Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-06

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the dwelling house of Mr.. /. Gold
smith, on the west side of Hill
street, between Third and Fourth.
The flames soon communicated TO
the adjoining house, occupied by
Mr.. Adam. Both fire companies
arrived promptly, but " ere unable
to save either of the burning build
ings, which, with their contents,
were totally destroyed. They sue
ceeded by great exertions in saving
tho two-story house adjoining the
one occupied by Mr.. Adam. The
fire originated in tho kitchen of
Mr.. Goldsmith's house, but how is
not known, as Mrs. Goldsmith had
gone into the yard to look for their
child and it was during her alb.
sence that the flames broke out.
Mr.. Goldsmith owned the house in
which he lived and was insured ON
building and furniture to the
amount of $4,000 in the Fireman's
Fund. Mr.. Adam had a policy for
500 on his furniture, but whether
the house, which was owned by
Mr.. Fletcher, was insured we did
not learn.
General Crook, commanding
the Department of the Platte, in
general order No. 8, pays the fol-
lowing high tribute to Maj. Nicker-
son, an officer well known through
out Southern California and Ari-
zona, on the occasion Of his trans
| fet to another departments: The
Brigadler General Commanding
cannot let pass this occasion for
ma king known his deep sense OF
obligation for the valuable and dis
tinguished services rendered Him
by Major Nickeison, during the
twelve years that that officer has
been member of his military
family, and for congratulation
upon u promotion so richly de-
served, which will assuredly secure
general recognition for the high
qualities of mind and character
which have won the warm regard
and esteem of those from whom lie
is now to be separated.
La Societa Italiana de Mutua
Bene1cenza di Los Angeles under
the new regime, held its first
monthly meeting last Sunday.
Signor Castruccio, the rev Presi-
dent, for the first time occupied
the Chair. The object of the meet.
ing was principally for the cleo
ton of Physician and Apothecary
to the Society for the fiscal year of
1889. DIR. Worthington was
elected Physician. For the office
of Apothecary three bids were
opened and, all being the same,
preference was given to Messrs.
Heiuzeman & Ellis. The Society
now consists of about one hundred
active members. They can we'll
boast of their sound financial con-
dition. AS yet only year in ex-
istence, they have already $500 in
the treasury, besides several small
sums, amounting to $500, out at in
terest.
We have learned the following
particulars Of the lire in the grain
fields at Blaisdeli's place, Los Me
tos. 1t seems that the men belong
ing to tie threshing machine,
some forty in number, set fire to q
small place in The field for the pur-
pose of clearing space to COM
mence work upon. The fire,
however, got ahead of them, and in
spite of all they could do, spread
out into the grain field, and before
it could be eXtinguished des-
troyed the barley on about twelve
hundred acres. There are at least
five thousand acres of grain in the
fields surrounding, and it is a mira
Gle that the whole of it was not
destroyed. II seems to us that the
mode adopted by the men, to clear
working space in grain field, is
very reprehensible one, and should
not be permitted. 1t is q great
wonder the whole surrounding
country was not included in the
scene of conflagration.
O'Brien, whose death by drown.
ing at Dos Palmos we noticed in
Sundays HERALD, had gone into
the tank to battle. The water is
very strongly impregnated with
sulphur and it is supposed that the
gas generated by the great heat
overpowered him and that he could
neither cry out nor help himself, and
was consequently drowned. The
people at the station knowing that
he had gone into the tank, after
waiting some time for him to re-
turn, drew the water off and found
his body at the bottom. His re-
mains were brought in on Sunday
and buried in the Catholic Gene
terry.
~ sensational story was circulat-
ell in town yesterday IN morning to
the effect that Supervisor Young,
of the Ballona, had been poisoned
by partaking of some doves, which,
it was supposed, had eaten some
OF the Benton squirrel exterminat-
or that had been scattered in that
vicinity last Friday. The story
grew out of the fact thai Mr..
Young, yesterday morning, had a
very severe attack of heart dis sease,
an affection to which he has been
subject for some timo, and seat up
post haste fer DR.. Orme, his family
physician, who, on his return, ex-
ploded the sensation by reporting
The true state of the case.
Ga Sunday the sparks from tie
locomotive of u passing freight
train set fire to the dry brush on
the plains northeast of San Fer
nando, and burnt district two
miles wide between the foot of the