The Portland daily press., 1869-04-26
NE w YORK.

BUFFALO, April 2-The water off Grand
River, Canada, receded rapidly this morning,
leaving the Grand Trunk railroad, between
Buffalo and Detroit clear and uninjured The
trains leave and arrive by this. route on time
now.
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW YORK, April M.-In q liquor saloon
quarrel, at 15 New Chambers street, this after
noon, man named John Hughes, was shot
and killed by German named Emil Buttes
They had quarreled, and Buttes took refuge
on the stairs, from which point he deliberately
shot Hughes, who was then drinking at the
bar.
A fire occurred this evening at Nos. 9 and II
Nassau street in building owned by Duncan
Sherman q Co. 1t originated on the 9th floor
as an engraving and drying room of the Ma
tonal Bank Note Company. Loss to the COM
pany very large, probably $4,000 to $4,000,
but no reliable estimate can be formed tonight.
IT, Benitz and G. Perez, of the Paraguayan
legation in Paris, arrived here this evening
Their object is unknown, but is probably q last
effort OF President Lopez to save himself from
the impending crisis arising from the situation
of the allies and the threatened vengeance of
civilized powers.
Arrived, steamers Douan, from Bremen via
Southampton 18th, and Brittania, from Glas-
cow 7th.
New, YORK, April pa fire in a larger
beer saloon directly in the rear of the Tribune
and Sun offices at one time threatened the de-
struction OF both these buildings The fire,
however, was promptly extinguished and the
danger thus averted.
The funeral obsequiss of Mr. William G.
RushmOre and Mrs. Pray and her SON. the VIC
tins of the Long Island railroad disaster, were
celebrated to-day in the Washington street
Methodist Episcopal Church, Brooklyn in the
presence OF an immense eoncourse Of people.
Euloglums were pronounced by Revs 81. w.
Beecher and /. Hunt
THE CASE OF MRS. BROWN
ter Mrs Brown was discharged to-day she in
formed the reporter of the Hudson Star that
Brown had made confession in French, and
that her mother, Mrs. Lydia Fox, who is now
at West CRANKY, Conn, has it in her posses
sion Tor translation. Mrs. Brown says the con-
how the deed was committed, including full
history of Browns life. She says the confess
sion states that Brown hired man to do the
deed, and they were to divide the $4,000 poll
at Dayton, Ohio. The confession when trans
lated will be placed in the hands of the Dis
trict Attorney.
The Morning News Office in this city was de-
stroyed by fire at 3 clock this morning. The
loss is covered by insurance.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
OGDENsBURG, April 24.-The O clock mail
train this afternoon from this place south on
the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg railroad
ran off the track two miles south OF Goveur-
neur, and Henry Barber, route agent had his
leg broken, and r. Church. assistant Postmas.
ter of this city, H. A. Hatch, express messen-
ger, and baggage man were injured. The
express and baggage car tipped over. The first
passenger coach ran off the track but was not
overturned and none of the passengers were
injured. The engine was thrown from the
track.
BURGLARY.
PEEKsKnL, April 25.-Burglars entered the
residence of Messrs. 81. Hull and Geo. Decker
at Stuyvesant at a late hour last night, and
stole money, watches, silver ware, &C. They
also attempted to enter the residence of John
p. Acker, but were surprised and driven off by
Miss Acker.
DAMAGE TO THE STATE DAM.
Troy, April ga serious damage to the
State dam across the Hudson at this point has
occurred. AbouS 200 feet of the top of the
dam is carried away. The water rose twenty
one feet above low water mark, the highest
point it has reached for many years. 1t il
feared the disaster will seriously affect the
navigation of the Champlain canal.