Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-21
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
THE STORM IN CALIFORNIA
Trains Delayed--Snow Flows Out.
Custom House Officials Discharged.
THE TAXPAYERS SUIT.
Knickerbocker Annual Meeting.
Won Apponig, the Murderess.
A DESPERATE SUICIDE.
THE TAXPAYERS SUIT.
A SUICIDE.
The Democrats at LO-sar1scas.s

SAN NClSCO, AN. ~. 6
The storm in the mountains has been
very heavy. The overland train. with
a double mail and delayed passengers
from the Union Pacific road, was de-
tanned east of Verdi yesterday. The
snow train is now leaving with a train
of reserve plows, brought out to break
tho way through the Sierras. Several
washouts are reported on the Gait d
lone Il. II. The rain fell copiously in
Napa and the greater portion of Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin valleys, and
into the foothills until the snow line vas
reached. 1t is raining in the northern
part of the state, and showing in Yre-
ka; is cloudy in the south and along
the coast. The storm seems to prevail
west along the eastern border. 1t has
been raining here all day; wind south.
west, but barometer rising.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20-9 p. NJ.
The storm is apparently over; clear
here, with light wind from the north
east; barometer rising. IL is clear u
cold throughout the northern portion
of the State; cloudy and calm TO the
southwark.
There will likely be a bitter contest
this year between the opposing wings
vi liiC lcltiDtI dCN. JluS ii II 5tlt
ment opposed I o what il called the
Brady and Mannix rings has been
fortunate in obtaining control OF the
Conference Committee, composed OF
County and District Committees, and
through it it is hoped TO control the
convention to nominate municipal
officers. The other faction is said to
| have control of the Congressional Com
tni.taa of tho First disf rif.f aud will
claim that the committee is only "A
body under party usage clothed with
power toappoint a committee to nom
mate delegates to a convention. Under
this claim the Congressional Commit
tee will name forty delegates to make
up the convention, and proceed to
nominate a ticket. AT the request OF
many members, the president of The
Congressional District Committee has
postponed the ealing of the meeting
of the committee until after February
18th. In order to be guided hyithe ac-
lion of the Conference Committee, the
latter proposes to call a primary cleo
ton OF delegates, to have "A regular con-
vention and nominate a straight ticket.
The Conference COMMITTEES claims 10
represent the better element of the
party, and several members assert
their willingness to risk defeat at the
next election if they can freq the party
from what they consider a corrupt
ring.
A number of Custom-house officials
are being discharged, owing 10 the
lack of appropriations IL pay salaries.
In September, 1873, a judgment was
rendered by the Fifteenth District
| Court against eX-rax Collector Austin
in 96 suits, brought by taxpayers to re-
cover several hundred thousand dol
lars in money paid Tor taxes under
protest. This morning Judge Dwi-
nellie denies the motion for a new trial,
and the City and County Attorney will
Immediately take up six OF the cases to
the Supreme Court.
The annual meeting Of the Knicker-
booker mine was held to-day. A
crowd was present, attracted by the
ey Expectation Of q contest in view of the
recent dissatisfaction of many stock
holders. 1t was announced that a sat
isfactory settlement had been made,
and without opposition the following
were elected Trustees: II. A. Cobb, G..
G. Enerston, j. ii. Crossman, j. Nj.
Miner and Samuel l.. Thomas.
Antonio Won Apponig, the murder
ess of Josephson, was to day held to
answer without bail on a charge of
murder.
A S%paniard. name supposed to be
Bias Pima, suicided at North Beach this
morning. He cut his throat and then
jumped overheard into the bay. lie
was rescued from the water alive, but
died soon after.