Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-17
PACIFIC SLOPE.
4 HUNG JURY IN THE PREWETT
MURDER CASE.
Suicide of a Ferryman Vallejo
Election-Money Market
Knights of Honor.
CALIFORNIA.


yesterday. They are confined in the Court
room. Until past midnight crowds of peo-
pie were about the Courthouse striving to
CLEAN some information as to how the jury
stood. 1t is now certain that at first the
jury stood eight for murder in the first de-
gree, three for murder in the second de-
gree, and one for acquittal. The matter
was compromised, and the jury now ~
o'clock stands eleven for murder in the
second degree and one for acquittal. The
acquitting juror is w. p Phillips, a Ten
nesseean. He is reported to have said he
would stay there thirty years before he
would change his decision.
LATEE.-The jury was still out at 3
o'clock 1t is now certain that the Jury
stands eleven for murder in the second de-
gree and one for acquittal No agreement
is expected and great dissatisfaction is ex-
pressed.
Judge Breen denied the writ of habeas
corpus this morning TO R. Slice and the
other conspirators now imprisoned for con-
| tempt. Their case nov goes to the Supreme
Court.
SEEKING FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
HoLLIsTER, March 16th-At 8 o'clock
tonight the jury requested further instruc-
tons from the Judge in regard to a case of
homicide. The request came from w. 2.
Phillips, the juror who is supposed to be
the one who is causing the jury to hang.
| The Judge read his Instructions upon that
point, and the jury again retired. Little
hope is expressed, however. that the jury
| Will agree.
| STILL OUT
HoLLIsTHR, March 16th-At IL O'Clock
| the jury are still out, with no chance of a
verdict tonight. 1t is supposed that the
Judge will keep them III secusion for a
! week, II verdict is not decided on before.
Tho State viticultural Convention.
| SAN FRANCISCO, March I6th.-This morn
| ing ana most of the afternoon the members
of the Viticultural Convention were en-
gagged in sampling the wines sent by wine
| makers 10 Irving Hall for examination.
| The catalogue shows 3S3 different samples
| received, all from the most noted wine
makers in the State. The samples were
nearly all of the vintage of 1885, as those
who examine them are thus better able to
| judge of the peculiarities and excellencies
| OF particular grapes lands or processes than
when wine is older. The wines sampled
this morning were red wines, made in So
noma and Napa counties, the makers being
George Husmann. Napa; J. H. DGummond,
Glen Ellen II. w. Crabb, Oakville; NJ. NJ.
| Estee, Hedgeside; Winter q Sons, Charles
| knust, j. G. Head, l.. harrison and G..
Hazel, Cloverdale 1. de Turk, Santa Rosa;
Napa Valley Wine Company, ST. Helena ;
J. a. Stanly, Napa; Lay Clark K Co.,
Santa Rosa.
Up to , O'Clock this afternoon samples of
white wines were examined after which
papers were read on wine making.
Grand Lodge, knights of Honor.
SAN Francisco, March 16th.-The sew
enth annual session of the Grand Lodge OF
knights of Honor began at the Alcazar at
| 10 o'clock this morning. The present off
GERS are: William II. Barnes, G. d NJ. NJ.
Stern, q. V. D.; Duncan Mcpherson, G. A.
D.; c. II. NJ. Curry, G. R Il. H. Warfeld.
g. T.; George w. Lemont, G.. c.; J. NJ. Len
hart q. Guide; Z. II. Moore, G. Guardian;
L. Faraday, G. Sentinel; J. NJ. Ward, Jr.,
z. &. d.; Jerome Porter w. G. Van Fleet,
Louis Rosenberg, G. Trustees; L. r. Web
ster N. w. Fish W. H. Barnes, T. A. Far
less, Supreme Representatives and Alter
mates; DR.. Lee .. Rodgers, S. Medical
| Examiner.
AT the morning session forty new mem
berS were given their degrees
The Grand Dictator w. Ii. Barnes. sub
mitted his annual report, in which he said:
The setting apart of a day Of a general
celebration for the Order, to be known as
Celebration Day. is, in my judgment, de-
sirab!e and appropriate, and the indorse-
ment with which the idea has been re-
ceiyed upon the two occasions it has been
observed in this jurisdiction leads me to
recommend TO you the consideration oil
some date to be known as Celebration
Day. to be fraternal holiday for the
Knights of Honor in California"
Recess was then taken.
The banner is awarded to keystone
Lodge, knights OF Honor, for increase OF
members and general good of the Order
during the past year. The gold medal
awarded to Brother Raiche, silver medals
awarded to Brothers Thomson and Thomas
L. O'Connor, of Mission Lodge, No. 2.lO6
will be presented by the grand officers OF
the Order at Friendship Lodge, Alcazar
building, this evening
San Francisco Money Market.
SAN FRANcIsco, March 16th.-Monev has
been in fair demand in this market within
the past week. Regular commercial paper
is discounted at per cent, though there
is more or less business both above and
below that figure. Private capitalists are
putting out money on call against United
States bonds or other equally good security
at 4@5. The Hibernia Bank still adheres
to the 6 per cent. rate on all city mortgages.
The other city savings banks are generally
asking per cent, though in exceptional
cases 81, and even per cent, is accepted.
The most notable real estate loan recorded
for the week is $4,000 by the Hibernia
Bank for two years at 6 per cent. The
record of city mortgages for the week is as
| follows: