Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-08

Los Angeles for several days, re-
turned to his hom yesterday. Mr..
Wolfe informs us that the people
of that section of our neighboripg
county are making great prepara-
tions for the straight out Demo-
cratic Convention aud barbecue to
he held there on the 221 instant.
The South Santa Monica Wharf
Company held meeting yesterday
and decided to commence at once
the erection of a warehouse, 100 by
40 feet on the site of their wharf
This warehouse may be constructed
while waiting for the heavy wharf
timbers to arrive, and the farmers
may thus be given the advantage
of storage preparatory to shipment.
Messrs. Peters and Simmons, of
Santa Ana, while driving home
from this city OH Sunday evening,
met with an accident by which one
of their horses was killed. When
near Norwalk the team ran away,
upsetting the buggy into ditch
and throwing the team In such a
way that the neckyoke ran into
one of the horses, killing it in
stantly.
Our readers will remember that,
several days ago, Mr.. Covert, Of the
Corralitos rancho, was arrested for
breaking the city dams and taking
water without permit. On being
arraigned before the Mayor, Covert
demanded jury trial, which was
granted. The case was tried be.
fore Mayor Toberman yesterday
and resulted in verdict for the
city, the jury recommending that
the Mayor impose the lightest pen
atty allowable under the ordinance.
While a couple Of young ladies
were exploring an eucalyptus grove
near Anaheim the other day, the
strong odor of the trees affected
them in very peculiar way. They
became giddy and for a time had
no control over themselves-the
odor, in fact, acting upon them
much the same as If they had con-
sumed quantity Of strong liquor.
1t is the first time we have known
of such an effect being produced by
these trees.-Gazete.
By advertisement in our New
To Day it will be seen that Miss
Nellie Calhoun will give an elocu.
tionary entertainment with dra-
matte impersonations, assisted by
Miss Lola Lawrey, pianiste, at
Union Hall in this city next
Thursday evening We hope to
see Union Hall crowded Oh that
occasion, as Miss Calhoun is a
noted elocutionista and Miss Lawrey
presides at the piano with distin-
guished grace. Both ladies are
graduates of our State Normal
School and deserve o warm well
come.
Mr.. John H. West, of the County
Recorders office, had a narrow
escape from drowning while bath
ing at Santa Monica on Sunday.
He had ventured too far from shore,
where. becoming chilled, he was
seized with cramps, and although
sinking twice, managed by his own
exertions to reach the shore. We
understand that he was confined to
his room yesterday, from the guam
tity of salt water he swallowed and
from the nervous shock. We con-
gratulate him upon his. narrow
escape.
At the annual election of the AS
sociated Veterans of the Mexican
War, held in the office of J. D.Dun-
lay, Secretary, yesterday, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, A. c.
Chauvin; Vice-Presidents, Charles
Benbrook, John Schumacher; Sec
retary,J j ID. Dunlap; Treasurer, L.
e. Goodwin; Trustees, James
Thompson, J. w. b. Davis, John
Schumacher, Mr.. Forsch, Joshua
Talbot.
At Agricultural Park on Sunday
last, on account of some unfairness
in the running race between the
blue horse and the mare, Mr.. Dur
fee, lessee of the Park, declared all
bets Oft and returned the money in
the pool box without deducting his
commissions which, under the
rules, he had right
to keep. He also ruled
the riders and the starting judge
out of all future races and an.
nounced that as long as he retained
the management OF the track, no
put-up joos or other fraudulent
practices would be tolerated
Following is the semiannual re-
port of The exports from the South
ern Pacific Railroad station, from
January l, 1879, to July l, 1879:
Merchandise. 76,2S7 pounds; or
anges. 30,953 pounds; honey, 20, 233
pounds; eggs, SlS cases; raisins,
1924 pounds; hides, 232; potatoes,
1889 pounds; barley, 3l,923
pounds; corn, 962, l03 pounds; wool,
49l ,097 pounds; trees, 434 packages,
and lOcar-lOads; stock, 2of horses,
carloads of sheep, Is carloads of
cattle, carlo ads of mules and 81
carloads of hogs; railroad material,
1870, 900 pounds. Totap 4,0l4,6l3.-
Santa Ana Herald.
On Sunday night Officer Roach
arrested man named Henry AM
bruster on the charge OF stealing a
horse. 1t appears that Ambruster,
who worked at the race track, bors
rowed horse from a neighbor to
come to town. Not returning on
time the owner of the horse sent
his son, on Sunday evening, to as
certain the delay. On reaching the
city the young man found the
horse at bakers on Spring street,