Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-17
SAN FRANCISCO.
Eems Of Interest from the Me-
tropolis.
COUNTY OFFICIALS SUED
Large Number of Victims of Violent
Deaths at the Morgue.
TRANSFER OF THE LICENSE cSlLEcToRsHlP.
Explaratio in Regard to the Mysterious
Wreck.
tsrsan BY TELEGRAPH TO rHn sHOoAD-us1Os.l
suits Against sherlns and Tax collectors.

Suits Against Sherifs and Tax Collectors.
SAN FRANoIsco. February 16th.-In the
Superior Court to-day the Central Pacific
Railroad Company commenced suit against
the Sheriffs and Tax Collectors of the follow
ing counties, viz: Sutter, Shasta. Merced,
Tulare, Nevada Sacramento, Butte, Ala.
media, Placer, Stanislaus, Yuhs, San Joa.
Quin, Sierra, Santa Clara and Tehams, to
compel them to accept the amoans offered for
taxes by plaintiff, and asking ipjurctions
pending further proceedings.
The Mysterious Wreck.
A dispatch from Wes.port to-day states
that vessel had come ashore at Bear Har-
Dor. near Mendocino City. The vessel is
dismasted and water-logged. She belonged
at Port Townsend, but her name could not
be ascertained. The hull is painted black,
with white rails aft. This is doubtless the
port some days ago, and at the time supposed
to be a large steamer.
The License C0Iieci0rshlp Turned Over.
or's office to-day, and turned over the records
to his successor. d. r. Mcneil The office
has been closed for four days. When Mr..
Sinton's predecessor went out the office was
closed for fourteen days, 10 order to make the
transfer.
Busy Times at the Morgue.
The officials at the Morgue have been kept
very busy since Saturday, since which time
twelve cases Of violent deaths have been re-
ported-tEe largest number 10 that length of
time since the Chinese wash house fire.
A Sad Occurrence.
Through private sources it is learned that
a sad occurrence took place on Sunday morn
ing at Cuff.y's Cove, on Russian river, in
volyiDg the death OF Mrs. Hannah johnson and
her baby, and white man employed as cook.
Mrs. John sons husband, Charles l. johnson,
is the engineer at Moore & Smiths lumber
mills at Cuffey's Cove. His family consisted
of bis wife and an infant one month old, who
occupied the upper Iortion of two-story
house situated on the bank of the river not
more than twenty fee: from the edge. and at
the foot of hill. The ground had become
soaked by the recent heavy rains. About 9
O'Clock Sunday morning, while the men wers
working among the logs, they noticed indica-
tions Of an impending land slide. Two of
them ran as fast as they could to give an
alarm to persons in the heuse and assist them
in escaping. There were but three persons in
the house at the time. Before the men
reached the house a large tract of land sud-
denly started in front of them aud slid down
the hill, carrying thu house with it into the
river. The house turned completely over
and the three inmates were engulfed. The
body of the cook was recovered the same
evening. Those of Mrs. johnson and her
baby have not yet been found.
Cruelty to Animals.
The report Of the Executive Committee of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals shows that during the past month
ffty.seven complaints were lodged against
offenders.
French Immigration.
The agent of the Commercial Steam Navi-
cation Company Of France has written the
Secretary of the Immigration Association,
stating that in April his company will pat on
seven steamers to run between Havre France,
and New Orleans. each steamer capable of
carrying 24S immigrants. The opening Of
direct communication between New Orleans
and San Francisco appears to be the Incentive
for this extensive and important enterprise,
which will doubtless do much toward settling
the vine-land districts of California with
French immigrants.
There were twenty seven deaths reported
to-day at the Health Office.
Chinamen Fined.
To-day three Chinamen were fined 5000
each, in the United States District Court, for
not having paid proper attention TO certain
revenue laws concerning the matches they
wers dealing in.
Argued aud Submitted.
To-day the case OF F. f. Meyers VS.. The
Board of Supervisors of Alameda county, an
application for peremptory writ of mandate
requiring the members of the Board to ad-
mis- petitioner to the.enioymeuts of the rights
of his office as Supervisor, and that of the
same sgAinst Judges Hamilton and Crane,
an application for writ of certiorari to re-
view the Courts proceedings in declaring his
office as Supervisor vacant, were both argued
before the Supreme Court and submitted.
sBlyent Bank.
The Bank Commissioners have made an
examination of the branch CT the London
and San Franci.co Bank, and report the in
stirution solvent.
Court Martial.
I The evi1encs in the O'Conuell Court
martial is concluded, and both sides have
rested. Ga Monday next Colonel Dickinson,
who has appeared FIR the defendant, First
Lieutenant John O'Connell, since the fl, st
sitting of the COurt-martial. January 4th,
will begin his argument for the defense. The
case will be submitted soon thereafter.