The Portland daily press., 1866-07-20
sUNDRIEs.

The vote on the passage of the Freedmen's
Bureau bill, last Monday, stood 104 instead Of
ia to 80, as incorrectly reported by telegram.
The Northern Pacific Railroad bill, al
though sent back to the Railroad Committee
Of the Senate by only one majority, will not
probably appear again till the next session.
With reference to the appropriation of
$40, 900 by the city Of Lowell for the relief Of
Portland, payment of which has been stayed by
an injunction from the supreme court of Mas
sachusetts, the Lowell Citizen says, g If we
have not law enough for the measure, we have
good deal Of gospel and adds respecting the
danger of this action being taken as . pretext
for all manner of understandable appropria.
tons, |" the people have no idea of being en-
trapped by precedents of any kind they will
see to that" The private subscriptions at
Lowell have been very liberal. 1 = ss
The telegraph announces as fact of su-
preme Importance, that Gen. Lee has engaged
cottage at Rockbridge Baths, Va, for self and
wife. 81 =
Hon. Freeman Clarke, Comptroller of the
Currency, has rendered his resignation, to take
effect ON Monday. 22d inst He does not assign
any reason for this step, but it is we'll known
that he is not at ell satisfied with the Secretary's
course respecting the nationalb bank depositaries.
aud that he is very much dissatisfied with the
report just made by the House committee on
banks. 4'
The reported destruction of property and
life in Bowdoinbam, by lightning. is incorrect
Mr. Sparks, whose two daughters were said to
have been killed, wrote to the Gospel Banner in
tending to contradict the report, but by omit
ting the important word ''not,'' confirmed it.
He has written a second and more successful
contradiction. sG ads8
Mayor Wakefield Of Bangor has issued an
earnest appeal in behalf Of Portland, to the
people in that vicinity Is The proprietors of the
Bangor Central Market House offer storage and
the Maine Central railroad and Portland steam
ers offer transportation for any contributions
which may be made. ~a
The Brunswick Telegraph says Portland
city tax bill, for 1894 receipted 1885. was picked
up on Lincoln street, in that village. The bill
is against Mr.. Joseph s. Bailey. and the receipt
bears date Jan. 9th, 1885, and is signed by
"Wm. Lord, Treasurer" The paper is burned
trife on the right hand corner and perhaps a
fifth or sixth oft, on the left hand corner, land
the whole is scorched by the fire.
The Gardiner contribution for Portland
amounts to about $4,000. The Recorder gives
the following list of some of the heaviest con-
tributions:
VIM. Bradstreet, $l10; w. W. Bradstreet.
sos, and Stephen Young 500. The following
persons contributed lumber: H. W. Jewett,
$3.50; Joshua Gray. 1925; N. O. Mitchell
sl25; A. Berry, $125; D. Gray & Co.. s125:
L. Perro, Sis. &. a sEca 4
We learn that Capt. Robinson has sold the
island of Campobello to a Mr.. Seymour of New
York for eighty thousand dollars. Mr.. Sey.
mour has been engaged mining upon the island
-or rather in investigating the mineral re-
sources of the island-for several years. Tn,
sale includes all of the island of Campobello, ex
cept about forty acres at Wilson'S Beach, which
is owned by the Wilson'S astport Sentinel.
The Waterville Mail, speaking of the caro-
addressed by the merchants of Portland to tn
business men OF Maine, says it is conceived il
the right spirit and will doubtless be met in tn,