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BELFAST. August 10. The Waldo county
greenback convention, here to-day was largely at
tended. Hon. William NJ. Rust. editor of the
Progressive Age, presided. The following nomi-
nations were made:
Senstors-Randall Ellis. Belfast, Cassius C.
Roberts, stockton.
Sherif-Charles Baker, Belfast
Commssioner-Crosby Fowler, Unity.
Tressurer-Chailes Moore, Belfast.
The platform of the state convention was affirm.
ed. and resolutions demanding retrenchment in
public expenses adopted
Accident.
PORTLAND, August 10. AsJames Standish and
James McDondell were driving in from the races
yesterday afternoon. their carriage was upset at
the corner of Weymouth and Portland streets
and the occupants thrown out. Standish was not
much injured, but Mcdonnell suffered so severely
from the fall that be had to be carried to hi. home
on South street. and physician was summoned.
His head quite severely cut 10 several places,
and his body badly bruised
PIckpOckets.
Yesterday when the train the Boston &
Ma ne came in from Old Orchard Beach there
was q large number of people GU board. 1t APP
pears that pickpockets stood the entrance to
the cars, and a number of passengers, including
ladies, were relieved Of their wallets and other
vauabes
Drowned.
WIscAssET August 10. A boy ten years old
son OF Joseph Hogsdon, WAS drowned in Birch
Point mill pond this noon.
A Free Bridge.
THoMAsToN, August 10. The Thomaston toll
bridge was declared free to public travel this
morning. The old sign indicating the rates of
toll, which was placed over the toll house door
fifty seven years ago, is torn down. This relic of
the past is gone the bridge is free, and the people
say amen.
Franklin County Democratic COnven-
FAkMINGroN, August TO- The democratic
county convention which met here to-day, made
the following nominations:
Senator-M. Il. Beal
Commissoner--l.evi Bradbury.
Treasurer. II. Merrill.
Auoruey-H. l.. Whitcomb.
Sheriff.. w. Frat.
The convention adopted hard money platform,
| and nominated straight ticket. There was a
good attendance, and The proceedings were har-
monious.
Drowned While Bathing.
BRUNSWICK. August 10. Edward Furnish,
fourteen years of age, son of John Kurdish.
prominent citizen OF Brunswick, was drowned
this afternoon while bathing. His body was re.
covered.
Hancock County Greenback Convention.
ELLSWORTH, August 10. The Hancock county
greenback convention was held here to-day. In
the absence of any credentials, all persons in
sympathy were asked to hand in their names and
act in the convention. Foriy-four names were
registered, the larger portion having been form
erly democrats. The following ominaions were
made:
senaors-Cyrus j. Hall and Malbry Kingmsn.
Commissioner-J. Soper.
Treasurer-lIorace Davis.
The convention had some difficulty in agreeing
on resolutions.
Leo Miller spoke in the afternoon 10 advocacy
of the most advanced theories OF the party, de-
msndlng the issuing of money by government
direct 10 the people at one per cent. interest.
Shooting Affair in Auburn.
AUBURN, August 10. large crowd of Lew
iston roughs, known as the Chain gang" attend
ed dance held at Estes Hall, Auburn, near the
Barker NJ H. last evening. About half past ten
o o'clock several roughs endesvored to pass the
door keeper without paying the admission fee,
and threatened to ''clesn out the whole estsb
lishment The managers of the hall sent for Con-
stable Dunn to arrest Que Martin the most prom
iuent OF the dsturbers. Mr.. Dunn and aid.
4. a tod 70,
Martin, who resisted them. crowd of roughs
came to his rescue from the hail and assaulted
Dunn aud his aid with their fists and clubs.
dlsgIaceful fight ensued, in which Mr.. Dunn re
ceived good many severe blows from his assail-
ants. stone three inches in diameter hit him in
the chest and knocked him over In self defense
he pulled his revolver and fired three shots. One
John Lannigan of Lewiston was hit In the hip and
seriously wounded One OF the balls passed
through the clothing of another Lewiston fellow,
WHO was IN the crowd. This decisive deteDse had
good fleet upon the crowd, which Immediately
ceased its attack upon the constable and dispersed
Lannigan was taken to his home Beacheiy
hill. lie was quite low Saturday. The ball was
extracted. The Lewiston police weie sent for
during the fight, but when the officers arrived, the
| constable 5 efncaclouS treatment oil lne moo nhu
rendered their services unnecessary. Martin es
capped during the excitement. and the police are
now looking for him and also number of other
roughs who participated in the fight Constable
Dunn severely injured III the afrsy and is
quite lame from blows which he received.
Temperance Camp Meeting.
OLD ORCHARD, August 10. Mrs. Yeomsns of
Canada arrived here yesterday, and delivered
powerful address last evening. Other speakers
were Messrs. II. NJ. Bryslt, D. c. Babcock, Geo.
A. Merry, c. ID. Starbrd and Rev Mr. NJ anches
ter of New Hampshire.
The following resolution, offered by Rev. II. W
Conaut of Rhode Island unanimously adopt
ed, aud will be forwarded to the Maine Senators,
to be presented to the United States Senate:
Resolved, That in view OF the terrible evils that
the rstlc in intoxicating liquors entails upon the
people OF the United States, we respectfully ask
the CoDgrs of the United States to prohibit their
importation aud manufacture in the District of
Columbia, and IN all the territory over which the
National Cover nment has jurisdiction.
The meetings to-day under the direction
of the +, fntmpd men J. X OsVood q. b. Chad