Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-25

o the chain gang and who was re-
le lsed from Jail few days ago,
,st evening caught hold o. Isaac
Moulton, Familiarity known as
"Jim," special policeman for the
capture of unlicensed dogs, and
commenced to drag him around.
Jim informed Geary that he was an
officer and would not permit such
liberties. Geary persisted, where-
upon Jim drew his official club and
struck the familiar hoodlum such
a. sounding whack over the ear as
caused the claret to flow freely.
He then went to the Police Court
and fled an Information charging
Geary with interfering with an Of
ficer. The latter also appeared and
| preferred counter charge OF as.
sault. Beth cases will be heard
this morning.
We learn that City Recorder
Sam Morgan, of San Bernardino,
died in a singular manner day or
two since. He was suddenly pros
trated in the afternoon, and In an
hour or two was apparently dead.
He was laid out and remained in
that manner until morning when,
upon examination, the body was
found warm, and signs of life were
exhibited. The principal physicians
of the city were called in and,
although everything in human
power was called into action, he
died at about 4 o'clock on the same
day. Death was caused by the
bursting of blood vessel In the re-
gion of the heart.
The popularity Of the Horticultu-
raj Pavilion movement increases
day by day until the work Of the
canvassing committee is becoming
comparatively easy. Yesterday
the two hours work in the after.
noon netted $3.50 in good subscrip-
tions, ,one of the subscribers hunting
up the committee to assist in the
work instead of being hunted.
Work on the towers will be COM
iuouCCu LO'Ouys uC
are confident OF getting at least $500
more to-day. To- morrow we will
inform our readers how nearly they
reach the mark.
We direct attention 10 the ad-
vertisement Of the Pioneer Auc-
ton House, which appears in our
New To-Day. Mr.. Noyes, who is
connected with this house as busi-
ness manager and auctioneer, took
out his first license October l, 1859,
and has continued uninterruptedly
in the business ever since. Mr..
DeTurk, proprietor, offers superior
Inducements for the transaction of
all businesi in his line, the princi-
pal of which are the invaluable
services Of Mr.. Noyes, who is
known to everybody in the county,
as auctioneer.
The Santa Barbara Advertiser
says: One of the most significant
signs Of an early rain Is the I'm.
mense quantity of birds that are
coming in. Principal among them
Is the chicani, a small bird some.
thing like q sparrow. They fly in
flocks of several hundred, and may
be seen in large quantities in the
neighborhood of the Mission. Star
lings are also coming in, aud locat-
ing the nests left by them last year.
Those who are posted on the signs
Of the country state that the advent
of those birds is an infalliblo one.
We are indebted to Mr.. Ivar A.
Weld for a bask of the most de-
licious figs it has ever been our
luck to feast upon. They were of
monstrous size and exquisite flavor.
When such large and luscious figs
eau he had so readily we are aston
ished that so many inferior trees
are allowed to cumber the ground.
Mr.. Yields figs are of tho purple
species which, when really fine, Is
the most enjoyable of all.
Special auction sale of fine oil
paintings, chromos and an elegant
ly bound collection of books, such
as the Art Journals, Shakespeare
complete In 81 numbers) Pic.
turesqus America, two volumes,
and other articles of value, on
Thursday, September Goth, at l
O'Clock P. NJ, at Northcrafps auc.
ton house, corner of Spring and
Market streets. For further par.
siculars see handbills.
From the way some of the girls
look In their walking dresses, pulled
back and tight around below the
knees, an exchange thinks that two
peanuts twice day and u grass.
hopper OIL toast twice a month
would make 'em fat. Their waists
look like the thin part of an hour
glass, with very little sand In it.
The Ice cream stand at the Pa.
vilion has been awarded to the la
dies of the Methodist Church
South.