Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-19
We have received the prospectus

of the Southern Pacific College,
Downey City, for the year lS7S-79.
The first session commences Au-
gust 9th and closes December 10Th.
During the last school year there
were 173 students at the college,
118 in the collegiate and prepara.
tory departments and So in the
primary. The building is
the largest and most elegant col
lege structure south of San Jose.
1t is three stories, having thirty
four rooms; is supplied with bath
rooms, stationary washstands and
all the conveniences of a boarding
college. The chapel, the class
rooms and music rooms, for beauty
and elegance, are not surpassed in
the State.
Mary Donnelly, the crazy woman
taken into custody by Deputy
Sheriff Ling, the other day, whose
hallucination is that, as oui
Saviour tasted forty days, she could
do the same, and who has been
confined in the County Hospital to
await medical examination, yes.
terday succumbed to hunger and
ate vOraciously. For while it was
feared that she would exhaust the
supply of provisions at the hospital,
so great was her appetite for solids,
but after consuming pr0digiOus
amount she cried "Hold, enough" )"
and thus relieved the anxiety OF
the Sisters, who were afraid that
they would be put to the inhospit.
able necessity Of denying to an in
mate full meal.
Capt. ]. A. Gordon, who has so
acceptably filled the position of
manager of the st. Charles Hotel
for year and half past, was yes
terday succeeded by Col. Filkins.
The Colonel brings large expert
ence as hotel proprietor to the po-
sition, and with the reputation he
has already established as eour-
teOus, obliging gentleman, will
undoubtedly give satisfaction to
the numerous patrons of the house.
Mr.. Alfred Judd will continue to
act as day clerk and Major Tyus
assumes the post of night clerk.
Captain Gordon left yesterday for
Santa Monica en- route to San
Diego on q paseO.
The Secretary of The Csjon Irri-
eating Company gives notice that
the water will be running in their
ditch on Saturday, and everybody
is invited to inspect the ditch. We
learn from Mr.. Crowther that 100
men are at work cleaning, strength
ening and putting the ditch in good
order. A re-survey has shown
where grading is necessary, and
there is now no doubt felt of the
ability of the ditch to carry water as
desired. 1t is probable that five
and one-half miles were completed
last night, and seven miles will
certainly be completed by Saturday.
.AnQhetn gazette.
A Directors car of the Union Pa
cific Railway arrived in Los Ange.
les yesterday with the following
party Of distinguished visitors:
Judge f. s. Dandy, Miss Luna
Dundy, Miss ScipiO Dundy, Col.
John Y. Chopper, Mrs. J. Y. Clop.
per, Col. w. B. Smith, John j..
Webster, Mrs. J. l.. Webster. The
party will remain here some days,
living on the car, which is pro-
vided with q corps of cooks and all
conveniences.
Mr.. H. Snider, official instructor
Of the Pacific Coast Turnverein
Germania, will be in Los Angeles
shortly for a stay of ten weeks to
furnish instruction in turning.
Classes will be organized of both
boys and girls at the most reasoEa-
BILE rates. Mr.. Snider is employed
tn travel through the State stop.
ping about two mouths in each
place of Importance to establish
classes an d train them in the very
healthful ard enjoyable exercise.
Henry Smiley, a colored boy, in
attempting to get on street car
near the corner of Fort and Fourth
yesterday morning, was
thrown down and run over by the
car. His left foot was crushed and
one of his arms broken, besides
other serious injuries.
He was attended to by Doctors
Gibbs and Lindley, and at last ac-
counts was getting along nicely.
Col. Hewitt has been advised
that two excursion parties are
about to start, respectively, from
Fresno and Visalia for Los Ange.
les. They will each take two cars,
showing that our country cousins
are coming from both counties in
force. Los Angeles Is being COM
plimented by quite number of
excursion parties of late.
Mr.. VIM. ]. BrOdrick informs us
that he is now issuing policies OF
insurance on standing grain crops
on the Etna of Hartford, one OF
the most reliable companies in the
world. This will be good news to
farmers as it will enable them to
hold their crops without the ex-
pense of storage.
Four cases were before Judge
Peel yesterday. A man charged
with battery paid SIS, two persons
accused of petit larceny were dis.
charged, the evidence being insuf-
ficient to convict, and one case of
extortion was dismissed, the
charge having been withdrawn.
The complimentary benefit ten.
dered TO George Il. Moore at Turn
Verein Hall last night, was a