The Portland daily press., 1865-12-05
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED

| G 1t is pretty clear that South Carolina
adopted the Constitutional amendment to Sc
cure the admission in Congress of her Repre-
sentatives, and that their impression is that
they will be allowed to make such State laws
to regulate the free blacks as shall Uirtually
make their last estate as bad, if not worse than
| the first.
Va A collision has occurred on the Mssis-
sippi between two steam vessels. One of the
vessels, with 100 passengers, mostly discharged
colored soldiers, sunk, carrying down all but
the crew and cabin passengers. Loss $130,O00
GB The Levees. of New Orleans are again
crowded with foreign and domestic ships, and
the steamboats, from the great North and North
west. q
Va A sentimental young lady having asked
agentleman why he did not secure some fond
ones company across the ocean of life, replied
that he would do so, were he certain that said
ocean would be Pacific.
"a In Jersey City last Wednesday, while
some men were engaged in running large
new locomotive over temporary track from
the machine shop to the New Jersey railway
the engine was fired up" and by an unexpec-
ted shifting of the valve, it raninto and crushed
the vault under the sidewalk, and dashed
through the cellar wall of four-story house
at the corner of Railroad avenue and Wash
ington street, seriously alarming many persons
but injuring no one.
| EB Late South American news chronicles
defeats of the Paraguayans by the Brazilian
troops, and the burning of thirty villages by
the former on their march. In Truxillo Gen
Miranda was killed and his force entirely de-
stroyed in battle.
Va The city of Nashville, from the news
paper accounts which come to us, appears to be
the hot-bed of crime. Rooberies, assaults, and
murders are committed at all hours of the day
and night, and the civil authorities appear to
be unable to cope with the evil. The military
authorities, with the consent of the civil gov
eminent, have taken the matter in hand, and
will make short work of the offenders Some
have been arrested, and will be tried by drum
head court-martial. If convicted their doom is
certain. Severe measures are necessary, and a
few terrible examples will strike fear into the
breasts of the remainder sA @
| % "A western editor, speaking of quill
driving contemporary, says Ellis intellect is SC
dense that it would take the augur of common
sense longer to penetrate it than to bore through
Mount Blanc with boiled carrot"
| VA fellow being awakened by the clerk of
steamer, was told that he must not occupy
| the berth with his boots. He very considerate-
ly replied, ooh, the bugs wont hurt 'em, guess,
they are an old pair M
| GB~The Savings Bank of San Francisco has
on deposit, IS, 702, 708-the depositors receiving
| Upper cent in gold |!
B-The two Unitarian Societies of Provi-
| dence have contributed $4,000 towards the en-
dowment of Antioch College, in Ohio.
BB Martha Grinder the Pittsburg poisoner,
has been sentenced to be hung.
| % "Are these pure canaries 2" asked a
negotiating for "gift for his fair" eyes, sill"
said the dealer confdentially, 81 raised them
ere birds from canary seed"
| BFThe London Spectator, in the course of a
| caustic and denunciatory criticism of new
poet, remarked "And this extraordinary pro-
| duction Mr. - modestly conceives to be
equal to Goethe" The audacious publisher
managed to make favorable notice out of this
for his advertisement, thus Extraordinary
production equal to Goethe"
E Hon. Tom Corwin, of Ohio says that he
would have continued in the Mexican embassy.
but that he had to climb mountains and keep
on foot all the time to keep in reach of the
Mexican republic, and he was too old for it.
YThe Cycloid Piano-forte is the name of a
new style of instrument, of a semi-circular
form, now manufactured in New York. It must
be nice thing for beginners who find difficulty
in turning tune.
Vs. An obituary notice of Tom Savers, the
pugilist, in an English paper speaks of him
feelngly, as one who became the idol of a not
house, who died of drinking, and whose funeral
was riot.
EY The Culpepper Observer SAYS the man
who don't take the papers was in town last
week, and wanted to know if it really was the
fact that Gen. Scott had taken Washington
and if jeff. Davis had yet commenced an at
tack on Richmond. He said che had heard
sich talk down his way, but lowed it warn't
| So" Ra.
va A poetin the Nebraska City Neacs con-
cludesa long poem with the following lines.
| They contain more truth than poetry:
Well, such is life I! Whom the Gods love
| Die young. Whom they hate, live and prosper,
| And are elected Delegates to Congress
From the several Territories.
The Democratic candidate for mayor of
Boston having declined the use of his name
after all the elements of opposition to the Re-
publican candidate had united upon him, affords
matter for amusement in that city. The AdUer-
tiser contains the following advertisement
"Wdnted-A Candidate for the Office of Mayor
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by the democratic, citizens and workingmen's
committees. One with capital preferred. No
objection to one who has served in the army.
Good moral character not requisite. Address,
stating real name and previous politics, 'DU-
BIoUs,' Parker House."