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fof tae American.
Serious Accident
p. II. "

MIR. fDiTnE:-
Last Thnrsday evening. Mr.. II. +.
Eaton. of Norridgewock; Mrs. Watt,
Of New York Mis- jackson. teacher in
the Eaton school. and another lads Of
Norridgewock. left that village in ear
riage. 10 attend Concert in >kowhegan
distance of five miles
When thcv had gone about half the
distance, bolt broke, and let the car
riage upon the hor-e. and he became
unmanagable, and threw all the ladies
from the carriage.
Mrs.. Eaton. had hip disiocdted, and
was otherwise injured. Mrs. Watts.
was 80 badly injured. that she was oblig
ed To submit 10 the amputation of a foot
above the ankle.
The other two ladies were badly in
jurcd. but no bones were broken.
Yours. &c, ii. NJ. EATON.
Cferryfield. Sep. 9th. 1869.
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tcno.al Johh A. Rawlin- Secretary
nf War died at hi, residence in wash
img.pn on Wednesday afternoon.
General Raw lins WAS 4, he beginning
Of the war lawyer in Galcua. in good
practice. When General Gram raised
HI Regiment he offered Rawlius the 10.
-itiun az adjutant which be accepted.
" hen braut was promoted Raw lin. wa
attached Ia H. siatl. aud III this capac-
ivy rendered he most valuable and faii h.
ful services throughout the war. For hi.
orrycrf hr WAS commissioned Brigadicr
General IN the regular army 10 da,c
rom the battle Of Appomaiiox Cour,
House
General liawlin- la. never .ough,
public place or honor-; he appears 10
lave been content quietly 10 do hi. du-
~; but ia the IN NJ ar,luou- position. in
which fortune ha- placed him. hi- gc-
miu- has always been equal TO he ia,k
put upon him; aud he has won the re-
-l'ect oil the country. and The esteem OF
all who had the good Ion ,une 10 know
him.
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the amendment part Of the Constitu-
ton. Nineteen states have already
ratified II. Nine moro are therefore
necessary to render the ratification CON-
plete. BY the requirements Of Congress
Mississippi, Texas and Virginia must
ratify the amendment before their re-
construction can be completed. These
three sta,es, added TO The nineteen
which have already ratified 1t. would
make twenty-five states, leaving six vet
required 10 render the action complete.
And the states from which these six
must be obtained are: Alabama. Cali
fornia. Delaware, Georgia. Iowa. Ken
tuckey. Maryland. Minnesota, Nebraska.
New Jersey, Ohio. Oregon. Rhode Isl
and. Tennessee aud Vermont.
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Death Of Senator Ees.enden

Senator frs-e sdrn died thi. uortnag. the
s.h. after an Hines. Of sognttl,ing more than
sweeA. Ths b. not only a state bat
National calAmi,y. tor there a.c sut few
publsr mcn could noi have been bet
tar sla'c'l from tne cnaa--i. o. TIC nation
.nd Of party than Mr. + .,-,la-u
He WAS born II Bo>cANvn y IL. Oct.
leih. ISIS, aIi graduated al Bowdoiu.
Colies" {. 1879. lie studded lac and com
Inonctel u. practice In Portland la lss1
Was ineinoer q the Legislature ia lisa.
an'l rc-r ecicd in lsi1. WAS q Representa-
tive In Congress iross the Portland dis riet
from ISL 10 l>ii, aud jeclin-i second
| nomination. W.s again member Of ti,,
Legislature 10 lsis and 20. ~, elected
=. senator Ia 1853. and ia 1859 rr-elrci-
81. He MS chairman Oft Finance Com
mittes, ,ud ia june 81 appointed ~ccret.r,
%. the Treasury by rre-ricn; Lincoln
We hAyr not the record .; hand ~ give
| the details OF h. active pIh.ic carcrr. uor
| j" ~c feel 10 th. mood 10 10 - al th..
usH~. IhAt Maine hA. lot .. &C 81 il. N oct
| gifted and honest pIbl mrn. no one will
| question oi.c BY one oar great statesmen
ar. called from a. 10 lhA, other world
leaving 10 those thz. >t.li Ermaiu ia puhl l-
lie. noble record Of true pat.lul,.m and
Of dsty well performed. to ~ Initiated
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BANGOR PRoDCcE MARKET. .Safur-
day Sept. Nh. Hay come, in plenty.
and l. selling loose at from Si2. 90 To
1900 per ION, according 10 quail v: new
oat straw, bright and handsome, sells
AT from 200 10 1000 per ION; new oat :
are bringing from 20 10 6j and 40 cent. .
potatoes are coming in quite plenty.
sound and good, and sold Oh The market
NAtay at from 81 to 20 cents: new well
low eyed beans 2,75 30 2s5: common
and store butter has come in quite plenty
this week and We should quote it at
from 30 TO 80 GEMS. but a good article
Is scarce and sell, at from IS to 40 cents.
and some very extra los, ~ GEMS; egg.
70 cents pidgeons bring from $50 90
2,1o per dozen: blueberries continue to
shade The market, and the eight auart
boxes sell at from So TO ! 90 each.
The above prices are paid in our
streets for produce.
We see the Boston market report for
FRIDAY quotes potatoes 90 per bu-hel;
medium beans at 2,2j 10 $50 per bu-hel.
and eggs dull at 26 and - cents hfg
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vi 4 II II | + ID.

la MI. Desert. JHts inth, by y " BTaeY, EsQ ,
Mr. Amos "a. hrarr e. Mlss rArab Davis. ~ the
same NJ. William ~ Davis and Miss hlmsra r.
nracy an % NJ. Dessert.
a. VI iitseft AHx. sS4h ~ 81 Vs. hraCy EsQ
NJ. george Norwood ~ Bssllatuu} ana Mis=
sarah D.. tLsigr or Nj Desert.
IL Martaviisc. sept Ist bY oharle@ arr. Esd
F~Anrts j Jrll.oa aad Elea - IatiaH bota 81
uu--
In Cleveland. tue .5lh inst ~ Rev J Theme
iientv a.. wAiker, ut ~tg4 Sw Cy.y. chlEau,
% Ats- Matte 81. UraHu. ot hils~ af3a astHo
Ss rsgIs.
IL Belfast pth alt Nj. E.lsha Il. IL. Haaay snd
aits Lazy - tau.nn.
- pt74nxtnn. ~aat t~t.. NJ taa fest'trnc. et fhc
hr;.i,'~ fstsrr bH Rev Nnt Prlare AtF Ibnnas
Il. Sueruau 81 tue sport a. Aliss Nae q. Swrui
81 pr,tlK t1a.
ia bangor, .yh. ait ~ Rev. =. T.. y, Class, Nir
ChaYlrs " ware apd Nt-. Sarah Artinuald. bap
bt Uuek sport
In Hanger. sent iSt 81 me w tlc c uf ar. " %
Low, iiy iho Kew ur Fanl Nr. sutsta kit4
gftzc Aad sfaR AlAgrl ID y Low. u14a Of H4uEar-
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The result OF the California elect

The result Of the California election
gives the Democrats no particular occasion
to crow. Grants majority last fall was
only 5li and the Democrats already had
their Governor. In 1867 they elected the
Judges Of the Supreme Court BY y majori-
~ OF over 1000.
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II does not embrace the majority Of
the voters belonging to the various tenn
perance organization.
Not one Of its adherents expects that
the third party candidate for Governor
or more than half dozen third party
candidates for Senator aud Representa-
tives will be elected
The friends of free rum do not look 10
the Republican party for aid and COM
for, but to the Hichboru party.
The friends Of free rum have afforded
every possible species of encouragement
and support 10 Mr.. IIichborn, and
would he glad 10 see him receive large
vote.
The blends Of free rum regard the tri-
unph of the Republican marty a. Of all
things the most disastrous to them selves.
Every man whose name was promi-
neatly mentioned in The Bangor Con-
vcntion a. the temperance candidate for
the nomination for Governor against
Gen Chamberlain now supports him A.
the besi practical means Of adm. the
cause OF temperance.
| The leading temperance papers Of the
state, even those that objected most
strenuously TO Chamhcrlain's nomina-
ton are now among h' supporters. pre-
icrring to accept what they regard as
partial evil, ra,hc. than to put the " hole
cause in jeopardy.
These are .fdcfs. Friends of temper
ancc. Your natural associates are the
members Of that party that has passed
anG kept on the statute book prohihitorv
laws. and not those who have now form
ell an unnatural alliance with YOU for
the purpose Of ,hwaring the purpose,
that are dearest Ia YOUR hearts 4 dis.
passionate view ofthc situation must in
eyitahlv lead Won 70 admit the truthful
ncs> IT our declarations. and. that being
the case. therr can he no di>crcdlit "a
YOU a. honorable men in abandoning
the PROJECT Won have undertaken. and
returning 20 the part, ia which all re-
forms have found n friend
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M"Rr EvIprN'I. Rev br Hatfield
II Chicago. said in thc National Tenn
pcraucc Convention:
''iIc did not believe IN The formation
OF new many. What thev wan,cd was
cunyic Inn grown iu,o the mind that
The liquor business j. wrong, and nm
Ill that was done distinct !.ar,ic. ar
bogwoop -Iubblc. ESpe.icncc show
ihai where dl-hnrt temperance luc--
iions are The issue. they met with de-
feat. The temperance men ofMa~-achu-
scts- ~ II ihey can ward oil .hc ,olly ot
a lhir,l party aud make the Republican.
do right. they would get what they
wanicd The parry that hopes for the
organization of third party il the one
that was irving to break up he MON
aud desired q keep Ut slavery. II j.
whal they want
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The Eenasbec Exporter Il informed
mat Francis T.. Webb. Esq, has not arccp-
ted the ifi,rhborn nomination fpr senator.
that he Intends to vote for Gov. Chamber.
lals. and tha, he will not decline the Re
publican nomination, for County Attorney.
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New Publications

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JOHN A~p TnE DEMJotN -. THU iit,l.
Of An attractive Temperance Tale ~ M. Jn.is
McNair Wrigat, sni published bv Henri, Howl
Of tornhill, Boston. TIL. little work Ia.
very taking dress and title. ami Me reading i
worthy o. the author, and will no doubt do
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principles The same publisher Ia. issued
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THI GRAND TRUNk. \ Portland rncr-
chant w-ite- a. follows 30 the Por. land
Press
have recently pa,-cd over he cu,irc
lcn- Va Of The Grand Trund Railway from
Portland ~ Dc,ruit and back 10 hi.
city. aud observed thc coudi ion of me
rood yerv closely. III. track has been
largely Fcla'd VIII new rails. and in
such places j. ia excellent cnpdi, on.
I have never passed over a b-,.er track ia
any counuy; y i smooth. easy. and
almost noiselcs,. | -aw Iai-.r quaint ir-
oil new i~nn on tho road and scattered
along thc 'out-. with gang - hands III
wo- pus. .ug down tne nii- when
the entir. rnad shall De renewed. a. ii
will BE- soon " III bc Ia perfect condi-
| ton.
The road j. run y h grra, precision
/ the train MAKING ccllent .im--and be-
Ing pure, ual in their arrival aud depar-
urc from he several 4,aiioa-. The cat-
are cnnmodious. clean and com .ur,ablc
observed that The t.avel wa. la.yr
especially il Canada West. H. "a !,
being generally wcll filled w.th much
changc 81 the company tsom station ~
-,ation. >hnwin. t'iAt herr, Wa onIv The
Ordinary rud OF business. An imponant
point tho cavaliers j. the mAt,er of re-
c>hnent-.-The cA.irg -,a,i ou- are at
regular and convenient intervals, aud
a., very good. the price, modcritc. aud
ample TINE j. allowed foe a comfortable
meal The anount OF freight offered to
he road y uuiy limited b, l.. means of
tran~por alton. 4 dnublo track 'uilv
equipped wolli find ample aud rcmu-
H..
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fsn-EDaD BRIDGE BtgNtp. The bridge
NJ Ricr'>. four miles we-i oi Waierviil- oil
III. Maine Central. Was burned ON Satur-
day might. The fire probably took from a
spark from SOME engine tha' crossed IL dur
ing the afternoon. IN. Drlly. !. one hum
dre'i aud sixty feet long and some any ic.t
above th" bottom of tho stream. II ~ill
take several days to make track over Ii
and ia the meamtim. passengers from the
ca>. gong 10 Portland Or Il ,ston 81 Lewis
ION. must change AZ keidalI'~ Hill, on The
other roai - 80 learn by dispatch IRON
Superintendent Moves. So Iphlg.
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The Constitution provides that any
proposed amendment must be ratified
by the Legislatures of three-fourths of the
-tates before il can become part of the
Constitution. In the above lisi there are
thirty-seven states. The ratification of
twenty-eight il necessary to constitute
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O<a bhgi1nd. It, Scenery. Art. aud
feopie. BY JAMES NJ HorrIS, Professor in Yale
college volume, ismo Price o. co.
PROFESSOR Hoppin has lard the American and
christian Hibhe under great Obligation hy his
oook on oid England. Ii is a most reaiabl. VOL
uins, and al The same time most yalual,le In
siye liable for purify and graceful nexiblii-
y ~ has given vaat amount of information M
On me great themes OF his book lie Il never
auious-Jast touches many subjecas, sketches
niosiy put suggests more than he SAYS, and seems
.inouea with the very spirit and flavor OF the men
anu things among which he moves The sa..cr ~
vac nooh IS Ike the compaaionship OF a scholarly
aiiu christian trsyeller.-W. j. Badington ID. D.
IN New York Independent.
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Disasters.

sehr Gertrude from Sc John II Tor Phtadel-
phia ran gu the point al ape Honlopen ~ inst
aud has gone to pieces: all her cargo tpia~ teF M
I,thsl ha gone to sea excepting about sosa is rs.
Packet schr Greyhound fram Nintihayea Tor
Roc. land coiii-sed with lir chr on Wednesn aF
morning last, and instantly suhS. efs" saves"
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The following list OF the states viii oh
have IA lied, those which have rejec,ed,
and those in which no action has yet
been iaken on the Fifieen. h amendment.
is given by the Times of this morning.
Ii is the most authentic and complete
vet uiyen.
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AlAbamA-NO hcuoL yet taken.
Arsans.s-Raiihed March Is ls5s.
Caliiornia-No action yet taken.
CoDpecurut-Ratiied MAY Is, lsss
Delaware-Rejected March Is. ls,S.
Flo-iia-RatIiied June Is, issa
Georgia-Rejectei March L., 1853
lllinois-RAIihed March 5, 1873.
Indiana-Raiified May H. isig.
Iowa->o action yet taken
kansas-RaGided February q, ies9.
kensucky->o action yet taken.
Louisiana-Ratified March L. isss.
Maine-Ratified March IL. is5s.
Naryiand-No action re; taken.
Mas achusetts-Eatifed March II, 1853.
Michigsn-Ratided March 1879.
Ninnessts-So action yet taken.
Missis-ippi-So action yet taken.
Aissouri-Raiiied March 2. lss9.
Neraska-No action vet taken.
Nevada-Raiifled March I, 1-5s.
New n ampshiTc-Ratihed july I, Is69
New yersey-So actioo yet taken.
New York-I:atife'i April II, Ises.
North Carolna-kAIihed N irrh s. lss9
Ohio-kejected by ;. nate April %, ls6s.
Orezon-<o action yet taken.
Pennsy nv sniA -Iatined March Is, lisa
Rhode lsland-,enafe ratified Aay 81, lses
south Csroiina-Rsiide'i March IL, 1853.
Tennsssee->o action yet taken.
Iexas-No action vet taken.
NeTmont-No action yet taken.
VIrxiniA-No action ct taken.
West virginia-Rail9cd March 3, 1859
MisrDn .lu-Ratld March s. lsszS
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MS BOOK PREsERyES THE FLAVOR .Sn zr-r
of fHE oLD-Fa ~HIosED VILLAGES F,pNINn
dpNNs - THEY WERE BEFORE IHE rot 4.
1850 sIAbE-toACHEs HAD GIVEN PLaCE To
TIE ffEEY LOCOMOTIVES OF ORR DAY tSn uttt
RECALL 70 MAAY READEEs the sfFSpa az ,
FAST GENERATION, AMoSG WHICH TurY -, Ant
I'D On TIE RACE LIFk.
From long review IN the New yerk rrtt.,.
oithe picturesque book "HoAEsptrx. az Five
ASD Twenty YEARS AGO. Bv IN MAS I,r
LAND. Price sI.75. For ale by au I,,o. seller
ana sent nee q expense, on receipt of pr Ice by
= - hooSHfoN Co., Publishers, Riverside,
Cambridge. Macs
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cid Sch lingo. Bragton. for Boston sch car.
ssia, Joyce ior Reckland.
ARRfIEh
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ARKANSAS MILITIA OUT

IAhhANEOAfJ
RAGE.-The State of Arkansas
has been the greatest suffer OF
all the Southern States, though
domestic strife and brutal muir
ders of that bestial militia OF
gahised there under the pre-
tence ofpreserving peace. The
cost of this excrable militia
amounts to $159,994.44. OF
the items were pay, 12O,329,
quartermaster stores and sub
sistence, $12,91S.61. If we
consider how small the last
item is, we see how the tatter-
donations must have-stolen.-
There is nothing in the list to
indicate real service. Stealing
and numbering innocent peO-
pie occupied the time of the
organization.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-20

lY A. L. Stewart seems to
have been the incendiary spark
to fire the Radical mine. The
opposition against him com
prises the most general, if not
the heaviest commercial inter-
est of New York, which, from
long and fatal experience of
his monopolizing traits, regard
his elevation to such a post as
dangerous. Stewart has under
his control, of his own means
and those of his friends, over
two hundred millions, which,
welded in connection with the
facilities afforded by his official
posi- zion, could sway the mar
kets of New York at will. 1t
is strangely true that the emer-
gency thus occurring was fore
seen by the founders of the Gov
eminent, who recognized the
necessity on enacting a special
law to meet it. We doubt,
therefore, the wisdom of the
new President IN seeking to set
aside q safeguard. SO impor-
tant.-EN. O. Times.
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~ The following scene occur
red between Ben Wade, President
of the Senate, and Senator Sum
ner, at an evening session, Feb
ruary 6:
The President-There is no quo
rum present.
Mr.. Summertime presumption,
until the contrary is shown, is
that there is quorum present.
The President, with q sharp
rap There is no presumption
about it. [Laughter.I
Mr.. SUMNER beg pardon of
the chair. 1t is within my recoI-
lection that the Hon. Rufus King,
when he presided, would, on TAX
ing the chair, take pinch of snuff,
and presume that there was a
quorum present, and direct that
business should be proceeded
with.
The President-This chair don't
take snuff. Laughter.
Had it been old Bourbon in.
stead OF snuff, Wade would have
like Mr.. King, presumed there
was a quorum present.
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THE BOSS1ER BANNER.
BELLEVUE, La,
Saturday,:":::::;::::::;:March 20, 1869.
DISTRICT COuRT.-The Dis

DISTRICT COURT.-The Dis
trict COurtin and for this parish
has been in active session du-
ring the week; his Honor, A. B.
Levisee, presiding; J. S. Ash
ton. Esq, Dist. Attorney. Mo-
tiOn was made to set aside the
jury as Illegally drawn ON the
plea that w. Ell. Hill, ESQ.,, was
not Sheriff. 9 His Honor deci-
ded that Mr.. Hill was legally
the Sheriff of this Parish and
that he is clearly entitled to be
obeyed and respected as such;
that no is holding the office by
virtue of an appointment from
the Governor. andthat no one
has appeared to contest his
possession of said Office. This
decision sets aside all doubts
that may have been entertain
ed in regard to the matter by
our parishioners, and will no
longer be a barrier to the free
and full transaction of the nee
essary business connected with
that Office. This decision is in
accordance with the Constitu-
ton OF the State, which pro-
vldes that incumbents shall
continue in Office until their
successors are qualified. The
Supreme Court certainly would
sustain the decision of Judge
Levisee. We also notice anoth-
er Important decision rendered
BY his Honor: that prescription
on notes, accounts, ETC., did run
during the late war;
The civil docket has been
disposed of, and the criminal
docket will be taken up to-day,
which will probably be cleared
during the coming week.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-20

" The New York papers mani
fest q disposition to regard the
Alabama claims against England
much more mildly than they did
during the Presidential campaign,
and rather disconntenance the,
high and warlike grounds takene
by Gen. Grant OH the sRbjeet.--
They think the doctrine, ''let us
have peace" would be as beDeh.
cially applicable to our foreign as
it is to our domestic relations. =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-20

Among the expenses of Con-
gress is fourteen hundred dol
lars for combs and soap. The
New York Herald thinks that
if it had kept Congress clean,
the money viii have been well
applied. 1t writes, by all means
to encourage members to keep
their faces clean, and says it
would consent to add fourteen
hundred dollars for copies of
some plain manual on good be-
Understanding simpler and
on more obvious shortcomings
than Chesterfield's letters.