The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-15
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An American built bark laden with timber.
was seen off the Irish coast, derelict on the
9th of June. Ship Warden Law from Sunder-
land for New York, was abandoned at sea Nav
3lst.
Mr.. Ashburys yacht Cambria won the Row
al Thames Yacht Club race from Dover to
boulogne and back, on Tuesday, by q min
utes
The total loss of the British gunboat Stanley
IN the china sea is reported. The commander.
VIM. f. l.. Elwyn, and 43 of the crew perish
ed. The Stanley was screw steamer of 800
tons burthen, s horse power and carried three
CUTS.
Bonnells, one of the English captains in the
hands OF the Spanish brigands has been res
cued by the national troops. Three of the lat
Ter were shot in the engagement
The Prince Of Wales has declined to offer
cup as the chief prize for yacht race unless
an American yacht will compete Mr.. Doug
lass declines to enter the Sappho and Mr.. Ben
nett is absent
The Committee on Ways and Means have
agreed to report bill relieving coal from all
taxation internal and external. This bill re-
HAYES coal companies from the payment of in
come taxes on their gross receipis. The inn
mediate repeal OF duty on bituminous coal was
voted down.
Advices from Sydney New South Wales,
represent that disastrous floods had visited
that region, inflicting immense damage. The
water courses had from the sudden accumula-
ton of water risen to immense height, convert
ing them injo raging torrents, overlooking
their banks and devastating the surface of the
country. The creeks in the neighbour BOD OF
Sydney had risen to an unprecedented height
and the flood had poured its torrents into the
outlying suburbs of the city, and many of the
principal buildings adjacent to the Haven had
been submerged by the sudden rise of the sea-
The damage to property by the inundation was
very great and the disaster had been attended
by serious loss of life, the water overtaking the
fleeing citizens and drowning many in their sf
forts to escape.
The prospects of the new medium of traffic
and travel between Australia and England via
the newly organized steamship line between
Sydney and San Francisco ARE pronounced en-
couraging.
An attempt was made Sunday night to blow
up lager beer brewery in Philadelphia Two
policemen noticed men acting in a singular
and suspicious manner near the brewery. When
they approached, the men ran away, when it was
discovered that they had placed about thirty
pounds of powder near to the brewery, attach
ed fuse to the powder, and set fire to it,
The officers arrived just in time to cut the
fuse, and thus prevent terrific explosion.
The Rhode Island legislature on Tuesday re :
elected Hon. Henry B. Anthony, Senator to
Congress for six years from next March
fraction less than five inches of rain has
fallen in England this year,
A bill was-introduced in the New sHamp-
shire Legislature Monday asking permission
for right of way through the State for the
Portland, Rutland, Oswego and Chicago rail-
road The bill was SO long that the members
got tired of hearing it read, and when it was
part through they laid it on the table. Ore
member asked if it was Casco Bay and Cape
Mendocino railroad, which caused considerable
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