Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-15
We are informed that a woman

hauling the cIOtueS tudt escapeu
destruction by the burning of the
wash house on Spring street the
night before, and tearing the lace
edging from ladies' dresses and un-
dergarments, thus finishing the
work left undone by the fire.
The primaries for the election of
delegates to the Republican State
Convention will be held next Sat-
urday. This city is entitled to six
delegates-two from the Second
and one from each of the other
wards. We have heard the names
OF Commodore Haines, General
Roley and General Mansfield as
candidates in the Second Ward.
We received call yesterday
from Mr.. S. A. Miller, agent for
Rice & Davls's patent fire and
water proof paint. Mr.. Miller has
gone over to San Bernardino for
few days and on his return will
give q public test of the fire proof
qualities of the paint, due notice of
which will be advertised In the
HERALD.
An ice cream festival will be
given by the ladies of the Unitarian
church next Saturday evening.
The programme is a most enter
tanning one and comprises music,
singing and literary exercises from
8 to 0 and dancing from 8 to IL. A
matinee for children will be held
in the afternoon, commencing at
u O'Clock P. NJ, at which suitable
amusements will be provided. See
advertisement.
In February 1858, one Pancho
Daniel. a noted highwayman, was
indicted for murder by the Grand
Jury and arraigned In the District
Court. Before the day OF trial,
however, the accused was taken
out Of the County Jail and hanged
by order of Judge Lynch. The fact
is thus noted on Register l, District
Court, by the then County Clerk:
The gentleman who was defendant
in this cause was accidentally hung
through the carelessness of some
American citizens on Tuesday
morning, Nov. 30th, 1858.
The will of Petra S. Gelclch, wife
of DR.. Gelcich and. formerly a resi-.
dent Of this city, has been filed for
probate in San Francisco. The
testatrix bequeaths to her mother,
Pillar Bernal de Plco, ten acres of
the Gelcich oil claim in San Fer
nando; ten acres Of the Todd oil
claim to her sister, Josephine
Green, and all her property in San
Jose and the remainder of her prop
erty to her husband, except the
South Park property in San Fran
cisco and her INTEREST," in the Rancho
Mill in Mexico.
]. F. Meader, Of Artesia, has one
and three-fourths acres of alfalfa,
from the produce of which he is
feeding three cows, two horses,
fifty.three pigs and seven sows.
The pigs are four months old and
get no other feed except dry alfal-
ia and little swill with soaked
grain in it, consisting of Is pounds
of grain and the sour milk from the
three COWS. If any man can beat
this we would like. to hear from
him.-Anaheine Gasette.
Somehow the Evening Express
don't seem to warm up to the
speeches which were made at the
Workingmen's jolIification the
other night. The blonde and yer.
satile local of the Express was
present and took copious notes of
the orations, but they were not re-
produced. The Workingmen don't
seem to desire to be patronized, or,
for that matter, to surrender every
thing to the eleventh hour patri.
OTIS. And we are inclined to think
that they are level-headed set.
Gen. George s. Evans, gentle
man who is looming up formidably
as the Republican candidate for
Governor of California, was man
about town in Los Angeles seven.
teen years ago. The Drum bar
racks and Fort TETON were built
under his auspices, he being at that
time United States army officer.
Whatever measure Of success or
failure may attend the efforts of his
friends to make him the first citi-
zen Of California, 1t affords us
pleasure to recognize the fact that
Gen. Evans is fascinating gentle
man socially and "every inch o
man,
Wool took very sudden and un-
expected turn In Boston last week.
The market was very active, and
all available woods were bought up
by manufacturers. The market
advanced on an average two cents
per pound all around. California
Spring woods selling as high as %
cents. equal, in case of direct ship
ment from Los Angeles TO Boston,
to about "a cents per pound. It
now looks as If California sheep
men, who have passed through
nearly eight years Of loss, depres-
sion and Encouragement. were
about to enter upon period Of
great prosperity.
The auction sale Of the effects OF
the st. Charles Hotel begins at 10
A. NJ. to-day, In the Baker Block,
under the auspices OF Mr.. e. w.
Noyes. Housekeepers would do
we'll to take note of this event, be-
cause a wonderful variety of table
and bed linen, crockery and table
service, is one of the features of the
sale. In addition, bedsteads, mat
trasses and every kind of house
hold furniture may be had at tre-
mendous bargain. This is one op-
portunity in ten thousand for the
judicious. Ten thousand dollars
worth of furniture and ho-