Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-28
LOCAL rs,

SANTA hOuIcd CbiloH tC-uat.
Mr.. Stephen M. White has gone
to San Francisco on q short busi-
ness visit.
Mr.. Sam Brownhart, of San Ber-
nardino, was in the city yesterday
en- route to San Francisco.
The placer mines near Old Badly
are attracting considerable atten-
ton from miners, and within the
past week several parties of pros.
pectors have left for that region.
A correspondent of the San Diego
Union nominates Mr.. Bryant How
ard, of this city, as suitable can
didate for the office of Railroad
Com missioner from the Third dis
trict.
Mr.. George A. Armstrong gives
notice elsewhere that he has bought
the Los Angeles Match Factory
and that he proposes to manufac-
ture none but good article. See
advertisement.
Mr.. H. +. Kohler, of this city,
has been appointed Regimental In.
spector of Rifle Practice, N. G. G.,
and will act in his official capacity
at the annual target practice of the
Los Angeles Guards on Friday.
1t is now said that one of the Oh
jects of organizing the New Con-
stitution party is to furnish - good
retreat for those who want to be
out of the way when offices are
going around seeking men whom
they may devour.
jeff Howard, convicted of mur-
der, a notice of whose arrest, at
Prescott, Arizona. a week or two
ago, appeared in the HERALD,
broke Jail at San Buenaventura on
Sunday night, and a second time
escaped from custody.
Officers Roach and Engelhardt,
between II and l O'Clock last night,
arrested q Chinaman named All
Chin, who had shot another China
man, wounding him in the arm.
Ah Chin was lodged in Jail to await
examination before the Mayor this
morning.
J. N, Tyner, First Assistant, and
A. D. Hazen, Third Assistant Post
master General, with M. V. Bailey,
Assistant Superintendent railway
mall service, arrived in Los Ange-
les by yesterdays overland train
and are registered at the Pico
House.
The eleven hundred pound bell
recently purchased by the Park
Hose Company was mounted at
their engine house yesterday. The
Park boys propose, hereafter, on
all legitimate occasions, to make
as much noise as the rest of their
confreres of the Fire Department.
A prospecting party under charge
of Messrs. M. II. Kimball and Bur-
dett Chandler left yesterday on a
prospecting trip. These gentlemen
are supposed to he in possession OF
valuable information which they
wish to verify by actual observa-
ton. We wish them unbounded
success in their enterprise.
| We understand that a furnace
and reducing works for the ,use of
the Robertson process of reducing
ores is being made in this city, and
in few days will be in full opera.
ton. A patent has been applied
for, and all seems going ahead rap
idly. Mr.. Edward Leake, at his
office, in tile Postoffice building
can give all necessary information
Mr.. Sam Brownhart, the grea
American orator of the Working
mems P. of g. was in town a coupI,
of days this week seeing the sights
Among other things be "got down
to the famous white owl and rose
up sold. Tell it not In San Bernar'
dino; whisper 1T not in the streets
of San Francisco. But, all the
same, rs. b." took In the boss sci
and don't you forget it.-Colto,
mi-7fopic.
Banning is model town. 1
should be called Temperanceville
There is absolutely not drop o
wine, beer, whisky or brandy fol
sale in the burgh. and the only sub
stitute procurable is Jamaica gin
gsr--a villainous drink. Banning
has the proud prominence of being
most monotonously u temperate
and virtuous town. People in
search of quiet life should by al
means visit Banning.-Son Ber
nardbao Times.
On Monday night the residenc,
OF Mr.. Hannas, on Banning street
was entered and robbed of abou
S45 Ia coin. Mr.. Hannas think,
chlorofofM Was administered, a.
his psntaioons, from which tn,
money wGs taken, were removed
from the head of the bed withou
aweking either him or his wife
t whom are light sleepere
,flH ... lg up in the morning Mr.
if.r iound his front door un'
locked ,lld the back door ajar, boti
ttIv he Is confident he CLOSED
itE before. This is the sec