The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-07-14
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Portland. Maine. July 9th.

that street, destroying everything for
distance of mile and a half long by
quarter of mile in width. Half tn
city is in ruins, and that half include
nearly all the business portion. All tn,
banks and newspaper offices, all tn,
Jewelry and wholesale dry goods stores
several churches and telegraph office
and a majority of the business place,
/ fifty, were blown up TO check fbe fiames
but the inhabitants could sySrruelv Il,
more tnan to fly with their families tc
the upper part Of the city, saving such
| goods as they could carry. The custom
house, being fire proof, escaped, though
greatly damaged. The splendid city
and county building on Congress street
nearly fre-proof, was considered safe
and was piled full of furniture by the
neighboring residents, and then it was
/ swept away with all it's contents. The
| fire is still raging below Cumberland
| street, ranging back to the westward.
the wind having changed. Capt. Henry
lnman has telegraphed for 1900 tents
to accommodate homeless families. -
Columbia, S. c., July ~ >
i Hon. Barnwell Rhett, a,distinguished
citizen of this State, was shot yesterday
while going to his plantation near
Charleston. He received two loads from
a double barreled shot gun. About
twenty minutes after receiving the
wounds he fell from his horse and died
1t is not known definitely who the mur-
derer was, but he is supposed to be a
negro who had expressed strong ami
mostly against the family.
New York, July 9TH.
Early this morning fire burst from
steamboat at the freight depot in Peck
Slip, and in a short time the whole of
the buildings were destroyed, with the
steamer Baltimore and two boats loaded
with freight. Loss, $250,O0O.
Washington, July 9TH. f.
Both Houses agreed to Il conference
report on the army appropriation bill,
which is therefore passed.
The House debated the bill explana-
tory OF the Pacific railroad act, and adop-
ted the amendment that the act should
not interfere with any right conferred
ON the Central Pacific company of Cali
f0rnia.
Washington, July 9Th
The President has signed the Pacific
railroad bill.
butI. IIousrs passed the taS grilI IDon
the report of 4 conference committee ON
the three per cent. tax on cotton and the
provision allowing gas companies and
horse railroads to add the taxes to their
customers until the Both of April next.
Same progress is being made with the
tariff bill in the.H0use.
Democratic Senators and Representa-
tlves publish an address, endorsing the
call for national Union convention at
Philadelphia, August 14th.
Portland, Me-, July 9th.
Generous contributions of relief are
arriving for the sufferers by the late fire.
and already the work of rebuilding has
begun. The total loss is estimated at
ten or twelve million, and will involve
some OF the insurance companies in ruin.
The whole passage of fire through the
city was made in less than twelve hours
and it only stopped at the open pastures
N Munjay. The tire-proof buildings were
hardly safer than wooden ones. The
custom House, in which are the post
'tfice and the United States courts. was
quilt by Government to be entirely fire
proof, with nothing inflammable about
t, except the furniture and contents
md with quite an open space in front,
Win open streets on two sides. But the
upper part is ruined inside, and masses
VI stone work are peeling from the out
1de. In some cases wooden buildings
we're saved while brick buildings on each \
ide were burned. On the easterlv cor
Ter or Myrtle and Cumberland streets,
wooden building was saved, while every
'rlck building on the square was de-
troyed. Heretofore we have considered
he city particularly safe from confagra-
ions. Our fire department is excellent
nd the celerity with which dangerous
res have been subdued seemed some
ines marvellous. All the old and dan :
erous buildings are swept out clear, i
nd the city will be rebuilt with the l
reatest attention to future security.
ur shade trees We're IA wonderful pro : :
1ctIon on the outskirts of the fire and /
them some houses owe entirely their :
rejection. The Atheneum library was
estroyed. The city building and Gus c
'm-house blazed again this morning d
nd occasioned alarm. The city was in c
arkness last night, owing to the gas q
eing cut Off A rain is falling now. but $
is scarcely needed. q
Portland, July 7th. =
Fears are entertained that gangs of V
lieyes from other cities may attempt to it
ID some of the banks The citizens II
ave armed themselves for protection of h
'Operty. /,
~, Chicago, July 7th. CT
The Tennessee Legislature met on the 81
h, according to Gov. Brownlow's proc S;
nation, but adjourned till next week. b
here were several very serious dis W
rbances among the negroes at Nash W
Lie during July 4th and 9th, in which a
me twenty or thirty were killed and gi
any wounded. In one case fifty white dc
ldiers and more than double that num- n,
T OF black ex-soldiers had a regular in
5ched battle. Several were killed and I'll
,unded on both sides. 1t is thought A
is will lead to another Congressional
Iestlgating committee.
The Odd Fellows Hall, the most mas G.,
re and magnificent building in New tn
leans, except the st. Charles hotel 2S
s burned on the 9th. The building, ba