Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-19

we nad the pleasure yesterday vi
meeting Capt. Erland of the schooner
Mary E. Russ, and Capt. Nordberg,
of the bark Roswell Sprague whom
we found agreeable shippers. Both
vessels are at Wilmington and their
commanders came up to see the sights.
DIR. Aborn of San Francisco is on
his way to Los Angeles. His special
| ity is lung Diseases and he is reported
| to have success in curing these dispar-
able maladies. He will remain here
few days giving his time and expe-
rience to the afflicted.
The Board of Education has asked
mandamus to compel the City Coun-
Gil to levy the $4,000 tax for school de-
ficiency and Judge Sepulveda has or
| dered that a writ of Alternative Man.
date issue to the defendant as prayed
| for in the within petition, returnable
| on the 29th day of September, A. d.
1875, at the opening of the Court on
that day.
Gov. Pacheco has pardoned X. III.
Keeny. the convict in whom Rev. Mr..
Hill took so much interest. Keeny
writes Mr.. Hill letter full of repen-
tance and those who know him say
he will be a reformed man after his
release. Hart, who was Keeny's
| companion in crime, is now leading
an honest life in Australia.
Officer Toomey has been arrested
for shooting hydrophobic dog. He
was brought before Mayor Beaudry
but demanded a change of venire and
the case was transferred to Judge
| Gray's court. It was to come up yes
terday morning but was cOntinued d un-
til Monday. Those who know the
facts justify officer Toomey in shoot
in the dog.
A special meeting Of the City Coun-
Gil was called for two o'clock yester-
day by Mayor Beaudry and three
members were present. The Mayor
stated that the meeting had been call
ed by him to obtain an extension of
| the time appointed for definate loca-
tion of the Los Angeles and Indepen.
dence railway depot. There being no
question the Council stands adjourned
until next Thursday evening.
On Friday night about nine o'clock
Capt. Clark's nephew, in fit of SOM
nambulism jumped out of the second
story window, breaking his ankle, and
tending him and he Is now in COM
Portable condition. We regret to hear
of this sad mishap, but hope the young
man will soon be around again, and
that his somnambulistic adventures
in the future will be Of less danger
Gus character.
The following appeared in our MORN
ing contemporary, yesterday: "Mr.
James, U. 8. Land Register in this
city, notifies all pre-emptors whose
claims fall within the withdrawal, and
whose settlement bears date subse-
quent to March IL, 1872, that they will
be required to pay for their land at the
rate Of So so per acre." Mr.. James
| authorizes us to state that his an
nouncement, which appeared in the
San Diego aud Santa Barbara papers,
and from which the paper copied, re-
lated only to the lands of the Allan
tic and Pacific Railway company.
Yesterday afternoon, between three
ann four o'clock, six young hoodlums
set fire to the dry grass back of the
City Cemetery and burned quite an
area. The men engaged on Mayor
Beaudry's park, some fifteen In num-
ber, saw the flames and went over and
extinguished them, otherwise the
flames might have spread to the GEM
etery and other fences, and possibly
to some neighboring houses. The
+ names of those of the gang that were
caught are John Sommerset, A. GuiOl,
Frank Cumminford, Vincent Cum
minford, Jacob Behn and Solomon
Benjamin. If the parents Of these in
cipient hoodlums do not promptly and
efficiently apply suitable punishment
there are days of sorrow in store for
them.
Capt. w. F. Sayward of the River
side colony has issued an interesting
pamphlet entitled "All About South
ern California" No one is better
qualified than Capt. Sayward who has
unli United confidence in the capabili-
ties of this country. His conclusion
of the whole matter is as follows:
In the gift of these transcendent
qualities Of climate and soil of South
ern California, 1t would seem that
benign Providence intended to close
mans migratory circuit of the earth in
a land laden with his bounty. These
marvellous gifts are inert; labor must
develop them; nature will not. Moth
ing but sturdy enterprise and unvary-
ing purpose can accomplish this to its
fullest end. If accomplished, the sto-
ry of our growth will be more wonder
| full than the dreams of oriental fancy.
| No such treasure was ever before COM
mitted to man. None will be more
unwisety wasted if we permit it to go
undeveloped.
Church Chimes.