Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-09-27
LOCAL BREEITIF HIS.

LOCAL BREEITIE HIS.
Mr.. w. w. Creighton was the
recipient of hearty congratulations
from his friends on his acguittal
yesterday.
The jury in the case of the People
vs.. Creighton, yesterday, after be-
ing out few minutes, returned a
verdict of not guilty.
The case of the People VS. Oakley,
on account of the illness of de-
fendanLs counsel, was yesterday
continued for the term.
Three Indians, charged with be-
ing drunk, were arraigned before
the Mayor yesterday and sentenced
to the chain gang for five days
each.
The lawn sociable of the ladies of
the Congregational church will be
held at the residence of Mr.. G.
Mannon, No. 7 New High street +,
next Tuesday evening.
II. G. Mccarthy was committed
to Jail by Justice Baldwin yester-
day to await examination on n
charge of burglary. His case will
be heard this afternoon at three
o'clock.
By notice elsewhere in this
mornings HERALD members of
the Los Angeles Guards are called
to meet at their target grounds on
Sunday next to compete for posi-
ton in the rifle team.
Judge Bush tells us that cur old
fellow towns man, Pete Gabriel, has
made lucky strike in Pinal coun-
ty, Arizona. He will shortly make
his appearance as one OF the "solid
men" of this section.
Mr.. S. l. Wright, one of the
most experienced caterers in Los
Angeles, has leased the premises
No. 5 Spring street, formerly the
Rotisserie, where he will open a
first-class restaurant aud bakery.
Chief King and officer Thorpe
arrested George Rsdding, a burly
negro, last night, for firing a pistol
on the street. Reddiug resisted and
it was with some difficulty that he
WAS taken to the lookup. He Will
be examined before the Mayor this
morning.
Amongst the Arizona excursion
lists yesterday was General Phil.
Kohlmeyer, formerly of Prescott,
and an Arizona pioneer of note
Adolph Gassen, late of San Diego,
who went up to San Francisco yes
terday to sell valuable mine, was
also with the party.
Congressman Mckenzie and
Stevenson returned from their Ar
izona trip yesterday. They re-
paired to the Cosmopolitan Hotel,
where they joined Senator Morgan,
of Alabama, TO their party, and all
together started overland on theii
return voyage to the East. Cali
fornia and her interests will have
three hearty friends in Congress,
composed of this influential party
A couple of turbulent Indians,
brought here by the order of Mr.
Lawson, Agent of the Mission In
dams of Southern Califorai, are
confined in the county Jail await
ing orders from Washington
az to their disposition. One
of the incarcerated Indians
is a son of Chief Cabazon
Mr.. Lawson, who yesterday re-
ceived a telegram from Gen. Nc
Dowell in regard to the unruly rec
men, thinks they will be sent tt
Alcatraz.
A. ]. Spencer has shown us some
specimens from the celebrated Rec
Rock claim in Silverado, which
looks like the real stuff. Assay
have been made of the ore which
went as high as $50 per ton, silver
There Is not the least doubt bu
that the owners have "s,ruck /
ricb,u and we expect soon to b'
able to chronicle the fact that the.
are taking out large quantities o
ore from their claim.-Sdntd AM
Times.
Dan p. Clark, one of the oil
stand-bys of San Diego, died oh
Town last night, very suddenly, 0
J naralvsis. Dan was q veteran O
two wars. He was one of Steven
son's Regiment of California Vol
unteers in the Mexican war, an,
was q volunteer in the war OF tn
rebellion, serving for some tim
, under Captain Winder when tn
latter was commandant at Fort AL
catraz He was genial, warm
hearted man, and his death Will b
mourned by host of flienh'-na
q Diego Union.
The Santa Ana Times says tina
quite an alarming accident occur
red at Newport last Saturday Will
a party of eXcursionists were dow
there from the swamp. 1t appear
that Mr.. Garrison, of Wilmington
and Miss Lydia Stanford were en-
barking in small boat. when b
J, some unforeseen cause the boat wa
upset, giving both n good wettine
Just as this occurred, Ed. Tedfor(
who was standing on the whar
Jumped in to rescue them, and on
J, informant said that it turned on
that the lady rescued both tn
young men. If true, 1t was a yer