The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-12-04
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED

BEA despatch in the Macon Telegraph re-
ports ut is authenticity stated in this city
that Robert Toombs, who had been concealed
for months in one of the adjacent counties, has
eluded his pursuers, escaped across the coun-
try, and made his safe exit from the port of
New Orleans, for foreign parts" The wicked
flee when no man pursueth.
EA band of Indians holding fortified
position in the Black Mountains in Nevada
were attacked and routed by our troops on the
18th instant. One hundred and twenty sava-
ges were killed. and all their horses and ammu-
milton were captured. The defeated band had
attacked a train three weeks previously, and
this was their punishment.
E9ynThe Mississips4; lvsisfaJure has finally
passed a bill admitting negro testimony in court
in cases where white persons are not con-
cerned. rTWF7r TgtrF
BaS" London ship-builder has invented a
water chariot, a boat or ship on rollers 1t will
carry both passengers and freight; is sustained
above the water level by the buoyancy of rotary
hollow drums or cylinders through which the
axles or shafts revolve by the propulsion of
steam or other power, and is peculiarly adap-
ted to the use of small craft, entering shallow
rivers and creeks where ordinary vessels cannot
pass, owing to the construction of their keels.
DB"A German scientific paper gives the fol-
lowing statistics From the foundation of
Rome up to the time of Augustus, in 732 years,
there appeared thirty-three epidemics; from
the birth Of Christ up to 1850, ninety-seven; in
the seventeenth century, fourteen; in the eigh-
teenth century, eight; and since the begin
ming of the nineteenth century the cholera
has appeared three times. This decrease is
accounted for by the progrs IS of medical science
and various sanitary improvements introduced
in the advance of civilization.
, BH- Chief Justice Parker of New Bruins
wick, died S mewhat suddenly last week. He
was a native of the Province, and a gentleman
Of high legal and scholastic attainments. s
Va Mr. Chevallier, of the Durham (Eng.0
Observatory, states that their observer, Mr..
Dolman, has succeeded in finding the new
planet discovered in September by DIR. Peters,
Of America. 1t is the eighty-fifth of the group
between Jupiter and Mars, is comparatively
bright and well defined, and is about the size
of star of nine and half magnitude The
planet was in opposition about Oct 5th
BR@The New Bedford STANDARD saws "a
and having herself great expectations went
to washerwoman and inquired how much
she charged dozen for washing skirts 'One
dollar dozen, was the reply. THAT is good
DEAL says the lady, but 1 want you to wash
the loacer half of three skirts for me-"
b<s 1t was the late Lord Palmerston who
said cleanliness was better than prayer in chol-
era times.
D3S A Mississippi editor who has lately en-
dured ride on southern railroad, feelingly
observes What a funny way the NJ. & O.
Railroad has of managing its trains Where
is the use of stoves, for instance, unless fire is
put in them? Query-What is the object of
fire in stoves if one has to have his eyes smoked
into weeping, as though they deemed him fresh
beef, and the flies were about to blow him
Then those nicely-painted water cans, with
such attractive pictures outside, and nothing to
drink within !"
EThe ex-emperor Soulouque of Hayti has
been expelled from Jamaica, and has gone to
st. Thomas. ..-. ...5.,..;-fsS
Bzy~ Isaac A. Van Amburgh the famous
lion-tamer, died Nov. Goth in Philadelphia, sud-
denly and unexpectedly.
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nounce that their next weeks issue will be a
Thanksgiving number, proposed with especial
reference to the National festival. They do not
give bill of fare of the feast with which they
propose to spread their board, but content them
selves with saying that the Thanksgiving Round
Table will contain several extra leaves, and
bountiful entertainment for those who may
gather about it. 1fBe3 tFEEa Efsfegk
Eg-A woman tried to hang herself with
hoop skirt in Troy a few days since, and almost
succeeded.
EY- Official information from Alabama rep
resents that about two hundred thousand per-
sons in that State, white and black, must be
supplied with food during the winter, until they
can raise crops for themselves.
Ey-The late Mr. Van Amburgh had many
severe contests with his animals in his profess
sion of wild beast tanner, but he always gained
the victory. On one occasion his right wrist
was chewed by a lion, and he never recovered
from the injury.
GB Mr.. Carlyle has been elected to the Or
position of Rector of the University of
va THE operation of casting cubic block
Of steel, OF the enormous weight of one hun
dred tons, was recently successfully accom-
plished at a foundry at East Greenwich, near
London.
souri, Legislature making it penal offence to
address any ex officer of the Confederate army
without first pretxing the word "rebel."