Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-01

AT a rat catching match at East
Los Angeles yesterday, Dan
Welsh's bull dog killed 80 rats in
one minute and thirty seconds, a
remarkable feat tor a dog of his
age. The dog, which is eight years
old, is quite a hero in his way, hav-
ing won number of severely con-
tested battles in the upper counties
and enjoys the reputation of being
a regular cat exterminator. In the
litter speciality his master Is ready
to pit him against any dog in the
State for fun or money.
The boy Brown, arrested on sus-
picion of having robbed the drug
store of Mr.. Frick, on Spring street,
Saturday evening, pleaded guilty
before Justice Trafford yesterday.
He then took Deputy Gerkins to a
culvert on First street, where he
hid the greater portion OF
the money-some $l5--but, during
his incarceration in gail, some one
had been there and carried it of.
The young thief was committed to
Jail peuding the decision of the
Justice.
Professor Berg, the one legged
tight rope performer, will give an
exhibition on Spring street at four
o'clock this evening, on a rope
stretched across the the street from
Police Headquarters to the Thirty
Fights engine house. The Pro.
fessor, notwithstanding his loss of
u leg, is spoken of by the news
papers wherever he has appeared,
as a most expert performer, both
on the tight rope and trapeze and
with this deprivation, which
would deter an ordinary man, his
boldness is described as truly Won
derful
During roll-call at recent con.
vention delegate was missed and
for a time it was feared the services
of the Coroner would be required.
He was found lying on a lounge in
a certain SALOON with both eyes par
TALLY open, his left eye having re-
ceived large quantity Of cigar
ashes and being open almost to the
full limit. He presented q CHASTITY
appearance, out while his friends
were preparing to send for the Cor
oner he recovered and was found to
be only little under the influence
of corn juice, and having a glass
eye on the left side the cigar ashes
made no difference.
MIR. John Wangeman and party,
who left this city abput the middle
Of April last for Lower California,
in order to test the Wangeman gold
separator, without the aid Of water,
have returned, and pronounce the
machine decided success. Some
60 50 far as to say 1t will save flake
and -four gold, which water would
carry off. A party yesterday went
to THRU creek, about ninety miles
from here, in the direction of Fort
TETON. On the trial in Lower Cali
fornia, the machine passed dirt at
the rate of one ton every fifteen
minutes or forty tons every ten
hours.
Mr.. Montague. "a young man EN-
ployed as clerk at the Santa Anita
ranch, while returning home on
Sunday evening accidently shot
himself. He had borrowed self
cooking pistol from a companion to
examine it, and while so doing the
weapon went off without doing any
damage, fortunately. The report
frightened his horse and while re-
straining the animal second bar
rel was discharged. the ball from
which passed entirely through the
under part of his thigh, inflictiDg
an ugly flesh wound. The accident
occurred near the Five Mile House
whence the wounded man was TAX
en- to the County Hospital where
the wouni was dressed by DR.. Ham
non.