The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-12
BY TELEGRAPH,
MAINE.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Republicans Elect Their Mayor in Au.
gusIa-Democrais Garry Five Out of
Seven Wards.
AUGUSTA, March 1.-THE Republicans elect
their mayor, Charles E. Nash, by 242 majority,
but the Democrats carry five out of seven
wards, giving chem the control of the city gov
eminent. a
Republicans Garry Biddeford.
BIDDEFoRD, March 1.-THE city election
was hotly contested. The Republicans carry
six out of seven wards and elect their candidate
for Mayor. Noses, (Rep.) fer mayor received
lily; Warren, (Dem.) 1858; Parker, (Greenback)
60. Money was freely used and it is estimated
by candid men that three hundred men sold
their votes for cash and promises of work.
DIR. A. @. Hamiin Reelected Mayor of
Bangor.
BANGOR, March 1.-THE municipal election
was today greatly mixed, but light vote was
thrown. The vote for Mayor was divided be-
tween A. q. Hamlin, the Republican ncum-
bent nominated by the taxpayers caucus, and
A. G. Wakefield, (Rsp..) brought forwarded
at the polls. Hamlin received I755 votes to
7O2 for Wakefield. The nominations of the
Republicans and taxpayers were identical in
several wards. Six aldermen were elected on
the taxpayers ticket; two being also Republi-
can nominees, and one ward elected the indie
pendent ticket. Six OF the aldermen chosen
are classed as Republicans The Republican
ticket for the council was elected in three
wards and the Taxpayers tickets partially
elected in four wards. Party lines were en-
trely confused and the election was of purely
local interest.
Greenbaclkers Garry LincoInvilIe.
CAMDEN, March 1.-THE town of Lincoln
vile has elected the National Greenback ticket
for selectmen by $50 majority.
No Choice i'm Belfast.
BELFAST, March 1L-There were three can
didates for Mayor today with no choice, Board
man, Republican, lacking two votes. Repub.
publicans make clean sweep of all the ward
officers.
Dem ocratie Victory in Stockton.
STOCKTON, March 1.-The result of the
town meeting today was a complete Democrat
ic victory.
Greenb sckers Sweep Camden.
CAMDEN, March H.--Greenbackers carried
Camden today over the Republicans and Dem
ocrats combined by 2S5 majority
Dro ned.
BATH, March 11.-Cape Murly of Fall River,
Mass, pilot on the schooner Westmorelsnd, for
Harmon's harbor to load ice, was drow aed Fri
day evening near Parker's Head by the cap
sizing of boat
Clear of Ice.
Sasanoa River is clear of ice. Steamer Sam
oset from Boothbay made her first trip today,
the earliest ever made. Ice in the upper Ken
nebec is very weak and will probably leave in
few days.
The Alleged 81. George Murderer.
RocKLAND, March u.-County Attorney
Staples decided today not to arraign Nathan t.
Hart, charged with the St. George murder, for
a preliminary examination, but to hold him
pending an Investigation by the grand jury,
which assemblies tomorrow.
Another shaky Savings Bank.
LEWISTON, March ia petition has been
presented to Jaigs Walton to scale down the
amount due depositors in the Androscogsin
county savings bank to cover losses by the de-
probation Of Bates Manufacturing Co.'S aud
other stocks. 1t is expected that the reduction
will not exceed 10 per cent.
Steam Tug Burned.
BIDDEFoRD, March 11-Steanf ting Aid,
owned by James and James M. Andrews of
this city, came up the river Saturday night
and anchored jast below the Narrows, one
mile from the city. Sunday morning she was
discovered on fire and burned to the waters
edge. Loss SlS 500; insured for $4,000 in the
Girard, Fire Association, Hudson and St. Paul.
Burslaries in Bidieford.
L. w. Hone s. Co.'S, Geo. M. B;ckfora's and
Wakefield Bros stores we're burglarized Sat-
urday and Sunday night; also residences of Oil.
yer Butler and G. A. Hobbs. Small amounts
were secured from each place.
Saco River Open.
The Saco River opened to navigation yester.
day.
Criminals Sentenced.
BANGOR, March Thames Riley and Mi
chael Maboney were sentenced today to seven
and five years respectively in state prison for
rape Samuel Davis for breaking and enter.
ing was sentenced to pay 500 fine and four
months Imprisonment Charles Dolan for an.
saulting an officer to six months imprisopment
Manifesto of the National Party.
NEW YORK. March II Tho pat;,nn1