Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-02-27

In the discussion on the Consti-
tutional Convention bill, which
was the special order in the Assem-
bly, on Thursday last (the 2lst inst. J,
Mr.. Waters (San Bernardino)
moved to amend by reducing the
number of delegates to 100. 1.-The
bill as reported provided for the
election of $50 delegates-120 from
Legislative districts and 80 at
large. Mr.. Holloway moved to
further amend by fixing the num-
Der al 122, giving the additional
members to Los Angeles county.
After considerable debate, in which
Messrs. Water and Holloway ad-
yocated their respective amend
ments, Mr.. Holloway's was lost and
that of Mr.. Waters was adopted.
Throughout the debate Mr.. Waters,
whether through fear that the
rights of Los Angeles might be
conceded a tardy recognition or the
same spirit that actuated him in
opposing sessions of the Supreme
Court in this city, persistently OPP
posed every effort made by Mr..
Holloway to secure a fairer repre-
sentation for this county and, at
least, some sort of justice for the
Southern end of the State.
Our Flying Dutch man" friend,
Toerges, of the Cincin natl German
Pess-a sort of impresario of leu.
tonic newspaperdom-looked in on
US yesterday. Counting both
oceans, this is the thirty eighth
time Toerges has looked upon the
Pacific and Atlantic. Few men
have made the circuit nineteen
times of the $500 miles which en-
brace the round trip between New
York and Los Angeles. We begin
to have an idea that Toerges is
either an officer of the Internal
Revenue department or q member
of Col. Whiteley's Secret Service
Bureau. Or perhaps he is only a
modern edition of Prester John.
At the meeting of the Charter
Committee yesterday considerable
progress was made. A resolution
was adopted that, if the work of
revising the Charter should not be
completed by Saturday, March
I'd, Committee consisting Of
Messrs. Godfrey, Beaudry, New
mark, Cohn, Jones and Ayers,
should bring the remaining portion
into harmony with the part al
ready acted upon, have the whole
document engrOssed and forward
the same to the Los Angeles Leg.
islativs delegation. The Commit
tee adjourned to meet at the same
hour and place to-day.
The committee of arrangements
inform us that the success of the
Turner'S masquerade ball, so far as
the number and variety of charac-
ters are concerned, is already as
sured and they expect to present
such a scene Of gaiety and comical-
ity at Turn Verein Hall next Sat-
urday night as has never before
been witnessed in Los Angeles or
excelled elsewhere. Maskers who
desire to participate should lose no
time in securing the proper per-
mits.
Mr.. Sam Frankel. of Downey,
returned yesterday from a six
months visit to his native
land. He made his way down
from Lathrop by wagon, stage,
horseback and almost every
known way of travel except rail-
road, and was nine days on the
journey. He states that a good
many people are weather-bound at
Bakersfield and other places along
the line.
The plank crossing on Spring
street, at or near the corner of
Franklin, which the Board OF Pub
lie Works were empowered to have
constructed some months ago,
would be quite convenience to
persons visiting the POstotfice these
moist times.
We understand that Don Miguel
Smith, a teacher of Spanish, who
has for some time past resided in
Los Angeles, intends to accept
Capt. Bogardus's shooting chal-
lenge. His skill as a marksman
Is understood to be in the imme-
date neighborhood of nonpariel.
H. Cork, Los Angeles, was
among the passengers overland
from the East to arrive ut San
Francisco on the evening of the
Oath. He will just suit the weather
nowadays.