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election and have never seen them since The
list ofHoters was checked election dav. guess it
WAS all checked. | did not go over the check list
10 see If the number of ballots given agreed with
the number OF names checked, and | did MT see
any one else do it. added names to the voting
list election day; how many don't know. | ad-
ed some; Eaton Dckcy's clerk, added seine, and
the frenchman elected n sort OF temporary
clerk, bu' don'tknow anything about it. have
been up to MIR. Diokey's to-day; W him and
tried to get from him the plantation records. but
he refused TO give them up | can't help it, and
can DO anything | told him did not think it
would look very well outside to refuse to let the
books be seen. took very little interest in the
election aud don't much about it, | have
said nothing but what is true and am ready to
swear to it. had a. li,f it would be made public
as not. don't care who knows it.
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\ New EXCHANGE We find on cur table
waiting for notice, and with the usual
sign of exchange, new and rather peculiar
hetdomadal-being nothing less than a
manuscript newspaper, Published by the
members of the Schools. in District No. Is,
Ellsworth, and edited by j. B. johnson 4
Misses Edwards & joy" and called The
West Ender.'' The number before us is
dated March llth, 1859, and is vol No. g.
We have read The West Ender with grea.
deal Of pleasure and pro6t,an think it high
ly credtabie to the entcrprisins pr jectors.
Some of the articles possess considerable lit
erary merit and are worthy Of publication
We understand it was read at the close of
the school, and when the Committee We're in
attendance.
The Grammar School in this district for
number Of seasons has been under the in
struction of Mr. johnson who seems to have
met with great success in securing the good
will and respect OF the scholars, and the con-
fdence of their parents Miss JOY, with the
primary school, has als) been fortunate in
that respect, and has been employed num-
her of seasons. Miss Edwards has had the
intermediate school for the last year, and
has acquitted herself we'll. we undertand
We also learn that the Experimenting School
Committee were very we'll pleased with the
schools in this district.s
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The Law Regulating 'e~paptrs and Periodicals.
/. Subscribers who do not give express notice
to the contrary are considered as wishing to con.
tinue their subscriptions.
> If subscribers order the discontinuance OF
their papers, the publisher may continue to send
them until all arrearages paid, and subscribers
are responsible for all the numbers sent.
}. If subscribers neglect OF refuse to take
their papers from the office to which thoy are di
rectcd. they are held responsible till they have
settled their bills, and ordered their papers dis
continued.
1. The Courts have decided that a refusal to
take newspaper or periodical from the Post Of
fee without rotitying the publisher, and the pay
ment OF all arrearages, is prima iacie evidence OF
fraud.
,. Subscribers to newspapers or periodicals.
removing, are liable to pay so long as the paper
or periodical may be seut to the residence of the
party at the tim OF subscription, unless notice is
sent OF such removal to the publication office.
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The Aroostook Election Inves.
tigatlon.
The Evidence OftIse rvsu Is.

From the evidence taken by the Comm is
sinner. and published with his Report, we
take he following statements and cert,ti
Gates y
GaoAor W. sM.ras SiArkxsSr-vA,
BRRv.
George w Smith, of Van Buren, planta-
tion, in the county Of .iroo,tpok and State of
Maine says l have res led in said planta-
ti"n five wears past, and now reside there
l attended the plantation meeting held in
SAID plantation September -. 1853. and was
at or near he polls during the whole time
they Kept open OF hat day, and was present
when The polls were viostd and Wa IN the
house and heard the assessors give orders that
the Ia use be cleared, Inch order was COM
pred With by the constable, Michael Ferret
L, AID Others OF The voters present, objected
In u peaceabie manner. II beng excluded
from he house, bet were forced out by said
Zero! and kep out OF the house whlle the
asseesors sorted and counted the votes No
person " as admitted within the room where
the votes were counted. except the assessors
and the clerk and one William c. Hammond
an alien. who was present and participated
Nth the officers Ill sorting and counting thclu
Aftei Nr. Hammond had been Their. a con-
hideraee time. others. persons, mvse.f among
them. forced themselves into tn. room against
thl directions OF the assessors and against the
Efforts OF said Ferrol, who held the dour and
resisted their entrance During the progress
O: the voting. while 1 was standing i'll full
view III all the election officers at the pills, |
saw several persons. whose names | do not
know. come to the polls and VOTE and whose
names we're not written down upon the check
list, or checked by the clerk or BY any one
sl.t at the time OF their voting.
The democratic votes used at Van Buren,,
ON that day, were printed IN blue letter pa
per. They could be seen at a distance OF sew.
esal rods the house.
l. and Others. challenged voters at different
times during the day. and while the discus
s,oh arising upon sueG challenges proceeded,
snd before any dlscussi IL was made bv the
Board OF Assessors one of their lumber
opened the ballot box and received the votes
Of the challenged parties; and in this way, l
have reason TO believe. a number of Illegal
votes were received. Votes were openly pur-
chased at the polls. and sew mon. V paid for
them in repeated instances.
also state that at that ection French
MAJ, worth ten thousand dollars Offer d me
hls vote tor two dollsrs, which | did not buy.
He told me afterwards that he had sold il to
the Democrats, who paid him tina, price for it
GEORGE W. SMITH
Van Buren,, Oct. g.. 1898.
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Those inveterate "topers" who live by
drinking had better "taper off, before "the
good time coming when the Maine Law
takes effect. This can be done by CARRYING
u box of Durno's Catarrh Snuff and when
politely asked to drink, invite your friend to
take a" drug d eau out of your flask y
and if his friendship be real you will soon
know it in his effort to tha-a-nk you Tor the
delightful substitute
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HLMOH 5. ILlCHARDs
September l3.h. 1855

I. Michael Farrell, constable of Van Buren,
plantation. in Aroostook County, and State OF
Name, depose and say. that on the thirteenth
day of September. A. d. 1858. Twas in at
tend ,nce at the polling place or place of votn 2
in said plantation at Il annual State election
OF said year. That at the closing of the polls
in SAID plantation was callrd upon in nv Of
ii :ial capacity as constable, by the assessors of
said plantation, to direct all persons TO leave
the room in which the election had II cen held.
while they counted the votes aud sorted the
SINE. being the votes cast for the several can
didltes for Governor. Representative to Con
gress, Senator of Maine, Sheriff of Aroostook
Clerk of courts for said County. Cuonty
Treasurer. County Attorney, Commissioners,
aud Representative TO the Legislature of
Maine; that did 50 direct all persons TO leave
the room all though some reluctance was ex
h!bi ed by certain persons ] did by my au-
,loyitv as &c nstatle, direct tl,m TO leave the
.ai room, which they did leave. and ! then
ioI some lilna guarded the door against the
admissions OF any one After | had directed
aud all p, rs ms Lad left the room. one W. c.
u lmmou1 caIue to The door and insisted upon
cu,ning into the room occupied by said =
sJr- and myself. He came in a ,a,nst my con-
tent and was allowed TO remain by the asses
.ors and wa allowed by them while lone with
'hem t. assist in sorting and counting said
votes. Said Harmon is an alien Who lived
IA the Prov fence OF New Brunswick at the
time tie A ,hbarton treaty was executed. and
has never become citizen Of the United
s-afes ~ brine naturatized, Four persons
t.e.est Vi N.,ts~' 'srr. j J Ter @'{.+la.
l. A.4.o4. x. - -. :. - a. -7---..-
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Yours truly
" N. FIREMAN.
ERRATA.


" TEJJ.
Friend SAWYER
Dear Sir at our anull Town Meeting held on
Monday last, the 70! owing Officers were elected !.
Viz. Ira Witham-MouERAroa.
Nespatan Ellis rc-clected) Town CLERk
Jos T. Observation-Disclosures Putnam Ingalls,.
Andrew Loas-St!eetnsn
h W. liinchley-(rc eiectei) C5ll,e,1r
Z. VI Garland, 7rtasu-r,.
Edward X. ossood, :" Sup. s. Com.
Ira Witham-Topn .1gtn:.
All good Republicans.
Thine, z. r. 0sGoop.
March lith-I notice in your las, issue, list
OF our town Officers with az omission o! two
hence suppose the above will be Of little value to
you. E.
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CHANGES IN TIE UNITED STATES SENATE
The terms of twenty-five members, or one
third Of the United States Senate expire with
the thirty-ffth Congress on Friday next
ofthese, ten are reelected for new term
which will expire March 18th, 1865, and the
successors of three have not yet been elected
The following is a list Of the Senators
whose terms expire on the ! tn inst. and their
successors, Us lar as elected
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BERT y LANGLOlS.s
mark
Witness: THOMAS kEEGAs.

AApAwAsKA PLANTATION. October %, 1858.
Louis CORN er.-Am clerk of this plantation
reGi>tef OF deeds tor the northern district of
Aroostook county. and acting postmaster -
The names of the assessors o. this plantation
are firmtn. CNr, Gilbert Picard, and Jules
oveiett. Neither OF them can either re.d or
write English, Two of them can neither read
or wife French One ofthem can write hi,
namc, and Httle more. They do no, make
any list OF voters, or give any notice for plan
tatlon meetings. l do this business for
them. i.
| heard Mr.. VIM. Dickev make a sreech in
august last at a convention to nominate n
Candidate for the Legislature. held a, Paul
Cyrs lie was speaking OF the proceedings in
relation to an act of the plantation of Han
cock to obtain an organization. He said he
mad burned the records OF the plantation -
lie ooasted OF the act, and said let the county
commissioners prosecute him for 1t If thcy
could hesaid ne tod the people Of Hancock
II they would make him assessor he would
ma a way TO prevent the proposed act l
KNOW only two men in this plantation who
can read and write En- glish. There arc only
Ave new papers come to the MaGawaska past
ONCE. tour OF them are ArooStook Pioneer and
one Bangor Democrat. The last named paper
aud one COME 10 MAN WHO CANNOT READ. |
DO not know " no there is in this plantation who
SHOWS who is President, or Governor o.
Name They wese told abo II election time.
sut think they have forgotten. The people
here are not without principles, though thev
have opolitlcal principles. They don't know
about politics. They are spoiled by money
used at elections People abroad only cor slider
taen, cattle TO be bought. Celarei paper was
used mere Tor thcvo'cs The democratic were
cue. The same Kind o: paper was used b,
N'oS hammand two wears ago, and We used
10 laugh as him about it.
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MURDER. A Mr.. Colson of Hartford mur-
dered, by cutting her throat, his divorced
wife on Sunday last. The murderer is a man
o! Incorporate habits; and for this cause his
wife obtained divorce. His age 80. The
woman died in few minutes.
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Question = How many voters Do YOU think there
are i! Mnda"aska who know who j. presiden, 0.
he hited states or Governor Of Maine
4''~r There may be somebody know; NAV
be not. don't know how inarv | know good
many who 60 II election but don't know wha,
4"r.
Question -" no was here on the last election
day acting at the election who did not belon.
here
-fnsr''-Ar Madigan. Mr.. Carpenter and hi.
son from Houiton, LAWYER Peters OF Panror and
others dc not remember Mr. Uackettsui Mr.
Pattee, also Mr.. NadIgan paid NV friends to
Keep still and not work or NE. He gave money
TO the women. Mr. Madi.,au stood at the votin :
place all day. al the window very near Too H.
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Van Buren,, October 2lst, 1865.

I, Amon 5. Richards, of Van Buren, plan
'a;ion, in the County of Aroostook and State
OF Maine, OF lawful age depose and say, that
at the time the receiving OF votes was concluded
at the place of the annual State election, L was
i'll the room where said votes had been re-
'e;ve Lin company with quite large number
OF others that the assessors, as som as they
ceased receiving votes, requested all parties 10
leave the room, that while Others left said
room. | remained until heard one of the as
SCISSORS call Michael Farrell, constable of said
plantation. and heard him, in the French Ian
guage. make some remarks to him, whcreupon
the said Farrell directed all persons present to
leave the room. l being astonished a, such a
curse objected to leaving the room; hu, he
said he was ordered by the assessors to direct
all persons present to leave the room, while
they proceeded to sort and count the votes
which hal that day been cast. Whereupon L,
"beying lawful authority. did leave the said
rom.
G lite length of time afterwards, should
think an hour or more, l came back to the
place OF election and found that the house had
teen opened, and quite number of people
were present, and observed one w. c. II am
mond very prominently assisting the assessors
in sorting and counting the votes | have
good reasoa TO believe the said Hammond 10
lie an alien, but had noticed him during the
day prominently assisting at the election
law him AT various time with large number
OF votes II his hand. and have no doubt, if
he vi he'd. that he I'D the best opportunity to
chang. very essentially the number Of ballots
tna. l saw in his possession while assisting
SAID assessors.
ALNo, g. R,cuApn.
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James Keesan says, reside in Van Buren,
plantation, \roostook County, State of Maine.
] have lived in the same pace thiriy-two
years. ! was the first clerk of Van Bmen
plantation at its organization for election
purposes. and continued to be plantation clerk
Tor twelve years after the organization. am
well acquainted with the people throughout
the plantation. and have examined a COPY Of
the list OF voters returned as having voted at
the elections there held Sept. 18th, 1855, rex
hibited TO me by mes S. Pike. Esq ;, and
find upon that list the LANES OF ~ enty- tive
persons known 10 me. and who, in nv iudg-
ment. are moi legal voters, but as am in
formed and believe, were OF foreign birth born
cut Of the United states and out OF the limits
Ct the disputed territory, and not being citi-
,ens by virtue OF any provision Of the treaty
Washington - these twenty five persons
wi 6 came to Van Barren from places wi;hoLt
the disputed territory since the date of said
treaty. also ind up III said list the names OF
'Ire pers,'iis Cd my acquaintance beside the
fScnty-hve above mentioned, who were KIN WI
10 me TO be residents upon territory on the
Las, SIDE o, the 81 Johns river at the date Of
the treaty OF Washington, Augusta t-42. and
some years after hat date. bat who have re-
novel into Naa Barren since then. some of
chem quite recently, eli OF whom rs | am III
formt and believe, were born on TIE East
side oil the 81. John river, and there resided
TIL after the date of said treaty. :, $50 find
npor said list the names OF eight persons with
whom l am acquainted, all OF whom believe,
from having known them from their child
hood, to be mino S. and one of whom | Know
y be SO. l also ind upon said list the names
OF two person well known to me, who we're
not at the place of voting in Van Buren, on
the 18th September last, as believe upon in
formation which consider reliable
OF the ballots that were used al Van Buren,
ai the election spoken OF the Democratic vol es
were printed on blue letter paper. and the Re-
publican votes were hile paper, and the
difference IN the color was so great that they
could be clearly distinguished across tile
house. or al distance OF several rods.
JANIS kLEGAS.
Wan
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CHERRYFlELp. March Il. 1870
Truly yours,
SIANLEY

Mr.. EpITos In looking over the com
municatlons in prose and verse, which sent
you and which YOU was good enough to
publish, found the form,r remarkably cor
rect, with scarce letter which would tier
ii could-but there were some mistakes in
the later which would have rectitied If |
could have had the opportunity send YOU
Il paper with the Corrections, that YOU NAV
sec; and viii also subipin list on this
sheet to save You the trouble of exaninin..
the printed lines. II You should think it of
sufficient Consequence you might notice the
errata IN your next paper. | am perhap..
mere NICE than wise with regard to uords.
dc not think enough Of the poetry to sup
pose that any reader would be likely t. dis.
cover or notice whetle. there are any verbal
mistakes in it or not; but should like to
have three or four copies of your paper con-
tanning It II yoa have any left, and # YOU
VIII be good enough to send them TO IN. and
ut the same time time return the paper which
now sead, You will o5lige me.
Yours truly,
WV. FgEla.S.
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Friend Sawyer,
Oar town meeting came % to-day, the follow
ing are our officers for the ensuing year.
Sylvanus WATSON, Kenney Grindle and An.
drew Gray-!Se!eetmen.
John X. Blodgett-T ea.ure,.
David Condon-Sup. Sch. Com.
Samuel Coadon Jr-Cle7A
All Republicans.
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OBJ GIIs@ortb Amrritan,
N. X. SAWYER, ....--.Editor & Proprietor
Fills R,rH.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH IS, 1859.

D. NJ fETTENGILL cos Advertising Agency II 0
Nassau 81. New York, and 10 state street, Boston. S
NJ T. CO., are the agents for the AMsRCAN and the
most influential and largest circulating Newspapers
hited Ntates and the Canadas. They are authorized
to contract for US at ioue,t rates
$. r. NILES, Successor to v r. Palmer Newspaper
AVertisng Agent Nc. Scollays Building Court
street Boston authorized receive advertisements
for paper at the same IS required by US.
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ArcesrA,-rhe Republicans carried Au-
gusia on Monday List, elceIing James W.
North, Esq, Mayor, by l6l majority; nli
the Aldermen but one, and nearly all the
Councilman.
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y Iiar To RtJoicE. The appointment of
Mr.. Holt rs Postmaster General il i. said /.
an appointment "emincntly fit to be made
Let the people rejoice, acting upon the prin-
cipie that the smallest fayors are thankful.
ly received F."
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HANCOCK PLANTATION October 26, 1853
Martin SAVAGE, Asses.or-Liyes at the month
Of the st. Francis; has resided in Hancock plan.
t.tion 80 wears; came here when he was s wears
old There are about p voters above the Hancock
plantation line on the ST. John river. There is =
settIement at the mouth of the Allagash and Lit
Tie Black rivers and along the river. We re-
ttiNe al! the voters from that quarter who come
Inc townships above us never sent in any list of
names to be put our voting list There is no
established rule about voting that can find or get
hold Of. The people who come from Canada, I
think, have to be here 10 or IL years to entitIe
them t. vote american born have to be here turee
months, but there is no fixed rule i.
Evidence to be continued
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The Machias Union states that Rev. Ed
ward II. Buck, Pastor Of the Congregational
church at East Machias, has lett his people
for few months. Hewfil spend the time
IN the South with his wife. for tie benefit
y. W..uec ...,..S.. sGo s..p y S&.A.a.
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HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO NoTHERs.-ARs. WIN.
SLOW Soothing Syrup is the only thing that
you can rely upon to give rest to yourself,
and relief and health to your infant.
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Po.rMAsER GENERAL Mr. Jo,eph Ho,, Cow
missioner OF Patents. ha. been appointed Post.
master General. and has entered upon the duties
Oh 'ne once 1t is reported tina, the Department I
wall be . ,Oo0, 900 in deb, by the ar,, Of Jpoe.
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PRESERVE tbs number Of the American. eit
contains the Prize List as arranged by the Tru,.
tees OF the Hancock County Agricultural Society,
and will be wanted for future reference
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HIP DISEASE The most that can be ex.
pec'ed in this disease is to prolons llfe with
stiffness or d formty of the hip joint. The
PERUVIAN SYRUP will support the
strength under the slow and painful ulcera-
ton, and will prevent the profuse discharge
OF matter, which, opening externally will
almost certainly prove fatal.
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binpEToRD, The city election of Biddeford
resulted in the election Of Cyrus Gordon for Ma.
!or by u majority, a large decrease from las,
September vote.
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SAD DSAsroIsrxESL Perley Of the pos,ou
Journal says the Jesuit Of the New H.mnshirs
sIee''on IS - disappointment to the Clerks a.
Warrington Who contributed rcmittanees to pre-.
duce different result.
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LiRsL Hon. + o. j Smith was arrest
ed in New York last wcrk for libel, at tho
suit of d. II. Craig, and held to bail in the
sum Of $40 600
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The sickLEs CASE. The Grand jury of IN. Dis.
"'c' oil Columbia, commenced the examination Of
the witnesses in the Sickle. Case on Monday.
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MEAD the Report Of the Aroostook election BY
james 5 Pike, which We commence to publish
this week.
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NEBRASKA. Joseph Miller, e1-congres.mAn
from onio has been appointed Associate Justice
Tor Sebrssk ska, Wee Samuel Black resigned.
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Pkce'Sc BY SrEAx. The Evening Pos. de-
scr'b1s new invention for pes,in, shoes BY
machinery. 1t will peg brogan in less
than half q minute.