ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5299, 21 September 1885, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL AT AUCKLAND.

[UNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION. J " | GENERAL SUMMARY. Auckland, August 26. An infuriated mob invaded a hall at the east end of London, where several Mormon Missionaries were preaching for. some time, and made a complete wreck. The elders fled for their lives, but several were captured and terribly . maltreated. They were left on the pavement for dead. The cause of the attack.was Btories set afloat that these missionaries had been systematically kidnapping young women and shipping them to Utah to be "sealed" to rich Mormons ; also other tales had been told about the indignities inflicted upon girls thus entrapped. , JA hostile crowd assembled at the Hall depot on the 25th to meet General Booth of the Salvation Army. . He was hooted, and seyeral attempts were made to reach 1 his carriage. . The. police had great difficulty in| preventing the mob from injuring him. He was struck several times with missiles.The reason for the attack was the belief that he had abducted ia- girl named Armstrong and induced her to make false evidence. ■ ■ : • iThe yacht Kalafiesh. was run into 'and sunk by a steamer off S.-otland on the 23rd August. AH ion board, including the owner Crossman and his wife, were lost, excepting two. • -'■■' '"■'■■' • Charleston was struck by a cyclone, and damage sustained to the extent of a million dollars. Hanlan won his first race since returning home,. beating Lee by two lengths. He is now to row Ross' a three mile rack A volcano has burst out in Nevada. General Grant made.no will, having nothing to dispos 3 of. : -■