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Mercantile Library Association,

This Association having
Re Established its Library
With about I 500 vaiumes ofNew and Desirable
Books to which additions will constantly be made,
and having secured temporary accommodations on
Market ~, between Middle and FefsernI,1
Would inform its members and the public that the
Room will be open for the delivery OF Books every
WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY afternoon from 2
to O'Clock. Also Saturday Evenings from to 10
o'clock.
Any person wishing to become a member of this
Association the annual assessment OF which is Two
Dollars per year. or wishing to avail themselves
of the Use of the Library, will please leave their
names at Library Room as above, or with either of
the following o. M. MARRErT, JOHN G. Proc
TOR. NJ N. RICH. apr2n dtf
Communication OF RatiOns for Heirs.
u ALTON money tor heirs of Soldiers, Sailors aud
III Marines who died IN Rebel Prisons, or who
have died since release, is payable in the order
nan ed: Widows, Children. Pare ts Brothers and
J Sisters, Blanks and instructions sent by mah 10
claimants by w II FESSENDEN,
u. S. Claim Agent, No. 236 Congress St. Opposite
head of Chestnut St., Portland, Me. n, od.
| For Sale.
| "A trade now established. Enquire at TINS ONCE
May %. diff
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Indian Excitement in Montana Terrific
ry-Voiuntcers Enieriag upon a Cam.
paign, Led by the Governor.


The Helena (Montana) Herald of the I'd
inst, says there is great excitement in that
territory, in consequence of Indian Outrages.
War meetings have been called by the Gov
ernor at Virginia City. A plan of operations
has been announced, and volunteers, donations
of arms, horses, etc., called for. Several COM
panies were enrolled and organized within "a
hours, and the forces already mustered were
10 leave Immediately under command of Col
onel Thoroughman, although accompanied by
Governor Meagher himself, for the scene OF
disturbances. Gov. Meagher has issued a
proclamation summOning the mounted men
INTO instant service, assuring them that they
shall be at full liberty to appropriate and hold
whatever horses, arms and other articles in the
way OF spolls they may capture. He says the
Federal Government has thrown him on his
own resources, and he will take the RESPONSE
bility. 1t is stated that the Sioux Indians not
only planned the attack and devastated the
Gallatanic settlements, but that they are pow
eriul in their alliances with the mountain
tribes, and they assert that they viii! penetrate
and sack, and burn both Helena and Virginia
cities. Col ONeil has been appointed to
command the Helena troops 1t is suggested
to invite the friendly Fatheads to join the
whites in their campaign Large bodies OF
hostile Indians are reported to be operating in
the Gailatanic Valley, and are supposed to be
committing depredations on the Valley line of
stages, running between Benton and Helena
The Omaha Dispatch says report has been
received there of further Indian depredations
near Fort Laramie. Gen. Anger and staff had
left for the frontier. A company of cavalry I'M
der Col Masmer, will act as an escort from
Fort Mcpherson,
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State Pensions.

DERSONS holding certificates under the State
Pension ion. Law OF 1866, and continued in force by
virtue Of such certid cdtes, but NEW APPLICATIONS
must be made IN all cases by parties DESTROYS oil
Such applications may be made in person. aud not
otherwise, to M. A. Blanchard by sabled Sold ers
or Seamen residents this city, who have served and
of such deceased Soldiers Sailors and by the legal
guardian of orphan children under the age of 19
years, of such deceased persons and no Others, on
and 18th. between the hours OF and O'clock P. M.
at the Common Council Room in Market Hall
AMBROSE GIDDlNGS,l Committee
WILLIAM DEERING, J on Pensions
May rs. Wv
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TO TIIE ELECTORS
OF THE
CITY of PORTLAND.

DURSUANT to warrants from the Mayor and Al
L dermen Of the City of Portland the inhabitants
thereof qualified to vote for the choice of State Oil
GERS. will assemble their respective Ward Rooms.
on the first Monday in June next being the third
day OF said month, A D., 1867. to give in their
in relation to an act approved March 1st in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
seven, entitled San act additional and amendatory
OF chapter thirty-three OF the laws OF eighteen hum
dred and ffiyeght for the suppression of dI mixing
houses and tippling shops''
At such meeting said qualified voters shall give in
their ballots as follOws Those in favor of said act
shall give in their ballots with the word eyes writ
ten or printed thereon. Those opposed to said act
with the word ''NO'' written or pr nted thereon.
The polls to remain open until tour o'clock in the
afternoon, when they shall be closed
The Aldermen of said city will be in open session in
the Common Council Room, in Market Hall, from
nine O'Clock in the forenoon to O'Clock in the al
ternoon each of the three secular days next pre-
cedng such day of election, and from three o'clock
five O'Clock in the afternoon of the last of said three
secular days. the purpose of receiving evidence of
the qualification of voters whose names have not been
entered the lists of qualified voters and for the
several Wards and for correcting said lists.
Per Order. j. Nj. HEATH, City CLERK.
Portland May 25, 1867. may27d7t
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YOKOHAMA, Japan, April &C.
The foreign Ministers have accepted the Ty-
cOon's invitation to visit him at Osaea The
French, English and Dutch Ministers have al
ready gone with their ombined naval force of
six vessels. The American Minister departs
tomorrow with the Shenandoah and Wyom-
ing. The visit is purely social and is t0-last
one month, The Tycoon has made prepara-
tons for their reception and entertainment
with great pomp.
A disastrous fire occurred here last night,
which destroyed the residence OF Rev. r.
Brown, the Oldest American Missionary here.
Included in the loss is a translation of the Bible
in the Japanese tongue, which required some
four years labor to complete, as well as vol
luminous translation of the laws for the Amer
lean Legation.
The Colorado will take over a party of Jap
anese of high rank, who propose to educate
themselves in San Francisco.
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From China.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 81

oAN HANCISCU, May Il.
By the steamer Gem of the Ocean, advices
from Hong Kong to April 9th have been re-
ceived.
Several villages have been burned by the
rebels including the bank at Yargages near
Grosevenon Island and the natives are flying
from the neighborhood in large numbers.
The United States steamer Monocacy had
sailed from Hong Kong for Borneo and the
Philippine Islands for the purpose of opening a
coal port
A Cochin China French newspaper has the
following:
After the dispensing of the rebels the great
number OF our troops were Withdrawn from
Cambodia and Tayank.
A heavy storm had occurred at Hong Kong
March oath. The water undermined several
buildings portions of which fell down. No one
was injured. Augustine Heard & Co. had to
remove TO other premises their buildings were
80 badly injured.
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City of Portland.

In the year one thousand eight hundred and sirty-
seUen.
An Ordinance concerning the erection Of wooden
buildings:
Be it ordained by the Mayor. Aldermen, and Com
mon Council OF the City OF Portland, In City
Council assembled, as follows
election 1. No building, or buildings, the exte-
- rior walls of which shall be in part or wholly of
WOOD exceeding ten feet in height shall hereafter Ss
erected In this City without permission in each case
from the Mayor and Aldermen.
Sect. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the City Marshal
to cause to be removed at once, as nuisances all
buildings erected in violation of this Ordinance.
Sect. 3. All Ordinances or paris of Ordinances in
CONSISTENT with the provisions of this Ordinance be-
and the same are hereby repealed.
Sect. 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
I'D force from and after its approval by the Mayor
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
May %, 1867,
This Bill having been read twice, passed to be
ordained. -
AUGUSTUS E. STEVENS, Mayor.
In COMMON CoUNoIL,l
May %, 1867.
This Bill having been read twice. passed to be or
dained. -, 49,
AUGUSTUS E. STEVENS, Mayor.
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oAN HANCISCO, May 81
A letter from La Paz lower California, says
that Castor d'Artois had beeG tried and SEN
fenced to death. 1t appears the expedition
from Navarette to invade Lower California.
The agents Of the Lower California Coloni-
cation Society have left the country. The au-
thorities have declined to recognize their grant
of the mines of Triundo, which have been
worked successfully by Mexican company
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From Mexico.

New YORK, May 20.
Vera Cruz dates to May 9Th say the deaths
among the troops are steadily diminishing the
number of the garrison. The Imperial navy
has been increased by an IRON steamer and a
schooner. A Liberal iron-clad man-of-war is
expected daily in front of the city. A Span
ish brig had arrived with 10000 pounds of pow
der. Provisions in plenty arrived from New
Orleans and Havana.
Advices from Mazatlan to the 18th lust state
that nearly ali the Americans in that city are
preparing to leave. Vega Placido and Lagado
are raising an army to revolutionize SinalOa.
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HENRY 5. Burgess,
Auctioneer and Appraiser,

nUT door sales of Real Estate, Merchandise, Fur
" niture, Farms, Farming Utensils, &C., promptly
made, by the day or commission. Office No. 90
Exchange Street, at s. ii. Colesworthys Book Store.
Residence No. IA Oxford Street.
NAV "a. dim
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City of Portland.

In The year one thousand eight hundred aud sirty-
An Ordinance amendatory OF the Revised Ordinances
on Sir, cts:
Be it ordained by the Mayor Aldermen and Com.
mon Council OF the CITY of Portland, in City Coun-
Gil assembled, as follows:
election l. The Revised Ordinance concerning
- Streets is hereby amended by adding the follow
ing clause to Section IS of said Ordinance to wit
And ii any persons shall be found standing in groups
of three or more persons, on any sidewalk cross
walk, on any street or public way IN this City al
or. one Alderman, Civ Marshal or Deputy, or any
Policeman, Constable OF Waterman, he shall be Ia
BILE to a line oil not less than five nor more IMAM
twenty dollaas for each offence. a.. a.,
SECT 2. This Ordinance shall be in force aiter i''
approval by the Mayor. .
Approved May 18th, 1sG7.-Copy: At T;s r,ert
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Notice,


NOTICE is hereby given that the firm of CHASE,
~ CRAM q STUhDlVaNT, Constituting a lin
tied partnership under the laws of this State OF
Portland, in the County OF Cumberland, State OF
Maine, did, ON the twenty seventh day of April, A.
d. eighteen hundred and sixty seven, make to the
subscriber an assignment of all their property real
and personal not exempted by law from attachme Mt
for the benefit of such Of their creditors as may alter
notice. provided in the statut Of this State be-
come arties said assignment in proportion to the
amount of their respective ciaims and three months
are allowed to ali creditors to become parties to said
assignment, which may be found at the office of the
sub criber, No. Clapp's Block, Con ress street.
Portland HENRY z. DEANE, Assignee
Por land, May Z, 1-67. MAJ 8. isd4w
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Canadian AMnirs.

KINGSTON, G. W., May 20.
The steamer Champion, having jeff Davis
on board, bound to Toronto, touched at this
port to-day. An immense crowd assembled at
the wharf to see him.
MONTREAL, May %.
Complaints continue to be made of the great
distress in the eastern townships, The desti-
tuition is said to be widespread. The farmers
have lost nearly all their stock, and have no
grain for seed.
By the upsetting of bark canoe on the river
Du Leave, near Buckham, two of three men
who were in it, were drowned.
The steamer Grecian has been got off the
rocks in the Lachine Rapids, and brought to
this point
Peter McMartin, Postmaster and mill owner
was shot in quarrel at Plantaganet yester-
day, by a man named Berry,
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Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO, III, May %.
Flour inactive and nominally declined 25c. Wheat
irregular at decline OF Toe; No. nominal at 30.
Corn opened firm at 05 for No. /, but closed dull at
O3 Oats advanced to 9oc for No. 2, but closed dull
at soc. Ry dull; sales at 46 q At for No. /. Bar
lev easier; sales at 80 q Sic for No. in store. Pro-
visions steady and unchanged; Mess Pork at % 30.
Beef Cattle fairly active at an advance of 20 a 25c;
sales Mt 10 aD rs for good to choice steers Live
Hogs ouiet at decline of rs q soc; sales at % "a
Receipts-3 800 bbls. -four, 1900 bush; wheat, SO,
ments-2, 400 bbls. -four, 1900 bush. wheat, 2,1Oo
bush. COIN.
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City of Portland.

WHEREAS, an order was passed May 6, 1867
w by the City Council directing the Committed
on Laying out New Streets to enquire into the ex-
pediency of disseminating that portion of Emery
street between DanfOrth and the westerly line of Sa
lem street.
Notice is hereby given TO all parties interested thai
the Joint Standing Committee of the City Council
on laying out new streets. will meet to hear the par
ties and view the proposed way on the first day
of June, 1867, at our o'clock in tine after.
noon at the junction of Emery and Danforth streets
and will then and there proceed to determine anC
adiudge whether the public convenience requires sale
street or way to be discontinued.
Given under our hands on this twenty-fourth day
Of May, A. D., 1867.
AUG. e. STEVENS,
AMBROSE GIDDINGs,
CHARLES M. RICE,
Jos. BRADFORD,
ELIAS CHAsE,
w. p. FILES,
Committee on Laying out New Streets.
May %. 1w
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LIVERPOOL, May 2S-Evening.
The Cotton market continued quiet to the end Of
the day. and closed the following authorized quo
tatiOns: Middling uplands lld' Miduhng Orleans
HID sales to-day l., 600 oales.
Manchester advices to-day were favorable; prices
for goods and yarns firm and steady.
Breadstuffs-The market become easier in the lat
ter part of the dey; Corn closed at decline of Sd
from the opening prices; sales at 39s Cd for Mixed
Western Oats slightly lower; sales at IS 81 per Al
Tbs; Peas declined to Ais per quarter; Barley rather
frmer, closing at As Sd; Wheat remains unchanged
PrOvisions-Ihe market closed generally without
change Lard weaker closing at 49s Cd per cwt Pro-
duee-Splrlts Turpentine declined to 34s per cwt
kosin steady; common Wilmington Is Sd; fine Amer
lean lbs per cwt; Tallow ASS Cd; Petroleum-Spirts
III; standard white Is Sd per gallon.
LONDON, May 2S-Evening
Sugar-The market closed steady; No. - Dutch
standard at 24s Sd. Iron unchanged; Scotch Pig at
53s I'D per tom mixed numbers. Oats steady at pre-
vious quotations
FRANKFORT, May 28-Evening
United States bonds closed to-day at 77s.
LONDON, May 29-Noon.
Consols at "a for money. 7'' 81
AMERICAN SECURITIEs-The following are the
current quotations for American securities United
States 520s 72t Illinois Central Railroad shares 76
Erie Railroad shares 40. . -H ..t .i'i
LIVERPOOL, May 29-Noon.
The Cotton market is firm; Middling uplands at
Id do Orleans at III @ lid; probable sales to-day
IL 900 bales. Breadsufts unchanged; Corn sos Sd.
Provisions firm and unchanged; Tallow at ASS Sd
other articles unchanged . l.
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From Wash i n z ton.

WASHINGTON, May %.
For the week ending Tuesday, June 4th, 221
patents will be issued from the Patent Office.
During the past week $50 applicants and rs
caveats have been filed.
The following is statement of the receipts
and expenditures OF the United States for the
quarter ending March 81, 1867 Receipts OF
customs, $40, 130, 083.17; sales of public lands,
1921 62335; direct tax, S1,3l3 660.3S; Internal
revenue, $48 1853 ,434.23; premium on sales OF
coin bonds and from miscellaneous sources,
S13793, 1850; from loans $129,3 1854, 94G3O; total
receipts, $239, 24l ,S5553; expenditures, civil,
foreign intercourse and miscellaneous, II ,8l8,-
6l376; Interior, Pensions and Indians, 81 IA, )
0466O; War, $28 1856 504.17; Navy. $685. 1910
and seven-thirty Treasury notes, 81, 400, 1862
public debt $l76,610,3l902; total expenditures
&032 741 Ob2 ~
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CINCINNATI, May %.
Flour dull sales at Is 30 16 90 for family to fancy
Wheat dull prime Winter No. offered at co. Corn
dull at IS 9 9oc for No. in elevator. Oats dull at
76c for No. l. Rye steady and unchanged. Whiskey
dull and nominal. Provisions firm and quiet; Mess
Pork at % 50 Bacon 81 q 12tc for shoulders, sides
and cleaI sdes Lard dull 1870; Butter dull fresh
at Is a lie; Cheese dull at IL a 14c for new.
Receipts, 800 bbls -four II 900 bnsh. corn. Ex-
ports-7 900 blu h. corn; receipts and shipments of
other articles small,
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Triumphant Success /!

rNHE most important and valuable invention OF
the nineteenth century. The American Cow
Mixer is sure cure for aching hands and kicking
dry in from two to three minutes. And it has pro-
ven by practical to be agreea lie to the COW
than hand milking. Men of large or small capital,
your particular attention is solicited to this nven
ton, as an examination of the besiness, the mixer
the cost, the demand the sale and profits will set
skepticsm at defiance and capitalists to thinking.
ness men, who are laying SUI foundation for
American Cow Milking Machine Office,
49, Market st. formerly Lime) Portland.
Address, ALBION HALL.
Mar dp.xu 1xuA
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New YORK, May 20, 6 P. NJ.
Money more active at q 6 per cent. OH call, and
To u discounts. Gold firm and higher, closing at
1879. The shipment of gold to-day per the Java and
Tripoli amounted to $l30,5oO Foreign Exchange
quiet and less firm at 1O9E. Government securities
quiet and prices unchanged. Stocks strong, Mining
shares dull The business at the Sub Treasury to-
day was follows: Receipts, 81, 259 OBJ; payments,
1882 1885, balance, $130 23 The receipts inclu lie
for customs, 1881 900; gold notes SIG, OOO
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Notice.

NJ Office is hereby given that SEwALL C.
IN CHASE,of Portland, in the County of Cumber-
land and State OF Maine did the twentysixth day
OF April A d., thousand eight hundred and six ~
seven make to the subscriber assignment OF all
his property real and personal exempted by law
from attachment for the benefit such of bis cred
ors as may, alter notice provided in the Statutes
OF this State become rties to said assignment, in
proportion to the amount OF their respective claims;
and three months allowed to all creditors to be-
come parties to said assignment, which may be found
at the office OF the subscriber No. = Clapps Block
Congress st, Portland
HENRY P. DEANE, Assignee.
Portland, MAY Z, 1857 maySd1ws
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CITY Of Portland.

In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
April 49, 1867. !
ON the petition OF j. d. johnson TOR license to
" erect and use Stationary Steam Engine in the
new building at the corner of High and Commercial
streets lt
ORDERED, That Monday, the tenth day Of june
next, at four O'Clock p NJ, at the Mayors Office be
assigned as the time and place tor lnsderng said
petition and thas the petitioners give notice thereof
by publishing this order In the Portland Daily Press
four times, the first publication to be at least four
teen days beforehand, that all persons interested
may appear and be heard thereon.
Attest. j. Nj. HEATH, City Clerk.
Copy, Attest, j. NJ. HEATH, City Clerk.
I.4tH.. & Nav ,llt
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Civ Of POrtIahu.

.. ono tsoasand eight hundred and sirty-
no "te ge' seDen:
An Ordinance amending an Ordinance concerning
Fires. a., N,,,or Aldarn,on ana Co,n-
DC is 'onncil of the City OF Portland in City Coun-
eli n sembled, as follows:
CFCTION l. That the Ordinance concerning 0res
- be- and the same is hereby amended by striking
ont section of said 'dnance and inserting in lieu
thereof the following, to w.t.: ,
Section o. If any person shall wilfully or marie
iously give or cause TO be given, a false alarm or ey
of fire by oucry or ringing an alarm bell, or striking
an alarm at any box of the Fire Telegraph, he shai
pay for each offence penalty not less thah twenty
nor more than fifty dollars. 49,.
APP'''e' 1"' j. NJ. HEATH, City Clerk,
NAV 20. DIV
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PROPOSALS.
FOR
Marble. Granite, or Nova Scotia
Free Stone.

PROPOSALS will be received until IL o'clock M
i of June Sd, 1857 at the office of the Superin-
tendent Of the U. S. Court House and Post Office at
Portland Me-, for furnishing and delivering at the
site of the building or on the G0yernme mt wharf as
the bidder may DESIRE all the marble or Nova Scotia
free stone that is requi ed for the erection OF the
building above the subbase course and REQUIRED by
the plans and specifications Bids will also be re-
ccyed tor the same work in granite not darker than
the best Concord ..- f.f..
Nocharge for wharfage will be made and the No
Scotia free stOne 1t used will be admit ed free OF
duty aHft
Plans, specifications and samples of the quality of
Supervising Architect OF the Treasury Depart
meDt and at Ibis Office Each proposal must be ac-
conpanied by sample of the stock proposed of nine
inches CUBE properly marked with the name of the
bidder, ami must be submitted before the opening OF
the bids.
Specifications and blank forms for proposals on
which the bids must be made, can be obtained from
the Supervising Architect or at this office; and no
bid W III be considered that is not in strict accordance
with their requirements and of this advertisement
All Dids must be accompanied by the bond OF Two
responsible persons in the of $1,000, that the
bidder Will accept and perform the contract i
ell TO MN, the suheiency OF the security TO be cert
fed to by the U. s. District Attorney, Judge Clerk
OF the U. S. District Court.
Inc Department reserves the right to reject any or
all Oft bdsit deemed for the interest othe Govern
ment to do so.
Proposals should be endorsed proposals for Cut
Stone WORK tor U 5. Court House and Post once,
and addressed to oenry Kingsbury, Superintendent.
bdders Will state in their bids the time at which
time at which they will complete their contract.
HENRY KINGSBUkY, Superin endent
U. S. Court House and Post Office.
Maya. eodtJune3
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New York Coal SnIe.

NEW YORK, May 20.
The regular monthly sale of Scranton coal took
place to-day at the office OF the Delaware Il Lacka-
wanna Coal Company's office, No: rs Exchange place;
$4,000 tons OF coal were disposed OF at prices some
what in advance of those realized at the last SALE
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Attempt al Robbery.

Boston, May %.
About three o'clock this morning, some
burglars removed window and got into the
building occupied by the Marblehead Bank,
and were proceeding to operate on the safe,
when the noise awoke persons in the building,
and the robbers fled.