Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-20

this city, we learn that the Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New
York. one of the richest and most
responsible in the world, has re-
sumed business in this State. BY
the peculiar insurance laws of 1874
this Company had been practically
debarred from California, but the
last Legislature so modified those
laws that now the Company is en-
abled to transact business here
without violating its charter or
doing injustice to the interests of
its policy holders. AS a fact of in
terest to insurers, we deem it well
to state that, within the past four
years, the Mutual has paid out, for
death claims alone on the Pacific
Coast, over 10000 and on ma
tursd and discontinued endow-
ments more than 5000, 900. For
fuller information regarding this
sterling company inquirers are re-
ferred TO Mr.. Drakenfeld, Tempe
Block, next door to the County
Bank.
Mr.. p. E. Benedict, whose apiary
Is in the Encino cafion, near Monte
Vista, yesterday gave us some as.
tonishing Information with regard
to the wonderful fecundity of bees
in this climate, which we repro
duce for the information of East
ern apiarists. Last spring he
commenced with sixteen hives Of
italian bees, which have since in
creased To fifty-a fraction over 800
per cent. increase, and for the past
four weeks he has extracted from
these hives an average of 1000
pounds of honey per week, with
every prospect of a continuance of
this immense yield for several
weeks to come. His nearest neigh
Dor has 70 stands of the ordinary
black bees, from which the yield
Is not any greater than from Mr..
Benedicl's fifty stands of italian
bees.
Mr.. Pritchard, The Mexican Con.
sui in San Francisco, has been in
terviewed about the reported fam.
inc in the States of Sonora and
S aaloa. He says that for two
years there has been a witheriDg
drouth in the States named, but in
no sense has a famine resulted.
There has been distress, but no.
body need have perished of starva.
tion, nor has any one psrished as
far as known. Indeed, without
cereals, there are roots enough in
digenous to sustain life. The fail
ure of crops induced the Govern
ment to remit duties on imports |
and provisions or food staples by |
the Gull; and further, the Govern
ment appropriated the sum of
100000 to relieve distress in those
amount very liberal for
u sparse population. Mr.. Pritch-
ard has not been appealed to for
assistance, and no news mas reached
him from the City of Mexico that
any exterior exertion is needed 10 |
relieve the sufferers.
Judge Sepulveda yesterday mod
ified the injunction in the case of
Cate and others against the Irriga-
ting Commissioners of Los Nietos
so as to allow the Com
to use one half of the
water of the bitches erjoined until
further order of the Court. The
motion to dissolve the injunction |
will be heard on Monday next at
] o'clock A. NJ. This modification
was made on representations of the
farmers that their crops were al.
ready suffering for water and that
unless relief was speedily afforded
them they would be entirely de.
stroyed.
Yesterday morning q son of Mr..
on going into his faith
ei's wine cellar, on Main street,
found a man named Juan Bautista
Messer lying on the floor helplessly
drunk. Messer, it is supposed, had
broken into the csllar sometime
during the previous night for the
purpose of stealing wine but drank
so much that he was unable to get
a way again. Young Nordholt no.
titled officer Lockwood, who arrest
ed Messer and brought him before
Judge Peel, who committed him to
Jail to appear before the Grand
Jury on charge of burglary.
Deputy Sheriff Cells got in at 12
o'clock Thursday night with Be-
nito Ybarra, the horse thief, whom
he arrested in Ventura county.
Cells started with his prisoner at 8
o'clock on Thursday morning and
the distance, 80 miles, In
about 20 hours, q feat that could
only be accomplished by a man Of
such indomitable energy and pluck
as have always been shown by this
officer in the discharge of duty.
Our friend Kays, of the Sheriff's
office, says his name is Braggins-
Thomas Braggins. The following
excerpt. which we make from a
postal card received by Sheriff
Is powerful incentive
for him 10 be known as Braggins:
''rhomas Braggins has fallen heir
to $4,000 in England. Any one
giving information" etc.
Mr.. J. Neuburger, agent of the
French shirt factory of San Fran.
cisco, Is now in this city. Any one
desiring comfortable fitting
shirt would do we'll to call and see
him. Goods shipped with prlvi-
lege of trial. Mr.. Neuburger can
he seen at room No. 0, ST. Charles
Hotel, for two days.
C0llRr REPORTS