
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ST. LOUIS, September ll.-Information
is received from the little town OF St.
Elmo, Is miles east Of Vandalia, Illinois,
to the effect that stranger committed a
burglary there Sunday night. He was
arrested the next morning but escaped
from his captors and concealed himself
in a corn field near town. Nearly the
whole town turned out TO hunt him and
when brought to bay he shot and killed
two OF his pursuers and mortally wound.
ed another. At last accounrs the burglar
had not been captured but his arrest was
considered certain aud 1t was believed he
would be Immediately lynched. NOnames
are given,
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NEw YoRK, September ll.-A circum.
stantiAl story is published Of the death by
violence Of Amy Pawsett, the English
actress, who died at her rooms in 9Th ay.
enue. She was drugged and fatally beat.
en- by her Paramour, known only in the
story as Bill,
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PHILADELPHIA, September l1.-FIour-
Steady; Gupertine 81 90, extra So 90, Penn.
sylvania family So 75a7 %. Minnesota
50 7ja7 70, high grades and patent IS OOa
9 60. WheaI-Firn; amber 81 4Sal So, red
81 S9al A., white 81 50a l 81. Corn-Stpady;
yellow G0a6lc, mixed 59aG0c. Oats-Flrm;
white 35aSSc, white western S5aS7c. Rye
Firm; at 6j470c. Pork St4 0Oal4 50.
Beef Hams - lSc. Butter - Scarce and
frmer; creamery 2Ga2Sc; Western Reserve
22a2ic. Cheese-Uo oOd demand: western
lie. EGgs-Scarce and firm; western at 20
a9lc. Petroleum-Refned at l41Sc, crude
95c. Whisky-Sl 12
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FRANCE.


PARIS, September 12.-Gambetta and
Murat, the publishers Of the RepubligIc
FrGneers, were TO have appeared this
morning before the Tenth Chamber Of
Correctional Police 10 answer respec-
lively for delivering and publishing the
formers little speech. Neither, however.
responded. Gambetta, in consequence Of
the Illness OF his counsel, lodged peti.
tion for the adjournment Of the trial Of
one week, which was refused. An entry
Of default was thereupon made against
Gambetta and Murat, and Gambetta was
condemned In default 10 three months i'm.
prisonment and fine Of 1000 francs.
The public were excluded from the Pal.
ace Of Justice while. the tribunal was Sit
ting.
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Tho Chicago Alcohol Company,

CHICAGO, September lion investiga.
tioR by the Government authorities il has
been shown that the charge against the
West Chicago Alcohol Company that they
used fraudulent barrels, is entirely un-
founded. The officials, after careful in
yestigation, report but slight variation,
no more than usual, between the gauge
and the actual measure. The barrels are
the same as those used by other houses,
and are honestly made.
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Episcopal Convention.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE fOrtieth annu,
al Convention Of the Episcopal Diocese
Of Illinois, met at the Cathedral this
morning. The principal question TO
come before the body is the adyisability
Of dividing the Diocese, thus relieving the
Bishop Of the surplus OF work and secur.
ing more supervision. The proposition
is to make three centers with as many
Bishops, namely, at Chicago, Quincy and
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Senator Morton.

CINCINNATI, September l1.-This morn
ing adviees from Richmond, Indiana, are
to the effect that Senator Morton has re
covered from the temporary relapse Of
yesterday, but his friends are very auxi-
Gus about him. President Hayes will
visit the Senator Thursday next.
RICHMOND, IND, September ll.-Dr.
Thompson at 0 o'clock 10 night reportt
no visible change in Senator Morton's
condition.
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CHICAGO, September ll.-Flour--Quiet
but steady. Wheat-Heayy; No. Chicago
spring at 81 90 cash, 81 0lkul 04X Sep.
tember, 81 0lHal 0lK the year, No. 5,
Sl05, rejected s0c. Corn Fair demand
but at lower rates; 45jfc cash, 443[a445Sc
October, rejected 45c. 0ats-O -OeueralIy un.
changed, but some sales rather higher,
243sc cash, 24kc October, RyC-Fairly
active and shade higher at 56c. Barley
Easier ut 669Ic. Pork-Aclive, firm and
higher at Sl2 Scale IS cash and October.
Lard-Strong and higher Mt SO 02x
October: Bulk Mests-Firm at 5Na59Ia
Ike. Whisky--$l 90.
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Toledo.

TOLEDO, September 1.-Flour-Steady.
Wheat-Firmer No. 8 white Wabash 81 d,
No. | white Michigan 81 Il, extra white
81 ~, amber Michigan SPOT 81 80, No. 2
Dayton and Michigan red and No. Canal
red SlSl. COrn-Dull; high mixed spot
i9c, No. 2 spot 4S@c, seller September aud
October 40c, rejected 4S1c, OAts-DuII;
No. spot and seller September 2Sc, No. 9
white Soc, Michigan 2sXc, rejected 23I<c.
p M.-Wheat-Closes dull; white
Michigan 81 30, amber spot 81 29I<al 30,
seller September 81 231<aI "a, seller Octo.
bar 81 20A, No. 2 red winter spot 81 20,
seller September 81 22fal 2SIS, seller DC.
tOber 81 lsAal 10. Corn-Dull.
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Western. Union Telegraph DIyi-
lend,

NEW York, September 1.-THE Ex-
ecutiye Committee Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company met to-day and rec
commended that the Directors, who meet
tomorrow, declare the regular quarterly
dividend Of per cent. Nothing was
done in regard to division Of the stock
in the treasury, this being reserved for a
special meeting If it is deemed best 10
make a a'digision,
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ANAss meeting Of farmers was held in
Syracuse, N. Y, last week for the pur-
pose Of Occurring mutual benefits and
mutual rights and privileges" The dis.
cussions took a wide latitude, and it was
evident that the delegates had no fixed or
definite plan to go by. They discIaimed
any idea oiiorming a new political party,
bn. on the contrary favored an alliance
Of farmers which could make itself felt by
both parties. They asserted that the
burdens OF taxation afllict them unjustly,
and that discrimination Is made against
them in favO' Of corporations and monop.
olies,
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Thrown from 1hc .rrnrl,.

HAzELloH, Pa, September ll.-A pas,
senger train on the Lehigh Valley road
ran over COW this morning. The bag.
gage and passenger cars were thrown
from the track, and WIN. Merrick, bag.
gage master, joseph Corbley, Expr
messenger, and WIN. Ward, a passenger
all in the baggage car, seriously hurt.