Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-01

Welcome saloon, on Los Ang ecs
street. Officer Keller hurri ed
down AID found Johnny Mayer,
who was released from States
Prison short time ago, in the act
of leading stranger, whose face
was covered with blood, into the
notorious Welcome, where, Mayer
said, he was taking him to wash
his face. Keller took charge Of
the stranger, when Mayer caught
hold of him and tried to prevent
his accompanying the officer, and
continued his interference as far as
Main street, where he was arrested
and committed to await examina-
ton to-day on the charge of OBJ
structing an officer in the discharge
of his duty. The stranger, on be-
ing brought to the police office,
was persuaded to deposit his money
-$lO0-for safe keeping, which he
did; and, there being no charge
against him, he was advised to 60
to bed. The assault, it is alleged,
was committed by Carter, one of
the original band of which Mayer
was 80 conspicuous " member be-
fore his sentence to San Quentin.
Yesterday traveller brought
word to the police Office that,
while coming along the Telegraph
road, he had seen q man, who
lived near the Brea Springs, beat
ing woman in fearful manner
almost to death, he supposed. Offi-
Ger Lockwood, one of the mounted
police, was at once dispatched to
investigate. When he reached the
place he found the man alone,
which seemed to confirm the
worst fears of the traveller. He
asked, "Where is your wife?" The
man, whose name is Cazeau, we
believe, pointing to a hill, said,
"There she goes" Lockwood re-
mounted and rode up to the wo-
man, whom he found in perfectly
sound condition. He eDquired If
she was badly hurt? She replied,
in broken English, "Me no hurt;
neither me nor the baby" Lock-
wood says that, hereafter, before
starting on q humanitarian ride of
Ave miles, he will have to know
as to the reliability of
the person who tells the narrowing
tale which starts him.
The editor of the Express, Presi-
dent of the Anti-Cruelty to AMI
mails Society, announces in yester-
day evenings issue of his paper,
that, out of revenge for the destruc-
tlon of few immature and paltry
he is going to admins
ter Benton's infallible extermina-
tor to the innocent squirrels that
infest bis melon patch. We can
only ascribe his forgetfulness of
his high duties as humanitarian
to the fact that, as a distinguished d
Of the Granger class, he
performs a higher duty in Kidding
his rural neighborhood of these
pests than lie could by
them free range during
the short space of their natural
lives. He is fortunate, however,
in not having announced his MUIR
derOus intention until after DIR.
Luppo had severed his connection
with the 2. Z. S. A.
The San Bernardiuo Times says:
The excursion is bound to be big
success. Arrangements have been
made with the railroad company
to furnish a special engine for the
occ ,sion, so that the party will not
be annoyed by tedious stoppages
Oh the road, and will be allowed to
at Santa Monica as long as
they please-eight or ten hours, il
they wish. Arrangements have
also been made with the stage
coaches to transport the excur-
sionists to and from Cotton at 25
cents each way. Everything that
can be done for the pleasure and
enjoy yment of the people has been
done, and we hope to see the cars
crowded, as it is doubtful when an
other opportunity will be afforded.
A 49er who is taking a look ut
the Silverado mines writes as fol-
lows: "The' principal claims are
those of Huntington, Taylor & Co.,
Nemmo & Co., Thistlewaite & Co.,
Hill g. Co. The results of some of
the assays have been so fabulous
that 1 will not give the figures, but
leave the question to time, which
will show whether there are
millions in IT. or not. There is q
profusion of water and wood at Sill.
verado. Tho climate is invigorat-
ing and mild. The fare one gets is
good, as the camp is in constant
communication with Santa Ana.
A road will soon be made through
a convenient caflon by which the
distance from SilveradO to Santa
Ana will be reduced sixteen miles"
A gentlemen connected with the
Western Development Company
at Yuma Informs us that much ex.
citement prevails at that place
concerning the discovery of the
very rich placer diggings 25 miles
south of Ehrenburg, Arizona. The
discovery was made two months
ago by u couple of Mexlcans. but q
claim was recently filed by two
Americans, whose labors in dry
wash produced $500 in two days.
The Americans, however, were
driven off by tke Mexicans, who,
at last accounts, were in full pos
session. But II party Of Americans
is now forming to take the field,
and hold their own against the
MeXicans.