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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-12

If our street lamps are ever worth anything
they are va'uapie on dark, rainy nishtc, Lu =
they have not been permitted to shed their
effulgent rays to any extent this week. This
is all right no doubt, because there is moon
put down in the almanac as due about this
time
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PENN3KLVANIA.


DEADLY ARRAY AMONG MINERS.
MAUCH CHUNK, May ia serious riot oc-
Cured at Halle IONS yesterday among some of
tne miners who were celebrating the first an
nlversary Of the organization of the Miners
Union. Three men were shot, one in four
places, and others were more or less injured
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ii. j. LEAvl2T, Corner of Market and Fed
eral Streets, is closing out his entire stock of
Furniture ann House Furnishing Goods at
the lowest possible rates, as he contemplates
changing his business. Give him a call and
learn his prices May R-d&w
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miscellaneous Notices.

WE would call the attention of our readers,
who may be interested in Insurance, to an ar
ticle from the New York Underwater with
regard to the Home Insurance Company, New
Haven
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RHODE rsg,ANn.


0NlO1fAL ELECTION IN PROVIDENCE.
:. PROVIDENCE, May 1.-THE municipal cleo
tion to-day resulted in the choice of Thomas
a.; Doyle, Republican. by 1856 majority over
clarke, Citizens and Black, Democrat The
board OF Aldermen are in favor of granting
liquor licenses. The proposition to establish u
tree public library was defeated.
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RAND THE BANK RoBBER.-One of the city
police saw the Mayor of Rockland at the Port
land q Kennebec depot in this city yesterday
who stated to him that the Rockland authori-
ties had received dispatches from the Montreal
authorities that Rand the bank robber was in
that citv
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Supreme Judicial Court.

APRIL TEhN-wALroN j., PREsIDING.
WEDNEsDAY.-John H. Williams ys. F. O. j.
smith, Action to recover S97s, amount due or pro-
1esslonal services. Defence over charges. Not fin
ished.
L, d. M. Sweat. Fol. Smith.
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Hosncr, pair grth # in, for $500; pair girth
81 in, for $22C; pair girth It, for $3.50; pair
gir6h IT, for $3.50; pair grth IT in for $50.
IA Hammond, three years olds at 16tc y h. dress
6o9 IDS each; cow, part Durham, raised by George
Hobbs, OF Wells, Me years old, with CALI, sold.to
Mr. Morley, of Brightoe, for $40.
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JOB PRINTNG.-Send your orders for Job
Printing to the Daily Press Printing House
where they will be promptly attended to at the
lowest possible rates. VIM. NJ MARKS.
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PEasoNAL.-Woodbury S. Dana, ESQ. Pres.
ident of the Beard of Trade, returned bom.
yesterday from his winter soiourn in Florida.
He is looking very well and appears to have
been much benefited by the trip.
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CoGIA HAssAN will move June 1st to No
12) Middle street. Until then he will sell at 90
Exchange street at greatly reduced prices.
may 7dtf ..
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NEW YOEak.

PROMISE OF BOUNT1FUL CROPS.
70 KEEPsIE, May 11.-Never before in the
history of Duchess county have the crops
promised so we'll at this season of the year.
Inc 1ruit prospects are exceedingly fine, the
only fear being that the trees will be ruined by
over Weiuht
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AUCTION SALES.
Sherif's Sale.

STATE OF MAlSE-CUMBERLAND, SIS:
TAKEN on execution and viii be sold at puba
\ auction 10 the highest bider, on THUkS-
forenoon, at the saesroom OF r. o. Bailey a Co., in
PORTLAND, and county aforesaid, the following 81
eIlbed personal property, TO wit: Patent bTedpue',
GnaSSs' Dye Stuhs and large assortment OF Fancy
lures S SNOW Cases, Druggists Drawers, Gas FiN-
ira Mortar, Presses, sc.
Dafcn I'VE are fr ssh and choice goods
"' Portland, May I, 1870
F,O. BAILEY o - Nj. ADAMS. Dep. Sheriff.
~ CO., Auctioneerx my7lI
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The Giant will be visited to-day by the
clergy, City Council and members of the press.
The Giant will be on exhibition, day and eve-
ming, from A. M. to p. NJ for one week.
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Q o MI M E R CIAL..
Receipt. by Railroad. and Steamboat.


STEAMER JOHN BROOKS FROM BosToN.-75 bbls
apples IL Stoves 80 bags nuts 20 bxs oranges bars
iron, cases figs, 14O bbls -four ~ pkgs furniture 40
hhds sugar bales carpeting, 81 Shoes 25 bb,s
rhubarb, 20 bxs spices, casks oil, 81 cases bales
domestics "a bxs nails 20 rolls tarred paper so BIS
cheese 250 pkgs to Princes Express 100 do to ORDER
For Canada and up country, 70 bales WOO. 100 do
bags sumac, 70 bales cotton, Is IRON Silks is casks
naiis, bdIs !ron 10 bales Fapar staek 100 hides
chests tea, kegs lead, 100 Dl1es to order :
STEAMER CHESAPEAKE FROM NEW YoRK-2O
bales cotton u do rags 60 do broom corn - plates
steel, Is bds do, 597 cupola brick, IA moving ma
chimes, 100 kegs soda, 50 do lead, IS do nails and
spikes 4C2 chests tea, $50 bags Seed 100 bxs rasns
80 do cheese, 145 do glass; 100 do tobacco 9 cases
canned goods p hhds mOacses &c do tobacco 80 cas-
es clocks, Is jars snuff 10 bxs soap, IS doc goods
16 PCS marble. 20 trunks, 200 pigs sundres.
PORTLAND q KENNEBEC RAILROAD-1 car Clan
boards, do boards, do scrap iron, do toops do
hoops 81 pkgs waste, IS bales goods so trusses 100
casks potash, hides, bbs dried apple, do green
apples, bbls BEANS 10 bdls hoes 1919 pkgs mcrchan-
disc, "a cars freight for Boston.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD-1270 sides leather
80 cases csrpets 400hcgshead and 1000 barrel hoops
cases and Al bxs scythes, 81 cases merchant se "a
bxs eggs, 70 veals in skins
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY - pol cans milk GOO
Dds Hour, 50 kegs spirits cars copper ore 1S DO
corn, ~ DO lumber, do oats, do suudr;es For
shipment east 1900 bbls -four
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NE w YORK.

FEMALE oCcfhAGE CON NENAiONS.
New YoRK. May 1.-Henry Ward Beecher
presided at the meeting of the American Bos-
ton Womans Suffrage Association in Stein
way Hall this morning, and the principal
speakers were James Freeman Clarke and
Lucy Stone, the latter of whom gave state
ment of the progress of the cause in Vermont,
A communication was read from Theodore
Tilton, President of the Union Woman's Suf-
frage Society, then in session at Apollo Hall,
extending the good will and wishes of that So
clety for hearty cooperation from that body,
and to whichrMr Beecher was authorized to
rep'y. A business committee, including Mrs.
Celia Burleigh, Miss Julia Ward Howe, Hen
~ Is. Blackwell and others, was appointed,
but the transactions of the day comprised
nothing of Importance.
At the Union Woman's Suffrage Society at
Apollo Hall this morning, Theodore Triton
presided, and the organization of the society
was completed; Clara Barton, Phebe Co--ens.
Isabella B. Hooker, John Neal, Samuel E.
Sewell, Parker Pillsbury and Myra Clark
flames SI beng elected among the vice presi-
Edwin A. Studwell and Lilly Packham among
the executive committee. Jennie Collins spoke
IN behalf OF the working women and the mis-
fortunes of their situation, commenting with
great severity on the injustice of Massachu-
setts legislators; The other speakers were Jas.
Mrs Josephine Griffing and Elizabeth Cady
Stanton. Resolutions urging the employment
of women in the United States civil service on
the same terms and same wages as men, and
condemning the verdict in the Mcfarland
ar al, were adopted. At the afternoon session
the speakers were Mrs. Foley of Washington,
Mrs. Smith of Richmond and Sojourner Trut:,,
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS. A
The Union Republican General Commit:
CO-nlSnt, AFTER prOtracted and excited debate
decIded not TO JON the coalition against Tam
many, and nominated the following independ-
ent ticket: For Judges of the Court of Com
mo Pleas, j: s. Ritterband, Richard S. EN-
NETT. VIM. v. Richardson and Elias A. Hall:
for Marine Court Judges. II. E. Tremaine. B.
A. Willis and VIM. Kirches. Among the
Aldermen nominated are Henry Clews, Chas
L. Tiffany, Chas H. Gram, II. HI. RAYMOND
and other prominent citizens.
The Mozart Hall Democracy tonight adopt
ed resolutions endorsing Tammany and its
ticke@, and desiring that the place of any of
Inc members OF the general committee refus-
cant. "
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New York stock and Money Market.

NEW YORK, May 11-Morning.-Affairs in Wall
street are very active to-day the transactions in
SOCKS 9eng unusually heavy and on rising market.
Gold has an improved tendency, and the dealings
are larger than tor some time. The bids Tor the
Treasury sale Of God to-day aggregated S. COS goo,
ranging from III 81 100 to 115t.
Governments and Southern securities higher
Inc Hammon.a brought 27S, 400 francs ON France,
NEW YORK, May 11-:4t1srnoon.-Go active and
nrm, closing at l15. The advance in the remum
have been very lmitc1 and it is expected to dim l.
ish during the next few weeks. The receipts this
week viii DO 10000 bales 5000 bales less than last
week.
Government sold to-day ono million in Gold at ia
q lis, the average price being rs.
, Governments were strong, closing at the highest
price of the day.
Money easy at 3 q per cent Foreign Exchange
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Warren's Cough Balsam.

Is beyond question the very best medicine of the
day for all COUGHS, COLDS, Sore THROAT and
noN1s' Also Tor whoopng Cough and Groom in
oadren 1t is the most effective me dicine ever u.ed
Sold by all Deaiersin Medicines.
crn = e. nnADBUKY, Proprietor, Bangor, Me.
oEo =. GOODWIN & Co., Boston, Agents for
New England. .o,o,.oass
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HAVE you seen or used that nice Corn Sy-
iup for sale at w. L. Wilson s. Co.'S IS Fed
eral Street, by the gallon or barre.
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Cohsefs, coRsRrs, 80, 60, Is O. 81 CO, 81 30,
to W 90. Anderson's, Ss3 Congress St.

YOU can buy barrel of Flour, warranted to
be good, for $7.5O at 12 Market street.
may10itf E. D. PErrENGII1.
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INDIA hUBBER HOSE for Hydrant purposes
at less prices than sold by any dealer in Port
land (call and examine previous to purchasing
elsewhere) at Halls Rubber Store, 11s Middle
street. maycdtf
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f. o. BAILEY & Co. will sell at their rooms
this morning, by order of the sheriff, an Apoth-
ecary stock of fresh and choice goods. We
would advise our friends who want box of
choice Cigars Perfumery, Soap, &c, to attend.
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If you wish for India rubber hose 90 to
cooper u Co.'s, 100 Federal street. They keep
all kinds of Plumbing materials, and sell
them as low as at any store in the city. Try
them. May 5-tf.
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Il. A. R.-The next regular meeting of Bos.
worth Post No. 2, for work in second grade.
will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock.
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TWENTY THoUsAND!-Not dollars, but cert-
hcates OF the very highestcharacter, attest the
wonderful properties of DR.. j. W. Poland
WGite Pine Compound. Positively unrivalled
for all Diseases of the Throat, Lungs, difficulty
of Voiding Urine, and all Diseases of the Kid
neys and Bladder Sold by all Drug. SITS,
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The New STEAM FIRE ENGINE.-Owing to
the weather the new fire engine built by J. B.
johnson & Co. of this city was not put on ex-
hlbition yesterday. We gave quite descrip-
ton OF her the other day, but have learned
some new facts that may not prove uninterest-
ing. Her boiler is 81 inches in diameter and
contains 253 tubes, each 20 inches long. Has
two steam cylinders Ia inches in diameter
and of nine inch stroke. Has a tank in front
OF the drivers seat with two gongs one at each
end. Her boiler and all hor finished work is
cased up IN prince metal and German silver
Her pumps are Johnson's improved ring
pumps, and the machine is SO arranged she
can be run from either side, having the throttle
and all the valves in the centre. The cubicai
capacity of her pumps is 576 inches to one rev.
.olution, the engine weighing but 400 pounds
She is very tastefully painted in black and gilt
by G. Fl. Cloudman, and has on the front of
the tank in front of the drivers seat an i'm
mense eye surmounted by tho motto, ITO be
vlgilant is our DESIRE" and on the back of the
hre-box the motto "Sat bona" She will he
exhibited the first far day. I
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United States Circu;tCour,

JUSTICES CLIFFORD AND FOX PRESIDING.
WEDNEsDAY.-Francis Vose ct al. vs.. Gdeo.
Mayo. Action on two judgments for about ssa. 900
Defence, payment and adjustment. Not finished.
ID. q f. essenden. A.A. Strout.
N. Webb. nou;, !, -
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RARE CHANCE
ION
INVESTMENT.
Block of Stores for Sale
In Portland, Maine,
May 25lh, 1870, on the Premises,
At 10 psst 3 O'Clock,
~, 40, 81 and So on Middle Street.


~, 40, 81 and So on Middle Street.
WILL be sod the new a1d beautiful Block OF
w stores know as the Th0mDs0n Block.
built by tie IateBethuel L Thompson, of Mass.
Tor permanent Investment and considered by the
business men OF the city, of the best Investments
In the count y,where they think in all probabil the
rise on Store properly, in that direction will more
than realise 10 per cent. the money invested, be-
side the rent ON year to year.
These stores are bIiit in the incest manner POSI-
bic, and suitable for first class Wholesale Dry
Goods. Jewelry, Clothing, Apo ecary any bust
ness where nice sto,e and good Location il neces-
sary One OF these stores is already leased S22eO
white the upper stories let with the exception OF
one chamber ltor Wholesale Boot AMI Shoe Store,
anu Manufacturing purposes.
This Block b frontage of 81 feet Middle
Street, SORES in height besides the Easements and
the lot over 100 feet in DEPTH facing the sides
Church and Ga Gen stree - Both OF these large
stores being corner stores, aud on the main thor
0ughfare OF wholesale stores leading ON the new
ma BILE Post Office 20 the CIR: nd Trunk Depot. and
on street where not piece otimproved property II
know tor sale, cannot but be regarded by every
business man as good an investment as could posi-
bly, be made. Terms liberal.
gone thousand do ars required at sale. Inquire
for ps-.,culars at j. 9. PROCTER.
90 Exchange st.
F. o. BAILEY s. CO., Auctioaeers.
my12 dtd
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Portland and Vicinity.

AUCTION COLUMN.
Rare Chance. :. f. o. Ba ley g. Co.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Free Lecture. ID. DR.. Crane.
SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN
Card. VIM. H. Melcher & Co.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Fine Shr.s .Chas. Cus,3 & Co.
Probate Notices. John A. Waterman
DR.. Hams Jnvicorator. Geo. c. Goodwin & Co
Notice. John POrteous.
Eighty Hydrants.. William Senter.
Servant Girl Wanted.
House for Sale.. .Flc cher & Co
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STREETS OF BocToN.-Ihis admirable enter.

DIbEET5 OF DUEIUN.-InIS IuI1IraUIe eHItr-
tainment continues to draw large and inter-
ested audiences, who are emphatic in their
praises of the tableaux. 1t is sufficient to
know that it is endorsed by such high authori-
ty as the Mayor of Boston and others to prove
Its excellence, and its high moral aim should
commend it to all. We trust that all our read
ers will not fail to visit it.
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Administrators Sale of Real Estate

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. . DftEC Oh INtdH LStNCt
u Y virtue of a license from Hon. John A. Water
~ man, Judge OF Probate tor Cum erland county
shall sell at public auction on the premises, on
Monday the 9th dav Of june at 10 o'clock A. II, the
homestead farm belonging to the estate OF Samuel
True, deceased.
Said farm is situated near Eald Hill, in New
Gloucester. about nine miles from Lewiston and
two miles from Gloucester Upper Corner. contains
about hund Ell suitably divided into tilage,
pasturage and wood. Buildings in good repair.
mJ7tjun6 DAVID n. TRUE, Executor.
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RUBBER HOSE for Hydrant purposes can he
obtained with Pipes and Couplings all COM
pete, at the lowest prices from
j. & c. j. BARBOUR,
May Att No. Exchange Street.
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HOOP SKIRTS, New Styles, 337, 40, 80, 60 c. to
81 %. Anderson's a33 Conora.. g.
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ORDINATION AT YARMoUTH.-Rev. Mr..
Snow was ordained to the work of the Chris
tan ministry at Walnut Hill, Yarmouth, yes
terday. The exercises were as follows: Invo-
cation, Rev. c. L. Nichols, Pownal; Sermon,
Rev. j. j. Abbott, Yarmouth; Ordaining
Prayer, Rev. G.. A. Putnam, Yarmouth;
Charge, Rev. w. r. Cross, New Glouces .er
Right Hand of Fellowship Rev. E. Bean, Gray.
In the evening a sermon was preached by Rev.
DR.. u Balkan of Lewiston on "Purtanism."
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"Wha lis the cret Of yorr bread?
Than mine it's 80 much winter
Mine. half the time is just like lead
Than feathers yours is lighter.''
"We1, Jane, I'll lisp it in your ear
NV skill you must not fatter
Gold Medal Saeratus, dear
Nor 'tfat is what's the matter!'"
One trial according to directions will con-
v.rce any one OF its superiority and economy
over all others. No household will dispense
with its use after making its acquaintance
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Boston stock Esss,
Sales at the Brokers' Board, May II.
United States Skies, 1881. .....,...,,.,, Il
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Molasses import
ed into the port of Portland from January LIST
to May 7, 1870, as compared with the same
period of 1869:
SUGAR MOTASsEq
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-26
MONETION.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
PARISH OF ORLEANS.
MONETION.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA TO ALL

THE STATE OF LOUISIANA TO ALL
i whom these presents shall come-Greeting-
the fourteenth DAY of May. 1870, the property
Of the aforesaid Court. in office of which court
the process verbal of said sale recorded and led
vertisement. in conformity with sections Nos. ESQ,
Z3 1872 and 1873 of act No. g. of the session acts
for the revision of the statutes of general
ed herein. are Hereby cited and admonished IN the
name of the State Of Louisiana and OF the Second
District Court for the parish of orlsan who can set
hereinafter described. in consequence of any nfor-
maty in the order, de or Judgment of the court
under which the sale was made, any lrregular1ty
or ilegaity III the appraisements and advertise
ments. time manner of sale. or for any other
defect whatsoever show cause. witnn thirty Gays
from the day this Mention is first inz erted IN the
public papers, why the sale SO made, should not
be confirmed and homologated.
The said property was sold by. the auctionser
aforesaid in virtue of and pursuant to an or of The
rendered in TIE mser Of the
Lewis W. Lyons, No % 56. on the fifth day OF April,
the sum OF S2s.7 100 twenty nine thousand seven
hundred dollars)
Description of the property as contained in the
judicial vance, the aforesaid process verbal OF
That splendid and eligible residence of the late
Lewis W. Lyons, situated at the corner OF jackson
and Prytanla Streets consisting of a twostory and
attic brick house, having on the ground floor, hall
oouDie nDrSfy, pdhoiy
and back galleries; on the second story, front gale
~, hall. four rooms and small dressinS room. and
in the attic three rooms and hall. Another two
story brick house adjoining the main bull ding. con-
sistirg of kitchen and ironing room on the ground
floor, and above two rooms and bathing-room,
privies above and below. Another two story brick
building of five rooms stable and coach house:
large cistern, one fountain, and fine ornamental
garden.
The above houses are erected on four certain lots
of ground. designated by Nos l. q and 4, situated
in the Fourth District of this city, in the square
bounded by jackson. Prytania, Philip and Nayades
streets. on plaa of G. A; Hedin. on the eighteenth
Cenas, late notary the said fractional lots desg-
mated by nos. l. 2, 8 and 4, on sketch annexed to
act before Theodore Guyo. airy. on the thirty
first July 1884 and measure together 80 feet front
Jackson street, by 127 feet 10 inches lines in
depth, and fronting Prytania street.
New Orleans, June Is, 1870.
LIS. DUVIGNEAUD, Judge.
n. o. TRACY, Clerk. jel42sjyl1