The Portland daily press., 1873-08-27
NEW YORK.
kufe SiOcdard.

New YORK, Aug. 26.-During an interview,
police commissioner Jourdan said he did not
believe that Kate Stoddard herself murdered
Goodrich, but that she witnessed his assasSiu ma
ton by man answering to the name of RoS-
coe. Elk chief Campbell, however, believes
that the mystery surrounding Goodrich's death
was fully solved with the capture of Kate Stod-
dard..
The World DenOunces the Liberal Invi-
tatIOn.
The World in column leader denouuces the
invitation from the Liberal Republican to the
Democratic Executive Committee TO call d I'M
ion convention a species of effrontery and
impotence, adding that the Liberal Republicans
never existed in this State as an organization,
except on paper or in very fertile imaginations.
There could be no surer way to disgust and
dsorganize the Democrats of New York than
by listening to such a proposal as this.
Epizootic.
Horse railway superintendent and others
using a large number of horses, are 9ndeavoc-
ing to take precautionary measures against the
epizootlc disease, which has appeared at Pough
keepsie 1t is nearly a year since it made its
first appearance here.
A Big Haul of ID iamonsis.
Two hundred and eighty-fve uncut and
twelve cut diamonds from the south African
fields and valued at $4,000 were seized by The
custom house officials on the person of N.
Lancaster, Chicagoan, who arrived on the
City of Chester from Europe. A portion of
them were in Channels skin bag around Mr..
.Lancaster's body. de denies that he at
tempted to smuggle them but merely wore
the gems as souvenirs.
Various Matters.
The ship Edith Troop of St. John, N. B., ar
rived to-day from Calcutta. She reports that
she took off the crew of the British ship Isle of
Wight, which was sinking, and landed them at
Capetown.
Mr.: Lancaster, the alleged smuggler of dia-
monds, left to-day for Washington to interview
the Secretary of the Treasury as to the legality
OF seizing uncut precious stones.
A case was adjourned to-day by Judge Dan
lels on the ground that one of the witnesses
was not present through fear Of a gang of
tnleves having, while he was in the District At
torney'S office, threatened to cut his heart out
During quarrel to-day Thomas Payne fa-
tally stabbed William Farrell. Payne was ar
rested. Both are boys of twelve years.
AT meeting of the bondholders of the St.
Joseph q Denver Railroad here to-day, a COM
mIttee was appointed to take legal measures to
take possession of the roa1 as the interest due
mas not been paid.
A Vienna letter of the 18th states that Min
lister Jewell had arrived there ard would stay
ten days before leaving for st. Petersburg.
The Health officials in the past three days
nave nave stopped the sale of unrpe fruit at $50
stends in the city.
ROCHESTER, Aug ga boat containing a
party of young eycursionists, was capsized by
swell of steamer, and Maggie Buck was
drowned.
The express train due at 10 O'Clock last night
ran INTO a carriage on the crossing killing the
occupants, James Anderson and Dennis Della
ney: An engineer, John Day, was 50 overcome
at The sight that he died in a few minu es.
National, Temperance Convention.
SARATOGA Aug 26--At the afternoon ses-
sion of the Temper nee Convention, reports
from various States were made. Rev. Stephen
Merritt reported that there was no movement
IN the temperance cause in the State, either
among societies, churches or people. Rev. Mr..
Mexican controvt rted this report, claiming good
progress was making The list of Vice Presi
dents, one from each State, were announced,
including Rev. o. NJ. Cous;3s of Main., Asa
u. Smith of New Hampshire, Lorenzo Sheldon
of Vermont, Eliphalet Trask of Massachusetts,
2. b. Stiness of Rhode Island, and William A.
Buckingham of Connecticut.