The Portland daily press., 1869-06-11
NEW YORK.

NAl1 AMI VlClNlTI.
NEW York, june 10.-Gen. Grant left for
West Point this afternoon on the steamer Mary
Powell. His family escaped injury at the rail-
road accident last night. He was IN the third
passenger car. and his party was thrown into
confusion but sustained no injury whatever.
he describes the accident as a very serious one.
3 George Peabody left this afternoon for Bos-
ton by Fall River route
The Connecticut Legislature failed to appear
here at noon to-day by the New Haven rail-
road, having reconsidered its proposed excur
! sion.
The trial of the officers of the emigrant ship
James Foster, on indictment for assault with
intent to kill, commenced to-day in the United
States Court before Judge Benedict Fifteen
indictments were found against them by the
grand jury.
Thomas King, an old man. was arragnod to-
day before Justice Dodge for shooting Edward
Cavanaugh about o'clock this morning. King
was committed to await the result Of Cava-
naugh's injuries, which are dangerous
Mt. Harrington, Of the Central Pacific rail-
way, California, started this afternoon on a
sleeping car from Jersey City, intending to go
all the way to the Pacific coast. He has on
Samuel S. Marshall, of the House Ways and
Means Committee. Other members Of the
committee are to be taken on at Pittsburgh
and Chicago. Several ladies' also accompany
the party. 81 s.44 .sl.s MA .,,'-7StI
The North German bark ST. Bernard, from
Bremen, with $50 emigrants, arrived this morn
ing, with twenty case Of small pox on board
having had four deaths from the disease cur
Ing the passage.
Police officer 0'Brien while epdsayering to
quell a disturbance this evening in a liquor
store on Front street, was brutaly beaten and
stabbed. Two of his ASSISTANTS, James Quig-
ley and Alfred Vidette were subsequently ar
rested.s a&&AUsa " ~ 49, = "a
= AT meeting of Polish exiles, held this even
ing, resolutions were adopted to celebrate the
annexation of Iithuania to the Kingdom of
Poland on the Sd of August next The cele-
bratinn will be general throughout the princi
pal cities of the Union. A N sdal is to be struck
In Berlin to CONNIE norate the event. = q.
j. THE YACHT RACES. s :. - $. -
The annual regatta Of the New York Yacht
Club took place to-day. The prize for second
class sloops was won by Whiteleap, for first
class sloops by Sadie, and first class schooners
by ldler. After passing the bar the wind fresh
ened, when Phantom, lufing to round the light
ship, sQuall carried away the head of the
mainmast, throwing her oat of the race; she
was six minutes ahead at the time. During
the squali the Palmer carried away the fore
topmast and gaff-topsail, and the Silyie her
itb-haom, flying jib and jib-topsail. Previous
to the race the yacht Lois, ON which were a
pqmher of spectators, capsized, but all on
board were saved by other crafts. ~
go NATIONAL TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. =
SARAToGA, June TO- The members Of the
National Printers Union were here tot day on
an excursion, and BY invitation, dined with the
Albany Union at Congress Hail. s4ssAls-4
BRUTAL MURDER. ~,
ALBANY, June 10.-on Monday night last at
I0hpstoWn, Montgomery county, Michael Fin
negan assaulted his wife with Ratchet and
literally cut her head to pieces. His son, Q
small boy, gave information of the murder, and
Einnegan was arrested. He is a desperate
character and was terror to the neghborhood