The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-01
LOS Angeles Items.

The News Of April l7th says:
 Two thousnad two hundred and fortystwc
 boxes of oranges have been shipped, fro Il this
 city to San Francisco this season up to yester.
 day, through the house of P Banning < Com.
 pany
 We were shown yesterday the proceed from
 the Ahearing of an Angora ram belonging to
 Mir. S. Rendell, of this city The fleece weighs
 five pounds, and is as soft and fine as the finest silk. Mr. Reudell informs us itis worth $lO per pound. The fleece can be seen at the Daguer- rean Gallery of Mr .Rendell He has taken a photograph of the ram, which is curiosity in its way, and can also be seen in his showcase
 Some time in January Sheriff Burns was in- formed tha! Jose Gonzales, had been missing for several days, and was last seen at or near the house of Antonio. Ortega, near the mill of Mr, Temple, in the southern part of Ell Monte township No clue however, could be found of the missing man, until last Saturday, when his body was discovered and Justice Quinn iu- formed thereof who at once proceeded to hold an inquest, which developed the fact that Con z4les had been murdered, and fastened suspiA cion upon the persons residing in the house of Ortega, the inmates of winch Were promptly arrested by Constable 3. s. Bryant, of Fl Monte Township, when the wife of 0rtega, confessed her knowledge of the crime, and told of the whereabouts of Juan Bermudez, the murderer, who, Mir. Bryant and party found and arrested in the hills, short distance from the place where he had taken refuge Sheriff Burns, who made his appearance just after the arrest informed the prisoner, who greatly feared he wonld be lynched, that he was in the custody of the law, when he confessed his guilt, and gave as his reasons therefor, his intimacy with the wife of Orteg4, and the disire of himself and the guilty woman, to get rid of Gonzales, who had also been intimate with Mrs. Ortega. The confession as we'll as the circumstances, completely exhoncrated the injured husband Ortega, who was discharged and Bermudez and the guilty and doubly faithlessl wife of Ortega, were committed by Judge Quinn, for murder, and are now in the county jaiL Too much can. not be siad in praise of Judge Quinn and Con- stable Bryant, for the promptness and ability with which they worked up the caTe and dis. covered and arrested the guilty parties.
 The Star says: A friends at Wilmington sends us this item: In course of my business to day, the 9th infant, l opened the door of little drinking saloon and found man lying there, all bloody but not dead, l as bed what was the matter; he replied, that he had been drinking Los Angeles whisky for some time, and had stolen money, and waa tired of living and had shot himself with carbine. The ball entered just above the heart, as near as could fudge. Whether fatal or not, I do not kEow The mans name is Geo. Shafer, and uuder- stand had been working for H. Dockweiler, in Los Angeles.
 In reference to the proposed Catholic Cathe- dral alluded to in our last publication, we are glad to be able to announce that 8 subscription of tell thousand dollars has already been Ob tained from few ladies and gentlemen.
 T1p praaoott 5jjosr after haviuG rested