and John Humbird was elected to fill the vacancy.
May 17, 1875. — Councilmen — First Ward, John
B. Fay; Second Ward, M. Y. Rabold; Third Ward,
John Martz ; Fourth Ward, James T. Hill ; Fifth
Ward, Joseph H. Ways; Sixth Ward, Peter Kelly.
November 2. — Delegates to the Legislature, Wm.
0. Sprigg, George M. Rawlings, H. R. Atkinson, John
R, Brooke. County Commissioners, A. C. Greene,
William R. Beall, George Reuschlein, A. B. Shaw,
Ashford Trail. Judges of Orphans' Court, John
Coulehan, Robert Bruce, C. Slack. Register of
Wills, John Rhind.* SherilBF, John G. Bauer. State's
Attorney, A. Hunter Boyd. Surveyor, John Schaidt.
May 16, 1876.— Mayor, W. A. Withers; Council-
men: First Ward, A. Spier; Second Ward, John
Weibel ; Third Ward, F. Foghtman, J. G. Greenfield;t
Fourth Ward, Jacob Shuck, George W. Cromwell ;J
Fifth Ward, E. M. Bynon ; Sixth Ward, George W.
Morgan.
November 7. — The candidates for Congress were William Walsh, of Cumberland, Democrat, and Louis E. McComas, of Hagerstown, Republican. The vote was as follows : Garrett county, Walsh 950, McComas 1,020; Allegany, Walsh 3,110, Mc- Comas 3,304 ; Washington, Walsh 3,893, McComas 3,986; Frederick, Walsh 4,921, McComas 5,305; Montgomery, Walsh 2,853; McComas 2,098— Walsh's total vote 15,727, McComas 15,713.
The following is a list of the Postmasters, at Cum- berland, with date of appointment in each case, since
•ElMt«d to flU Yaeanoj oocMioned bj the dearth of C. C. Shriver. tTo Mrre unexpired tenn of George Manz, rebtgned. tTo Mrre oaexpired term of J. T. Hill, resigned.
