Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-24
REPENTANT PRIEST.
Two Years of Married Life Makes Him
Sigh for His Old Life.


JERSEY CITY, September 23d.-A letter
written by ex-Father Butler to Bishop
Wigger, craving forgiveness for his mistake
and importuning the Bishop to relegate
him TO place of confinement to do pen
ance for his blunder, was read from the
altars of all the Roman Catholic Churches
in the diocese of Newark yesterday.
About four years ago Father Butler, then
assistant priest at ST. Bridget's Church in
this city, eloped with Miss Mary Brady,
who had a nice income from her fathers
estate. They were married by Protestant
clergyman at Reading, Pa. They subse-
quently went to Chicago, and later moved
to Brooklyn. One child was the fruit of
the union.
A year ago the couple parted, the woman
going to a boarding house and he, the ex-
priest, to the rectory of priest who had
been friend in Brooklyn. There was no
reconciliation, and he finally appealed to
the Bishop to be reinstated.
Celebration at Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD tIll), September 23d-The
colored people held a grand celebration
here day in commemoration of the issu-
ing of President Lincoln's proclamation of
the emancipation of slaves. Excursions
were present from many points. During
x,
which was addressed by Rev. B. Hillman
of Springfield, the President of the Day,
Hon. John Lynch, First Auditor of the
Treasury, Governor Fifer, Senator Cullom
and General John n. Palmer.
Tonight musical entertainments were
held in various halls.
Utah Election Commission.
CHICAGO, September 23d-The Utah
Election Commissioners practically COM
pleted their labors to day, and their report
is now in the hands of type-Writers. The
final meeting will be held tomorrow.
Governor Saunders said this evening that
Governor Robinson's sub committee report
is substantially what the Commission
agreed upon. as Governor Robinson, in
an interview, has announced somewhat
radical views of the reforms needed, it is
believed the report is largely reflection of
these ideas.
Fight With a Maniac.
TOPEKA (Ks.), September 23d.-The in
hahitants of Rossville, a village sixteen
miles from here, were terrorized last night
by farmer named Jacob Kuy kendall. He
wss seIzed with a violent mania and drove
all his family, excepting his wife, from the
house at the point of revolver Mrs
Kuykendall attempted to qniet him, but
the maniac shot and fatally wounded her.
An attempt was made to capture the mad
man, who barricaded the doors and win
dows and defied the crowd Finally an
entrance was gained at the rear of the
house, and large syringe filed with
chloroform was used, the contents thrown
upon tine man and the fumes of the liquid
rendered him unconscious.
Another Temperance Lecture.
ERIE (Pa J. September 23i-A party OF
thirty young people while returning in q
wagon last night from u Sunday picnic, the
driver being under the influence of liquor,
drove over a bank, throwing the horses,
wagon and party over a precipice forty
three feet III hight. All were badly in
jured. Patrick Flaherty and Jas. Reyland
were so badly crushed internally that they
cannot live. The Others received painful
coRtusions and cuts but no broken bones.
Denver's New Playhouse.
DENVER (Col.), September 23d.-The new
Metropolitan Theater, under the manage
ment of G. Z. Bush, opened tonight with
king Cole H. The theater has ca
pacity of 27O0, and is most elaborately
furnished. The house was crowded to
standing room with a very fashionable
audience. The performance was q decided
success in every respect. This, with the
Tabor Grand Opera House, are the only
first-clsss thesters in the city.
VIII Fight the Trust.
CHICAGO, September 23d President A.
G. Spalding has been interviewed regard
ing the rumored baseball trust. He says
81 shall not retire from the business on ac-
count of the great plot. but l will secure
the best team | can for the next season and
go on" While he would personally feel
like retiring from baseball he and his as
sociates will not be driven out of busi-
ness they have built up by hard work.
Wants His Coin.
NEW York, September 23d-Chairman
Robert Harris, of the Northern Pacific Ex-
ecutiye Committee, issued to-day circular
to stockholders saying that preferred share
holders are entitled to payment now OF
whatever may be due them, and it is incon-
sistent with their rights for the Directors to
retain for dividend reserve the amount
now due. Mr.. Harris asks for proxies to
support his protest.
Wyoming Constitution.
CHEYENNE (Wyo.), September 23d.-The
chapter exclu5ing the foreign police was