Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-21

Prof. Cummings remark that the
Comstock was giving out, under
the irreverent though rather ex-
pressive head of "Gunning's Twad-
de" 1t is possible that the prac
tice of dealing In stocks deadens a
man to the claims of science? Per-
haps the Exchange is unduly in
fuenced by the fact that the
LIBERATED Prof. Silliman gave it as
his opinion that the Comstock lode
was worthless. Since that time
nearly three hundred millions of
dollars in gold and silver have been
taken from that lode. The same
Professor Silliman is the gentle
man who also gave it as his dilib-
crate Judgment that the EN- una
mine was an ineXhaustible deposit
of the precious metals. Certain
Englishmen who invested in the
| Emma don't think as much of a
professional biologists opinion
now as they once did.
A day or two ago couple of San
Franciscans arrived in this city
whose actions since have been cal
culated to arouse suspicion. By
Chief Harris's orders they were
Swallowed, and yesterday officer
Jerome, who, with the Chief, has
been keeping an eye on the gentry,
detected them in questionable act
and took them into custody. On
being taken to Police Headquarters
they claimed to be detectives, here
on legitimate business. One of
them was recognized by Harris as
o man who is employed as a sub
stitute at Police Headquarters.
After satisfying him that their bus.
mess was to ferret out, not commit,
crime, they were set at liberty
with the advice that, hereafter,
when they wanted 10 do any detec-
tive business in this bai!iewick, it
would be we'll to take the authori-
ties here into their confidence.
Yesterday morning, as the train
from Anaheim passed Rubio sta
ton. Guthrie, the fireman, saw
dog lying on the track, and, in
throwing lump of coal at it,
pitched headlong off the locomo.
tive. The engine was reversed and
backed to the spot where the acct
dent occurred and Guthrie was
picked up in an insensible condi.
ton. RestOratives were applied,
and before the train reached Los
Angeles he had so far recovered as
to be able to sit up. His face had
been skinned and his whole frame
bruised and Jared by The concus-
sion, but 1t is thought that he es.
capped any more serious injury.
The Voice Of the People, for
workingmen's organ, yesterday
made its entree under rather arts.
tocratic auspices. DR.. Luppo and
an attache of the paper occupied an
elegantly appointed two horse car
rage and drove through the streets
preceded by brass band in a
wagon drawn by four magnificent
buys. AS they passed along they
scattered the paper broadcast as
though determined that the first
issue, at least, should have II wide
circulation.
The six sailors, of the barkentine
Frank Austin, whose arrest for in
subordination was noted ia the
HERALD of Saturday and who were
discharged on writ of habeas cor
pus by Judge Sepulveda yesterday,
on the ground that they had COM
united no offence against the State
laws, were ra-arrested by Deputy
United States Marshal Dunlap and
taken before United States Com
missioner Whiting, who commit
ted them to Jail to await further
examination.
We tender our thanks to Miss
Mary Waldron. of Washington
Gardens, for an exquisite bouquet.
There is 10 spot in Los Angeles
county more lovely, from its wealth
of foliage and flowers, than the
Washington Gardens, and it Is
pleasant to have portion of this
fragrance transplanted to our
sanctum. The bouquet was as
beautiful from its artistic arrange.
ment as from the fragrance and
rarity of the flowers which com.
posed it.
The thoroug hly artistic chafac-
ter of the Photographic work
being turned out at the gallery of
the Messrs Hasselman & Parker,
Downey Block, is beginning to at.
tract universal attention. Mr..
Hasselman, in addition to his thor
ough proficiency in the art photo
graphic is a painter of great skill
and considerable reputation. The
crayon and retouched photographs
executed by him are of an except
ional finish and excellence.
Itcommenced to rain gently about
IL O'Clock A. NJ. on Sunday, and
continued showery up to the time
we write, II O'clock p. NJ. Monday,
with every prospect of keeping it
up. AT noon yesterday Mr.. BLISS
gauge had registered .25 ofan inch,
making a total Of "a. Is for the sea-
son. BY the United States gauge,
up to 8.l5 O'Clock last evening, 81
of an inch had fallen, making for
the season %. 05 inches.
At the meeting of the stock
holders of La Cronico Publishing
Co., last week, the following off,
GERS were elected: II. Vassallo,