Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-15
The story published in yester.

Iue story puOllbuou III yeeter-
days Evening Express, describing
the attempted elopement of two
respectfully connected young girls
their ages were respectively Is
and IA years-is good as sensa-
tioD, but is sadly wanting In truth
in several important particulars.
They did not, "as a parting salve
to their consciences" go to priest
to make confession, but, realizing
the indiscretion of their conduct,
they called upon Father Verdaguer,
Informed HIM of what they had
done and asked him to intercede
for them. Father Peter left the
girls at his residence and Informed
Chief Harris of their Whereabouts =,
whence they were taken from hi.
residence, not from the cars, to
their homes, from which they lad
never been absent night, and
where they have been since. This
all occurred Monday, September
5th.
DR.. Edwards, who had the mis-.
fortune to start the fire which
caused so much damage in the ST.
ezra Madre, was placed under ar.
rest yesterday. He states that he
had a twenty-acre field that h.
wished to clear of hrush, and, as o
precautionary measure, he cleared
about 80 feet wide on the wind.
ward side. A few minutes afte,
the fire had been started, the wind
changed, and, as cons, quence, the
flames spread In q direction con.
trary to his expectations. The
great mistake Of DR.. Edwards war
10 attempting to clear his land In
this way.
A rumor was current In the city
yesterday that Under Sheriff VIM
r. Rowland, while engaged In
fighting the brush fire on Frids y
night had been overcome by heat
aud dropped dead. Sheriff Mitch.
ell, in order to allay the anxiety OF
Mr.. Nowlapd's friends, sent a tele-
gram to Ell Monte, to which he re-
ceived the following answer, last
evening: H. M. Mitchell--Rumor
false. Was brought here by q
drunken man from Los Angeles.
(Signed) B. 8. Bryant.
There is prominent apostle oil
temperance hereabouts whose nose
is slowly but surely assuming an
erubescent hue. We should not be
surprised, in time. at the appear.
ance of a strawberry of the Bar.
dolph order thereon. And yet we
honestly believe that the "Little
Brown Jug" has nothing to do
with this manifestation, and that
the brother In question has In.
duiged In no stronger potations
than tea and coffee.
On Tuesday last, our readers will
remember, the residence of Mr.. w.
3. Myers, upon which be held a
policy of insura nee in the Etna Of
Hartford, of W b lch Mr.. w. J. Brod-
rick Is agent, was destroyed by
IRE. The loss was at once adjusted
and on Friday-just three days
after the fire-the money W. paid
over, thus enabling Mr.. NJ, ers, IL
he 81 desires, to commel ce re-.
building within a week.
There Is blessed and most
grateful change In the weather.
We are no longer required to be
Salamanders, the mercury having
dropped back from ten to twelve
degrees. We may all be happy vet
II the caloric which has tinged the
horizon and embittered every wax.
Ing hour subsidies at this rate.
We overheard an fastener re-
mark, on the occasion of Postmas-
ter General Keys visit to Los An.
geles, that this Is the only place
where we know how to treat Wash.
lngton officials. We detail an ex.
ira force of the police to watch
them and preserve our goods and
chattels intact.
Judge N. Levering reports that
he had great difficulty in fighting
the fire at his bee ranch, in
Holiness Cation. Mr.. Holmes,
with the aid Of his neighbors,
saved his house by tearing down
his stable and hen.house, the ma
terial Of which caught fire and
was burned.
The lecture of Mr.. d. M. Adams,
at Good Templars' Hall, Monday
night. in aid of the sufferers from
the yellow fever at the South, will
be Largely attended. His subject Is
most interesting one and 1t will
oe handled with ability and
thoroughness.
We encountered Mr.. Taylor, Of
the Emlgrant mine, Tnyo county,
In Los Angeles yesterday. Mr.. T..
informs us that his mine Is devel-
oplng capitally and that the Modoc
and other mines thereabouts are
liable to show notable improve
AAShe ohOhkiy'
A gentleman reported yesterday
that apples on the sunny side oi
the trees on Mr.. Hunters place
had been cooked by the recent hot
weather. We have no intention OF
doubling his veracity, but then
the proof Of the pudding Is In
chaOing the bag.
We learn from the Yuma Sen.
tinet Of yesterday that General
Sherman Is probably now some.
where in the Territory of Arizona,
between Wingate and Prescott.
He will return to Washington Wis
Yuma and San Francisco.
| Mr.. r. G, Mcpherson. of the Plcc