Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-28

Mr.. w. J. Brodrick has just been
appointed agent for the Travellers
Life and Accident Insurance Com
pany, of Hartford, Conn, and is
now prepared to issue policies.
This company is we'll and favora-
bly, known throughout the Eastern
States and formerly transacted
business in California, but retired
from this State in the spring of
1874, owing to unfavorable legisla
ion. It has now returned and is
establishing agencies at all impor
tant points. The company, as its
name Indicates, issues policies on
the life and endowment plan, and
on another form of policy guarau
tees indemnity against loss of
time. disability, Or death caused by
accident. This latter feature I'D
something new in Southern Cali
fornia, and the rates charged are
very moderate. Business men,
merchants and others who wish to
provide for the time If need, should
examine the list of premiums and
be convinced that now is their op-
portunity.
On Tuesday evening as Mr..
Thomas A. Carey, accompanied by
his wife, was returning from Ar
tesla, his team got off the road, on
the east side of the river, near the
residence of Mr.. j. e Hollenbeck,
and in being turned back ran over
an embankment about four feet
high, caused by grading the APP
proach to the proposed new bridge.
The team went over very gently,
but the buggy tuned upside dow,
thrnwing Mir. and Mrs. Carey out
but fortunately infiicting no further
injury than u few slight bruises.
They repaired to Mr.. Hollenbeck's
house, where Mr.. Carey procured IA
light and, accompanied by MIR. H.,
returned to hunt the team, which
was found quietly standing in the
bed of the river with their heads
turned to the wagon, which was
still eapszed. The total damage,
except to Mrs. Garey's scratched
face, was repaired by the expendi-
ture of 10 cents for bolt that had
been broken.
There was an amusing incidenti in
the County Clerks Office the other
day. A fellow who looked as If he
might have belonged to the ragged
army that Falstaff led through
Coventry presented himself for reg
istration, with n view to the ap-
preaching election. The Clerk
asked him what his occupation was.
The individual replied, with an,ea-y
grace, "a tourist.n The eagle
glance which the official cast at
his interlocutorc conveyed a world of
doubt as to this proposition. How
ever, he mastered his increduity
filled out the blank, and prepared
to swear his subject. "Have 1 got
to swear to thal?' asked the appll-
cant. sUndoubtedly," replied the
CLERK. "Well them" said the
pseudo traveller of leisure and in
struction, "scratch out the word
tourist first and insert tramp.
When you've done that I'm ready
to be sworn.o
The Eapress of yestt rday, really
ing what broadaide of argument
ative grape and eannister Robert
Hughes, in his communication Of
yesterday, had poured into the
Messrs. Toberman and Godfrey In
their role of Workipgmen's cam
dilates, Undertakes to poke fun ut
this tribune of the people. The
keeper of the Russian baths, nearly
opposite the Pico House, is u
scholar and a gentleman, though
ambitious to he known only as a
humble workingman. The effus-
ion criticized was entirely his own
production, aud its efficacy and
Significance are confessed when his
Opponei, Is resort to the drqu17aen-
tttna od hOminena towards their au-
thor. Hughes has really pune.
tured a preleptious bubble, and has
given intelligent voice to the senti-
ment of all honest Workingmen.