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In Memory of the so,dIers.u

On Saturday, the soldiers monument at
Newport, Me-. was dedicated in due form.
and Gen. o. o. Howard delivered his lecture
on the Battle of Gettysburg" afterwards
giving reception; Inc Inc monument which
BILE workers, Messrs. Morse & Bridges, is
about "a feet high, and made of HalloWell
and South Thomaston granite 1t is of
unique design, and probably has not its
equal Tor the cost SS2OQO) IN TN this State. The
dier with arms at parade Rest" was cut
from block of South Thomaston granite by
a sculptor in Quincy, Mass, and IS a work
of art at once beautiful and impressive.
Gen. Howard also took part in the dediea.
Friday 20
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sealsklns VIII Be Cheap.

SAN FRANCISCO, July THE Chronicle
states that the Alaska Commercial Company,
which until recently had the exclusive right
to CAPTURE seals in the American waters of
Behring Sea, has now secured a contract
with the Russian government giving them
berian coast. This will initiate greatly
against the North American Commercial
company which was recently awarded by
the United States, the sealing privilege in
Behring Sea. 1t is believed the effect will
be to greatly reduce the price of sealskins.
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IEAAAAONo dhANIED.
The following patitions vera orantad :.

Z. Ii. Davels to erect twostory brick dwelling
house corner Bowdoin and Clifford streets
Brian L. McDonough to erect a three-story
wooden dwelling house at No. 9S Cumberland
street.
A: l.. Holden to enlarge his dwelling house on
Carlet n street
NJ. b. Vail to maintain stationary steam engine
at No. llS Centre street.
w. X. Evans to erect a twO-Story brick dwelling
house at Nos "a and So Mellen street.
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Two Burned to Death.

KEENE,. N. H., July IA special from
West Rindge says that while e. w. Wether.
bee of that place was at church Sunday, his
house took fire by the overturning of an oil
stove. The only occupants at the time were
Mrs. Huse and Mr.. Wetherbee's est
child. The flames ignited the child's dress,
to save the child's life, Mrs. Huse was Sc.
yerely burned. She died at o'clock Sun
day night. -
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Legislation Necessary.

WASHINGTON, July S-The President
today transmitted to Congress the CORES
pondence between the Department Of State
and the Mexican government together with
concerning the rights of certain Mexican cit
liens to have their claims to lands ceded to
the United States by treaty adjusted aud
confirmed. The President says "The
United States owes a duty to Mexico to con-
firm to her citizens those valid grants saved
by treaty, aud the long delay which has at
tended the discharge Of this duty, has given
lust cause of complaint"
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The.two vessels building In the shlpyard city
which attract the greatest attention just now
are the monster f0ur-masted ship In process
of construction by the Sewalls and a sailing
yacht 110 feet long. In which Mr. VIM. Trot-
ter. ayoung man Of large means and rowing
disposition, proposes to circumnavigate the
globe
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Love and ownership of fine horses Is not
confined to men in this State Of ours. Miss
Alice M. Ward, popular school teacher Of
Carmel, has lately sold her Patchen colt,
Donahue to Massachusetts, parties for $3.50.
Donahue is fine roader, and bids fair 30 fill
the bill for gentlemen's driving horse, for
which he was purchased. Miss Ward has
broken him herself and had the entire train
ing Gf him until sold.
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The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, Julv
18th, taken at p. M, 10th meridian t,me
the observations for each station being given
In this order: Temperature. direction of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 76o, SW, partly cloudy: New Yorl
7So, S, partly cloudy; Philadelphia. 7So s
partly cloudy; Washington. 84o, s. cloudIess..
Albany, 7Oo, NV, rain; Buffalo, 76o. SW'
Detroit, s2', SW, cloudless; Chicago. sSo. 4
cloudless; St. Paul, $50. NV. partly cloudy !:
Duluth, 72', calm, cloudless; st. Vincent
72o, w, partly cloudy; Bismarck, 76o, NV,
cloudy; Jacksonville 7S0 w. cloudy.
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For Attempted IncendiarIsn,.

MoRRIsvILLE, Vt, July 7.-Zelia Allan.
and committed to Jail this morning for at.
tempting the burning of the farm buildings
owned in part by him, on which was a mort
gage. The farm was occupied by Geore
Hart and the fire was set when the family
was away. Allan held an insurance policy.
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NInety.FIve More Rum shops.

Boston, July 7.-Under the law, the police
commissioners may grant one liquor license
to every 500 persons in the city. According
to the increase in the city's population as es-
timated by Superintendent Wadlin of the
census bureau, the commissioners will be al
lowed to issue ninety.fYe more licenses.
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Took Paris craen Ana nlaa

THoRNDIKE, July Mrs. Minnie New
comb of Monroe, took paris green Saturday
morning and died at IL o'clock p. m. The
cause of the act was sickness which affected
the BRAIN
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sASE BALL.
The PLAYERS League.

The following games were played in the
Players League yesterday
AT BROOKLYN.
Brooklyns ..........0 o 4 2 o 2 o l. 8
Chcagos ............o o . o o O. o
Base hits-Chicagos, 6 Brooklyns, 8. Errors
-Chicagos, Ill PrOoklyns, 0. Batteries-Kins-
low and Weyhing, Farrell and Baldwin.
New New Yorks...1 ! 702 Q o-1s
Buffalo. o 2 l. 6
Base hits-New Yorks, 10; Buffalos, 8. Errors
- New Yorks, A Buifalos, s.. Batteries-Ewing
and O'Day, Mack and Haddoek.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Pittsburgs. ..........0 o 4 O. 0 2 1 XII
Philadelphias. 3 o o 0 O.
Base hits-Pittsburgs, Is; Philadelphias, %.
Errors-Pittsburgs, 4; Philadelpbias, 8. Bat
teries-Sanders and Milligan, Morris and Carroll.
AT BOSTON.
Clevelands ........0 z o 0 o l. 0
BOstOns ............1 U 1 o o 0 l. 5
Base ts-Cevelands. IL; Bostons T. Errors
-Cleyeands, A; Bostons, s. Enthusiastically
and Brennan, Sutcliffe, Daley and Murphy.
PLAYERS LEAGUE STANDING.
The following is the standing of the clubs
In the Players League:
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Examination of Teachers.

FIvhe Committee on Examination of Teachers
Il will be In session at the Portland High
School Building, Tuesday, July 8, 1890, at o
o'clock a. M, for the purpose of examining can.
didates for position as teachers In the Portland
Schools. The examinations will continue through
following subjects:
Reading, Spelling, Arithmetic, Bookkeeping
Geography, both Political and Physical, Gram
mar, English Composition, United States History,
Physiology Elements of Free Hand Drawing,
Elements OF Music, and the Theory and Practlce
OF Teaching. Per Order of Committee
o. NJ. LORD, Supt. of Schools.
ie14 eodtljyS
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The National League,

The following games were played iu the
National League yesterday:
AT NEW YORK.
Chicagos ........ % O o o 2 Y 4
New Yorks.........0 0 0 0 0 o O. 1
Base hits-Chicagos, 6; New Yorks, 4. Errors
-Chicagos, 3; New Yorks. i. Batteries-Buck-
ley and Rusie, Kittridge and Hutchinson.
AT BOSTON.
Bostons. l Q Q Q 2 0 / 8
Pittsburgs. .........1 o o o o o l. 3
Base hits Bostons, 49, PIttsburgs. 7. Errors
Bostons, 3; Pittsburgs 5. Batteries Clarkson
and Bennett, Hecker and Berger.
AT PHILADELPHIA
Cincinnatis. s.........0 2 / O 0 0 K 3
Philadelphias. .....0 0 0 0 O. 1
Base Phiiadelphias, 5; Cincinnats,s z.
Errors Philadelphias, 81 Cincinnatis, 8. Bat.
teries-Gleason and Clements, Rhines and Har-
ringt0D.
AT BROOKLYN.
BrooklynS. ...........0 o L o o.
Clevelands. ........0 o o o o o O. 2
Base ehits-Brooklyns, 7; Cleyelands, z. Errors
-Brooklyns, 1; Clevelands 2. Batteries-Zm-
mer and BeatiD, DAILY and Caruthers.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
2he following is the standing of the clubs
In the National League:
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PORTLAND. Me-, July.7, 1890.
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Superintendent Beattie, of the Old Town
woolen mill, bought a cap in Bangor recently
for his little son, the cloth Of which he Inn
mediately recognized as a product Of his own
factory. The cloth was sold to New York
parties, who sold 1t to Philadelphia parties,
where 1t was manufactured into caps and
sold to Boston parties, from whom Bangor
parties bought and sold to Superintendent
Beattie some Of his own goods.
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS.

Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at 81. so
year If paid in advance, $500 year.
Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
PRESS" (Which has large circulation in every
part OF the State) for S100 per square for first in
sertlon. and 90 cents per square for each subse-
quent insertion.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-08

The excitement Of the day in Franklin
county centers around the gold and silver
on upon the land Of Mr.. Jerry b. KnowltOn
and Mr.. David Hunter by several old west
ern miners under the direction Of Messrs.
Joseph B. Dow and Nelson Gould. The
miners say that If such results were obtained
by diggings in the western country, the min
ing fever would run fierce and wild.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-08

The following games were played in the
National League yesterday:
NEW yopR
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Fam RuiIdInes Burned.

LIvERMoRE FALLS, July THE farm
buildings in Chesterville, owned by l.. l..
Nicholas, burned this afternoon. The loss
is $2500; insurance $500.
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Dangerous Sweetness.

SKoWHEGAN, July THE three-year-old
son of Reuel Malleon of Skowhegan, came
very near ending his days by drinking the
water from nnisnn Au- -nanar Sunday Tho
paper had been prepared in the usual man.
ner with sugar and water to make it tempt
ing for the flies and the youngester was after
the sugar, regardless of consequences. At
latest reports he was in fair way to recover
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-08
Mrs. Frye's Death.

CAMDEN, July Mrs. E. c. Frye
committed suicide this morning
She was found at eleven o'clock
in bed with bullet hole in her right temple
and revolver in her hand Temporary in
sanity was the cause. Her age was thirty
seven,
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY.
At 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PoRr1AND. ME.
TERMS: Seven Dollars Year. When navment
is made strictly in advance the price will he S.y
Dollars. A
RATES OF ADvERTIsING-On inch space ~
the length OF column, or twelve lines no1.paren
constitutes square"
Sl.50 per square, daily, first week; II cents per
week after; three insertions or less, 81 90; con
tinuing every other day after first week. 30 cents
Half square, three insertions or less, rs cents.
one week. 81 90; so cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
Under head of "AMUSEMENTS" and AUCTION
SALES" $500 per square per week; three inser-
mr. 1pco
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cave hInseIf un.

BANGOR. July flames Sullivan, who
shot Patrick Purcell last Saturday evening,
gave himself up to the police tonight. Pur-
cell has recovered from his wounds.
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The following is the standing of the clubs
In the Players League:
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the WEATHER.
EaIr. Followed by shoMer.

Following is the forecast Of the weather
fol New England: Showers. preceded in the
northern portion by fair. southerly winds
warmer.
Local Weather Report.
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weattor observations

@ Nesn daily ther.....67.o @ Max, vel. wind. los
minimum theT. ..... COLL :"
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In Cannon Council.

The common council was called to order
at 1855 by President Foss.
Absent: The clerk, Messrs. Bracket, Bar
rett. Stevens and Westwood.
On motion Of Mr. Chapman of Ward 5,
Francis l.. Littlefeld was elected clerk pro
TEN and was sworn in.
Mr.. Jordan of Ward /, presented a petition
of residents OF Morning street asking for the
establishment Of the lines of the street
Read and referred.
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An Original Package Case.

BANGOR, July I'm the municipal court
today application was made to recover three
half barrels of beer, seized from John F.
Kelley, in June. Judgment was then made
against Mr.. Kelley and the case appealed.
Today it was claimed that under the recent
Supreme Court decision the state had no
claim to the liquors, the appeal in the first
case having vacated the decision made in
this court at that time. Judge Brett decided
to hold the liquors. An appeal was taken.
Barn and Horse Burned.
READFIELD, July IA barn belonging
to Charles Jackman of Mt. Vernon, contain
ing one horse, one riding wagon, harnesses,
cart and farming tools, was burned Sunday
morning at two o'clock. Mr.. Jackman in his
night clothes, ran to the barn and endeav-
ored to save the horse but the flames me
him and he could not enter, being burned
some in trying. 1t is supposed the fire was
the work of tramps. The barn was insured
for about S700
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italians on a Strike.

PHILLIPS, July There was a strike
among the Italian laborers engaged in build
ing the Phillips & Rangeley railroad last
week, and some of the strikers attacked the
workers and drove them from their work.
Two of them, Denato Gaaco and Pasquello
Marino. were arrested by Sheriff Toothaker,
on complaint of S. T. Maxwell, one of the
sub-contractors. Work was resumed, and
the two men arrested were arraigned before
Justice Noble. and in default of bail were
committed to Pennington Jail to await trial
in September.
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DISASTER BY FLAMES.
Fire Again Today in the Tongue
Pointe Asylum.
NO LIST OF THE DEAD YET.
Singer Machine Factory Burned,
With Millions Of Loss.
NO LIST OF THE DEAD YET.
ACCIDENT ON THE tEHicH RAILROAD.
THE MONTREAL HORROR.
Fire Breaks Out Again Today, but No
Further Loss of Life Occurs.

LoSaUE PoISrE. QUEBEC, May 7-Noon.-T
laundry of the asylum in which 100 patients
were housed during the night has just taken
fire. The inmates were being removed when
the fire broke out and are ali now safely out
side.
The vicinity is horrfei by the knowledge
that hundreds OF these infuriated creatures are
secreting themselves in outhouses and barns,
behind the buildings on the wharf and many Of
the more sane have been discovered in hotels
and lodging houses. Every precautlon has
been taken to protect them, and searching par
ties have been organized for the purpose Of
rescuing them.
Until the registers can be examined. the sick
counted and the missing recovered. which will
take two or three days, no definite information
as 10 the number who perished can be given,
as the utmost confusion prevails at present
The buildings are total ruin and the loss of
property will probably reach a million dollars.
DIR. Duquete, government medical inspector.
places the loss of life by the destruction of the
insane asylum at not less than sixty. At the
ruins of the asylum nothing but heap
of smoking brick and mortar could be
seen. No vestige of the dead is TO be
found. In the rear of the asylum are the
stables, whore about one hundred male patients
were quartered last night in charge of sisters
and four policemen. The scene Is not one TO
be easily described and one not 10 be for
gotten. Lying on heaps of straw. siclly
and feeble lunatics were to be seen moaning.
while gibbering. shrieking. twisting and jump
ing were the more sturdy ones on the floor
around them.
Sister Iherese du Jesus, the superior of the
asylum has resumed the direction OF affairs,
with headquarters at the ST. Isadore convent
She places the loss of life at twenty and posi-
bly, fifty.
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HONOR TO THE NAME.
The City of Baltimore to Receive the
Cruiser.

BALTIMORE, May "A dispatch from Fort
ress Monroe says: The cruiser Baltimore will
leave here AZ Z O'Clock "Wednesday morning in
charge of one Of the Baltimore pilots. She wall
arrive in Annapolis roads n the evening and
anchor until Thursday afternoon. when she
will start for Baltimore On the flood tide. 10
Is expected that the naval cadets az Annapolis
viii come out and inspect the Baltimore during
Thursday. Commodore George Dewey. chief
OF the bureau OF equipment and recruiting. will
accompany the vessel 70 Baltimore as Capt.
Schley's guest. The naval brigade 10 land
IN Baltimore will comprise one company OF ma
rines. four companies OF blue jacket infantry.
one OF artillery. with pioneers. medical corps.
commissary and quartermaster's corps. ord
nance corps and signal corps. In all there viii
be two hundred and thirty men. The colonel
commanding will be Lieut. Commander Sc
bree.
At Baltimore the new cruiser will be open to
the public from 10 ; O'Clock Saturday after
noon and from 10 am. TO 430 pm. on Sunday
and Tuesday. Monday is ladies' day and adj
mission will be only by card OF invitation. 10
has been arranged 10 take one watch OF the crew
OF the Baltimore TO the base ball ground ON
Monday and to the circus at night On
Tuesday the same program will be carried out
with the other watch The full Marine Band
OF iiity-foCr pieces will be At the May night
tete,
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Up IN THE CLOCK TOWER.
Tremendous Loss by the Burning of the
Singer Sewing Machine Factory.

NEW YORK. May The fire at the Singer
sewing machine works at Eligabethport last
night started in the high clock tower of the
main building few minutes past IL O'Clock.
The blaze was first discovered by one of the
watchmen, but he lost has presence of mind
and there was a good deal of delay in sending
out an alarm. To add TO the excitement and
danger tanks of glycerne and benzine began
to explode and explosions followed one an
other rapidly, throwing the flames great
distances. BY o'clock the main factory had
been entirely destroyed, and it was evident
that the other buildings were in great danger.
1t is said that the loss by the fire may reach
sS,0oO,000. The weekly pay roll of the works
amounted to $4,000
At O'Clock this morning the fire was under
control and was finally extinguished at 1880
with the assistance OF several fire tugs along
the river front. The flames were confined to
the main building. The needle department
attachment department, gear room. pattern
room, stock department, machine in
specton department., together with five
thousand completed new machines and eighteen
million needles. were destroyed The com
pany's Office on the ground floor was saved. as
were also the milling screw and adjusting de-
partments. The departments destroyed how
ever. were the most valuable part Of the works
The company carries its own insurance, Insur-
ing its property by special fund.
The destruction of improved patterns for
making special machines is a very serious loss
to the company, as some of the patterns cannot
be replaced III months. Contractor Souiros OF
the iapanning department estimates the loss on
patterns at Sl,0O0.0o0. The department in
which the new shuttle machine was being con-
structed was also DESTROYED, with new and COSTLY
machinery. The works gave employment 10
$500 hanus and turned out over LOCO sewing
machines daily when working on full time.
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LABOR NEWS,
The Eight Hour Cause UnsettIes Trade
Everywhere.

CHICAGO, May "A dispatch from Brazil.
Ind, says: The Indiana block coal operators
and miners have agreed on IS cents as a yearly
scale, an advance over last year of 2lI cents
A dispatch from Washington, Ind. says: One
thousand coal miners employed in the btu
minous regions near this city have struck for
an advance in wages refusing to abide by the
decision of the Terra Haute convention, which
Disseminated against this market. There is
little hope OF reaching settlement.
DENVER. Col, May AT joint meeting of
the machine workers, bricklayers and carpen-
ters. held last night, the latter two organiZa-
tons decided not to work on any building re-
ceiving eastern wood work or material fur
nished by local mills operated by non-uuion
labor The mill men decided to make no con-
cessions.
ST. Louis. No., May 1T was rumored last
night that the next move of the Federation of
Labor "a to order out the coal miners all over
the country on the 18th or 18th of May
LYNN, Mass, May THE difficulty at W. H.
Barnes shoe factory between the Knights of
Labor has been settled by mutual concessions
The member of the chamber of deputies for
Robeaux has issued manifesto in which he
recommends the strikers at that place to re-
sumo work. Fifteen thousand of the strikers
at Lille and Tourcoing have gone back to work.
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DEATH OF "FArHER, cLARksoN.
The Agricultural Editor Of the Des
Moines Register IL Dead.

Drs Mot~rs Iowa. May Hon. G. Clark
son, father Of Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson and H. 70. Ciatkson Of the S1fs Hegss-
b.. died this morning - 1905 He had been
81 for several months aad grew rapidly worse
last night
lie was born in Maine in 1910. removed TO
Indiana in is2O and lived there until 1855 when
he came 60 Iowa. settl ng IN orundy COUNTY.
He Was elected 90 the state senate IN issS and
has been connected with the Newspaper busi-
ness ever since his seventeenth year. Tor the
last twenty years h. has been agricultural
editor Of the NG'e hefis'r.
He Nay Go Back TO the Register
PIrTsBvRG. PA. Mav First Assistant Post
master General Clarkson aud wife passed
through the city this morning en- route 10 Des
Moines IN obedience 90 a telegram announcing
the llnoss Of Mr Ciarkson's father. While q
Union station Mr.. tlarkson talked freely on
postal affairs snd his own plans. lie said thst
he had decided definitely TO leave the postal
service on July I next Has successor has nOt
Yet been named Mr.. Clarkson has made no
arrangements Tor the future. VET il H. thought
he will resume the editorial chair OF the Rsg.s-
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HoOsIERs BALLoTING.
The City Elections Yesterday Put a Few
Democrats la small Places.

CHICAGO. May Municipal elections were
generally held throughout Indiana YESTERDAY.
In VALPARAISO the republicans elected the
mayor and the treasurer. the democrats elect
ing the clerk and marshal. The republicans
elect two aldermen and the democrats one,
leaving the control Of the city stu in the hands
OF the republicans.
In Lafayette the democrats elected four %
the seven ccuucli aud the water commissioners.
This gives the democrats control
I'm Cr8wfOrd-ylllc. owing 20 the decided
stand the republican council has taken against
saloons and gambling. tine democrats put ful
Ticket In the held ana secured two cOuncilmen.
In Fort Wayne the democrats elected elevea
councilmcn, independents one. The new
council stands eighteen democrats and two
publIcens.
In CoyingtOa high license won a victory by
tire election Of four cCuucIlmen.
In Jcffsrsonville the democrats elected asses.
sor and four out of five councIlmon.
In New Albany the democrats elected iye
out OF SIX councilmen, gam of one.
In LoEansport the election resulted in the
selection Of one republican and four demo-
cratic counciimcn. In Goshen the republicans
elected the mayor and treasurer. the demo-
crats, CLERK, marsl al three councimen and
water works commissioner. High license aud
various other local issues complicated the con-
tests an many places.