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MINISTER TO BRAzIL.-Gen. James Watson
Webb, Of New York, has been appointed
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tertiary to Brazil.
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~ The evening New York papers Of June
5 state that the receiptso Of specie at that port
from England during the previous twenty
four hours, exceeded t,rO and quarter mil-
lions Of dollars.
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Alta Court OF Probate held at York, within and
for the County OF York, on tho first Tuesday In
June, In the year OF our Lord eighteen hundred
and sixty.one, by the Hon. L. L. Bourne, Judge
OF saidsCOurti
IN the petition OF ANN COLBY, interested IN
" the estate OF MIRIAM DOWNING, late ofSaco, In
said county, deceased, praying that administration
of the estate Of said deceased may be granted to
her OF to some other suitable person;
Ordered. That the petitioner cite the next OF kin
To take administration, and give notice thereof TO
the heirs OF said deceased and To all persons In
terested in said estate, by causing copy OF this
Ell In Biddeford, in said county, three weeks sue.
cesslyely, that they may appear at Probate Court
10 be holden at South Berwick, In said county. on
the first Tuesday in July next at ten Of the clock In
whythe prayer of said petition should not be grant
ed.
25 Attest George II. Knowlton, Register.
Atrue copy, Attest, George ii. knoWlton, Register
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E. II. MCKINNEY,
No washlnxtou Block, Liberty 81, Biddsford.
March p. 1851. u
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At q Court OF Probate held at York, within and
for the county OfYOrk, on the first Tuesday In
June, in the year Of our Lord eighteen hun.
Judge OF said COurti
IN the petition OF JOHN WORTH interested In
" the the estate OF ELIzIBETH a. WORTH,
late Of kennsbunkpOrt, In said county, deceased,
praying that administration OF the estate OF said
deceased may be granted to Perkins Smith, ofsaid
kennebunkpOrti
Ordered, That the petitioner cite the next Of
kin 10 take administration. and give notice there
Of to the heirs OF said deceased and to all persons
interested in said estate, by causing q copy Of
this order 10 be published In the URiOR Journal.
printed In BddeiOrd, In said county, three weeks
successfully, that they may appear at Probate
Court to be held at South berwick, In said coun-
ty, on the first Tuesday OF July next at ten Of the
clock In the forenoon, and shew cause, IL any they
have, why the prayer ofsaid petition should not
be granted.
- Attest George ii. Knowlton. Register.
Atrue copy, attest, George IL. knowlton, Register
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At a Cont OF Probate, held at York, within and
forthe county OF York, on the first Tuesday Of
June, IN the year Of our Lord eighteen hun.
dred and sixty-one, by the Hon. T. L. Bourne,
Judge OF said Court.
ID H. MACE, named Executor In a certain instru.
ID. ment purpOrting 10 be the last will and tesla
ment OF BENJIMIN HALE MICE, late OF West
Buxton, in said county, deceased, having present
cd the same for prObatei
Ordered. That the said executor give notice
% all persons interested, by causing copy Of this
order TO be published three weeks successfully
in the Uaioa and Journal. printed at Biddeford,
in said county. that they may appear Mt a Probate
Court to be held at south Berwick, in said county,
on the first Tuesday In July next at ten Of the clock
In the forenoon, and shew cause, ifany they have,
why the said instrument should not be proved. APP
proved and allowed as the last will and testament
Of the said deceased.
Is Attest George H. Knowlton, Register.
A true copy, Attest, George ii. knOwlton, Register.
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Ayers Cherry PeCtoral,

ron THE nAfID CURE OF
CouGhs, Colds, Indusnia, Hoarssnssss
Group, bronchitis. Ineiptent Con.
sumption, and for the RELIEF
OF Consumptive Patients
I'm advanced Stages
OF the Disease.
This remedy % universally Known 10 surpass any
other for the cure Of throat and lung complaints that
useless here 10 publish the evidence Of s VIRTUES ~
unrvalled excellence for coughs and cold. aud us hu
vonderful cures OF pulmonary dlseass, have made %
known throughout the eivsrd nations OF the EARN.
Few are the communities, families among thsn
who have not some personal slpsrienes Of in eneee
,us and disorders Of the throat and lunee
AZ all know the dreadful hty Of thess disofdsrs snd
- they know too the effects Of this remedy We nos
Al NOR, than 10 assure them that has ell the vf.
tues that II did have when mailing the eure which have
won % strongly UPON the oouhdsnes Of mankind.
Prepared By Or. J.cAYER T. Co, Lowell, xasa
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~ All should read Prof. Woods advertisement
In another column.
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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
PHILADELPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA.

Class No 2, White Oak Plank; No 4, White
Oak Keel Pieces; Noe, Yellow Pine Plank Stock
Logs; No =, Yellow Pine Beams; No 8. Yellow
Pine; No II, Ash aud Cypress; No ID, Black
Walnut, Cherry and Mahogany; No IL, White
Ash Oars and Hickory Bars; No 10, Black
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Form of OGsr.

of -, hereby agree to furnish and dc,
liver, in the respective navy yards, all the ar
ticles named in the classes hereunto annexed,
agrceably to the provisions Of tho schedules
therefor. and in conformity with the advertise
meut the Bureau of CONSTRUCTION, &c. Of June
IL, 1861. Should my offer be accepted, re-
quest il to be addressed ut - and
the contract sent to the navy agent at -,
or to --,fo for signature and certificate,
Signature. A. u.
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NEW ROOMS.
NEW ESTABLISHMENT.
"I.et those now sit who never sat before.
And those who always sat now sit the more"

f.. II. MCKINNEY
Would respectfully announce 70 the citizens Of
Biddeford. saco. and state OF saine generally,
that he has taken the rooms
Nc. 1 WASHINGTON BLOCK,
Biddcfori, and at great expense has fitted them mp
90 that he has the most convenient and attractive
PICTURE GALLERY
to be found from "Kittery Point to Pasamsquoddy
Head lie has procured ut great cost an extra
large skyiight OF double ground glass. which DO.
NO NOR, imr,rt,ef sAaiing. This Is the only light
of the Kind In the county and 10 10 src,sd ~ ro~s
in "a, STATES lie has also camera with which
EIGHTEEN PERFECT PICTURES
can be taken at one sitting, and he will give you
Twenty-Five Of them for Dollnri
They are emphaticaliy tho cheapest Of good pic
lures, and the best Of ek,ap pictures,
tice, from the smallest Locket 30 the mammoth
Photograph. aud all work warranted perfectly sat.
isfactory and darabis.
Pkstegrn Phs Copied - aay slne desired,
from small Ambrotypes or Dagucrrcotypes. and
coloreG In OIL water colors, or worked In India Ink
All varieties of Pictures taken as cheap A. ~ any
other rooms, nj all hours OF the day. and In foul
weather equally as we'll ~ In fair. Mekenney.
having had more and longer experience In the
business than any other artist In this Vicinity ieel,
confident that with the shove named iaenues "e
can make much better pictures
Please call. and you will DO convinced that the
EFFORT 10 supply the public with the rery Beet roo~s
has not proved . failure.
Rsme,nber that MeKsrnsy's PAoiouasAs ss'fAsr
Gsds nor srof A.
Remember. also. that Il costs you no more time,
cash or labor 10 get syeod peiDs than 70 get 70"
o., and 10 get pictures that fAde 10 dirty yellow
in eight weeks time, ID only "monsy spent ana
thrown away.
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Eeaal Notites.

At Court OF Probate held at York, within and
for the county OF York, on the first Tuesday VI
June, In the year OF our Lord eighteen hundred
and sixty-one, by the Hon. 4 L. bourne, Judge OF
said Court,
HANNAH II. KINGSBURY. widow OF HENRY
III kINGSBURY, late OF York, In said county. de-
ceased having presented her petition for allowance
out OF the personal estate OF said deeeasedi
Ordered, That the said petitioner give notice
10 all persons interested by causing copy OF this
order 10 be published In the UaiOH JOsrRa, print
ell In Biddeford, In said county, three weeks sue
tO be held at south Berwick In said county, on the
first Tuesday in July next at ten Ofthe clock In the
forenoon, and shew cause, II any they have. why
the same should not be allowed.
% Attest, George II. Knowlton, Register.
true copy. Attest, george II. knowlton, Register
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At Court of Probate, held at York, within and
for the county Of York, ON the first Tuesday OF
June, In the year or our Lord eighteen hun
dred and sixty-0ue, by the lion. l.. l.. Bourne,
Judge OF said Court.
JULIA MITCHELL, Administrators OF the estate
~ OF ISAAC MITCHELL, JR, late OF kittery In
said county, deceased. having presented her hrst
account Of ADMINISTRATION OF the estate OF said de-
ceased for allowances
Ordered. That the said accountant give
notice to all persons interested, by causing copy
ofhis order to be published three weeks successive
IL in the UHisR aad Journal, printed Mt Bidieiord,
in said county. that they may appear mt a Probate
on the FIRST Tuesday in July next, at ten Of the
clock in the forenoon. and shew cause, IL any they
have, why the same should not be allowed.
- attest, George II. Knowlton. Register.
true copy attest. George IL. knOwlton, Register.
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STABILITY or TuiNGs IN ESGL,Sp.-ln ono
of his lectures, Mr.. Emerson tells story to
cxcmpliiy the stability of things in England
He says that William Of wykcham, about
the year 1850, endowed a house in the neigh
borhood Of Winchester, to provide measure
of beer and a sui6ciency Of bread to every one
who asked il, forever; and when Mr.. Emerson
was in England, he was curious to test that
good mans credit; and he knocked at the
door, preferred his rcqucst, and received his
measure Of beer and quantum Of bread,
though its owner had been dead 800 years
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At a Court Of Probate held at York. within and
for the county OF York, on the first Tues
day OF June, in the year Of our Lord, eight
cen hundred and slxty-One, by tho Hon. Il. L.
Bourne, Judge Ofsaid Courts
7 II. SANBORN. Administrator OF the es tate
d. OF JOSEPH GARLAND, late OF kittery, In
said county, deceased. having presented his first
account of administration OF the estate Of said de-
ceased, for allowances
Ordered, That the said accountant give notice to
all persons interested by causing acopy ofthis or
der 10 be published three weeks successfully In the
Uaion 4 yoHrHai, printed at BiddefOri In said
county, that they may appear ut a Probate Court
20 be held az south Berwick, In said county on the
first Tuesday In July next, at ten Of the clock In
the forenoon, and shew cause, II any they have,
why the same should not be allowed.
25 attest, George II. KnowltOn, Register.
A true copy, attest George III knowltOn, Register.
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e. Wedding Cards printed at this oibce.
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OUrRAes uroS NoRTnERSERs.-Dr. III. ID
Aver, a native Of Manchester, n. H., reports
to the Rochester Democrat that he has just
escaped from Houston. Texas, where he was
saved from the fury of the mob by brother
of Col. Anderson. Ills offence was that he
ayowod himself Union man. DIR. Aver
says that he saw man named Joseph Brad
lev, shoemaker from Winchester, Mass.
hung at Houston, and several other men
tarred and feathered, and ridden out Of town
ON rails.
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Dated May 27th, is6l.-3w23
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HPOsrrns printed at this oaico.
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% Attest, George II. Knowlton, Registe
A true copy, Attest, GeOrge ii, knOwlton, Regis;e
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Signatures Of two guarantors. G. D.

hereby certify that the above named -
are known to me rs men Of property and able
to make good their guarantee.
Signature. G. II.
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Form of Guarantee

guaranty that in case the foregoing bid Of
-, for any Of the classes therein
named. be accepted, he or they will, within ten
days after the receipt of the contract at the post
Office named, or navy agent designated, execute
the contract for the same, with good and sufi.
cient sureties and in case said --shall
fail to enter into contract aforesaid, we guar
anty to make good the difference between the
offer Of the said--and that which may be
i accented
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-11-16
From Frazer's Magazine.
THE OPIUM SHOPS OF JAVA.

What sprituous liquors are for the Eu'
ropean, opium is ia lava for the Mahome-
dan aud Chlnaman. An European of the
lower classes may sit in his tap-room and
debass himself by his sottishness; but be
does it with an uproarious merriment
which would make one think he was really
happy, spite of the headaches and dein'-
im'a, hensa2 he may know ar iH.stora ~
him. But in an opium he'll all is as still
as the grave. A murkey lamp spreads q
tickering light through the low rooted
sutfoeating room in which are placed bale
bales, or rough wooden tables, covered
with coarse mating, and divided into
compartments by means of bamboo reed
and wainscotting. The opium smokers
men and womsn-lost to every sense of
modesty, throw themselves languidly on
the mating, and, their head supported by
a greasy cushion, prepare to indulge in
their darling vice.
A small burning lamp is placed on the
table, so as to be easily reached By all the
degraded wretclas who seek forgetfuluess
or elysium in the fumes of opium. A
pipe Of bamboo reed, with bowl at one
end to contain the opium, is generally
made to do service for two smokers a
piece of opium about the size of pea,
costs sixpence "a days wages y but it is
suticien. to lull by It's fumes the senses of
the smoker. These fumes they inhale de
llbera,ely, retaining them in the mouth as
long as they can, and then allowing them
gradually to eXhale through their nostrils
After two or three inhalations, however,
the opium is consumed, and the pipe falls
from the hands Of its victim.
At first the smokers talk to each other in
whispers scarcely audible: but they coon
become still as the dead Their dull sunk
en- eyes gradually become bright and spark.
ling-ther hollow cheeks seem to assume
a healthy roundness-a CLEAN of satsfac
ton, nay of ecstacy, lightens up their
countenance as they revsl in Imagination
in those sensual delights which are to con
stute their Mohammedan paradise. En-
etvats1, languid, emacated as they are
in fact, they seem and feel for the time
regenerated and they lie there the shame
less and impsssive slaves of sensualty
and lust, their senses are evidently stepped
in bliss. Aroused, however, from their
dreams and delusions--ths potency of the
chsf M exhausted, driven from their hall"
by its propretor-see them next morning
walking with ta!tcring step, eyes dull as
lead, cheeks hollow as collins, to their
work
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-11-16
Fun Among the Prisoners Of state.

The suspects incarcerated at Fort Lafa-
yette employ every device to pass the time.
When new prisoner arrives among them
he is at once surrounded and piled with
questions as to his name, where be came
from, and what are the charges against
him, which usually winds up With an ex.
preston on the part of the interrogators
Of doing all they can to render his stay as
sSsrsas.le az paAfihls. The conversation
cont nues, and when friendly relations
have been established be Is very blandly
asked what he will have for his dinner or
supper, according to the hour at which he
arrives. In the same breath they extol
delicious character of beefsteak, with
mushrooms, and broiled chicken or other
savory dishes, and urge him, some to have
the former, others the latter. In a maze
of astonishmeut at this good treatment Of
Grim nails by the offended government. he
states choice, or perhaps expresses a wish
for little of several Of the dishes men,
toned, and the character Of the wine then
comes up for extollmeut, and the wags
get into quite dispute among themselves
as to the relative qualities OF Burgundy,
Port Medeira, Claret &c, which is given
them at dinner. The still further aston
ished prisoner drinks all this with consid-
cradle pleasure, and beginning to get over
the fright which his arrest and 1carcera-
ton have produced, congratulates himself
that stay at Fort Lafayette is capital
thing. But his fond delusion, at least the
one produced by his fellow prisoners, soon
vanishes, when the conversation. which by
this time has, Of course, changed to other
subjects, is suddenly interrupted by the
signal for dinner or supper, and he is con-
Quoted to his seat N the dining room,
where in place Of mahogany table with
iustrous white damask cloth. silver service,
ami richly cut glass ware, all of which his
Imagination has conjured up, he discovers
plain deal table, unpalnted and without
a cloth, with tin plate containing piece
of partially cooked pork, tin cup full Of
coffee, and large chunk of bread. AS
he contempIates this in dismay, loud
laugh from his fellow prisoners, who. from
the door, have been watching his move
ments, throws little light on his dsor-
dered iuteIlect, and he perceives that he
has been tho victim of hoax. This con-
stitutes his irritation into Fort Lafayette
society, and he in turn becomes as eager
as the rest TO " s. II the next new conner.
N T. Commercial 4drertiser.
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Beautifui Figure.

Two painters were employed to frcscoe
the wall Of magnificent cathedral; both
stood on a rude seatfold, constructed for the
purpose, some forty feet from the floor
One OF them was so intent upon his work
that he became wholly al sorbed in admir-
alton, and stood off from the picture, gaz-
ing at it with intense delight. Forgetting
where he was, lie moved back wards slowly,
surveying critically the work of his pencil,
until he had neared the very edge Of the
plank upon which he stood
At this critical moment his companion
turned suddenly, and almost frozen with
horror, beheld his eminent peril !; another
instant and the enthusiast would be pre-
ciptated upon the pavement beneath if
he spoke to him it was certain death-if
he held his peace, it was sure Suddenly
he regained his presence of mind, and
seizing q wet brush flung it against tie
WALL spattering the beautiful picture with
unsightly blotches of coloring. The pain
ter flew forward, and turned upon his friend
with fierce imprecations, but startled at
his ghastly face he listened to the recital
of his danger looked shudderngy over the
dread space below and with tears Of graf
tude BILE. sed the hand that saved him.
So, said preacher, we sometimes get
absorbed in looking upon the pictures of
the world and in contemplating them step
backwards, unconscious Of our peril, when
the Almighty dashes out the images, and
we spring forward to lament their destruc-
! tion-into the bntstretched arms of marcy,
and are saved
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-11-16
WILLIAM BkowN AND HIS TRACT

n The women Of America, my boy,
are CT edit to the American eagle, and a
great expense to their husbands and faith
ers, but they don't exactly understand the
most pressing wants of the soldier For in.
stance, young girl, 81 years of age, has
been sending ten thousand tracts to the
Mackerel Brigade, and the consequences is
that the air around the camp has been full
of spit balls for q xnek. Those tracts, NV
boy, are very soG for dying sinners ani
other souherns, but Id rather have Bull
wer's novels for general reading William
Brown Of Regiment Five, got one of them
the otner day, headed-"Who is your
Father7" The noble youth read the qnes.
tion over once or twice, and took some
tobacco to check his emotions. | saw that
William didn't understand what the tract
really meant, and so explained to him
that it was intended to signify that God
was bis father. The gifed young soldier
looked at me dreamly for a moment, and
then says he
God is my Fathsr!" says he. "Well.
now am hanged if that ain funny for,
whenever mother spoke of dad she always
called him the old devilI"
William never went to Sabbath school
my boy and his knowledge of theology
wouldn't start q country church.
Wishing to find out il he knew anything
sbout catechism, asked him, last Sunday
afternoon, if he knew who Moses was
Yes, says he, II know him very well :;
she sells old clothes on Chatham street.
| went over TO Virginia yesterday, to
review Beldens sharpshooters, and was
much astonished, nv boy, al their won
derful skill with The rifle Their target
ia a little smaller :han the side Of barn,
with a hole through the centre exactly the
size of a bullet. They set this up my boy,
just 600 yards away, and fire at it in turn.
After sixty Of them had fred, went with
them to the target, but couldn't see that
it had been hit by single bullet re
marked this to the Captain, whereupor he
looked at me pityingly, aud said he-"Do
you see that hole in the bells eye just the
size of bullet?
! allowed that did
We'll, says he, "the bullets all went
through that hole =
Now l don't mean to say that the Cap
tam lleu, my boy but II my OPINION
my private opinion, my boy, tina, il he ever
writes work .! fioiioa it will sail.
La Mountain has been upin his balloon,
and went SO high that he could see all the
way to the Gulf OF Mexico. and observe
what they had for dinner at Fort Pickens.
He made discoveries OF an important
character, my by, and says that the rebels
have concentrated several troops at Man
assas A reporter Of The Tribune asked
him if he could see any negro insurrec.
tons and he said that he did see some
black spots moving around near South
Carolina, but found ont ai,erward that
they were some ants which had got into
bis telescope.
The Prince De Joinvil'e's two sons, my
boy, are admirable additions 10 Gen. Nc.
C!elian's staff, and speak English 50 well
that | can almost understand y hat they
say. Two Arabs are expected here to-
morrow to take command Of irish Bri.
gades, and Gen. Blencker will probably
have two AZtecs to assist in his German
dlvision.-C Cor. n T. Mercury.
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- .
Artemus " ard on Rum.

du like your skool houses, your enter.
prise, &c, but your faverite Beyridge | dis
gust. allude to New England Rum. 1t
is wuss nor the korn whisky of lnjianny,
which eats threw stun jugs & will turn the
stummick of the most shiftliss Hog. |
seldom seek consolashun in the towin
Bole, but tother day world down some
of your Rum The fust glass induced
me to sware like an infoorated trooper
On takn the sekund glass | was seezed
with a desire to brake winders, an after
imbbin the third glass knockt small
boy down, pckt his pocket of a n. Y.
Ledger, and wildly commenced readin
Sylvanus kobb's last tail. Its. dreifal stuff
"a sort of liekwid Iitenen, got up under
the personal supervision of the devil
teais mems innards all too peaces, and
makes their nozes blossum as the Lobestcr.
Shun it as you would a wild hyeny with a
fire brand tied to his tail, and while you
air abowt it YOU will do first rate thing
for yourself and every body abowt you by
shunin all kinds of intoxicatn lickers.
You don't need EN- more'n a cat needs 2
tales sayin nothin abowt the trubel and
suiferin the cawse But unless your in
nards air cast iron, avoid New England 5
fayorite Bevrige.