Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-14
TELEGRAPHIC.
News in Brief, Gathered by
Wire and Cable.
MAINE.

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wards of the city.
BosroN, Sept. 12.-The Herald's
Belfast (Me.) special says: The
morning opened damp and foggy.
Voting commenced at nine o'clock,
both parties crowding about the
polling places eager for the battle.
PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 13.-Tele-
graphic tallies from all the wards at
IL o'clock to the republican state
committee rooms has given the re-
publicans 1856, fusionisas 1,433.
This is three sevenths of the city
vote. The fusionists made efforts
to get a strong vote early. Iallles
from six wards and the noon tally
from the others give the republicans
1890 and the fuionists 1,793.
LEWISTON, Me-, Sept. 13.-At one
o'clock the vote of Lewiston gives
Davis, 822; Plaised, CTS. Every
BODY is at work and full vote is
being brought out. Fog runs be-
hind the ticket. Auburn is voting
very largely republican and there is
confidence of increasing the majority
of last year, The prohibition party
is voting for Joy instead of Nye and
only two votes are reported in Lew
iston so far for that ticket.
AUGUSTA, Me, Sept. 13.-The re
publicans are gaining on last years
majority. At l o'clock the republi-
cans were $50 ahead in five wards.
The other two wards were not
heard from.
BELFAST, Me, Sept. 13.-The fus-
ionists are leading in two wards and
are much encouraged. They will
probably reduce the republican ma
jorits by rs or more. A large vote
is being polled and. there is great ex-
citement.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 1s.-somer-
sett county indicates strong re
publican majority. Lewiston has
147 republican majority. Auburne
has a strong republican majority.
At 3 o1cock the tallies in Portland
gives the republicans 3,3O3 and The
democrats 2,967. The republicans
have majority of 1856.
Fifty-one towns give Davis 21,-
984, Plaisted 1874, scattering 130.
The same towns last year gave Davis
21,039, Smith II, ,648, Garcelon 1000,
scattering 112, an aggregate of A..
9O8 against $4,000. Davis majority
is 1860 against 2,278 last year, q
fusion gain of 318.
BosToN, Me, Sept. 13-The vote
of Ellsworth has just been received
and is as follows: Davis $50, PlaisteC
692. James Fishmer, republican, il
elected representative. This is 6
gain of 81 for Davis and 81 fol
Plaisted.
Augusta dispatches says the few
returns received indicate close anC
doubtful election in Maine. Bango
kilograms says the republicans have
carried the city by 40 majority.
fusion gain of PA. Nye received
five votes.
Eastport, Me-, gives Davis 43.
and Plaisted 339, net republican
gain of 15.
Official returns from Portland an
Locking Island are as follows
Davis, republican, 3481; Plaisted, fu
sion, 3,251; Nye, enforced prohibi
ZIONIST, 27; scattering, Is
total 6,778. The republica
plurality, $50, republican majorit
184. Last year the republican vot
was 346, greenback 1881, democrati
1,5O4, scattering 20. The republica
majority is 602. Lewiston gives Davi
1864, Plaisted 1897, Joy Ii, Nye
a net republican gain of 120.
Auburn gives Davis 1,272, Plaiste
ITO, Joy 8, Nye l and B. Bradburr
1. The republican majority in Be.
fast is 17-last year it was 141
| Biddeford gives Davis LII; Plais
ted, 1,O57; scattering, 15-last yea
Davis had 1,O09; Smith (green.), IT'S
Garcelon (dem.), 327. ','
DAMARIsCoTT, Me, Sept. 18th
] republicans are making heav
gains here. The fusion candidat
for the senate is said to be runnin
behind in the country, which IN man
7 portions will go republican. A
Waldoboro the indications are tha
> Lncoln county will go republican
but it is impossible to tell yet.
Boston, sept. ia special to th
r Boston Herald says Waldo count
has gone heavily for the fusionists.
HoULrEN, Me, Sept. 13.-Aristoo
: county has probably gone fusion b
3 800 majority, which is about tt
1t same as last year, electing all tt
'e county officers.
il DlNN1sco1zA, Sept. 13.-At 81
le p. m. the returns of Lincoln count
le indicate fusion majoriCv OF LOU
2OO. The fusion majority last YET
,e was 81.
e .e BATTLE OF NORTH POINT.
d BALTIMORE, Sept. 13.-The ann
j, versary of the battle of North Poil