Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-02-03
Chief Harris,s attention was at.

stretched between two posts in front
of his office, over which horse and
rider went and then galloped off.
Harris mounted his horse, started
In pursuit and in the neighborhood
of Sixth and Hill streets found the
man and horse in the yard IN front
OF a Chinese wash house. He dis
mounted, went into the yard and
arrested the man, whom he started
to lead down town with one hand
and his horse with the other. On
the way the man became so vio-
lent that he could not manage him
and bis horse both, SO he took the
halter rope off the horse and tied
one end to the prisoners wrist and
mounting, he started to lead him
down town. But this did not suit
the man, whom Harris had already
discovered to be out of his head,
and he renewed his yells, at the
same time striking the horse vio-
lently on the back, which so irrl.
tated it that it. com meneed to run,
but had not proceeded far before 1t
was stopped, whenHarris dismount-
ed and gave his horse to boy and
started again on foot with his pris-
Oner, who was committed to jail to
await examination for lunacy.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society,
which has been untiring in its eff
forts to relieve the needy of. our
city, has appointed the following
district visiting committees: First
district, Mrs. S. It. Judson, Miss
Matte Fairman; second, Mrs.
Doria Jones; third, Mrs. ]. O.
Wheeler, Mrs. Chauvin; fourth,
Mrs. Leo1ide Ducommun; fifth,
Miss Jennie Hill, Miss E. Ben
cough; sixth, Mrs. H. T. Bath, Mrs.
L. e. Goodwin; seventh, MIS-. M. s.
Patrick, Mrs. q. M. Severance;
eighth, Mrs. X. d. Wise, Mrs. A..
w. Potts. The names and resi-
dences of the members of these
committees will shortly be placed
in conspicuous place in the Post
office. The use of box has been
donated by Postmaster Dunkel-
berger for the reception of books,
papers and other articles for pa
tents in the hospitals. A box will
also be placed in the Postoffice for
money contributions, SO that the
charitably disposed will always
have conveniently located recep-
tacle in which to deposit their
mite. The Society is now duly in
corporated and, we trust, will never
lack the means to continue the
good work OF relieving the wants of
the needy.
Chief Harris was informed yes
terday afternoon that Harris and
Smith, two of the men who es-
capped from the chain gang a few
days ago, had been seen on the
other side of the river. He and
another officer went over to search
for tho fugitlves but were unable
to find them. Mr.. Harris thinks,
however, that their apprehension
is but u question of time as they
will undoubtedly return to their
old haunts before long.
"Lige" Belts, of this city, we
learn, sold the "Arkansas" claim,
at Castle Dome, Arizona, few
days ago, and came to this city
yesterday, where he received his
money-S6.0OO. This mine is COM
posed of argentiferous galena and
is one of the best in the district.
The purchasers were San Francisco
men. Mr.. Rettis has four more
claims which he thinks are good.
So much for his perseverance.
Last night "soiIed dove"
known as Mrs. Goldsmith, de-
spoiled prominent saloon keeper
Of a diamond pin valued at $500.
Information of the theft was given
TO officers Fonck and Jerome who
arrested the frail fair one and found
the missing diamonds on her per-
son. She was committed to Jail to
await q hearing before Ju dge Peel
at 8 o'clock on Monday morning.
Mr.. Will d. Gould, Grand
Worthy Chief of the Independent
Order of Good Templars, will start
for Vallejo to-day to preside
over a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Grand Lodge.
The Committee will meet in the
Good Templars' Orphans Home,
one of the most noble institutions
ever established in tn e State.
Mr.. n. D. Barrows has been
writing to the Nation his views as
to the feasibility of establishing Q
single specie standard based on a
certain proportion OF gold and
silver. We are willing to take our
gold mixed with pewter or any
other metal, SO that we get enough
of the compound. We are not
fastidious, but simply acquisitive.
Mr.. Sam Meyer, the other day,
unearthed bill of Stanford Bros.
for coal oil. 1t was in the hand
writing of the afterwards Govern
or, at present railway magnate,
and is suggestive, by the retrospect
it involves, OF the wonderful
changes of the last twenty years in
California,
In the auction sale Of horses in
front of Buffers livery stable, Tenn
pie street, tomorrow ( Monday a
rare opportunity will be offered to
any one in need of first-class
horse to purchase thoroughbred
at bargain. The sale will be
without reserve.
The Chief of Police received word
from the authorities at San Fran
cisco yesterday, that the wagon
borrowed by Novy, the soi-disdnt
Russian nohleman, from Mr.. E.