Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-11

ielter, was partially nearu Delore
United States Commissioner Whit
log yesterday, and further hearing
continued until Friday next.
Messrs. Eastman and Haley APP
peared for the prisoner, who was
recommitted to Jail in default OF
$4,000 bail.
The ship Valparaiso, with coal
from New South Wales, came over
the bar yesterday and is now
anchored off Linville, in Whining
ton Bay. Capt. Mills, Of the Val
paraiso, who is at the Pico House,
makes the gratifying report that
the water on the bar measured l6
feet when he passed over.
Notwithstanding the argument
of Mr.. Dooner, representing Mrs.
Hamilton, published elsewhere,
and notwithstanding our personal
desire to take o charitable view of
the matter, we still think that Mr..
A. j. Hamilton Is an absconding
defaulter. There are always con-
Trajectory stories and rumors in a
case of this kind. OF course Ham
ilton may have been spirited away
and murdered, but we shall believe
it only when proof of the fact is
furnished to the public.
Mr.. l.. II. Price, who resides
near DIR. Lanterman's ranch, above
the Verdugo Canon, met with a
serious and perhaps fatal accident
on Tuesday. He was getting ready
to start out for drive and threw
his overcoae on to the seat of the
wagon. A revolver that was in one
of the pockets of the coat struck
the seat and was discharged, the
ball entering MIR. Prices breast
near the right nipple. Mr.. A.
Dunsmoor, who lives near, came
into town for physician and DR..
Lindley went out at once to at
tend the wounded man. We have
not yet learned the result of his in
juries.
Yesterday at noon an old Span
lard, named Viviano Diaz, who
kept q boot black stand in front of
Ayon's barber shop in the Signoret
building, and who lived in a mar
row lane off Ducommun street,
went home to dinner, apparently
in good health. He had hardly
finished eating before he was taken
with severe vomiting and died in a
few minutes. DR.. Harmon, who
was summoned, thinks death was
caused by heart disease or cancer
of the stomach. There are some
persons, however, who suspect that
the man was poisoned, but as the
deceased had no known enemies,
this suspicion Is considered decid-
edly improbable. An inquest and,
If necessary, a post mortem exami-
nation will be held this morning.
Matlock, the escaped counterfeit
er, is reported to have been seen at
Azusa. A gentleman who came in
from there yesterday says that
Matlock was at the house of Mr..
Wright on Sunday last, where he
ate breakfast. After eating he pro-
vided himself with revolver
and double barreled shotgun
and started up the caf1on in the
direction of his cabin. 1t is
said that he paid another
visit to Wright's house Monday
morning and took breakfast there.
Some time Monday forenoon a
couple of the settlers saw Wright
drive up the cafion with some
clothing and provisions in his wag-
on. They asked him whether
MatIock had been at his house that
morning and he answered in the
negative. Being catechised pretty
closely and told that they had
seen Matlock's footprints lead
ing down the canon towards
his house, he admitted that
Matlock might have been there be-
fore he was up; in fact he had
missed some things from his place
which belonged to Matlock and it
was quite probable that the man
had been there. The impression
seems to be well grounded among
the settlers that the counterfeiter
is bivouaclng in the mountains
somewhere in the vicinity of Dali
ton Canon.
The wooden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Lacey was celebrated
in a very charming manner at
their residence on Spring street
last night. The young couple are
quite popular in Los Angeles So
ciety, and old and young thronged
to felicitate them upon the com.
pletion of their fifth year of mar
ried life. Music and dancing were
kept up till midnight, when the
merrymakers sat down to superb
banquet, which was enlivened by
the expression of many cordial
wishes for the continued well-being
of the host aud hostess. Dancing
was resumed after the collation. and
kept up far into the wee sma'
hours. In addition to many ap-
propriate presents, a mysterious
box had been sent by an unknown
donor. 1t was opened with much
ceremony, when another and inner
box was disclosed, and so the
wooden thing ran on until fourteen
square boxes, each nicely fitting
into the other, had been broken
open. Then began series of round
boxes, enclosed fold within fold,
like the concentric rings of an
onion, disclosing, at the last, a very
precious gift, whose nature we are
obliged to keep a profound secret.
The evening was most delightful
one to all the participants, amongst
whom were Judge Ross and his
family, Judge Sepulveda, Col. T. ID.
Mott and family. Capt. Thorn and
| family and most Of the bellies and