The Portland daily press., 1873-03-28

NEW YORK.
The Labor Question

New YORK, March N.-At a meeting of ma
sons last evening resolutions were adopted con-
demning the action of the Harlem railroad,
urging resistance to all violations of the eight
hour rule, calls on al working men to aid in
making the eight hour law effective, and ap-
pointing committee to wait on the Mayor to
urge him to enforce that law.
A Denial.
Postmaster James publishes a card stating
that the announcement of proposed testimo
custom house, is entirely ENTIRELY unknown to
him, and that no testimonial was needed to as
sure him of the good will of all of them.
The Pacific Mail.
The Sun states that President Stockwell Of
the Pacific Mail Company has given that COM
pany mortgage of 81, 900 on the property
of the Howe Sewing Machine Co. of Connecti-
cut, to secure the former for the amount of
stock paid to Jay Gould as the result of certain
stock transactions.
Train i'm Court.
George Francis Train appeared in the Su-
preme Court chambers to-day on writ of ha-
beas corpus. His counsel moved his discharge
on the ground tina. he was illegally detained.
The case was not settled to-day and comes up
Tomorrow.
The Bulbs Head Bank.
The depositors of Bulls Head Bank met this
morning 40 confirm the action of their commit
tee and to subscribe to the new stock issued by
the bank and thereby re-establisb it. After the
depositors had drawn up their checks for the
amount they wished to subscribe, the chair
man, A. S. Cameron, announced that SO far the
amount subscribed was over 100000. The
| meeting is still in session.
The Supposed Murdcrers Of MIR. Good
e. rich.
The BROOKLYN detectives say that the man.
| ner of Charles Goodrich's death is no longer a
mystery, but that the cause and the circum-
stances are still unknown. 1t is conceded that
the woman So often mentioned in the case kill
ed him, and to capture her seems to be the only
effort the police are making. Wherever she
may be, she conceals herself more skillfully
than many professional criminals. She was
last seen in front of Mr.. Goodrich's residence
ON the night before the body was found.
Later Brooklyn detectives arrested this eve
ming woman about 80 years of age,who works
| in shirt factory in New York under an as
| sumed name. She refused to talk except to
| answer inquiries in the briefest manner She
was arreste l on information given by W. W.
| Goodrich, brother of Charles Goodrich. muir
dered Thursday night. She is married, had
| trouble with her husband and left him. Her
connections with the murdered man was of the
most init mate character. He was in the habit
of visiting her at her abode in New York, at
| % Orchard street.
According to her statement she has been
| three times with Goodrich at the house in De-
| grau street. Goodrich there told her he was
| not married but had foolishly got in with Girl
but had ''shook' her She says she had some
trouble at her house with some men about
Goodrich when he was present and took him
| into another room. She refuses to tell where
she was Thursday night, but thought she was
at home. She got to work at II o'clock Friday
morning. Didn not go over to Brooklyn to see
| the body because she disliked to see Goodrich
| in that condition.
She gave the police roll of bills to take to
| her mother, with the request that the latter be
not informed she was in Brooklyn. Being ask
| cd if she had formed any theory as to how
| Goodrich came to his death, she said she thought
| he was killed by some man who followed him
home. She will be detained at Brooklyn head
| quarters for the present
| No General Strike.
1t is believed there will not be a general strike
of the trades in this city. The present trouble
comes chiefly from the masons and gas men.
| The Germans are especially opposed to the
| STRIKE and the great mass of mechanics seem
| averse to the movement.
| AForger.
Phillip Stanley, charged with forging and ut.
| tering Fort Wayne, and Toledo & Wabash GER
| tificates. was brought into court to-day to furn.
ish bail in $35, 900, but being unable to produce
! it was locked up. A large amount of private
correspondence from Stanley has been seized
| which it is believed will lead to the arrest and
conviction of persons implicated. r
Saw Dust Swindlers.
Chas Moore and Frank Morton were con.
victed of saw dust swindling to-day and were
| sentenced to one years imprisonment and tt
pay fine of $1,000.
Bank of England F0rger.
| Judge Fancher has granted an order ap-
| pointing Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr., receiver of al
of the property of Bidwell. one of the alleged
Bank Of England forgers.
l. Heavy suit.
VIM. NJ. Earl and f. w. Saltonstall have
commenced suit against Geo. S. Scott, Geo
h Mood and others, to recover 100000 alleged to
nsS sss oeen lost by them through the failure
the IP,enaents to take stock bought for them in
that tIa island pool. The plaintiffs claim
ants 70 nad been authorized by the defend
" "o. as brokers' for them in the pool
nj, Hhe Mysterious Murder.
Inc energies of the nolica &c proo,,l,-r op,
stlli turned to the capture Of ~, ioonyn ant
woman who is supposed TO h hue Hysve5laou S
Goodrich. She was from Nav E E,,se nurdereo
sided sometime in Boston. SLY. ngia us ana re
ters are now In possession of tho III, vi met ieC
snow that she was fairly educatad poI rG alie
letter, dated Feb. 9th, is renrnao ea; The las
though some trouble had ori~;,,atuI, IN tone III
Goodrich and the writer. The iattar1 peIWeer
the general date of New York and s are undel
with an assumed name. NOTHING baa o signet
discovered to indicate the direct;orn yes peer
flight. The police conceal her name. Vi oe
Tweed Resigns
ALBANY, March, 27.-Presdent Rob;,...
has Just announced in the Senate that hr %n
filed with the Secretary of State the resjenat;n,
Of Senator Tweed as Senator from the FonrtI
New York District.