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Memorial Day. NlnY 30. 1870.

Post Bosworth No. 2. Department of Maine
G. A. r., present for the exercises of Memorial
Day the following:
Comrades of the Post will meet at the hall
on Federal street at 8 IL A. NJ, when the
several committees will proceed to the East
ern. Western, Forest City and Calvary Gene
teries and decorate the graves of those sailors
and soldiers buried in those cemeteries. Prayer
at each cemetery by clergymen accompany ing
the different committees.
In the afternoon the Post, with the Portland
A. g. N. u, the officers and crew of the Reve-
nue. Cutter Mahoning, officers and soldiers
from the garrison at Fort Preble, and escorted
will proceed to the City Government Building,
where they will receive the City Government
and invited guests; thence proceed to the Lin
coin Tree in front of the High School house on
Cumberland street and decorate the tree in
memory of President Lincoln; thence to the
p. s. r. depot, where they will take the train
for Morrill's Corner, and then proceed to Ever
green Cemetery, where the graves will be dec
Grated and the memorial lot dedicated.
The Grafton will then be delivered by Col
Homer 3. Sprague, of Cornell University, N.
Y, alter which the escort will fire the usua
voleys.
The procession will then reform and return
to the city.
At7P. M. the Post and other bodies before
mentioned will again assemble at the hall OF
Federal street, and accompanied by the mill
tary escort will proceed to City Hall, where
the exercises OF the evening will be held, con
sisting of music by the Portland Band, sing
ing by the Haydn Association and addresse:
by several gentlemen of the city.
To the friends of those to whose immorta
memory we dedicate this day, and to citizens
generally, we appeal for donations of wreaths
bouquets and flowers. Contributions of money
will be thankfully accepted aud devoted to Tho
purchase of flowers and evergreens.
A special train for the accommodation of the
public will leave the p. & r. Railroad depot
foot of Chestnut street, at 1 o'clock p. NJ, re.
turning at 5 O. clock p. M.
Tickets out and back 90 cents, to be obtained
at the depot. T. A. ROBERTS, Chairman.
A. CLARKE, Secretary.
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May4-
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To show how far advanced the season is we
would state that cunners have put in their an
nual appearance. 1t is an old story on the
Cape that you can't CO tch cunners before June.
We know party that caught a string of lus
cOus ones few days ago.
Marshal Marble has appointed Albert G.
Winslow and William B. Stearns, of Bath and
Almon Libby of Bowdoinham census marshals
for Sagadahoc County.
AT respectable clearinghouse in this city
last week eleven of the boarders were divorced
parties.
A party of gentlemen from New York, he adj
ed by Rev. Francis Vinton, D. D., passed
through this city on Saturday en- route for the
fishing ponds and streams of Eastern Maine
Messrs. Richardson, Sturdivant and Taylor
are putting up new story and half building
on Richardson's wharf for counting-rooms.
A. Robinson has just just got out the new
Siddon's tinted initial note paper with envel-
opes TO match. 'Ics Just gay" as the girls
say.
Yesterday was very pleasant day though a
little cool in the afternoon. Thermometer at
TOO at noon.
A good house on Bramhal street, near the
Arsenal, is offered for sale this morning.
The scholars in the public schools will be de-
lighted to hear that they are to have a half-hol-
iday next Monday afternoon because it is Dec
Grafton Day.
We are pleased to hear that the Haydn Soci-
ETY. will repeat their concert to- morrow night.
There are many who we're kept away from at
tending last week by the Alpha Delta Phi
Convention, and who have been very anxious
for repetition as well as those who were So
fortunate as to be present. Tickets can now
be procured of Abner Lowell, corner Brown
and Congress streets.
Anniversary Week look out for rain about
this time.
Rev. II. B. Mitchell of Saccarappa left yes.
terday on a fortnights vacation.
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LENr's CIRcUs.-It gives us great pleasure
always to call attention to a performance of
recognized merit, and suoh is Lents circus.
1t is none of the catch-penny affairs that so
frequently travel through the cities and towns
remote from the great metropolis of the coun-
try, whose horses are broken down, costumes
travel-stained and dngy, and, worse than all,
its performers composed of a set of played out
acrobats and riders, with only one star to re-
lieve the general blackness of the arenal enter
tainment. Everything appertaining to this
circus is first-class, and a single glance at the
names cmblazoned upon the posters, before
which the children stand and stare, assures you
that your ticket will be cheaply purchased at
the price. Judging from our experience in for
mer years, the big tent on behring's Pasture
will be crowded to repletion afternoon and
evening. The music by the grand brass band
will be equal to any first class musical oncert.
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| SCHOOL CoMMrrTEE.-The regular monthly
meeting of the School Committee was held
last evening, Mr.. Leavitt, acting Chairman,
| presiding. The usual monthly reports on the
| schools by the subcommittee were made,
which were, in general, favorable. Mr.. Mer-
| rill stated that he had learned that it was the
intention of the City Government to cut down
the school estimates reported at former meet
ing, and he would move that q committee be
appointed to confer with them on the subject.
The Committee on Estimates were appointed
said com mittee.
Mr.. Root moved that committee of three
be appointed to'report at next meeting of the
Board whose duty it shall be to present some
practical plan by which the future action of
the Board, in the matter Of the examination of
teachers shall be conformed to the 54th Sec
ton of the School Laws of the State Passed.
Messrs. Root, Symonds and Stevens were ap-
pointed
MIR. True moved that a committee of three
should be appointed to make the usual assign
ments for the regular yearly school examina-
tons. Messrs. True, Dow and Burgess were
appointed.
The Committee on Penmanship announced
that they had appointed Mr.. II. W. Shaylor
teacher of penmanship at a salary of $1,000
year, and that he commenced his duties on
May 9th. A motion was made and passed that
the Spenserian system of writing should be
introduced into the schools and that the Spen-
serian books should be procured by the COM
mittee end furnished the schools at cost. The
Committee on Penmanship was continued for
the ensuing year.
Mr. nj. l.. Stevens, elected a member of the
Board to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Mr.. Nathan Webb, was assigned
to the Committee on the Fourth Grammar
School and Primary No. 5. Mr.. Root nomi-
mated DIR. Gordon to fill the vacant place in
the High School Committee, and he was elect
ed.
Mr.. Root moved that the Secretary be an
thorized to send copies of our School Reports
and School Rules to the School Boards of the
various cities and request them to send copies
of their own in exchange Passed.
Misses Rosa True and II. w. Baker made
applications for schools, which were placed on
file.
On motion of DR.. Gordon it was voted to
change the evening for the IT gular meeting of
the Board from the fourth Monday to the
fourth Wednesday of the month.
1t was voted to give the scholars Of the pub
lie schools a holiday on next Monday after
noon-Decoration Day.
1t was voted to allow the City Council the
use of the School Committee room for Tues
day evening.
1t was voted that when the committee adj
journ it be to two weeks from this (NIonday)
night to hear the report of the Committee on
Assignments.
The bills for the month"; amounting to
$465.S1, were read and approved.
Some of the Principals of schools do not
hand In their monthly reports as ordered by
law, and their attention is called to the fact.
Adjourned.
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TELEG ITEMS.

A pawnbroker's shop in St Louis was rob-
bed of $4,000 worth of watches, chains and
diamond iewelry on Saturday night. Two
men have been arrested on suspicion.
The strike at the new Harlem depot in New
York has ended by the defeat of the workmen.
The President has refused to allow the Big
Horn mining expedition to start until after the
conference with Red Cloud and Sioux now on
the way to Washington.
The correspondence in relation to the pas
sage of the Sault Ste. Marie canal by British
and Canadian steamers is published, but moth
ing new is developed.
The vomito has disappeared from Rio janet
no and clear bills of health are now given to
departing vessels.
Sguor l. Pascin, Vice President of the Flo
rentine Senate, is dead.
Certain Massachusetts stockholders of the
Northern railroad bave filed bill in chancery
in the U. S. District Court for New Hang
shire for the purpose of breaking up the recent
contract between the Concord and Northern
railroads, and they also ask ,d temporary in
junction iorbidding all proceedings under the
contract until the case is decided.
Fifteen hundred Chinese arrived at San
Francisco-Monday.
SamuelJ. Bridge, appraiser at San Francis
CO, has resigned, after service of 90 years in
that city and Boston.
$4,000 in coin was shipped from San Fran
cisco for New York last week.
Late rains and cool weather have benefited
the crops in Southern California.
In the House of Commons the bill for the
abolition of the University tests was read a
second time by 125 majority.
The Atlantics of Brooklyn beat the Olym
pics at base ball in Washington Monday, 80 tc
The small pox has made It's appearance il
San Francisco.
The Chinese in San Francisco had a bloody
ARRAY Sunday, during which the jos house wa,
destroyed, pistols and knives were used ant
several persons were wounded.
Showers through many portions of lib;
Northwest have improved the appearance o
the crops, which are two weeks in advance 0
the usual season.
The elegant residence of ex-senator Sander
| son, near Madison, Wis, was struck by light
| ming Saturday night and with contents wa
burned. Loss $4,000; insured $4,000.
Gen. Jordan finds but little encouragement
III his visit to Washington.
| The Philadelphia contributions to tho Rich
| mond sufferers amount to $14, 1856.
The Methodist Conference South has vote
| to consolidate its foreign and domestic mlssio
| boards.
The bonded debt of Louisiana is $l4. 0S5, 3O(
Brown & Bros paper mill at Manchester
| Conn.,, was burned on Sunday morning. Los
| $25000
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wouIl lave q tendency to facilitate the bust.

you'll have q tendency to facilitate the bust
ness of the State rather than injure It.
Mr., Poor replied with somewhat personal
speeeb. censuring the present chief stockhold.
ers of the Kennebec road for the underhanded
manner in which they had obtained possession
af it, and the means they had attempted to
adopt to increase their power. He thought Mr.
Brown and Mr. Jose even if they were honest,
were liable to be mistaken, and strongly ia
simulated that some of them were working
IN the interests of Boston capitalists
Ii the directors of the Kennebec road We're
In favor of uniformity of gauge, why didn't
they adopt the broad in preference to the mar
row? He said he was in favor of the broad
gauge, but on being asked by Judge Shepley ii
the gauge of the Rutland road was not narrow,
modified his remark by saying that he favore
the narrow gauge on all roads west from Port
land and the broad one ON all roads east of it,
Here Judge Shepley asked him if he wasn't in
favor of a third rail, and if be wouldn't estab-
iish broad gauge west of Portland. This
question was not satisfactorily answered.
After Mr.. Poor sat down it was moved that
a committee of twenty .one be raised to take
the matter into consideration and report at
subsequent meeting.
This motion called up Judge Davis, who
said he had few remarks to make before it
was put
Owing to the lateness of the hour it was final
ly concluded to adjourn the meeting till this,
Tuesday, evening, without taking any action on
the motion, SO as to give Judge Davis and all
Others who desire it, an opportunity to speak
on the matter
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PHILADELrHIA. May 21.-The susper sion of pro-
ductI0n still continues IN the Schuylki1l REGION and
an efforts at reconciliation are, for the present. aban-
doned Shipments from Port chmOnd are confined
10 Inc Iverton and Lykens Valley Goals almost ex-
clusvely and SO little hard anthracite is ar,ivno
that no quotations can be made
The following are the prices of Coal the cargo at
Port Richmond: For shipments east OF Borden
town am south OF Cape Henry other points rates
are 4oc W ton higher than cur quotations: ScbuyI
XII red ash. 81 % q So; do Steamboat 81 so; do
orcken, ~ 90; do egg. 81 so; do stove 81 co.; do
"a GO; do stove 81 65; do chestnut "a 90 e'
PHILADELPHIA, May IA -Freights-The follow
week ending May 20:-To Bath So o.: Dennisnort
" % and ais; Portsmouth So co. Boston s. 90:
Che,se4 sos: Cambridge and tow 81 81; Dighton
VI 20; Fall River 81 75; bingham and tow a. III:
Hyanns 81 co. Lynn and dia. So Is; Newburyporf
w 10; Nantucket 81 90, Quincy Point 90; Rock
port ~ 70; Salem 81 90; Somerset s. 70; Weymou h
and tow 81 co; Newport 81 10; Providence ST u.s.
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CITY AND VICINITY.

CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW YORK, May 23.-Carlolta Patti, Theo-
dore Ritter and Ferranti sailed for Rio ia
metro this afternoon. Patti will give concerts
in the principal cities of Brazil aud return by
the way of San Francisco.
The Board OF Aldermen to-day appointed
the Sun the corporation newspaper, and d.
rected that apartments be leased for the De
partment of Public Works at the rent OF
$4,000 per year.
The Cunard Steamship Company are nego-
tiatng for the removal of their docks from
Jersey City to Hoboken.
Counterfeit tens on the Central National
Bank of Rome, N. Y, made their appearance
to-day.
Col. Jas. Fisk, Jr, is said TO be prominent
candidate for the position of Major General of
the First Division of Militia, which Gen. Alex
aDder Shaler will soon resign.
The suit of Tracy E. Roberts against the
Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad Company
for 100000 damages, for injuries received by
an account while travelling over that road, be-
gan before Judge Brady to day. The main
point OF drfrircc rs that the plaintiff was trav-
cling on a free pass at the time of the accident.
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NIANIsM.
ActiUity oag the Border.
Excitement at Montpelier and
Buffalo.

MONTPELIER, VT, May 23-Many reports
are IN circulation to-day regarding the Fenilns
Whicn, IL true, show that they mean to dc
something. There is positive information that
Two companies of Fenans were shipped from
burlington this afternoon for the frontier, and
another large body is en- route for the same
point by boat from plittsburg. All the double
teams in st. Adams and Burlington have been
retained for use tonight.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 23-There has been
great activity among the Fenians in this city
during the last forty-eight hours 1t is impos-
sloie TO get any reliable particulars. That the
men are in earnest there is no doubt. There
Is movement on foot of some kind, but
whether it is for the invasion of the neighbour
ing frontier or to aid Rel at Red River is I'M
certain A large body Of drilled veterans left
here tonight.
LATER.
BUFFALo, May $1,000 p. M.-The city is
1ull OF Fenians. They are quartered quietly
among their friends in every part Of the city.
everything is quiet and there are no indica-
tieps oil a further movement of the troops to-
night.
Two hundred Fenians left Albany on late
tram to night, and five car loads passed Roch-
ester at 9 o'clock p. NJ, bound east
NEW York, May 23.-It is rumored that a
force OF over 10000 Fenians left Brooklyn this
for Canada.
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RzAssAuRlUSE.r'Es.
Boston, May 23.-The Athletics of Philadel
phia beat the Harvards to day, 20 toe.

BASE BALL.
BOSTON, May 23--The Athletics of Philadel-
phia beat the Harvards to day, 20 toe.
THE ANNIvERSARIES.
The annual business meeting of the Amer
can Peace Society to-day was presided over by
Hon. Amasa Walker. An extended notice OF
the life of The late Rev. Geo. c. Beckwih, and
his connection with the society was given. Re-
ceipts for the year $10,500; expenditures So
800. The western branch of the society was
reported to be nearly self-sustaining A public
meeting was held in the evening.
Rev. Seth Sweetsir presided at the meeting
of the American Education Society, the re-
ceipts of which for the year amount to SS27 900;
expenditures 1924, 400; number of young men
assisted during the year 354; new applicants
received 105; institutions in which yong men
have been aided %. The old officers were re-
elected.
AT the sixth annual business meeting of the
Society for Promoting Christian knowledge,
Pie:y and Charity, it was voted that the income
of the invested funds be appropriated the en-
suing year, one half to the Meadville Theolog-
zeal School for the purchase of books, and one
half to Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio,
forthe purchase of books, especially to aid stu
dents in the College designing to enter the Cos
pei ministry.
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co MI MI H RCIAL,

Receipts by Railroads and STEAMBOATS,.
STEAMER JOHN BROOKS FROM BosToN.-13 casks
oil, so bids pork, bxs tobacco, 10 mats rasins, 10
coils cordaee. So bdls paper pkgs frames, So bdIs
fish, 173 bdls iron, bales oakum, 10 bds steel, 5
crates empty boxes. $50 bs -four, so bags dried ap-
pie, "a bulls rms % nbls dried apple, hid moass-
es, 10 cases and bales domesics ~ hides 2 bales
yarn horses, cases empty cigar boxes, bxs fresh
fish, 375 pkgs to Princes Express, 100 do to order
For Canada and mp country, II carriages and wag-
on 120 empty barrels, machine, bds fish, chests
tea hid molasses, CO pkgs furniture SO bales rags
kegs lead, bales cotton, sewing m ichine rolls
carpeting, casks soda ash, 12i pkgs to order.
STEAMER DIRIGo, FROM New YORK so bales
cotton, " do rags, 81 do pulp do burlaps 80 dc
yarn, o 40 Jnte, Al moving machines, steam pump,
casks oil, POS chests tea % bags coffee 175 bxs
ms u 40 glass % do tobacco IS d SOAP So do saero
bbls -four 60 do paris White 20 do glass ware a25 bxs
tin Il pigs do, 100 kegs spikes, 30 90 whlle lead
Dds oysters Y hhds tobacco, ties rice piano. -'o
pkgs sundres
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY - 1877 cans milk, 2l(
bbls flour, ITO do starch, car last blocks do match
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New York Wool Market,

=, NEW YORK, May 2l-For three days. During
the last halt OF the week quite active demand
by the increased sale OF manufactures the col HERS
having commenced purchasing freely for the fall
trade The renewed activity coming pom unu sual-
get, ana, III some instances. slight advance has
peen realized upon the prices lately current. New
creased activity, and desirable kinds have realized
null prices In foreign there is very little movement,
ana our quotations are for the most part nominal
Sales 100000 lbs State and Western esce at AZ O 51c
including Il 600 Tbs Western at As "a 4sc, 10000 lbs
NA Ohio at 90 "a sic; 5000 TBS Michigan at 45c: and
700 TBS secured at 63 q S1c Also 800 GOO lbs pulled
at 81 @ 43c for super and extra, and 2S a 3Oc for No
/; 2oD 600 lbs new spring clip California at 26 90 29c
ior free OF burrs and 20 " 23c Tor hurry 5000 lbs
iaii clip do at 10 a. 22c; 10000 TBS Texas at % "a &c
5O bales Cape at 25c gold.-Shipping List
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NEW YORK, May 23- UoYn;ng.-Money easy at
~ o per cent. Foreign Exchange steady at 1904 az
,osS God opened at 1l4}. declined 13E, then rail-
southern securities lower Tennessees others I'M
6aiiways were lower st the opening, but improved
q per cent. from the lowest point of the alter
noon.
NEW YORK, Nay 23-1t1ernoon.-The feeling on
wan Street is Unsettled and feverish to-day and a
Tree disposition to sell Gold Governme nts and Stocks
was everywhere apparent. The downward move
ment Is explained as 9iscounting the funding BILL
TO report Wednesday, and the indications ale ais,
IN favor OF the theory that large short interest is
being created in the dferen' markets. 4 he death OF
Mr.. Robin on made preteXt Tor the heavy sales of
stocks, especially in Lake Shore, in which his firm
we've always large dealers
Gold closed heavy at l13a a ia. A large amount
having packed to-day S3OOOOO. Governments dull
and lower. Money very easy at q per cent. For
eign Exchange at 1891.
The following were the closing nnntaiinns.
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TIL e PRE- 8
Tuesday Morning, May a. 1870.
and Vicinity.


ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Concert. -. Haydn Association.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Real Estate. IF. o. Bailey & G.
Bankrupt Sale. &C. +. Mattocks.,
Artillery Horses. ID. Ii. Ma tinda'e'
SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN
Card. :. .Dirigo Association.
At Private Sale y. Furniture.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Obligations. w. H. Wood & Son.
C"9artnership. =. Geo. A. Hunt e. Co.
Lost. j. s. Winslow ~ Co.
Money to Loan. w. H. Jerris.
House for Immeliite Sale. Mrs. Fernald.
To Contractors. Hutchings q Co.
Summer Arrangement: Steamer Oriental.
Se,zre of Goods. IL Washburn, Jr,
Business Chance. John BuzzelI,
Wanted. -. WoOdman q Littleiohn.
Fer Ellsworth Sch Frank Pierce.
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cards, do oats, do horses, S do bark. DO ship
knees do shocks, So DO lumber. do shingles. do
sundries For shipment east, 800 bbls -four, cars
oil. do cat meal.
PORTLAND & KENNEBEC RAILROAD--1 car ashes,
90 WOOD, do shingles do stone. do doors, bdls
olnds . casks talow. cases goods, Is bags meal,
Dds ared apple, do beans, % pkgs merchandise, 23
cars freight Tor Boston,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILRoAD-s4 boxes scythes,
IL us dowel stock, $3.50 it timber, hoops POI
sues leather IA cords hemlock slabs, 20 bxs eggs POI
cases sIndries ooo'
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HARPER's BAzAR.-The number for next
week, richly illustrated, has been received al
the periodical depot of Messrs. Fessenden
Brothers, Lancaster Hall; also by D. Went
worth, dealer in books, stationery, Sc, 337
Congress, corner of Oak street. This journal
of Fashion takes the lead of all others, and is
a welcome visitor to the DarlOr circle
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THE CENSUS.
PENNSYhXANIA.

THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-The Presbyterian
General Assembly today defined the new
boundaries of Synods. The State of Connee-
ticut is attached to the New York Synod, and
the remainder Of New England to the Synod
of Albany. The Home Mission Society sent
west of the Mississippi last year $50 missiona-
ries and received $172, 600.