Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-05
He alleged, in a

com plant sworn out before Judge
Carrillo yesterday, that a certain
Mrs. Mills had insulted him In the
streets, going over him with the
serrated edges of tongue that ri
vailed a stingaree's tail in prickli-
ness. Judge Carrillo will give his
decision in the case to-day.
Mr.. w. II. Tuthill informs us
that, as far as relates to the Singer
Sewing Machine Manufacturing
Company, the card, to which his
own name and that of Mr.. Haines
were attached, was perfectly accu-
rate. Mr.. Tuthill withdraws moth
ing that he has said Of the Messrs.
DOak 81 Co. We look upon this
controversy with the calm impair
tiality that is experienced by an
upright judge who knows that
good dinner awaits him whether
the prisoner Is convicted or ac-
quilted.
Prof. Taylor had another large
and fashionable audience last night,
the building being crowded in
every nook and corner. The Pro-
fessor is really q notably fine pres
tidigitateur and he does his busi-
uess in q remarkably artistic MAN.
ner. Many of the old tricks are
rendered. by him in manner
which is as novel as ingenious. His
automaton rooster of itself Is an
immense thing. His clock fancy
and other adjuncts to the routine
performance are also specially at.
tractive cards. His wife cooper
ates very acceptably in securing an
of marked original
ity and merit.
No one who has ever witnessed
one of our local firemen's demon
strations but Is obliged to adj
init that they are notably fine. 1t
is wonder to US that q town so
small should have such thorough,
reliable and even metropolitan fire
system. The procession which
ushered in the ball of night before
last was huge success. The pyro-
technics were the work Of Mr.. e.
A. Preuss. Perhaps one of the most
interesting features of the "turn
oup' was an "eXempW horse,
which exercised the equine right
to celebrate, just as though he ap-
preciated the occasion.
The Southern 1idings has the
following pleasant and truthful
mention of a matter In which we
take great pride both from local
and journalistic standpoint: The
April term of the Supreme Court
will be held in this city on the 14th
of the month. Formerly litigauts
In this Court, from Southern Cali.
fornia, were obligei to make trip
to Sacramento at great expense
and trouble, but our city papers,
particularly the HERALD, by agi-
tating the subject in an energetic
manner, have succeeded in having
this inconvenience done away
with.
Officer O'Hara yesterday after
noon arrested Susie Snow,a colored
nynaph du pave OF Los Angeles
street, for fast driving on Main
street. Susie was making the
gravel fly rapidly when pulled up
by O'Hara. She fought desperate
ly and there was quite a scene, in
the struggle her person becoming
literally covered with mud. BY
the time the officer and his prison.
er reached the Jail the crowd had
swollen to about three hundred, 1t
being necessary to bar the gates to
keep the multitude out. Susie is
plucky girl, but she ought to realize
next time that the better way Is to
submit to arrest quietly, or, rather,
to so demean herself as not to call
for arrest.
We learn that the Post Office is TO
be removed from the Odd Fellows
building to the Baker Block, AS
our Information comes from Odd
Fellow sources, we suppose it is re-
liable. Accordiug to our Informant,
the new arrangement embraces the
assumption by Col. Baker of the
yearly rent the government was to
pay the Odd Fellows and the CIV
Ing to the government by that gen.
tleman of Post.office quarters rent
free, both contracts to cover the
period which the old lease from
the Odd Fellows Building Associa-
tion embraced, viz, ten years from
the date of the transfer of the POST
Office to its present quarters. We
learn, also, that, in consequence of
the contemplated removal, there is
a very active demand for store.
rooms in the Baker Block. We re-
ceived the information too late to
verify it by an interview either
with Col. Baker or the Odd Flows
Committee.
: We are in receipt of an official
list of the members of the Constitu-
tional Convention which contains
a number of interesting personal
statistics. We find Edward Evey
recorded as born In Maryland, aged
sixty-five and formerly q Demo.
crat. Gen. Volney e. Howard was
born in Maine, goes Mr.. Evey one
better on age, being sixty-six, and
is recorded as now and formerly
Democrat. John p. West is set
down as a native of ireland, aged
81 and formerly a Republican,
James J. Ayers Is set down as born
in Sootland fornoarlv n nan,.