Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-02

OouIuefu aC'hC paiiioauS puSseu
through the city yesterday in his
special car ell route to Yuma. Col.
Gray was accompanied by party
of distinguished Eastern people,
amongst others Hon. George r.
Dennis, United States Senator
from Maryland. Mr.. Dennis Wis.
its the Pacific Coast for the pur-
pose of investigating the Chinese
question. In recent interview
with a San Francisco reporter, he
said that his first impression on the
subject was, that the Chinese had
rs much right to come to this
country as any one else, but since
the question had assumed such
magnitude, he had come out to
California to personally investi-
gate the matter.
The Anaheim Gazette says: The
strengthening power OF sojourn
at the seaside is illustrated in the
mishap which besel a most estima-
BILE young lady of Anaheim, at pres.
ent at the Landing. She and some
other lady friends were cavorting
in the warehouse and working off
their superabundant vitality and
energy by throwing sacks of bar
ley and other light missiles at each
other, when the lady in question
carelessly allowed a grindstOne with
which she was playing to slip from
her hand and fall on her toe. That
member was flattened out and is
exceedingly painful, and is a daily
aud hourly reminder that grind
stones are not the kind Of play
things for fragile young ladies.
Ia our advertising columns will
be found the prospectus Of the Ex-
cursion to San Francisco, which
will start from Los Angeles Aug
ust 23d, and remain at the Golden
Gate five days, thus giving the
party ample time to thoroughly
examine the wonders of the Me-
cha nics' Fair and see all the other
sights of the city. The fare has
been fixed at less that half rates
$40 for the ordinary passenger
coach and S22 for the sleeping car
for the round trip. For fun partic-
ulars persons desirous of joining
the party are referred to Mr.. II. H.
Hewitt.
At meeting of the Central
Workingmen's Committee last
night, Messrs. Gutenberg, Gerkins
and Schroeder were received as
delegates from the German Club.
d. f. O'Leary was elected on the
Executive Committee in place of
DR.. Luppo, resigned. r. Hughes
was elected Treasurer, A. Olden-
burg elected on the Executive
Committee in place of Bulls, alb
sentee. Major Kinley, Il. j..
Cuddy and J. f. Gerkins were
appointed a committee to enquire
as to the publication of a new reg
lister before the next city election.
DR.. Merritt, of Oakland, who has
been cruising along the coast as far
az San Diego in his yacht Casco,
arrived at Wilmington and came
up to The city yesterday morning.
His party. who are registered at
the st. Charles Hotel, consists of
the following persons: Captain w.
B. Cox, Judge / Lawtop, l. w. Ia
ber, Samuel Merritt, Mrs. G. M.
Garcelon, Miss Mcclellan, Mrs.
Bullock. The party visited the
Sierra Madre Villa yesterday.
They will sail for Santa Barbara
this morning.
Young Mayer, charged with OBJ
structing an officer, was discharged
by the City Judge yesterday, he
having committed no offence, the
man whom he was accused of try
ing to entice from the policeman
not being under arrest. Carter,
who knocked the man down was
fined $40
The German Workingmen's Club
has effected permanent organiza-
ton, with J. G. Schroeder, Jacob
Gerkins and A. Oldenburg as dele.
gates to the County Central Com
mittee. 1t has also started an
employment Office at Schroeder &
Sons.
The Santa Monica Outlook wit
tily comments on the chasing out
of the water at Santa Cruz Of two
San Francisco lawyers by shark,
as the most 1lagrant breach of pro-
fessional conduct on record.
Col. Thos. A. Dunn, for some
time commaudant at Yuma, has
rented the residence of r. @. Win.
cipaw, on Sixth street, which he
will occupy with his family fol
several neutrality-suspicious..
The jury in the case of Pettibont
& Meade, charged with keeping 6
disreputable house, which was tried
before Judge Peel yesterday, failed
to agree. The case will be retired
to- day.
E. L. Shattuck, whose apiary il
in Sepulveda ca1ion, near Santi
Monica, estimates that his honey
crop will exceed 100, 900 pounds thi
season.
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