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The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

AN ENoCH ARDEN CASE IN FALL RIVER
About two years and half ago, an unknown
pedlar was drowned in the Crab Pond, at Fall
River. About the same time, another man
named Mcdonald, suddenly disappeared from
the city, and after due inquiry and search, peo-
pie began to settle down into the belief that
the drowned man and Mcdonald were one and
the same. About five weeks afterward tine body
of the drowned man was recovered and Melon
AIDS wife. who was then living at Newport,
came up to see it. 1t was very much decompose
ed and the features almost or quite beyond re-
cognition, but Mrs. Mcdonald thought she
could recognize it as the body of her husband,
by scar or mark on one of the fingers. SO
confident was she in her opinion, that the body
was given up to her, and she had it buried.
Mrs. Mcdonald was now widow with five
children, but in due course of time she married
again, her second husband being Mr., Benson,
and went to housekeeping in a tenement on
Eighth street. On Friday last. while the chill
dren were playing about the door, they were as
tonished by the sudden appearance of their ia
ther. They recognized him at once, and imme-
diately ran up to him, and addressed him by
that endearng appelation. In the meantime.
husband No 2, who was in the house, hearing
the exclamations of the children, peered
through the window blinds, and seeing No. 1,
he left the premises, without waiting either for
an introduction or explanation. Mr.. Mcdonald
entered the .hOnse, and hearing how matters
stood, began to upbraid his wife and demanded
the custody of his children She, apparently
both ready:and willing, at once packed up her
effects and departed leaving behind her to the
care of Mcdonald. the five children.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIZZIE KING
Something of the early history of the woman
charged with the murder of Charles Goodrich
is thus given in the New York Herald of Mon
day. Lizzie King, it appears, is now twenty
six years of age, and was born in Plymouth,
Mass. she lived there until she was eighteen
years of age and since then her life has been
rather an irregular and erratic kind of one.
Her fathers name is Isaac King. He is still
alive and carries on the trade of a mason. She
has one sister, named Augusta, married and
living at Walbridge, Mass. The family are in
comfortable circumstances, Lizzie had some
money left to her when quite young; with that
she proceeded TO travel about tie country. Her
parents ever indulgent, do not appear to have
held her up to the line of duty and obedience
as closely as they should have. When she
reached the age of eighteen, however, the
money became exhausted and she was COM
PEELED again to settle in Plymouth. After re-
manning at home few weeks the parents de-
termined to send her to an adjoining seminary
to complete her education. They sent her, but
before being there long she, from causes, be-
came insane Her parents took her from the
seminary and tried to treat her at home, but
the maady increased in intensity and they
were compelled TO place her in the lunatic aSy-
lum at Taunton. Here, under the care of
skilled physicians, she recovered rapidly, and
at the end of six months was turned out as
CuI6u. w ucbucI Uudt Culc Wdo pCliCOt VI HoU
is question which thefacts in this case in
some measure answer. That there remained
an erratic feature in her character is evident.
Instead of settling down, as her parents
wished, she commenced travelling over the
country, now working in one town and now in
another but remaining in no place long. She
trimmed straw hats, taught music and at other
times taught school. She lived in Connecticut,
New York, and Pennsylvania, Near Philadel-
phia, she was for six months employed as a
tnaphar in a DrlmarV school How long she
had been to New York before making Good
rich's acquaintance she declines to tell, and did
all in her power to keep the place of her birth
concealed. .t
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
The Illinois farmers are complaining that

The Illinois farmers are complaining that
under the new railroad law, framed by and for
themselves, the railroads are charging them
higher rates for freight than before, 50 that
they have been injured rather than benefited
by their own legislation.
A New York man. in fit of anger, threw
his wife's Golden hair-huid' out of the win
dow. 1t dyed the whole chignon and the ex-
posed portions of the natural hair of another
mans wife, in the street below. Both hus-
bands are in Canada.
A Lynn lady sold her rag bag to peddler
the other day, and afterwards remembered that
she had hidden therein two savings,banks books
and notes of hand representing in all about
$4,000. She traced tbs rags until she found her
property. rffs-s
1t is reported in a despatch to the Boston
Journal that on careful computation it is
found TINT the paper used in making postal
cards actually costs more than the price paid
by the government for the finished cards. 1t is
added that the contractors will probably apply
to Congress for relief.
The Nautical Gazette says it begins to think
that in the vicinity of the Nova Scotian coast
there is an unknown magnetic influence, of
greater power and danger than has heretofore
been dreamed of, and that it so affects the COM
passes of vessels approaching the coast that
they are often many points out of the way.
Eight letters have been found in Kate Stod-
dard's possession written to Goodrich, and five
from him to her, all showing that she regarded
herself as his lawful wife, She addresses him
as ''My dear Charley" and "My dearest hus-
band" The letters of both likewise show that
they were married,o or went through a ceremony
which she supposed lawful marriage,
May 80, 1872, in New York, land were registered
as man and wife at the Astor House.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

FROM present indications the "twin relic
of barbarism" is destined to flourish at the
rate converts to Mormonism are coming to
this country from England. One thousand
arrived Tuesday and more are on the way.
The condition of the farm laborers in Eng
land doubtless has something to do in in
creasing the number of these converts, as
any change that will relieve them of the pres
ent hopeless servitude is eagerly sought.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat AMI hote
managers will confer ra favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
urhal as we have information that several ''bum-
mers are seeking courtesies in the name of the
Press, and we have no disposition to be, even pas
sively, party to such fraud
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

THE resolutions of the Bridgewater meet
ing which appear in the Aroostook Pioneer
contain but one distinct proposition of gene
raj interest, and that is that the Administra-
ton does not take the course that suits the
''outs' in relation to the civil service. Anoth-
er resolution charges the Administration with
the Credit Mobier transaction and the salary
grab With the former it had about as much
to do as it had in the construction of the
moon. As to the latter the'vote of Congress
shows majority of twenty on the part of the
Administration party against it. OF course
the President might have vetoed it, and many
of his warmest friends openly express their
regret that he did not. As to the balance of
the resolutions they are but the personal
grievances of certain very excellent but an
CRY men.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


To the HOnorable County COmmissIO Oners
of Cumberland County.
FHNHE undersigned Selectmen of the town of Cape
Il Elizabeth, In the County of Cumberland, and
State of Maine, duly authorized and instructed at
legal town meeting, holden July 9th, 1873 for and In
beha of the nhabitar Is of said town; respectfully
represent that the road laid by the County Com
mssiohers in the 1870 across Long Creek $50 CALI
ed ON petition of Mark rrickey and others, is not
called for that the public necessity and convenience
does not require the building of said road that the
expense of said road is treble the Representations
made to the petitioners; that are high and the
town is burdened with heavy debt; that at the
laying out of said road the in fits corporate ca
pacity was not represented. a majority of the
board of Seectmen petitioners; that not being
known to the citizens OF the town.
Therefore the inhabitants of said town by your De-
ttioners respectfully request that your hOnors may
take immediate measures to discontinue { Aid road
aud as in duty bound will ever pray.
Cape Elizabeth, July Z, 1873.
THOS. b. HASKELL, Selectmen
NATHAN X. DYER. of
ELISHA N. JORDAN, J Cape Elizabeth
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
summer 4 Arrangement.
JULV 2, 1878.

csraz--z1 Passenger trains leave Portland for
Boston t6.15, 1918 A. NJ, $3.50 p. NJ.
Parlor Cars and tells p M.
Returning, leave Boston at $3.50 A. NJ. ParlOr
Cars t12.30, 1880 and $500 p NJ
For Rochester and Alton Bay s6.15, A. NJ. and 1880
Pm.
For wolfboro and Centre Harbor by steamer Mt.
Washington from Alton Bay at s615 A. NJ. and 1880
P. NJ.
Price of Excursion Tickets from Portland to Wolf
boro and return s465; do to Centre Harbor and re-
turn $500.
For Manchester and Concord, n. H., via c. & P.
r. X. Junction -6.15 A. NJ, $3.50 p. NJ.
For Milton and Union %915 A. NJ. and 1880 p. M.
For Scarboro', Old Orchard Beach, Saeo and Bidde-
ford at $50 A. NJ. Returning, leave Biddeford at
11.25 Am.
For Scarboro, Old Orchard Beach, Saco, Biddeford
and Kennebunk 1T 1880 p. NJ. Returning, leave
Kennebunk at 1870 A. NJ.
The *6.15 A. NJ. train arrives in Boston in season
to connect with tn Shore Line to New York, leaving
at lilo A M. The 800 train arrives In Boston in
to connect with all railroad train for .,ew
York; also with the Sound Line via Boston and
Providence r. r., leaving Boston at O'Clock p. M.
The 1915 A. NJ train connects at Lawrence with
trains for LOWELL Manchester, Concord and all points
North.
Passengers ticketed through by either route
Trains stop at Exeter 10 minutes for Refreshments
at first class Dining Rooms.
Freight trains between Portland and Boston daily.
Freight received at Portland a. OgleDsburg X. r.
Freight station until P. M. for all points North,
West and South. r s-z.r
Portland & Ogdensburg r. r. passenger trains ar
rive at and depart from this station.
Station in Portland, Commercial street; station in
Boston, Haymarket Square.
Accommodation.
sFast Express.
JAS. t. FURBER, Gen. supt., Boston.
.Iulv
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

WE do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address ofthe writer are III
all cases indispensab not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty ofgood faith.
w cannot undertake to return or reserve COM
municauons that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

THE Springfield Republican is making Wig
orous war on the practice of pool-selling at
the college regatta. 1t highly commends the
action of the College Rowing Association in
taking ground against it--a sentime 1T which
all good people will applaud.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

THE NASHUA AND ROCHESTER RAILROAD
The Nashua and Rochester Railroad is nearly
in readiness for the laying of the rails from
Rochester to Eppng, to which place it is ex-
pected the line will be opened by August first
The entire road will, it is thought, be complet.
ed by April, 1874. Ca a3
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

WE are under obligations to Mr.. l. A
Coombs, photographer, of Wiscasset, for ex-
cellent and well-fpshed photographs of DIR.
Halls Esquimaux, taken while at Wiscasset,
awaiting transportation to New York. They
are taken in several steresocopic groups.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
PORT OF PORTLAND.

POHI OF FOETLANDs
Wednesday, July 16.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Franconia, Bragg, New York-passengers
and mdse to Henry Fox.
Steamer City of Richmond, Kilby, Bangor.
Steamer r. New % York, Winchester, Boston for East
Brig ROckland, (Br) Desmond Cow Bay, CB-coal
Brig p W Hennessey, (Br) Hennessey, Cow Bay,
Sch Crusade, (Br) Granville, Fredericton, NB-
shingles to Holyoke Benson & Co lost part of deck
load of shingles.
Sch Dray. Togerson, Salem.
Sch Mary Ellen, Somers, Newburyport.
Sch James Nichols, Childs Damariscotta.
CLEARED.
Sch Stella Lee. Brewer. Boston-Bunker Bros.
Sch Winona, jackson, Boston-Bunker Bros.
Sch Promenader, (Br) Davidson, Piotou-master
MEMORANDA.
Launched at Lubec, July IL, schr Charlie Morton,
owned by Ryarson and others of Lubec j S VIM
Mass. Messrs Jed Frye s. Co and Thuriow' Of
New York, and Capt John A Davis. of Lubec, who
will command her, The schr is al7 tons register and
will be credit to the master builders Langmaid g.
Mugford.
LAUGHED from abe yard OF Alfred Storer. of Waldo
boro Me, 18th inst fine three masted schr Of about
700 tons capacity. She Is named Lulu after the
daughter of Mr. Dillingham; of Boston, who is part
owner. She is to be commanded by Capt JAS Snow.
late of schr r Emerson She is owned by G s. j F
Baker s. Co, the Capt and other parties, and is to
hail from Boston.
Brig Leader, (Rr) from Cow Bay for Portland, put
into Halifax. Jnly 14th, in distress, having been dis
masted in hurricane on the 10th.
Sch Telegraph, of st George, lying at anchor in the
in the inner harbor Of Newport 18TH into by
sch Dora Anna, ON Providence for Newport, and
lost main boom. The D A received no damage
DOMESTIC PORTS.
PENSACOLA-Ar 10th, sch st Croix, Eaton, Gal
weston for Boston.
KEY WEST-Ar I'd, brig VIM Robertson, Maguine,
New York,
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
-t,ur Christian Age and Country:


The New York Times, taking the ABOVE
subject for a text. gives its readers very VIZ
orous lecture on the tendency of the metro
politan press to apologize for certain murder-
ers in highlife which closes as foiioWs:
of csurse. this tone of the Press is precise
l., ,,,hot ,ho ,nurderess Kate Stoddard-to use
opIv one of her multtudinous names-antici-
mated chat it would be. We are told in the
World that on Sunday kate" seemed per-
fectly happy, and skipped about the corridor
own parlor. Her long, wavy HAIR hung in
Golden ringlets on her shoulders. She wore a
brown dress and light sacque, ,and still sported
the locket in which it is reported she keeps
as d memento portion of the unfortunate
Goodrichs blood" Pretty, innocert, play
ful creature! Who could refrain from pity
ing her? With murder in her soul, and plans
of debauchery in her heart, she "skips about
the corridor of the Jail from which she is
shortly to be released amid the applause OF
Bible-reading people. Furthermore, we
read in the Herald-the great go-between in
these horrible personal cases that this
simple rosebud of woman-this ill-used vir-
gin-acted in "most guiltless manner, and
took no precaution to hide herself from the
polce." Why should shei' She felt quite
sure that, if arrested, her piteous tale about
her wrongs would insure her speedy release.
Dead men can tell no tales; Goodrich's side
of the story has never been heard, and who
cares to ask for it? When woman shoots a
man, wou. d it be ''chivalrous" even to ask
her why she did it? Mott is only women
who live moral lives, and are not murderesses
that may be attacked in newspapers.
A little while ago, we had it laid down by
the leader of the New \ ork Bar that son
could not commit parricide, because If he
murdered his father it must be assumed that
the said father deserved to be murdered and
the son would be guiltless. Frank Wal
worth, who shot his father without giving
him moment for defense-wthout even
allowing him time to utter prayer-was ex-
tolled as hero by Mr.. Charles OConor.
He now remains sort of hero in oing-Sing,
and is allowed to work "where visitors can
not see him, so that his feelings may not be
| hurt.', IF be were poor, and without money
much for his ''feelines?" While all this is
going on, the pulpit is silent-Christianity is
openly derided, and atheism and vice lord it
over the community. The preachers are
dumb: most of their churches are shut up
for the work of the Lord needs no one to car
nv it on in the summer, although the work of
the Devil never stops. The newspapers PAN
der openly to the worst forms OF vice; men
murder their fathers, and women shoot men,
and crime runs unchecked, and we live in an
age of progress, and write upon our coins
'.In God we Trust" 1t is the only form in
which God is to be discovered among us.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED
sCHENCK'S PULMONIC SYRUP,
sCHENCK,S sEAWEED TONIC,
SCHENCK's MANDRAKE PILLS,

Are the only medicines that will Pulmonary
consumption. t.tr
Sometimes medicines that will stop cough will Of
ten occasion the death of the patient 1t locks up the
liver, stops the circulation of the BLOOD hemorrhage
follows, and, in fact coggng the action of the very
organs that caused the cough.
Liver complaint and dyspepsia are the causes OF
| two-thlds of the cases of consumption. Many are
complaining with dull pain in the side, the bow
els sometimes costive and sometimes to loose tongue
coated, pain in the shoulder blade, feeling sometimes
very restless, and at other times drowsy; the food
that is aiken lies heavily the stomach accompani-
ed with acidty and belching of wind. These symp-
toms usually originate from dsordercd condition OF
the stomach torpid liver Persons SO affected it
they take two heavy colds and if the cough in
these be suddenly stopped, the lungs yer and
| stomach Clog and remain torpid and inactive, and
before the patient is of his situation the lungs
are mass sores, and liberated and death is the
| inevitable result
| Schencks Pulmonic Syrup is an expectorant which
does not contain any opium, nor anything calculated
| to check cough suddenly.
Schenck's Seaweed tonic diss the food, mixes
with the gastric juice of the sto ach, dgcsts easily,
nonrishes the system, and Great healthy circula-
tion of the blood. When the els are cOstive, skin
| shallow, and the patient is a bilious habit,
| Scbenck's Mandrake Pills are required
These medicines are prepared by DIR. j. H.
| SCHENCK s. SON, Northeast corner Of Sixth and
Arch streets, Philadelphia, Penn, and for sale by
GEO. C. GOODWIN & CO., 38 Hanover street, Bos-
ton and John F. Henry, College place, New York.
For sale by Druggists generally. sept3sDeodf
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
Organ for Sale.

ONE of Small & knights SIPS Organs, suitable
~ for hall or medium sized church. Has not
boon need bnt yerv little. VIII be sold reasonable
Xnnlv ot PRESS Office between and 10 p. NJ.
Apply :" GEORGE II. LEFAvOR, Trustees of
DANIEL r. DoESSER, ! Atlantic
JOHN f. ST. JOHN, Lodge.
Portland, July II, 1878. 1w
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
Portland Turnvereiu.

WEE regular monthly meeting Of the Portland
g., Il Iurnverein will be holden at their rooms on
attendance is requested. Per order
jyl5d4t G. H. WINCHESTER, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
BANJO AND GUITAR.
A Card.

DRo. GEO. c. DoBsoN's Visit to Portland is mn
IL avoidaby postponded until next season. Des-
criptive circulars also price LIST Of Instruments with
smplified method which ena les the most unmusjcal
student to play either instrument without study
sent free on apple tion, to GEO. G. D0BSON,
iy15sS 75 Shawmut ave. Boston Mas
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
A. PARSONS, M. d.

A. PARSONS, M. D.,
D E N Il I S T,
Has removed to
NO. 12 MARKED SQUARE.
B-SPECIALTY-Administ of Ether for
the purpose of extracting teeth without pain
jun13 sntf
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
Caution.

..1 Caution.
NOTICE is hereby given that nv wife J;zz,a
IN Sweetser having left my bed and hoard .,i,ho
out any Just and sufficient cause, shall paw no
debts Of her contracting. P"' "o
Portland July 14th. 1873 iv1siS
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

DLEASANT Rooms In French Roof opposite the
Il Park with or without BOARD. Enquire Mar
ket street. jy17dtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17
N O L I @ e .

FOR PIMPLES ON THE FACE,
Blackhead and F1eshworm, use PERRY'S improv-
ed Comedone and Pimple Remedy the great skin
medicine. Prepared only by DIR B. G. PERRY,
verywhere. mar22d.Swsn6mi7
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

PENSACOLA-Ar 10th, sch st Croix, Eaton, Gal
weston for Boston.
KEY WEST-Ar I'd, brig VIM Robertson, Maguine,
New York,
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

A COMPETENT Cook at "a State Street.
"A jy17is1w
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-17

Lost!
LIGHT Scotch mixed Over Coat. The find,
"A will be rewarded by leaving it at 81 Commerci'
street. jy17*3t
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12
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On the first night of this seasons
"Jamlet" there was dispute iu the
waitingroom among the .TdResrs aud
critics on this very sword question. IL
was maintained by the romantic school
pf admirers that Booth had copied the
business from Fechter, while the realistic
school frmely insisted that he had al.
wavs held up the cross as he followed
bis fathers spirit out; olh,rs asserting
;hat it was f0rmely bis habit 10 trail IL
alter him.
II suddenly struck mo that I wouli
90 and ask Booth biU,seli about it. 1
found him after the third act in his eles
giant dressing room. He was setting in
an easy chair, in hts 7 anish robes, smok.
iDg a tueerchaum pipe, @ud his htile wife
was busting about over y steaming tea
kettle and gas stove, preparing him a
cup Of tea. Anything more utterly op-
posed TO he prevailing notion of"behind
the scenes" THAI this cosy and home
like apartment could not be imagined.
He told me that his manner of holding
the sword vas the result of those acci-
dental suggestions common enough on
the slagr. He was instruciing a subordi-
nate one evening, just previous TO the
act, how to use his weapon, and in pull
ing il from his sheath for this purpose it
slipped from his hand aud he caught it
in the air with the hit uppermost. While
he held it in this manner, the cross before
his eyes, it occurred to him for the time
that this was the proper thing to do
when following :he ghost.
While we were conversing, the little
wife hustled about, and the kettle poured
its odorous steam into the room. wan
ted To ask her if she would not play
"Dot" some time aud delight the world,
! bat dared not.
Presently when he was called for the
act he asked me TO excuse him for a mo-
neni, and went out sa il he were going to
see how the wind set or if the evening
papers were on the front stoop.
/ saw him five minutes afterwords
holding the two thousand spell bound.
INym Crinkle in New York World.