Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-04

and increasing. Two unknown schooners went
the rocks, and many slipped anchors and fouled.
| Bridgeport reports whole tow of eleven boats
| broke away from the tug-boats, and If they sink
| will involve loss OF $50, 600.
| Sirs. siOnewalI Jackson and Her Visit TO
Boston.
| CHARLOTTE IN. c., October 3d.-Mrs Stonewal
Jackson who has returned from her ent northern
| trip, publishes card to-day in reply to comments
! from the Southern press upon her accepting the
| hospitality of Governor Ben Butler. She says :
' While in Boston we were entertained at hotel,
and did not the threshold Of Governor Butler.
Justice, however, compels TO say that he want
ing in no courtesy to the guests of his State. the
people Of Boston, at every point visited in the
| North, certainly gave evidence that my husbands
| name was held In such honor and reverence, that
my heart could not but be touched with tender and
| grateful emotions. l was tod that they admired
| him for his moral grsndeurShis exalted pety; that
| he was the bravest man the war produced on the
| other side and that they proud OF him rs an
| American citizen. Surely there must have been
enough OF chvalry and right feeling the part OF
all true Southerners to cast no blame upon me for
| having been the means OF evoking such sentiments
as these, and while every instinct OF my nature is
loyalty and devotion to the South can testify that
there are many excellent Christians at the North,
who anxious to blot out all sectional differences
and extend to us love and kindness, which makes
nation that happy people whose God is love"
TOrturing an Indfan.
LITTLE Rock (Ark.), October 3d-A dispatch from
| the Indian Territory reports terrible tragedy at
the home of Isonia an Indian 90 yea old, Sunday
| night -Four unknown persons demanded admit
lance and the Indian refused, whereupon they fired
| into the hut and beat down the door. AS they en-
| tered, the Indian jumped out OF the window and
was seized, and refusing to tell where his money
was, subjected to inhuman torture. Remain
| ing obdurate, one of the robbers shot him seven
times and beat him iusensible then plundered the
hut, carrying away not less than IS COO Isonia will
! die. No clue TO the robbers.
Mormon Converts
! WASHINGTON, October 9d.-A Mormon missionary
vino is here claims to have recently made rs con-
yerts, mostly girls between the ages OF 10 and 20,
hut says he has not converted in this city. He
| is an associate of the Mormons who were recently
tarred and feathered in Indiana. Congressman who
| are here express themselves very earnestly about
the Mormon question: and say that it is evident that
| some thing stringent than the Edmunds law
will have TO be devised if polygamy to be abol-
ished. One plan is to legisate the present govern
ment out OF existence, and to have Provisional
Government created, the officers Of which would be
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
| Senate.
Destruction by Fire.
| PIrrsEURG, October sd-The magnificent building
| Of the Pittsburg Exposition Society, the north
bank Of the Allegheny river, was totally destroyed
by fire carly this morning. The immense struct-
ures with their almost endless variety OF exhibits
Illustrative of every branch OF art, science and
mechanical skill, which yesterday vi-itei by
thousands of people, and since the opening, Sep
TENDER 9Th, by hundreds OF thousands, is now
mass OF epIlnteFeG and eulDers ana Tan
gled iron. The destruction is complete. The loss
will probably reach 81 000, 900. The cash value of
the articles contained in the building did not exceed
Si0,f but many cannot be replaced. On exhibit
ton was Arabian, the first locomotive ever run in
the United States, which was also destroyed. The
main building 600 feet long and $50 feet wide
The machinery hall 400 feet long and $50 feet
wide. The other buildings were small.
No wonder He Lost His Temper.
CHICAGO, October 3D. Gotleibs Boderamer, fiery
little tailor, wearing gold-rimmed spsctacles and
long hair, YVES arragned before Justice kersten to-
dsy for striking a small boy on the head with big
stick. Bodsmmer nearly exploded with rage SIS he
announced that the boy had run after and insuted
him, calling him Oscar Wilde.
Hancock. Rexlfh.
NEW YORK, October 3d.-There IS marked i'm
provement in General Hauc5ck's condition to-day.
He rested well during the night, and ate hearty
breakfast. 1t is expected that be will be strong
enough to go out within two days time
PaIo Alto still on TIP.
HARTFORD (Conn.), October 3d.-The annual trot-
ting meeting Of the National Association Of Trotting
Horse Breeders opened at Charter Oak Park this
afternoon. In the race for the Inma stakes valued
at 81 500, Kinda hose, of the Pao Alto stock farm,
(2:2l), making the mile in 2:2O without skip on a
heavy track and in the face OF high wind
Protestant Episcopal Church.
PHILADELPHIA October 3d.-The thirty third gen.
era Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church
OF the United states opened this morning, with
vices held in the venerable Christ Church, Sec
ond street, Market, the cornerstone of which
edidce was laid in l772.
ThermometrIcaI.
cHIcAso, October 9d.-Temperature 90 and s5'.
NEW YORK, October Sd.-Temperature IS. and So.
FOREIGS NEWS.