The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-17

kilograms from Russia assert that the citv
of st. Petersburg was threatened with inunda-
ton at the last advices. The Neva had ALREADY
overhowed its banks, and guns were being fred
to warn tenants of ground floors to remove
themselves and their families to higher stor;e.
or else to abandon the city. In the lower sec.
tions the inhabitants are rapidly desertino.
This is the first food that has taken place in
ST. Petersburg during forty five years.
The great railroad fight at Akron, Ohio. an
pears to have been settled, and the LAWYERS
who gathered there in anticipation of long
suits and large fees, have gone home disap-
pointed. Mr.. Fisk had submitted propositop
yesterday for pacific settlement of the dis.
pute between the Atlantic & Great Western
and Erie companies by which it is understood
that the Erie company will pay SIG, 900, 900. in
elusive, for leases for the use and control of the
Atlantic & Great Western. 1t is unde, stood
that the offer was accepted.
A Bombay correspondent writes in regard to
DR.. Livingstone's recent explorations, that all
those vast interior equatorial lakes in Africa
like the great northwestern lakes of the
United States, communicate with each other
and form connected chain, and all find their
outlet through the same stream to the sea. IT
is believed that this great equatorial basin of
the Niles source may be made as productive
in cotton, coffee, sugar, rice, tobacco, &C.. as
the Southern States or West Indies. DR.. I,iv-
ingstone's discoveries are regarded in England
as of the highest Importance to the civilized
world, and his return is awaited with no COM
mon interest from the field of his African re-
searches.
From New York we hear that geographical
discovery, which will rather as:onish man pub
fishers, has been made in the country North Of
Lake Superior, by party under Prof. Bell,
which was recently engaged in geographical
survey of that region. Lake Neepigon. lying
only thirty miles north of Lake Superior, hith-
erto considered too insignificant to find a place
in the American aliases, is announced by the
Professor to be larger than Lakes Ontario or
Erie. He had traversed 500 miles of its coast
line when the approach of winter compelled
the party to return to Canada. This lake dis.
charges waters into Lake Superior by the
Neepigon River, broad rapid stream, and is
the seventh in number and possibly the second
in size of the chain of great lakes which form
so remarkable feature in the geography Of
North America.
South Boston was the scene of horrible
murder on Monday night the murderer bein @
an cid man named Edward Healy, 60 years of
age and the victim his wife Mary, nine years
| his junior just how the quarrel commenced
will never be known unless the murderer
tells the story, for there was no one present
at the time it occurred. A son of Healy,
young man q years old, happened into
the house at the hour named, and hearing
noise in the kitchen looked in there.
when shocking sight met his gaze.
His mother was lying on the floor and his ia.
ther was giving her the last blow on the head
with an axe. The young man restrained his
father from further violence, but he came toe
late, for already had the hoary-headed muir.
derer piled the weapon until his wife's head
was mass of shapeless Jelly Not piece Of
skull as large as human hand was visible
and blood and flesh were scattered about the
| room promiscuously. The old man said his
wife had aggravated him, and vexed him by
going with other men. He was not in liouo,
at the time. nor did he manifest any regret 70,
tho crime ne bad committed
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin describes
the successful raising of the hull of the British
64-gun ship Augusta, one of King Georges
ships. which was sunk in the Delaware abou,
a mile and half below Fort Mfflin in TIT.
She was blown up, the conclusion staving out
one of her. Sides On Friday last the work
was accomplished, and the hull was lowed
around to Gloucester, creating an excitment
along the river and among the Jersey folks
who were anxious to see the vessel they had
| read of and heard so much about Among the
relics already secured are two heavy cannon
bearing the British coat-of-arms; a wonderful
looking watch, small in size and almost round
in shape; silver spoon on which is engraved
"H. W., 174S;" a piece of metal four inches
long and an inca wide, on which is engraved
| the Lords Prayer, and appended to which il
the name David Pyett, 1774 A number o.
British guineas Of the date of 1865, very per.
| feet, have also been recovered. Battle-axes
cutlasses, guns, pistols and all the parapher
MALTA of man-of-war are visible, and much o.
it will be saved. The timbers of the shin are
in good state of preservation, and a move
| feature of her constructor is that she was mi
together by trunnels, no bolts being used.