Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-07-17
NEWS BY MAIL.

There is much excitement at Kingston,
Jamaica, over the arrival of Spanish man of
war to capture the steamer virginius.
A man was beaten to death by his wife aud
step. son at Keokuk, Iowa. Saturday. Two
men fought with butcher knives in = Chicago
saloon, Sunday night, and one Of them was
killed. During q quarrel in New York,
Monday night, man was knocked down and
killed for calling his assailant liar. A man
has been arrested as the perpetrator of the
Jennersville murder.
The question has arisen whether the Office
Of the controller Of the currency should issue
official postage stamps to national banks for
use by the latter on transmitting their ofncial
correspondence to the department., such -
bank reports showing their condition, etc.
few days, and the indications are that the
matter will be decided in their favor.
The steamer Somerset arrived at Boston
from Halifax, Tuesday forenoon, with the re-
mainder of the steerage passengers of the
There were l4O ofthem, and they were nearly
all Germans, most of the English and Irish
being among the first lot. The emigrants
were taken to the Grand Junction wharf 1t
East Boston, where dinner of ham, eggs,
coffee and tea was served them. All but ten
left East Boston on a special train at three
o'clock, eighty five being ticketed to New
York and forty five to various points in the
West. The latter were to separate from the
former at Springfield, and proceed by the
way of Albany; and those bound for New
York were TO take the New York and New
Haven boat at New Haven. The other ten
remain in Boston or in the vicinity.
Something of the early history Of the wom-
o., 1,uv road &c C1,--0 -~I
rich is thus given in the New York Herald Of
Tuesday, Lizzie King, it appears, il now
twenty-six years of age, and was born In Ply
mouth, Mass. she lived there until she was
eighteen years Of age, and since then her life
has been rather an irregular and cratic kind
of one. Her fathers name is Isaac King. He
is still alive, and carries on the trade of
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, and with that she proceeded to travel
about the country. Her parents, ever indul.
gent, do not appear to have held her up to
the line of duty and obedience as closely ~
they should have. When she reached the age
of eighteen, however, the money became ex-
hausted and she was compelled again to set
: tie in Plymouth. After waiting at home few
weeks the parents determined to send her to
. an huJOiuibB Seuiuaiy W Compictc ueI euuca-
ton. They sent her, but before being there
long she, from causes, became insane. Her
parents took her from the seminary and en-.
deavor ed to treat her at home, but the mAla.
dy increased in intensity and they we're com
PEELED to place her in the lunatic asylum 81
Taunton. Here, under the care of skilled
physicians, she recovered rapidly, and at the
end of six months was turned out a. cured
. Whether that cure was perfect or not is
question which the facts in the case in soms
measure answer. That there remained ar
cratic feature in her character is evident
. Instead of settling down as her parent,
wished, she commenced travelling over tbs
c country, now working in one town and nov
in another, but remaining in no place long
;, She trimmed straw hats, taught music and a
u other times taught school. She we'd in Con
:. necticut, New York, and Pennsylvania. Nea
! Philadelphia she was for six months employed
6 as teacher in a primary school. How lOni
- she had been in New York before makinl
- - Goodrich's acquaintance she declines to tell
= and did all in her power to keep the place o
>. her birth concealed.