The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-31
GLIMPSES OF GOTHAM.
OF THE MURDER
CARNTTAL.

The Goodrich Tragedy ERaces the Eos
ter Hanging-Did Woman XIII
Goodrich 7-Literary Announcements
New Hotels-Some OF the Great Now
Buildings-Fechter-B Bau ut
Niblo's. e.
fFRoN OUR OWN coRREspoNDEHT.l
NEW YORK, March 76.
There was disposition manifested to re-
vive the discussion of the question OF the
abolition Of capital punishment just alter Fos-
ter's execution; but the feeling In favor Of
hanging developed Itself so strongly, In spite
of The sympathy for the late criminal, that the
humanitarIsns have rather hastily abandoned
the attempt to start revolution. Now that
Foster Ia dead, the general sentiment is one
of satisfaction that he was executed. There
was pity and sympathy for him when be was
suffering mental distress. and convulsive
shudder went through the community q the
fatal hour approached on Prldayi but, after
all, 1t was best that he should die. It 10 10
Governor Dlx's frmDess that We owe the til
umph of society over the criminal element
But the Foster tragedy has already been
driven out otppople's minds by the fresh deed
of horror In Brooklyn-the murder OF MIR.
Charles Goodrich. On the very morning Of
ment, probably, when the car.hook murderer's
arms were being plaioned In nis cell. prom
inent citizen was assassinated In his own
house. The Goodrich murder has about It the
fascination that Is the creature OF mystery
and doubt. Like the murder OF Burdell, OF
Nathan. of Rogers. OF Pancrmo, the murderer
of Goodrich is unknown. II solution OF the
uncertainty depends upon the New York de-
tecives he or che probably will remain un-
kn0wn f0r thpV ara moor 1iicka.
Mr.. Goodrich, widower OF forty, gentie'
man of some means, brother Of the Hoo. Wm.
W. Goodrich, democratic candidate for Con-
gress last fall, was found lying on his dining
room floor on Friday morning stone dead,
with three bullet holes 10 his head. Hls own
pistol lay by bis side, but 1t is clearly impo6-
elble from the nature Of his wounds that he
had committed suicide. The house he lived
in was one OF block OF his own, recently
finished, and he had been occupying 1t tenn.
porarily alone. Other houses In the block
were vacant. Mr.. Goodrich was widely
known In New York and Brooklyn, and OF
course his terrible end caused great deal OF
excitement.
The policemen shake their heads mysteri-
ously, and the detectives are dumb, out IL ID
evident that the authorities are trying TO fol-
low I'D some clue they have In their posses
sion relative to the assassin. NO lnformarSn
con be CLEANED at headquarters, and the
newspaper reporters have been obliged TO re.
sort 10 conjecture.
One OF the theories built up by q local paper
Ia that Goodrich was murdered by female.
It is supposed that he got entangled In The
meshes OF woman OF the town. That, after
living with her some time, and having child
By her which died, he found the connection
irksome, and tried to break 1t on. He was
evidently harrassed almost 10 death by this
woman, who seems to have had the temper OF
a tigress. He began to pay attentions to
respectable lady In New York, and this reused
the woms MS jealousy. They must have had
fearful quarrel, and she, madaensd VIII VIII sg rage,
him. The question is-where is the woman Z
The Inquest has been adjourned until Friday,
aud then, perhaps, we shall have startling de-
velopments. -
A few more new books OF interest are az
nounced by the New York publishers. Awppx
these may bs mentioned volume by Bartlet
Beecher Stowe on Florida life. j. sprobsbly
| known to most people that she has cottage
on the st. Johns, and spends her winters
| there. She calls her book palmetto Leaves"
"Men of the Third Republic" Is reprint OF q
which lie attracting much attention In Eng
land. The authorship Is attributed to prom.
inent Engllsh statesman. "Farm Balisds," !"
by VIII Carleton, author OF the famous "Betsy
aud are Out,"l ls announced by The Harpers,
as are also two posthumonB works OF BulWes,
"The Coming Man" and ."Kenelm Cnilli0gly,
his Adventures and Opinions" The latter 10
political novel. Among the recent English
announcements OF forthcoming books arc:
Earl RusseIl's Rise and Progress Of the
Christian Religion 10 The West OF Eufopei"a
work which Is expected to create profound
I'm preston. "Life Of Humboldt, by Brain.
Captain Colomb's "slave Catching IN lhe In
Alexander's "Bush Fiehtipg." Ali OF these will
be reprinted by American publishers. -
Two new firs.-class hotels are going up on
Fifth Avenue. The Windsor House, which
will occupy the avenue front OF whple
block, is between Forty-sixth and Forty-sev-
enth streets, about half mile below the PARK,
and will cost a million of dollars when In
ished. The Knickerbocker Hotel, opposite
the park, between Fifty. eighth aHd Fifty.ninth
streets. Is already completed to the second
story, and will be g magnificent affair. NOT
Wllhstauding thu threatened labor strike
blocks Of fne mapelons, each costing rom
$50, 600 to $3.50, 900, are being erected uptown.
and many more are under CONTRACT IN aVery
few years the area sui rounding the lower enc
of Central Park will be covered with the cost
Hest houses In New York.
Among the mammoth downtown buildings
In course Of erection are the new postemce,
the Staatz z.itung Building, at the upper emo
of Printing House Square; the Bennett bulla.
ing, an enormous si1-story Iron structure. on
The site OF the old Herald Bnlldihg; inc
Drexel Building, OF marble, at the corner OF
Wall and Bioad streets, which mas cost 2
million, nnd the Western Union TelegrSpn
Building, at the corner OF Broadway ana Uey
81 rect, which is built to the second Story, ana
ia of gray stone. towering iron nulio!n8
replaces the old Roosevelt mansion on the
corner of Broadway and Fourteenth street. IL
will be occupied by one OF the lnnumefapis
sewing machine companies. ,..,..
There Ia some mystery about tecnter6
theatre, on Fourteenth street, whlcn neeos
exnIanation. II Is the former Theatre Fran
Gals. Fechter leased 1t year ago. and made
extensive alterations and introduced novelties
In construction at an expense OF $S0.U00 10
$40. 600. He engaged company and an.
nounced that he would open weeks ago. h9s;
the doors are still closed, and the company 10
falling to pieces. It is rumored that tne Voia-
Tile Eagedian is having fight With bis credt.'
tora. he is playing somewhere IN the pfoY'
inces. 81.
"David Garrick" Is having great run az
Wallacks. It is the best thing TO be seen ~
the New York theatres at present. seaD sIo
engaged q month In advance. The 1851 nVs
niehts of '.Leo and Lotos" Is announced ~
Ni6lo,s. It has not proved as remunersuyo'
| as s.The Black Crook though 10 ls on % sca.o
onite as gorgeous. Tue next Niblo attrsonon
70 somethinp stupendous. Il Is reeustS
| drama dsnIctinp III, life on the Frontiert anu
| introdncing as actors that immorlai netv W
dina literature. the renowned buHalo nnls
The econt and hunter, Texas JACK, ana the
su0ost,onsl sa0 writer, Ned Buntllne. THESE
,hres iiiustrious personages will certainly
Srsw the entire east aide over TO Broadway,
and leave the Bowery Taeatre deserted.