Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-09-25
Mr.. ]. D. Cornwall, formerly a

resident OF this county, put iateiy
of Westminster, Los Angeles coun-
tv, has been here for week past
fitting up for trip overland to
Utah. for which destination he left
this morning. He goes to jnin his
brother. who is engaged in mining
operations in Bingham Can III.
MIR. Cornwall is we'll known here,
IS highly respe cted by all who
know HIM and takes with him the
best wishes of his many friends for
the success of the trip San Ber-
nardmo Times, Sept. 23i.
Ga Sunday last Detective Emil
Harris received o letter from
Bakersfield informing him that u
robbery had been committed at
that place aud giving him a de-
scription of the thief who, it was
supposed, had come to Los Auge
les. Harris kept his eyes about
him aud yesterday arrested "a
young man named Adolfo Ortega,
whose actious excited his suspl-
cions, aud committed him to Jail
to await the arri val OF all officer
from Bakersfield.
About ten days ago, while Emile
Blanc was out hunting, his gun
explode !, SCATTERING his left hand
fearfully. He was brought to this
city and DR.. Nadeau anputated the
thumb aud forefinger, by which he
hoped to save the rest of the hand.
Blanc got along very well until
Tuesday when he was taken
with the lock-jaw aud died yester-
day afternoon. Deceased was II
cook by profession and a native OF
Besape III, France. He will be
buried from 70 Los Angeles street
at 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
We yesterday examined the
patent piano mover introduced by
r. r. Bills. BY the use of this
machine two men are enabled to
do the work of six by the old
method. Another advantage OF
The machine is that the piano can
be handled with great ease in any
position, endwise or Oh its side,
thus permitting it to be taken with
ease through apertures almost mac
cessible by the old mole of hand
ling. The "mover" is also fur
nished with brakes by which the
instrument can be raised or low
cred at pleasure.
Yesterday evening a number of
the young gentlemen of Los Ange
les met in the Council Cham ber-
for the purpose of forming social
club to enable them to pass the
long evenings of the approaching
winter pleasantly. The name
chosen for the organization is the
Ivy Social Club Otlley Papi-
mean was elected President; L
Marshall, Vi3e-President; Frank
White. Secretary, and Mr. Willilts,
reasurer. After perfectIng the or
sanization the club adjourned till
next Monday evening when The
time for the first entertainment
will be determined.
About 2 O'Clock yesterday after
noon man named Thayer, who
stops at the United States Hotel, in
stepping on to the sidewalk in
front of Congress Hall, fell. He
was assisted to the hotel and seated
in chair in the reading room,
where he went to sleep. Last even
ing a gentleman, wishing to see
him to bed, walked him up, when
Thayer said his leg was broken
He was taken to his room, aud, on
mination, it was found to be az
he stated, notwithstanding the fact
that he slept quietly ia the chair
for several hours after the accident
occurred. DIR. Wise was called in
aud set he broker limb and gave
the injured man every necessary
care.
AT the meeting Of the Grocers'
Protective Association, at Baker
Block, last evenixg, the name OF
the Association was changed to the
Merchants Protective Associa-
tion.h A committee of four, con
sisLing of Messrs. Lambourue, San
guinetti, Harris and Strohm was
appointed to canvass the merchants
of he city and soiicit them to join
the Association. The Secretary re-
ported that over three hundred
names were now on the "Black
Book" and that the organization
thus far had been Of great service
to the members. After the trans
action of some further business the
Association adjourned to meet at
the same place in the early part of
October.