The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-11-03


an ably and powerfully written story--its
moral tone unexceptionable and very impress
sive. The plot is admirable and the execu-
ton is a singular nearness to perfection. 1t
will, undoubtedly, have an extensive sale.
The History THE ROMANS under the Empire.
BY Charles Meriyale, late Fellow of st. Johns
Co. Vol. II mo. PIP. 439. For sale in this city
by Hall l.. Davis.
The first and second volumes of this history
embrace the period from the first Triumvi-
rate to the death Of julius Caesar. There are
no works on ancient history that are read
with so much interest by the biblical scholar
as the history of Rome during the reign of
Julius Cesar. The portion OF history included
in these two volumes derive an increased in
terest from the completeness of the gallery
of natural portraits which it exhibits, as this
is rather history Of Romans than of Rome.
This work is written in very pleasing style
and will be read with interest and profit.
GEOGRAPHICAL STUDIES by the late Professor Carl
Ritter of Berlin Translated from the original Ger
man. BY William Leonhard Gage. Boston: Gould
Lincoln. limo. PIP. $50 For sale in this city
by III. Packard.
Carl Ritter, the author of this work, was one
of the most eminent geographers in the world.
He gave the first impetus to the study of phys
ical geography and raised it to the dignity of
a science. He died at Berlin in 1859, true
Christian and an eminent scholar. This work
will be sought after by those who have given
attention to the subject on which it treats.
A CArECnIsN OF rHs STEAM ENGINE in its various
applications TO Mines, Mills. Steam Navigation,
Railways and Agriculture, with Practical lnstrnc-
tions for the manufacture and management of En-
gines of every class. BY John Bourne &. l.. New
York: ID. Appleton Co. For sale in this city by
Hall l., Davis.
This is reprint of the London edition and is
considered standard work. The author is a
practical engineer, or rather builder ofengines,
and therefore writes Understandings upon the
subject. Every man engaged in building or
running engines, should have a copy of this
work.
PRovIDENrIAL EsCAPE.-One of the most
providential escapes we ever witnessed occur
ed yesterday afternoon. \ frightened horse
with pedlers cart attached, rushed down
Hammond street at terrible speed, running
on the sidewalk in front of Wheelwright 4
Clark's store. At that moment young man
was drawing little child OF Mr.. G. Clark
in a carriage in front of the door. The horse
ran directly over the frail vehicle, seemingly
crushing it to a shapeless mass. Though
when picked up ii bore on its clothes the
marks of wheel grease from the cart it did
not receive single scratch or bruise. 1t
was truly most pro vidential escape Ban
gor Wing.
no I
barn and outbuildings, with all the furniture
of Mr. Thomas Walton, Eaton Grant, were
entirely destroyed by fire on the evening of
Tuesday Of last week. Loss from one to two
thousand dollars. Mr.. Walton was absent at
the time, with some substitutes which he had
enlisted for the service, and it Is supposed the
fire Is the work Of an incendiary who had
spite against him on account of his con-
nection with the raising of men for the army