The Portland daily press., 1873-03-31
NEW YORK.
The Postal Car Question.


New YORK, March 29.-S. L. M. Barlow
stated last evening that Erie had refused to
join the other roads in the postal car matter,
simply to avoid annoying the public, and not
because they thought the present compensation
just Postmaster General Creswell stated to a
correspondent at Washington last evening, that
the statements that there would be no increase
of rates paid for postal cars, were untrue. I'm
der the act passed last session, there will be an
increase next year of $500, 900, and as soon as
the roads can perfect the system and have six
teen additional cars, the increase will amount
to 100000. 81. f5.-e
The New Charter.
Inasmuch as the Senate is about evenly divid-
ed on the question of giving the whole appoint
ing power to the Mayor and neither party dis
bany that there will be no new charter for New
York passed this session.
Arrest of Notorious Thieves.
Three notorious thieves, Wes Allen, Mart
Allen, and Henry Wiley alias Shorts, were
arrested early this morning by officers Jackson
andMaloney. The prisoners had burglars instru-
ments in their possession. Mart Allen threw
red pepper in the eyes of officer Maloney and
escaped, but was recaptured by that officer af-
ter stubborn resistance, during which Allen
received a severe clubbing. Yves Allen recently
escaped from Sing Sing where he has an unex-
pired term of one year yet to serve.
The Labor Interest. ..-
The carpenters, stone-cutters and other trades
had meetings last evening to discuss the siua-
tion and arrange for interviews with employ
ers before striking. No disturbances are re-
ported. E
Compromise Respecting Postal Cars.
A compromise was arrived at to-day in the
postal car trouble, the companies agreeing to
run the cars till a special committee of the Sen
ate shall have reported on their demands A
joint letter to this effect was sent to the Post
| master General, signed by Cornelius Wander
bilt, s. Watson, W. D. Bishop and others.
Various Matters.
The police refused her lawyer permission to
see Mrs. Meyers, Goodrch's suspected murder
George William Curtis continues to steadily
improve. He has had to abandon all his lee
rure engagements.
General Jones, the retiring Postmaster, has
| refused any testimonial from the employees.
A statement has been sent to the Erie Inves-
tigating Committee that the road charges one
million dollars per annum for two daily milk
trains, the expenses of running which does not
exceed one hundred thousand.
Alonzo Stevens of Boston was arrested here
yesterday for disorderly conduct on the charge
| of stage driver with whom he had an alterca-
| ton. The Court discharged Stevens on the
| ground that the charge was frivolous
The family of Charles Viele was recently rob-
bed OF $4,000 worth OF jewelry, by thief, at the
| Fifth Avenue Hotel No arrests.
Mrs. Burnett was arrested to-day as accesso
| ~ the murder Of Mrs. Kerwin.
The Goodrich Murder.
NEW YORK, March 30.-The Mercury pub.
| fishes letter from Baltimore which saws the
| police of that city are in search of Spaniard
| named Roscoe, the alleged murderer of Charles
| Goodrich in Brooklyn and the lover of Lucette
| j. Myers, now under arrest.
The Mercury gives the following story: Be
fore becoming acquainted with Goodrich, Lu
cette was intimate with the Spaniard Roscoe
finding that Goodrich was possessed with am
pie means, and that his assertions of owning
houses in Brooklyn, were correct, she forsooE
Roscoe for him. After removing to Rivingto1
street Roscoe was unable at first to find Lu
cette but intimately discovered her and Thurs
| day night he watched as she started for Brook
| lyn and tracked her to Goodrich s house in De
graw street. He sought for a way to enter, and
AFTER repeatedly traversing vacant lots at the
rear OF the house he climbed over fence and
obtained entrance to the building by back
basement. lifting the latch with the Jagged
iaoh-knlie found on the floor. When in the
iouse ne closed the shutters and went to a room
s.ar Mnicn were Goodrich and Lucette. The
s.al.eu pair leaped from the bed and sought t
escape from the room. Goodr;cb and Rosco(
1loseu III struggle, when the former broke
loose anu ran down stairs followed by the lat
.er, VINO nad meantime secured !, pistol. 1Or
rich shSeo Sio easement Roscoe fired at Good
on the hoor placed the pistol behind his a. ne
cnIarglng Two more shots. TAKING the un,no
pies missing from the prostrate 5od S,o p ea,i.1
told the woman all he had done and ~ ,o aosco
~ ior MN to nee. saying he would go to Bati
more When the woman had recovered frn.,
her fright she sought to conceal the tro IRON
and arranged the body as found, locking deeu:
throwing the keys of the basement in s haS,l
and then left for New York in the earlv I r,aa
ing train. ''