, 1883-09-20
By Telegraph.
Open Saus. better.

San + RANCiSLO, FOept. L. L ~ ~ p"'
Iicau State Prison Directors, Just re
moved from office by Gov. Stoneman,
have addressed a fOur-column open let
ter to the Governor. IN which they say:
I'VE are astonished at the cowardIce,
iDuuen,Ioes and malicious falshOod your
decision contains. We use these PLAIN
but forcible expressions 50 us not to be
misunderst Oh Tie concluding por-
tiou of the letter reads: 1t Is evident
the time has arrived in the history OF
vour party lor indiscriminate removal,
and that the party found III you a weak
executive You, sir, were elected 10y the
votes of over 1900 Republicans, who
believed that You possessed suthclent
moral backbone to rise above the de-
mands of unscrupulOuS partl5a nshlp.
ship Canal
NEW YORK, Sept. 1S-At meeting of
stockholders of the Florida Ship Canal
and Transit Company Yesterday, the
board of directors We're authorized to
make a contract for construction of the
canal, work to be started at the earliest
possible day The eastern terminus OF
the canal will he in the vicinity OF the
mouth of ST. Johns River, and the
canal will run across the peninsula at
the narrowest point, and will be l26
miles long, 230 feet wide and 30 deep.
yellow Fever Scourge.
GUAYHAs, Mex, Sept. IA copious
rain fell last night, clearing the atmos-
Dhere and bringing the thermometer
down to 81 degrees. People look upon
it as the greatest blessing that could
have happened, rs it Will prevent the
spread of fever. Eight deaths were re-
ported today. The Prefect of Hernande
| has issued orders that no bodies shall
be buried until pronounced dead by a
physician, and then to be taken to the
| dead house three hours before inter
ment. Quite number of Americans
and foreigners have died At present
| it is impossible to learn their names.
| Gen. Cobb is here, tevoting himself to
those who apply for relief.
| He MoCILLo, Sept. 17.-Advlces state
that the fever is still raging badly at
that point.
san Francisco, Sept. 1T.-H. Bernhdl,
| a Guavmas merchant, has arrived here.
He says the causes of the disease will
be dissipated by the fresh rain. The
fever appears every summer, but none
feared it. The violence OF the fever
this year was owing to the want of rain,
and physicians increased the evil by
declaring it yellow fever. This created
such scene that people laid down and
died like sheep, and from that moment
the only business done was lively
trade in coffins. Most of those who
died are of the poorer classes, unable
from scarcity OF food to Obtain proper
nourishment Many sufferers drank
cold drinks, inducing congestion of the
brain and almost immediate death.
Another Guaymas merchant says he
thinks there are terrible and heart
rending scenes, and the kilograms con
vey but faint idea of the horrors
daily taking place.
The Alta California; sold.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 16.-The Call
says: The Alta California has been pur-
chased by James A. Johnson, ex-Lieu-
tenant Governor of the State, and pres
ent Registrar of San Francisco, and will
be conducted as Il morning Democratic
paper as soon as the necessary arrange
ments and formal transfer are made.
The price paid for it was in the neigh
borhood OF $4,000. While the paper
will be the advocate of Dem ocratic
principles generally, it is said 1t will Ia
bor for the nomination for President of a
Justice OF the Supreme Court whose as
pirations in that direction have not been
secret, and it is the present inten-
| ton to bring one or more editors
from New York TO work up boom for
| him. While Governor Johnson Is the
nominal purchaser of the Alta, it is I'M
| derstood that strong and powerful cor
poration stands behind him. From in
quiry it is learned that the sale of the
paper is rot completed, nor can it be I'M
| til the estate of Mr.. McCrellish, the
senior proprietor, is settled In the pro-
bate court. The purchasing parties,
representing several of the most prom
inent members of the Democratic party
in this city have deposited sum which
| they agree to forfeit should they not
complete the purchase within Ger tain
period after clear title to the newspa-
per property has been granted by the
probate court When this has been OBJ
tanned there is no doubt that the sale
will be effected. The paper will be run
as Democratic newspaper, and large
sum of money will be expended in I'M
proving and developing local features.
The present size of the paper will be re-
tanned, but the amount of reading matter
will be increased. The present editorial
staff, with few exceptions, will be re-
tanned.
Tarred and FeatheTed.
BRooKvILLE, Ind, Sept, l5.-For sew
eral weeks pair of Mormon elders
have been preaching in this country. On
Monday last Miss Annie, eighteen-year-
old daughter of Mr.. Adams disap-
peared from her home. Search was in
stituted and she was found concealed in
house at Cedar Grove, Were the ell
ders were visiting. She had Eeen con.
verted into the ''Church of Jesus
Christ" by one of the elders, and had
been in hiding several days before she
was discovered by her parents. With
the utmoft difficulty she was persuaded
to return home, as she wished to go to
Utah. Last night the elders were found
in u house few miles from Laurel,
about mid night. They received call
from about $50 able-bodied men, who
escorted them to the woods, where they
made them strip snd submit to a coat
ing of tar and feathers. They were
then threatened with lyDching if they
did not leave the country speedily.