Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-04

State Taxation on Shipping-Grand Com
mandery OF Knights Templars-At.
tempted Suicide.
SAN FRANCISCO. April Sl.-A meeting of
merchants and ship-owners was held this
evening in the Chamber of Commerce, at
which resolution was adopted asking Con-
gress to abolish the State taxation on ship
ping.
Preparations for the annual cenclsve of the
Grand Commsndery OF Knights Templars, to
be held here next Thursday, are about CON-
pleted. A large concourse of Knights is ex-
pected.
Annie Bsrsemer, 8 dress-msker, who was
crossed in love, attempted suicide tonight by
turning on the gas.
The Cotton Case-Municipal Election.
SANTA Rosa, March 3i.-Very little testi-
mony of Importance was ELECTED to-day in
the case of Mrs. Cotton VS.. Stanford ct al.
At an election held here yesterday for city
officers, three tickets were in the field-.he
regular Democratic, the Citizens and the
Peoples tickets. The Democrats elected the
whole ticket with the exception Of one Coun-
Gilman and the Marshal. The successful
candidates are: Mayor, Thomas Rutledge !;
Councilmen, F. y Lougherey, L. Keser, Jr.,
and T. J. Brooke; Treasurer, Walter S.
Davis; Marshal, John b. Davis; Clerk.
Charles a. Hoffer; City Attorney, james II.
MCGEE Street Commissioner, j. w. Camp.
bell Recorder, q. II. Hosg Assessor, Jere
Beam; and the following Library Directors ::
M. Z. Mcdonald, Melville Dozier, q. A.
johnson. R. A. Thompson and A w. Riley.
The contest was close and exciting, but good
humor prevailed throughout.
The Howell Manslaushter Case-store
BurgIarized.
EVANSVILLE, April 31.-The trial of Wm.
Howell, for the involuntary granddaughter of
his wife st Brownsville on Christmas Day,
came to a close last evening, after lasting six
days. The jury was locked up last night, and
at 10 o'clock this morning was discharged, b.
ing unable to come TO sn agreement. The
jury stood seven for conviction and five for
acquittal.
The store Of Ed. Weinlander was burglari-
ously entered last night and quantity of
silk and other goods stolen.
shooting ARRAY Near Grass Valley.
GRASS VALLEY, April 3d.-Yesterday
morning Joseph O'Keefe ana John Steele,
two miners, came to town and gave them
selves up to the officers. saying they had shot
man named Joseph Hales in self-defense at
place called Union hill, which is about
two miles from here. The circumstances
which led to the shooting is about as follows
Steele and O'Keefe are engaged in mining
soma ground near Hales' orchard, and to go
to their work they had to pass through the
orchard. But of late an i'll feeling has
sprung up between the parties, and Hales
forbade their entering on his ground.
Hales. it seemed, sent them word the
day before that there would be blood
shed if they attempted to go
through the place. Yesterday O'Keefa aud
Steele armed themselves with double.bar-
relied shotguus and started for their work +;
but when they went to pass through the gate
they found it nailed up, and Hales standing
near by, armed with 8 revolver. The men
attempted to pass through the gate, when
firing was began on beth Sides but who fred
frat is not yet known. The first shot struck
Hales in the face and neck, some Of the shot
entering and destroying one Of his eyes. The
other two shots took effect in the body and
legs, producing very painful, though not dan
gerous, wounds. Holes fred two shots, but
neither took effect. All the men have fatni-
lies. Steele Is a man 20 years of age. JUS
lice Davis admitted the prisoners to bail in
the sum of 81 900 each. The examination
will not take place until next Monday.
Express Safe Robbed In Tehama County.
VIVA, April 33.-Wells, Fargo & Co. s safe
at Iebama was robbed this morning. Par
ticuiars are meager.
SECOND DBPATCHI
VIVA, April 31-The safe at Simpsons
hardware store, TEXANS, was drilled last
night and blown open with gunpowder. The
safe contained valusbles consigned 70 Wells,
Fargo & Co, and the haul amounted to be-
tween 500 and $500. 1t is not known who
committed the deed, but from the way it was
worked it must have betn the same parties
who robbed this railroad safe at Red Bluff.
The loss falls both upon Simpson aud the ex-
press compsny-so report goes.
The southern P&cinc.
MoJAvE, April ID landslide occurred