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Show CAME 1I03IE ILL, Lldcr II. II. l'ufllu and Ml To llelurii from ttiB bandnlch Islands. Yesterday morning's train from the Paclflocoast brought In as passenger! It. II. and Mary E. Duflln, of Toquer vllle, Utah, and they aro now stopping at tho rctideuco of Edmund llutter-wortb, llutter-wortb, lu this rlty. In November, 1801, Elder Dullln uud his wife left this city with n number of other missionaries mis-sionaries for tho Baudwlcn Islands, and havo bta3 engage 1 In missionary mission-ary labors there. Tbe climate was not favorable to Bister Dullln nt nuy time, though until eight weeks ago she got along fairly except for a severe lllueis 111 March, 183i About thu beginning of thu samu month this year she waa attacked with Intense pains In tbe head aud back, nnd some fever. Bh" received every attention, but gradually grew wor.u. About four weeks ago her eyesight began to fall, aud In a few days bum became blind. The president of thu Hawaiian mission, Elder Matthew Noal,declded that It would bu unwlso for her to remain longer 011 the Islands, to Elder Dullln was released and In , V MHHMiiiMi atructed lo prcceed homo with lit) wlfn ot once. They left Honolulu on April 20, on tho stenmir Australia, and arrived In Ban Francisco after a tevon days' trip. Tho voyagu was tleaaant, so far as Iho weather was concerned, thotcabclogalmost a perfect per-fect cilni.- At Ban Francisco, Elder Duflln storied three days, to allow his wlfj to rest and gain strength for Ihu Journey by rail, and then proceeded to thlt city. Medical mil, lance wat called In, I lit up to today the exact nature of the nil ment from which Hitter Duflln Is suflerlnghad not been determined. A consultation nl physicians Is to bo held this alternoon, at which a conclusion on this rutjett Is likely In be reached. Tho patient It In an exceedlugly woak elite, but tlnco bar arrival In Ihla city hat teemed to rally n llllle. I.aat night tho obtained ob-tained rett and good sleep, which the has not bad for some time. It Ii hoped that a chaugo toward recovery basset lu. nnd that alio will t uo Illy regain her health, aud with It obtain n restoration restor-ation of hcrcycslght. Hbuls0 years ofngo. lltr p J roots havo lev.11 In formed of her arrival here. Elder DufTlu reports the Hawaiian mlsrlon ns being lu a more proerous condition at present than for soino yesrspast. All the mhslonailci now there ato enjoying good health. He feutid pleasure In mo work of spreading spread-ing a knowledge of thu Uotpel, aud bad It not been for tho serious nature of Bister Dufllu' llluets both would have proferred iiarlng the mutt lime that missionaries from Utah remain on the Islauds. |