Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-25

by a Chinawoman with having
robbed her, were examined before
Judge Peel yesterday morning.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
woman positively identified them,
they proved an alibi and were dis
charged. Shortly afterward the
woman returned to Court and in
formed the Judge that the whole
of Chinatown was excited against
her, and that she was afraid. If she
remained there, that she would be
killed. Judge Peel advised her to
move out of Chinatown, and de-
tailed officer Ketler to protect her.
An express wagon was procured, /,
and, as her things were being put
into it, a large crowd of MOngolians
assembled to prevent her from TAX
ing them away, one Chinaman al.
leging that she owed him $400 for
rent, and that neither she nor her
things should 60 until he was
paid. At this stage officer Keller
interfered, and her effects were put
into the wagon and brought to the
Jail yard, where the Chinawoman
has established herself for safety.
Judging from the attendance at
Alfred Moore's Greenback meeting
in front of the Court House, last
evening, the advocates of that, in
the East, popular currency, cannot
be very numerous in this city; and,
although Mr.. Moore painted the
advantages to be gained from its
universal adoption in both speech
and song, his listeners neither in.
creased in numbers nor grew en-
thusiastic. AS mass meeting, it
was decidedly q fizzle, not more
than fifty persons, including the Of
fcers, having been present at any
stage of the proceedings.
A fire on the Centinela ranch, on
Thursday last, destroyed part of a
stack of grain, estimated to con-
tain 200 sacks, with the derrick.
wagon, and damaged the separator
to some extent. BY the exertions
of the workmen the fire was soon
controlled. 1t is supposed that
some one carelessly dropped a
lighted cigarette into the straw.
The damage is estimated at from
$500 to 5000. Mr.. Nadeau is look
ing for a crew who don't smoke.
At Il meeting Of the stoo khoIders
of the Main Street and Agricul-
tural Park Railway, held yester-
day, the following Board of Direc-
tors was elected: 0. w. Childs,
John G. Downey, c. Il. Thorn, w.
c. Johnson, F. A. MacDougall, r.
H. Chapman and VIM. J. Brod-
rick. The Board then organized by
the election of the following off,
GERS: President, VIM. j. Brod-
rick; Vice President, r. II. Chap
man; Secretary, John o. Wheeler.
At an early hour last evening the
loungers on the corner of Los An
geles and Requena streets were
0mnsed, if not edited, by the
strains of musicel Instruments
cross between Zithern and a tin
pan. The tunes might have been
distinguished, had it not been for
the demented condition of the in
strument or it's inventor. The
music-loving public earnestly hope
for the success of this rival of
Hayden and Handel.
An exchange propounds the fol.
lowing questions: Why is it that
our farmers don't raise more Cheva-
lier barley, instead of the unprofit-
able variety now generally grown?
1t is said that its growth depends
on no especially favorable condi-
tions; on the contrary, it yields
more than common barley under
the same circumstances 1t is now
quoted in San Francisco markets
at $1.S0, as against 92 cents for COM
mon barley.
We yesterday had the pleasure
of meeting General J. II. Shields,
who returned from visit to his old
home at Cincinnati, Ohio, a few
days ago. The General, who has
always been u strong believer in
this section, is more than ever I'M
pressed with the grand destiny,
and agricultural, that
awaits Los Angeles city aud
county.
Mr.. Sutherland has II pet
rattlesnake in his show window
in the Downey Block, which
attracts universal attention. 1t
was captured by Mr.. s. II.
McFadden, of San Fernando, who
traded it to Mr.. Sutherland for
jack-knife. The reptile has thir.
teen rattles and is over three feet