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CITY of Belfast .

PROPOSALS for collecting the Taxes of this city
Tor this municipal year, will be received until Mon.
day June 9th 1870, at o'clock 7. NJ
All proposals must be sealed and deposited with the
City Clerk before said date and the Council
the right to accept reject the as they deem
for the interest Of the city.
Per Order, JOHN Ii, QUIMBI CITY Clerk
Belfast, May %, 1870. 2w4t
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THE CLIPPER MOWERS

Are acknowledged to be equal in all and superior ii
respects any other Machine before the public.
Call and See Them.
c,lI lattp the
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A. f.. ID u r H A M
Would say TO the Citizens Of Belfast,

THAT HE WILL PUT ON A TEAM THIS THURS
Il DAY MORNING, May 18th, and will call at every
kinds.
ORDERS Will be taken and promptly attended to.
Nice FRESH HALIBUT win be sold for cts. per 10.
Fresh SALMON, Fresh GOLDFISH, Corned FISH and
LOBSTERS HALIBUTS FINS, &c, &c.
GROCERIES of all kinds, at the lowest cash price.
All OF which will be delivered every house the city,
every day In the week, from this out.
His Is the Oldest established market in Belfast and Us
he holds to the old maxim that rolling gathers
no moss he therefore states to the public that he Is
still hand and expects to be for time to come
He will use his utmost exertions merit the liberal
patronage that has enjoyed the last eight years
Retail 0'' A. 4. DURHAM
Hpltast Nav 49, 1870 4w45
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Haunted by huln1nlug Difd ana seeking bees,
Aud fiug theiI udor5 on the stiffness round.
IN, tender eyes that the snowy ltll
81 other blossoms Al oui feet float down
Uu flowers celestial do they gaze aud all
he drahess glories OF fadeless CROWN
faith ma whispered hat II. = future bring
H. barren 10 the days In vain
Seeing the blooming OF nods soulless thing,
We feel oor lye- can blossom ne or again
nEsIH az Imr Ol-pE,I Man ~ BfIFA4T. Oll
uthAy last, Benjamin Monro, an old, highly It.
~pfotod and intelligent citizen ri Belfast, died al
A~ residence on The August: road, ii the ripe age
at ri years. Nh Munro WAS born III 100, in the
Town ct Rutland Mas Tie removed i'll 1901 to
Belfast travelling on horseback from Augusta,
through AN mbroken wilderness guided by spotted
trees and birdie path So primitive was the
,1untly that il was with considerable difficulty that
hr found pu-liragc for his horst on his arrival and
@l- accommodated hy Robert White, who had yet
Iced on the place now occupied hy Bloomfield
u lite. Hon. James +, White WAS then AN infant
the lcrulle. MIR M0m0 took up a farm, cleared
nd brought it into cultivation, and lived upon ii
lu the day of his death. He married sister OF the
LATE Nathaniel Nj. Lowney, and raised a family Of
.lile and daughters. He Was always Il man of
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NOTICE

T hereby caution all persons against purchasing note
of hand given by me II Abner Brown of Swanvilie
amounting to seventy dollars and dated May g. 1870,
as there was never any value received.
FRANK A. CURTIS
Swanvlle, May %, 1870. 3wld*
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At Probate Court held at Belfast, within and for the
County OF Waldo, on the second Tuesday of May
A. d. 1870.
VIZ X. DUNCAN, Administrator OF the estate of
w 9. Perry late of Lincolnve, in said County OF
count of Administration said estate for allowance.
Ordered, That the said Administrator give notice all
interested by causing copy of this order be
published three weeks successfully in the Republican
Journal printed at Belfast that they may appear
bate Court be held at Belfast within and said Cou-
lyon the second Tuesday Of June clock
before noon and shew if any they have why the
should not be proved approved and allowed
ASA THURLOUGH, Judge.
A true copy Attest-B. P. FIELD, Register. 3w45
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At Probate Court held at Belfast, within and for tn
County of Waldo, the second Tuesday of May
A. D. 1870,
EDWARD BRIDGES, Executor Of the estate of
II jeremiah Crockett late of Searsmont in said
County OF Waldo, deceased having presented his first
account of eXecutOrship for allowance
Ordered That the said Executor give notice to all per-
sons interested by causing copy OF this order be pub
shed three weeks successfully in the Republican Journal
printed at Belfast, that they may appear at Probate
Court to be held at Belfast within and for said County,
the second Tuesday of June next ten of the clock
before noon and shew cause if any they have, why the
same should not be allowed.
ASA THURLOUGH, Judge.
A true copy. Attest-B. p. FIELD, Register. ;,w45
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SHIP NEWS.


ARRIVED.
May u. Schs Helen Maria Prince Port land; Ma.
zurka kimbali, Boston.
%. Sch Jack Downing Patterson, Bangor
20. Schs Gen. Meade Cunningham, Boston, Iyro,
Hart Bangor.
30. Sch WIN. McCobb, Smith, New YORK.
June /. Sch Abby Gale Ryan, Boston.
SAILED.
May %. Schs Ida Morton Cottrell Boston; Mazurka
Kimball, Bangor.
81. Sch VIM. McCobb, Smith, Bangor.
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AT Probate Court held Belfast, within and for the
County of Waldo, on the second Tuesday of May in
the year of our Lord 1870.
MARY lONGFELLOW, widow of Nathan Long
WI fellow, late of Palermo, in said County of Waldo
deceased, having presented petition that Adminisra
ton said deceaseds estate may be granted E. Ma
than Longfellow.
Ordered, That the said Mary give notice all persons
interested by causing copy OF this order to be publish
ed three weeks successfully in the Republican journal
printed at Belfast that they may appear at Probate
Court, to be held at Belfast within aud for said County
the second Tuesday Of June next of the cock
before noon and sheW cause any they have why the
prayer OF said petitioner should not be granted.
ASA THURLOUGH Judge. :
true copy. Attest-B. Z. FIELD, Register. 3W4j
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AT Probate Court held at Belfast, within and for the
County of Waldo, the second Tuesday OF May in
the year of our Lord 1870.
TT1IIOMAS ALBERT SAWYER, named Executor in
i. certain instrument purporting to be the last will
and testament of John Sawyer, late of Knox in said
County of Waldo, deceased having presented said will
for Probate.
Ordered, That the said Thomas, give notice to all per
sons interested by causing copy of this order to b
published three weeks successfully in the Republican
Journal printed at Belfast. that they may appear at /,
Probate Court to be held at Belfast within and said
County, the second Tuesday Of June next at ten OF
the clock before noon and shew cause If any they have
why the should not be proved approved and allow
ed. ASA THURLOUGII Judge
true copy. Attest-B. +. FIELD, Kesisier, 5mio
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AT Probate Court held at Belfast within and for the
County OF Waldo, on the second Tuesday of May in
the year OF our Lord A. d. 1870.
MARTHA w. BABBAGE, widow of Eben &. Bah
AVA bage, late OF lsleboro, in said County of Waldo,
deceased, having presented petition that Admnstra
ton on said deccaseds estate may b" granted to James
Dodge.
Ordered That the said Martha give notice to all per
sons interested by causing copy of this order be
published three weeks successfully in the Republican
Journal printed at Belfast, that they may appear at
County, the second Tuesday of June next at ten OF
the clock before noon and shew cause il any they have
why the prayer OF snid petitioner should not be granted
ASA THUkLOUGH. Judge.
true copy, Attest-B Z. FIELD, Register. 3W45
At Probate Court held at Belfast within and for the
County oil Waldo, on the second Tuesday OF May
A. ID. 1870.
u rey, lite of Swanvlle, in said County of Waldo,
deceased having presented petition that he may be
appointed Administrator said deceased estate.
Ordered, That the said Nickerson give notice to all
persons interested by causing copy OF this order to be
published three weeks successfully in the Republican
Journal printed At Belfast that they may appear Pro-
bate Court be held at Belfast within and for said Coun
ty, on the second Tuesday OF June next at ten OF the
clock before noon and shcw cause any they have why
the prayer of said petition should not be granted
Asa THuRLoUGH, Judge
true COPY. Attest-l 7, FIELD, Register. 3W4j
Ia tie Hon. CouAty Commissioners far he
county NJ jFa}l0.
TT,HE UNDERSIGNED citizens of Frankfort, respect
l. fully represent that the public convenience does not
require the making OF portion of the County road AZ
Rowe's Quarry in the fall of 1863 but would be
ed by disseminating said portion and accepting piece
as made and used now by the public, belonging to said
PIERCE K Rowe,
We therefore pray your onors to view the same and
make the change. UPTON TREAT, & . others.
Frankfort, April o. 1870.
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LocALIrems $. q G.
News OF the County and City
LOCAL LlKICs. No. 10.

ALllc blossoms How the suarlcd old trees,
With snow pyramids ara deck ed and crowned,
Haunted by huInGning bird ana -eekiug bees,
Aud hIug theiI udor3 ou the stiffness round.
Ia, tender eyes that saw the snpIsy lAll
OF other blossoms Al Qua feet float down
ON flowers celestial DO they gaze, and all
The drathless glories u A tadeless crown
NJ faith ma whispered. What IL. = future bring
H. barren 10 The days We mourn In vain,
Seeing The blooming OF (,od'4 -oulless thing
We feel Otr lives can blossom nerT again
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Cure for Female Weakness
ASK FOE DR.. CLARkE'S SHERRY WINE BIITERS,

And take other. See that the portrait of Dr. Clark
upon the label OF each bottle. No other genuine
They purely vegetable and will not intoXicatr tsp
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-01

BRADLEY.-on Thursday evening. March 81, Aug.
Fied bradley, Of thi, city, aged g S YEAR, n,
CAssfDY '-on Thursday March 81. letitia widow OF
the late Christopher Cassidy in the 7lth Scar Of her
The relatives and friends of the family are invited
TO attend the funeral from her late residence % len
wics stt on saturaay April >. at O'Clock r. NJ, with
..cfiEssEY-s suddenly. on Thursday morning March
a native Of Nottingham. England, aged 50 years,
The rcauyes and friends Of tho family are respect.
fully inyitea to attend tue faners from her iatS rGs
"a sunday afletnpSG nSn a. oeSsE % ION sor.
Cummings, IN the SON year Of her age w. i'' 9"n
ana iehS Ss 9, She family are Tepec
derce ~ q e. HoooAen Nj on saturday April 3 at
DELANY.--on Thursday. March 81, John Delany.
native OF Queens county Ireland, parish Of Commers,
The relatives friends OF the family are respect
FULLY invited 70 attend the fgnela from his late resi-,
tasen 20 the Chprch q the Naiiyty where solemn re,
Saturday April at 10 O'Clock precisely, thence 10 cal.
vary vfTnesery Tor w b9tsTment .. March % n.o..
Dsyelin Teic ofJqln Ueyeln deceased, aged g yea
sons, William Austin and John L. Dcvc,in, arc invited
TO attend her funeral az the Church OF the Annuncl1
An, where tbers vii &c REQUIEM mass The &c:
VIII oe WIN IN %snS al ~ m
tbee NJ train % Hudson River Ri road from soth st
daughter OF Thomas W. and Charlotte Dean, aged Il
The relatives and friends OF the family are invited to
attend the mneral on Saturday, at O'Clock, IRON 81
HAMERsLEY.-Me dnesday morning. March 20, Eliza.
beth lIsmersey widow OF Lewis c. hamersley in tho
lhs eNnnections and friends o. the family are re.
hu en- on Saturday, Aprl at 10 A. NJ, thout fur.
..KATiEN H0RN.-At East New yory, L. l., Tuesday,
March %, Harriet Ann, wife OF II. II. Kattenliorn.
attend her funeral, iroin late dence East New
York on rr, M aI!erno9p at S'ei Ss;.,
Alexander Lee, aud daughter OF g; E. aud j. Y. hi.
brandt rand aged 2ysSr,, months, and g dsy,: -,
y igSied t2 attend md re Hnera or sunday Agr
81 RSa G4a Me ao al Thursday March
The lelatyes and friends OF the family are respect
@ tsd w " ae9a Rsr q a from 1he rs,idSnee
s Sac IsnPo ScslA papers please copy;
vile OF lhos. Seward, aged 81 years. months. and 6
The relative. and f5erd. Of the family. also the
Church Of The Holy Trinity st. Pauls av. near Moat.
gomery av., Hudson City. on Friday afternoon, at
SHERWOOD. March 81. 1870 William Sherwood, in
Funeral from DC, brosses 81, on Friday, at 10 A. NJ
shkEH l March 81, William Parties. Youngest
Ths :, enGs ana are respectfully In
sMTLES on ssTes s. flsSeih re NJ ao oa
% sa wee s na snSs he OF Ee . are
asbso ~ %e to attend the om Ger late
o hairy ne ony sd 81 'i ,.fs Il
Annie +. Van Claim aged months and s days
y Invited to attend the uncfa on tss day a FrdayS az
O'clock = NJ from the residence OF his parents, Bergen
woOD.-George f. Wood, son OF VIM. C. and Pheby
lhe relatives and friends OF TIC family are respect
n py pIe1 TO s,end The funeral IRON h, late resi-
on sunday afternoon April D. at O'Clock.
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carr. TITLOU's rICTORY.
Turning the Hampton \, groc- Out Of their
Homes.

correspondence OF The sun.
HAMPTON, Va, March 2s-The telegraph agent at
Fort Monroe has already given very briefly the story
Of an attempt TO turn OF the negroes from the Celey
smith farm, three miles from this village A few
particulars may not be amiss The farm had been
sold by the administrator OF the estate to wi ic IL
belcn ed, to a Mr.. Blaekmore, OF Massachusctts-
significant name, under the circums tanCes-wh
finding the squatters determined to stay, called on
the authorities to aid in their eviction Capt Tit.
mouse-Se beg his pardon, Ti,low-the Sheriff a
nervous little man, summoned white posse Of n'ty
men, indnerently armed, and. by reasoning and
threats tried to induce the negroes to leave. These
men, women, and cbildren-were disposed to show
fight with all sorts OF weapons, old swords, and
brick-bats. There may have been some guns among
the men, but most OF the .hots which said to
have fallen about the attacking party WERE to the
best Of tie writer's knowledge and belief, nred out
OF hoes The Sherin's fright maRnihed the number
and the strength Of his antagonists, and with his
posse. he ell back in good order" d IA Bull Run
to the village, and has called on the Governor tor
renforcements"
The colored people are technically In the wrong
Of course, but their case Is hard About one hun
died OF them settled In their little patches the
Smith farm where they have lived and made their
pathetic little "improvemensh ever since 1854
1895, or longer. Their poor gardens are made for
sre an inch or two sboye ground This IL al their
living and they lose II all, with their shanies, and
the fruit Of their labor for years. 80 far as your
correspondent can learn, no offer TO compromise
TO buy tue crops in the ground or break the fall in
any way To the poor negroes las been made Dur
ing the war the Government enlisted several negro
regiments In this region, and pnt tile families OF
these soldiers on the Smith and other adjoining
farms. giving them temporary quarters Tor shelter
Now, the squatters say: " Tie Government put us
here let the Government take us OF. II Gen. Barry
I'm command AZ the iorU says We must 80, we will
60"
The end will be that they will scatter amer a while
and disappear, or move into Hampton, or Shutdown,
which, In turn. win have to go through the same
emptying process by aud by. Even this bare and
hungry little stretch OF land Is begrudged TO the
groos and Tor them, reconstruction" In Virginia
seems TO mean that they shall be chased and muir
dered CAS- In lie case OF poor, black oytterman
named Fields latey) out OF their or two scanty
ways OF earning pcaceable, honest living. Nothing
could be more inohen,ive than the lives and conduct
OF the black people in Hampton Many OF them have
lifted themselves up from tie bare ground by work,
and thrift and patience. IL Ia very 10 hear Gu
DATA among them; and still more SO to drunk
en- MORO.
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GILDED DOMESTIC MISERY.

Wall Street Brokers' wife Starved into
surrenderlnR Her DnuRhtcr-Ilires out :
Domestic-A Fight at the PateruaI Man
sion Ended by the imprisonment of the
Moth r.
Mr. c. c. Sperry, Wall street insurance bro
ker, who lives In style on the wsstchester side OF
the Harlem river, some months ago separated from
his wife. The separation was mutual and the writ
ten agreement between them stipulated that he
should have the custody OF his two sons aged and
wears respectively. and the mother tho charge OF
her daughter, aged 8 years.
Mrs. Sperry consented 10 an allowance Of s42 per
month for herself and els per month for the child
This bcrgarly sum was discontinued after few pay.
utute surrendered her daughter again the custody
OF the father and herself sought a livelihood as A
servant in the house Of q family ia Fifty-seventh
street. New York city. Mr.. Sperry instituted in the
meantime divorce basing his suit on the ground
90 adultery, Mrs. sperry subsequently regretting
her action In returning the daughter attempted TO
REGAIN possession Of her by force.
recently, ACCOMPANIED by two men, sne proceeded
ut the time aud repossessod tiers eli OF he child The
capture was n OF effected without severe struggle
between Mr.. Sperry's housekeeper ana man SER
want on the one side. and Mrs. Spey ana her escort
on the other. In the light the housekeeper was
severely assaulted.
On Mr. sperry's return warrants were procured
and Mrs Sperry and one OF her male assistants were
arrested and locked up for the night in the station
house In MorrlsaRia.
eetorday tire facts In connection with the assault
were invest 'ated by Justice llauptmau, who AL.
lorrned the - mnation until next Mohday. Mean.
While The Justice retains possession " the child IN
I'll the New YORK SUPREME Court decides the qucs
ton as TO which OF its parents is eati,led TO its pos
Session,
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THURSDAY, March 3l-P. M-The gold market
opened at l2h and continued the greater portion
othc day The regular business the LIchange closed
Nlocoek In token ofrespect to The memory the late
MI f. NJ whchouse, thoush dealings were Informally
conducted TN O'CLOCK, After 4. NJ, under the in
nuence OF heavy sales said to be Tor the account OF
tain Boston parties, as also By the weakness and de-
cline III Foreign exchange, the market became heavy
with sales at lllA, and hna quotations al Ill.@llk
In the god loan market the rates raid for having bal
ahces carried were T. ~, s. aud 5H cent. the hnal
rate after Clearing House belngb The total clcArings
at the Gold Exchange Bank were $500 600 gold bal.
ancts t25Ol43, and currency balances o. O5Ggs The
principal quotations weTei
70 a PNy;'.Ii3iH 24o h,i!lx az + M."iiiliS
Foreign exchange at the close was weak. leading
drawers having reduced their rates for prime bills from
lOS4 to l0sA good bankers bills finding eady sale
iH Sio a. ana cotton bulls At l07hsiO7X. The closing
quotations OF prime 60 DAYS bills lOsH@lcSA sight
lCohGlOJ' and commercial l0i[@lO7H. The cable re.
ports an Increase In the Bank OF England Of fh50.
and OF two millions Of francs in the Bank OF France.
There has been an improved demand for money to-
cay thouth the market las been easy the inquiry be-
Ing readily met at Ave cent. the general rate.
hough ONE transactions were reported nj o. the lead
Ing dealers have been moiatcd att This ease
remarkable In view OF the usual activity on the nrt q
April which, az ia well known, ID q general tcttlemcLt
day IN tie rural districts and to prov ide for which, the
banks IN the Interior have heretofore been obliged TO
draw heavily upon their New York correspondence
hitherto resulting in stringent market Last year the
rate on call was cent and additional commissions Of
l'l69K OF one v cent, wide difference from those
aooyo quoted This ease is mainly due to the eK'
treme dullnets OF trade, incident to the protractcd
discussion OF the Funding bill. which has only dit
tufbtd he mercantile community. out been productive
OF DISASTROUS results. liza Funding bill could DC passed
dyesed ot the objections attending the present meas
ure before Congress, or n the project OF Funding bill
for the preseat-geye abandoned altogetherin either
case there would be chef 70 the mercantile CLASSES