Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-06-27
Some days ago a man who lives

mule, saddle and bride to another
to come to the city. The borrower
failed to return the property, and
yesterday the owner came in to
search for it. AS he passed along
the street he saw his mule hitched
in front of store and at once
claimed it. The man in possession
said the animal was his, he having
bought it few days before, and
refused to give up the mule until
the claimant should prove his right
to 1t. The matter was taken into
Judge Peels Court, where he
proved ownership and took possess
ion of the property. The other
claimant is looking for the man
from whom he purchased.
The jury in the case of Anguisola
vs.. j. w. Doster ct al, yesterday
evening rendered a verdict In favor
of the plaintiff. This suit grew out
Of the attempt of number of pc r
sons to locate portion of the
Ranchito, which Anguisola leases
from Don Pho Pico. The trial of
the case occupied two days.
Messrs. Glassell, Chapman 6
Smiths appeared for the plaintiff
and Messrs. Bicknell & White and
General Mcconnell for the six de-
PENDANTS, who were tried yestesday.
The trial of the case of the defend
ants represented by Judge Thomp.
son will he commenced to-day, a
venire of forty jurors having been
ordered. The same attorneys will
again appear for the plaintiff.
Mr.. P. Beaudry having been
made sufferer by accidental grass
fires on the hill last year-iires
which even damaged the roof Of
his lower reservoir-this year he
has taken time by the forelock.
He has employed his park gardener
and assistants in thinning out the
grass near the trees and other val.
liable property; and, everything
being ready, he himself set fire to
the dry grass, thus Obviating dam
ger of casualty but saving his
trees from the experience of last
year. The hill near the park, in
consequence, has a black and
weird look.
Colonel r. 8. Baker is receiving
the plaudits of the Los Angeles
press for having fished out a 800.
pound shark. We can't perceive in
the ColonePs achievement any
great display of the higher virtues.
1t was, doubtless, question for
some time whether the warrior
would carry home the shark, or the
shark carry home the warrior. 1t
must, however, be gratifying to
the Colonel to find that the failure
of the fish is Il matter of congratu-
latlon with the fishers friends. 1t
ia by such thrilling events that
ones popularity is gagged. San
Francisco Stock Exchange.
Stephen Mott, Esq, has just re
turned from visit to the Sespe oil
region. He found tho we'll Of the
Los Angeles company filled with a
rich green oil to a height of forty
feet. The surrounding country is
simply overburdened with surface
oil and it can be collected by the
thousand barrels with q little in
dustry employed in making pits.
Turn it into the channels of COM
merce, brethren, even if 1t does
take little labor!
The Evergreen Cemetery is prov
ing an immense success. The COM
pany have already spent fourteen
thousand six hundred dollars on
this property; and, amongst other
things, they have put out four
thousand trees. Thus far there
have been fifty interments and
thirteen transfers from the hill
cemetery. The sentiment against
Intro-mural burials will doubtless
grow steadily, and the Evergreen
Cemetery will come almost uni
versally into vogue.
The Board of Directors Of the
Los Angeles Free Dispensary yes
terday presented Mr.. d. X. Bryant
with copy oisDunglingson's Med
ical Dictionary, as token of their
appreciation of his services as
apOthecary to the Society. Mr..
Bryant has been student of medi-
cine in this city for the past
eighteen months and leaves for the
East shortly to attend course of
lectures. The work is, therefore,
especially appropriate.
At regular meeting of Los An
geles Lodge No. as, 1. O. o. T.,
held last evening, the following Of
fioera were elected for the ensuing
term: l.. Loeb, N. g.; Charles
Chesborough, V. g.; A. Frank, r.
S.; FL. N iedeckeD, P. s.; M Norton,
T.; G. Meyer, Louis Roeder, John
Schumacher, Trustees.
We encountered Mr.. Robert G..
MACPHERSON, of the San Fernando
oil district, in Los Angeles yester-
day. "Mac" looks as If he might
tell a great deal about oil develop.
ments, If he felt so inclined. "Ex-
celsior" is the word in our oil ter
ritory from this time forward, or
we are w0fully mistaken.
We have struck one reliab le
note of our crops. We yesterday
encountered Mr.. r. Nadeau, and
he informed us that both his Cent?
nela and Cahuenga barley crops
are looking splendid. The kernel
is full, round and all that could be
desired.
Rumor hath 1t that Sam Prayer
will be John Carrillo's opponent fol
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