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LATEST FROM MAINE.
The Military All Under Arms.
The Two Legislatures.
CABLE NEWS TODAY.


THREATENED CIVIL WAR IN
MAINE.
Troops in the State-HOHse-DemO.
cratic Indignation.
BOSTON, Jan. 24.-The Heruld's Augusta spe-
cial says: Three companies of troops and
gatl1ng gun garrison the state-house. When
as little show OF arms as possible and the SOL
diery will be kept in the background. The re-
publicans feel well braced up this morning and
are generally urging the dispersion of the Union
Hall legislature The sort of utteranceS which
set the authorities thinking are such as the fol-
lowing: Pillsbury says in his Daily Standard
on the programme is to. disperse by force
the legislature convened in Union Hall.
a. Are .s you as FREE freemen n willing. to submit
representatives are protected. This is the
elimination of the outrage inflicted upon
democrats and greenbackers by the stalwart
pimpS of the republican party. Who Is the
man who will now step out of our ranks and
side with the cowardly men intIenched in the
state house, who tremble at the sounds OF their
own voices and do not feel safe unless backed
up by the bayonets of the state militia? Let
the end be what it may, history will read that
Corporal Davis was the first man in the state OF
state house to keep from its portals citizens OF
the commonwealth
All the Military of Maine Under
Arms.
General Beal, Major Nye, Capt Small and mil
itary men generally, wide awake and active.
Every military company In Maine Is under
arms
FusiOnist Opinions.
Capt. Black, OF the fusion staff, says that all
he asks for is to be arrested. 1t is reported that
case OF carbines Is secreted at his down town
Office. A. F. Gould, legal adviser to the fusion
government. characteriZeS the moving of troops
here as a desperate act, and sure to rebound to
the political advantage of the fusionists. 1t is,
republicans. All the military in the state will
be here by night, il the fusionists carry out the
plans they are alleged to have matured.
The FusiOnists Nervous.
The fuSlOn1St legislature met with diminish
ed numbers this morning. Speaker Talbot told
the reporter that his house needed protection
more than the houses OF the republicans. The
fusionistS show unmistakable signs of nervous
ness over the state OF affairs Secretary of State
Sawyer, of the fusion government, is out OF the
city should the fusion legislature go to Bid
deford it is likely to find the doors OF any hall it
may engage guarded by soldiers.
''NO FOOIing Any LOnger.''
mo fooling any longer" is the republican
talk to-day. The State-houSe is converted into
sort OF barracks; stoves have been set up in
the cellar to cook army rations Of beef &C. to
be served out to the troops. At the adjutant
generals Office they have information not yet
10 be given to the press, which is said to fully
Justify the calling out OF the militia. The gov
ernor is strongly urged to at once disperse the
Union hall legislature and the fusion govern
ment but whether he acts until the first OF
next week is doubtful. Sunday night the state
troops will all be under arms. The republican
authorities assert If there is civil war the re-
spons!bility rests upon the fusionists.
The Republican Legislature.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 24.-The senate met and
acting any business. In the house. the COM
mittee on the judiciary was ordered to inquire
what action, If any, is necessary to prevent any
person or persons from falsely pretending to
assume the functions and 0OtipS Of fhp
state offices. An act in relation to the state
seal, public records and documents, and to GER
tain public officers and their duties, came up
on its passage to be engrossed. Mr.. Strout, or
Portland, made the argument in support Of the
bill, claiming that this is legal legislature, SO
recognized rec 6y the M courts, the people, and even
Mr.. Hutchinson presented the following
Whereas Information is received that a certain
person has been engaged in enrolling and en-
llStlng men In the manner and for purposes I'M
authorized by the laws OF this state; and where
as such enlistment and organization tends to
the disturbance OF the public peace and to dis
order and TevolutfOn therefore: ReSolred That
joint committe OF seven, on the part of the
house, with such Of the senate as may join, be
appointed for the purpose Of investigating the
truth OF such reports and to ascertain what ac-
ton, If any, should be taken, and make report
of their doing to the house; said committee
to have the power to send for persons and
papers. In presenting the resolution Mr. Hutch
fnson briefly advocated it, after which it passed.
and committee was appointed. The house
lnen aQJOurQeQ I'LL II a m. Monday.
The FusiOnist LegiSlature.
AUGUSTA ME-, Jan. 24-The frSionists again
met in Union Hall. Their ranks are thin as
many have gone to their homes. Mr.. Dickey
offered the following. order, which passed:
will be appointed by the house, with such as
the Senate may join, to prepare memorial to
Congress and an address TO the people of this
state setting forth the facts relating to the Or
ganiZation OF the house and senate on the first
Wednesday OF January, and all the facts reIat-
Ing TO the choice Oh governor, also members
OF council and state officers and all other facts
connected with the legislature which may be
deemed OF Importance by the committee" Mr.
Ingalls,, OF Wfscasset, said that In submitting
TO the court we should understand that every
man OF the organization shall remain here until
the decision Of the court is received The house
then voted to send questions to the justices Of
the court
communication was received from the national
greenback committee of New Hampshire advs-
ing the fusion1sts to stand firm to the bitter
end. and II need be fight for their rights. Both
branches then adjourned until Monday next.
Gen. B. F. Harris has entered upon his duties
as state superintendent Of buildings and has
discharged all fusionists
Riots Feared.
BOSTON, Jan. A.-An Augusta, Me- dispatch
says it is feared in case the fusion legislature is
dispersed, riots will break out In Lewiston and
arms until further notice. Gov. Davis will not
issue proclamation commanding the fusion
legislature to d1Sperse until he has exhausted
every peaceful resource, but he will not give
them an undue amount Of time for cogitatlon
He considers the majority of fusion legislators
the dupeS OF Ptllsbufy and other men.
Funds for the FusiOnist Treasurer.
BOSTON, Jan. N.-A special dispatch from
Biddeford, Me-, says that Ferguson HaineS the
city treasurer, has sent $22, 900, the amount of
Biddeford state tax, to Mr.. White, the fusionist
state treaSufefA
Rejected SuitOr,s Suicide.
NKw YORK, Jan. 24.-A special from Colum-
bia, s. c.. says: Preston D. Mood editor OF the
Clarendon Press, and son OF Henry N. Mood,
one Of the most distinguished Methodist preach
erS in South Carolina, committed suicide at
Manning Village last night by blowing out his
brains with pistol Hood had addressed
beautiful Jewess and threatened to kill himself
If she refused his oner. Notwithstanding his
threat, the fair daughter OF Israel rejected him,
and the rash young journalist thus put an end
to his life.
Fall of q Locomotive from am Ele.
waited Railroad
NEW YORK, Jan. N.-At 1880 this morning, as |
the emigrant train Of the Elevated railroad was |
going south, on Sth avenue, between 143d and |
144th streets, the engine jumped the track, i
caused by misplaced switch, and fell TO the |
ground, distance OF IS feet. Seven employees |
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