The Portland daily press., 1862-06-27
Railroad Accident.

New YORK, june "a.
An accident occurred on the Canada & Amboy
Railroad yesterday, in which one car was demol-
lshed and four Others precipitated into the canal
looks Massachusetts battery was drowned and
twenty horses killed. The accident was caused
by detached rail-
Various Matters.
New YORK, June 26
The Mayor has vetoed the appropriation Of
$50 900 for ST. Joseph's Hospital for sick and
wounded soldiers, as not within the province Of
the municipal government.
special Washington despatch to the Post
says it is rumorad that Earl Russell has sent
communication to Secretary Seward protesting
against Cen. Buffers conduct to the women Of
New Orleans. 1t is probably unfounded, but if
true, the Earl Russell will get tart reply.
Maryland slave-hclder has appealed to the
War Department, the military authorities Of
Alexander refusing to obey the process for the
delivery of fugitive slave.
Southern Items.
CRY PoINr, June 26.
Last evening one of our gunboats moved up
and shelled the rebels on the Petersburg road,
but without any casualties ON the side of the
rebels, according to their own account Of the
affair.
The Southern newspapers contain no impor-
tant news.
There is nothing further from Charleston.
Gen Longstreet issued flaming address to his
troops on Monday, in view of the great conflict
imminent, melting them to new deeds Of hero
,s,n, . anu an ~. auvis,hg 'nem 70 am low ana make
The official lists of the rebel losses at the bat
tie of Fair Oaks have been published. Eighty
anu pa.salons IN an we're engaged,
% soo1 ioss Vi Aiieo' "ounued ana missing
Vi yos.
Inc rae Oh postage IN tne ooutnern Confed-
e'1IS A,,s mas ~ Ueen ralseu from 20 ~ cents
oS :. ~ C:.' I5oeA n 'nls ecening CONVEYANCE
TIN. =. Ci.y Iolhl, win OaPt' noDertson ana
.Jn m.el.. yses =. me repel army, wnU returned
S1 .no,r palo.e VI nonor ~ rore aIren, thc
;sS:'.:Inr hsvns ueVigcu not 70 make
sayu ..sS JAonansss uns'l .nc gosernmens
nrsnn 49, upoa 'erins 'or general exchange OF
Gen Prent;ss and 50 other fedora, of.;cer, t.l-
~ Sh;ieh Ls M =. o.noi nNs ~ a.
d;snatoh fro,, CSat.a ~ nss1sd, .s sSI va.
s.piaJ ee,a an. says .ne Nu1I.ls NJ "
na,,,,, s,sd .snz.,.h; stas P'S0e' iea'ihs 'ne'r
Tba Char,es.on Wass.,,rar uv a...
Jaues IsIand On Snn,iayy S,s. tho "as I.,.. ~
b1s .a.a .I:y, o1' VIZ eNeIy "@S
ousuY engaged In throwing up eartnWorks
From Cbar,e,ton
c.,s Ch1sLLsroS' June -.
SccanSr ncnPnls, = rom h,serpoo, ~ onarles-
dav .nccssssaiy run tne u,gU.avs M yssie.
,9 e0~N'' Any - nv" iAon eso"ni0i'
From the vUest
MEMPHIS, June y.
drict of western Tennessee, and has appointed
10L "eostef commander 0, the post, and Col
Hllger the Provost Marshal OF the district, and
Lieut. Col. Armstrong Provost Marshal of Mem
pbis
Tho Irr;.,n rnaet;rs, ,ras ott.r5.l v..,.~,h -,
- snn :..S .,eeS ~, 80 "..,luco yS5'eru"y W
ABOUT Av ci'Lens- Iull ticket OF Union men
was nominated for city officers.
Five hundred bales of cotton were shippei for
the North Yesterday.
S....;si iI;sss.sL: !; a. /.
=. oPeo,ai uispa'cnes IN tne o,enads appeal OF
tne ~ Iotn' say tnat zen mortar poats nave passsd
Rodney, coming up.
Beauregard publishes a letter in the Mobile
News Of the 10th. DENYING emphaticallv the can-
tnro ~ Gov pa,,s - n 40 ,l.S .ao ~ s1p
.ure " veh; rope =, ly,oov prisoners, az teie-
graPned oy zen. haiieck. lie says that lO0 or
yOO stragglers would cover all the prisoners he
took and about 500 damaged muskets He also
saws that ali ve lost az Cor;ntb and dur;no ~.
ra,raat Ill - a,,o,'r. - ~. -, u.s '.e y.
.to eas, VII nos amount W one oay expense W
tne enemy army.
The Grenada Appeal of the 10Th, says that the