Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-07

owned by Captain George A. john
son, Messrs. II. M. Johnston, Char
ley Thomas and f. Machado, whose
stables are in training at the Park.
These horses are all thoroughbreds
and we have no doubt the race will
be the most spirited that has taken
place the present season.
Reserved seats for the Tanning
testimon concert are going OIL
like hot cakes. Diagrams of the
hall were placed at Wangeman's
music store, Levin & Co.'S and
Erdman's bookstores yesterday
morning and before eveninga large
number of the choice seats had
been taken. Our citizens, we are
glad to see, intend that the testi-
monial shall be a substantial recog-
milton of Mr.. Fanning's disinter-
ested services as q musician during
his many years residence in Los
Angeles.
The six tramps who were found
encamped among the willows be-
low the railroad bridge and arrest
ed by the police on Saturday night,
were arraigned before the Mayor
yesterday on a charge of trespass.
In view of the fact that they had
been in the city but a few days,
they were discharged with an adj
monition from his Honor to either
go to work or leave the city, for if
brought up on the same charge
again they would be sent to the
chain gang.
We find the following notice Of
notable citizen of Los Angeles
county in the Religio Philosophical
Journal, of Chicago: "Dr." Schles-
singer again. This confidence OPP
orator and villain is once more be-
ing aired at Los Angeles, Cal. He
is one of tho moving spirits of a
concern known as the "Societas
Fraternia," which is said to have
been conceived in tho fertile brain
of a prominent lecturer. Schles-
singer 10 a dangerous man in any
community, and should be confined
in some reformatory institution for
the remainder of his life; he is in
corrigible.
In the examination of jurors yes
terday as to their qualifications, in
the District Court, in the case of
the People vs.. Lopez, not one was
excused on account of conscientious
scruples against capital punish
ment. Sometimes several jurors
in succession will be excused on ac-
count of such scruples, and then a
large number will be examined
without any other individual of
the kind turning up. In other
the holding of such con-
scientious scruples is q fruitful
source of challenge of jurors. AL
though the case of Lopez is one
that has attracted very little pub
lie attention, besides few chal-
lenges for cause, the prosecution
challenged nine jur-
Ors and the defence nineteen. The
former being entitled to ten and
the latter to twenty.
News reached this city yesterday
that q water spout occurred on the
desert, between Mammoth Tanks
and Yuma, on Sunday, washing
out about twelve miles of track.
This is the same point at which a
similar accident occurred last
spring. A telegram, we learn, was
received at the railroad office here
yesterday evening, for 5000 ties to
repair the damage. No train ar
rived from Yuma yesterday and
the train which left here on Sun
day, with the returning Maricopa
is delayed on THO
side. A washout is also reported
to have occurred at Texas Hill,
Arizona, in which so miles OF track
are said to have been rendered USE
less. With this state of affairs
with Arizona will
be cut off for several days-proba-
bly, three or four.