Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-29
A Mother and Five children Pa,

CALIFORNIA.
| A Mother and Five Children Poisoned.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 2Sth.-It was
| reported at ths Coroner's office late this ST
ternooa that family named Sullivan, resid.
Ing IN email house on Castro street, between
| Eighteenth and Mn e.eenth, had been moi.
soned; that two Of the five children-one l
| year old and the other aged about 6 years
| had died, and the mother and three remain.
ing children were dangerously sick Three
| physicians hurried to the house, and there
discovered the rooms filled with crowds of
1 neI9hbors, who were doing all possible for
Mrs. Sullivan and the three surviving chill.
dren, who were writing in agony. In an
adjoining room were two children Just dead.
The prompt application Of remedies effected
good results in q short time, and all but one
child showed signs of recovery. The excep-
tiop, howevFr, is not expected to recover. Ir
vas learned that the family had partaken of
| hsh last Friday, ard On the succeeding day
all were attacked with vomiting. The MAJ.
| ter taken from their stomachs was free from
| all poisonous substar ces, and it was believed.
from the fearful spasms and convulsions. that
the survivors had taken the poison into their
| systems.
| IsECoND DIsPATCn.l
| SAN Francisco, November 2Sth.-The con.
| dition of Mrs. Sullivan and her two children
who were poisoned, but did not die, was ouite
critical st a late hour tonight 1t is Thought.
however, that they will survive. The poison.
| ing was caused by eating q quantity of her.
| rings which Mr.. Sullivan bought from a ;sh
| psddler lest Friday. A portion of the Ssh
was eaten for supper on Friday. Soon after
eating the mother and children complained
| OF feeling sick, and continued to grow worse
until to-day. when two of the children died.
The case will be thoroughly investigated ty
| the Coroner tomorrow.
An Old Land Case Settled.
SAN Francisco, November 2Sth.-In the
| land case of Charlotte Hsyner va, John A.
\ Stanly and others, in which Judgment was
| given for the defendants by Judge SAWYER
seversl months ago, stipulation was TODAY
| filed in the United States Circuit Court that
no appeal from the judgment will be taken.
| This case involved the title TO tract Of land
in Napa county. portion of the Eutre Nsps
ranch. In 1856 tie rRrch was granted by the
then Governor Of California TO Nicholas HI
| guars. On NoveuIl er Is. 1S47, lie conveyed
| portion which land is that in controversy.
| to Mateo Fsllon. The latter conveyed his
portion to julius Martin, who obtained title
| in 1856. Edward StsIly, pIilr to December,
! 1857, obtained the title Of Fallen ard Nor.
| tin. La 1852 Nicholas Higuera conveyed the
land to one Ramon de 10 Riva, excepting
from the conveyance all lands previously sold
Subse quentiy the grantees under Riva OBJ.
tanned q confirmation Of the grant, and in
1879 patents were issued for the same. In
1857 Edward Stanly commenced suit in the
NEps District Court sgainst the Riva deed
claimants, they being in possession. and OBJ
tanned judgment. The questions submitted
were whether, after the suit and decision of
the suit in Napa, the case was res adjudicata
or net, and whether the patent of Martin
was not conclusive against the younger
patent. his being the elder. 1t was neld that
| the Judgment in the case was final and con.
elusive. and the patent of the plaintiff in that
case being the senior. the United States had
no jurisdiction to interfere.
The Eureka Abduction Affair.
SAN Francisco, November 2S,h. - The
charge of abduction against Frank w, Dear
born, the commercial drummer, for enticing
Miss Carrie Vance from her home in Eureka,
| wss dismissed in the Police Court to-day on
motion of Prosecuting Attorney Blapey. there
| being no evidence against him. Miss Vance,
who had been held IS witness. was also dis.
charged snd left the City Prison in company
with her father and other relations. TIE
young lady will return home, having had
enough experience of San Francisco.
Street Car Accident-AssauIt to Murder
Salt Transferred.
! San Francisco. November 2S.b.-To.dav
gentleman named Lamb, son of Judge
street car, was very seriously Injured. He
was thrown to the ground, and his head and
face badly cut and bruised. There was pro.
fuse hemorrhsse. and the man is thoueht>to
have sustained internal injuries.
A man named G. w. Morgan was ARRESTED
tonight on q charge of assault to commit /
murder, and is new in custody. He is
charged with having made most murderous
assault on young blacksmith Monday night. |
who owns shop on the San Bruno road.
The suit brought by Carnie W. Beach |
against j. b. Cooper ct al, Directors Of the |
Alexander Mining Company of Grantsville, |
Nye county Nevada. to secure an accounting
of the profits. alleged TO have been fraudu-
lently misapprcpriated. and to epjoin the |
collection of an assessment, has been trans.
terred from the Superior to the United States
Circuit Court.
Little Girl Ran Over-Csse continued.
SAN Francisco, November 2Ssb.-This
afternoon a little girl named Jennis Raphael, |
living at No. Taylor street, while playing
on the street, was knocked down and run |
over by wagon and very severely il jured.
Owing to death in the family Of one of |
the jury in the trial of Carl Johaasen, the |
Norwegian sailor, charged with numbering |
Saunders, the cass was ontinued by the |
Court.
Verdict for Befeudant-LIbe! F.led-Cetn |
and Wool from Austraifa-A Disguised |
Captain.
SAN Francisco, November 2Ssb.-In the |
case of ID. Hoffman, an action to recover |!
$50, OG0 damages from the City Railroad |
Company for personal injuries sustained, a |
verdict was rendered to-d5y in Department |
Two for the defendant.
Seamen have filed libel against the Brit.
ish ship Coringa in the United States Dis I
trict Court, co recover certain sum claimed |
IS wages.
The steamship City of Sydney, which ar
rived here to-day from Australia, brought in
coin 1898. Cos Is, and large quantity of |
wool.
Capt. Roper, of the British tramp steamer
Anger Head, WHO had such an unpleasant
experience several months sgo in connection
with bringing over Chinese to this port is
now plying his vessel between Hongkong and |
the Cape of Good Hope. He evidently in
foot again on American soil.
Adviccs from Australia.
SAN Francisco, November 2Ssh.-The |
steamer City of Sydney, from SydGey. via
Auckland and Honolulu, arrived today.
bringing the following advices:
SIDNEY, November 1st.
The British ship Northampton struck a |
rock at Port Hacking, and was tuwsd into |
Botany bay and beached. She was after
wards successfully f3ated, and brought to
Sydney for repairs
The steam collier Marjorie, heavily laden,
foundered during a heavy gale # the Botany |
Heads. All on board Numbering seventeen, |
were lest, with one exception.
A splendid rainfall IL reported throughout
TIE country, over seven inches having fallen.
This has been beneficial to ell Interests.
Sir William Macarthur and William |
Forster. late Agent General, de suddenly.
The Queensland Assembly have asked a
quarter of a million for immigration also
$50. 600 for two eunboats
WELLINGTON, November 4sh.
TIE actual revenue of the half year ended |