The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-05-15

| RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-The up train On the
| Portland s. Kennebec railroad left Brunswick
p = day at the usual time. The train was
made up OF DassAeeoar, smoking car. An
| oroscoggin passenger oar ana wv DartIand q,
Kennebec passenger ears. About half a mile
the other side of Freeport the forward axle
broke, letting the forward end of the car fall
upon the track, not suddenly however, but
eased down by the couplings, and by the for
7 ward trucks which were drawn under the car
The brakes were Immediately put down on
| the rest of the train, and although the injured
I car was badly wrecked and the two behind it
were thrown from the track, none of the pas
sengers were seriously injured. One lady re-
,ceived a slight confusion, over the eye, and
several others were considerably frightened,
but DR.. Dana, who was on the train and attend
| ed very promptly and kindly to the sufferers,
| reported no one seriously hurt. Conductor
Mitchell dispatched messenger to Brunswick
for an engine. to clear away the wreck put the
four car loads Of passengers into the smoking
| car and baggage car and started again after
delay of just ten minutes. The train reached
Yarmouth Junction in these reduced circum-
stances, only five minutes behind time. At
the junction two passenger cars were obtains
ed from the down train and the Portland de-
| pot was reached comfortably and safely on
time. To have brought in four carloads of pas
sengers with their baggage, safe and sound,
and on time, after an accident which compel
led him to abandon three cars, is fact of
which conductor may well be proud
The HISTORY OF THE SECRET SERVICE DUR
ING THE LATE REBELLIoN.-The nation is at
length enlightened on the secret history of the
late war, and the official possessing the best in
formation on the mysterious subject, General
Baker, was at the head of the secret bureau for
tive years, and he has written a truthful and
graphic narrative Of all that transpired within
that eventful period. The Government made
several attempts to suppress the,work, offering
the late Chief of Detectives o large sum of
money for his manuscript. But Gen. Baker
was inexorable; he had made up his mind to
publish in full the records of his mysterious
department., and that determination has been
fully carried out. Nothing has been held back,
and we are treated to an inside view of the Sc
crets OF American craftsmanship during the
most Important period of our country's history.
Gen. Bakers personal experiences are full Of
romantic incidents, and would of themselves
form q most interesting and bsorbing book
lie reveals the mysteries of pardon brokerage
and certain dignifed Cabinet officers are found
occupying rather peculiar positions. The
glimpses he obtained of the undercurrents of
official life at Washington are rich and racy in
the extreme, and as true as they are curious
and startling; for Gen. Baker has fortified
every fact likely to be disputed with official
documents, proving their authenticity beyond
peradventure. The History is complete in one
volume of 700 pages, printed in superior style
on stout white paper, embellished with steel
portrait of the author anG sixteen artistic wood
engravings, representing scenes of public in
terest, among others the burial place of j.
Wilkes Booth. .-.......
The publishers agents for this State Messrs
Geo. r.. Davis & Co., announce that this work
will be ready for delivery, to subscribers only
the coming week. Five hundred copies have
been spoken for in this city alone. Agents
wanted in some of the Eastern counties of the
State