Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-08-26

prepared TO 8OLul IL tubt IuCto 10 uoeh
truth and poetry In the foregoing
The mosquito Of this section can
give the "little, busy bee" heavy
odds and beat him every time.
The clothing stolen from Mr.. B.
F. Myers, note of which was made
in yesterdays HERALD, was
bought by two Commercial street
iupk dealers named Candelario Al.
ipos and Pedro Abarto, for the ex-
trayspant sum of SLIPS. AS receive
ers of stolen goods, while these
BOYS, on account Of their youth,
may escape, these gentry may hnd
that the way Of the transgressor Is
hard.
It will be seen, by reference to
our advertising columns, that Mr..
B. w. Edelman respectfully and
gratefully declines the Democratic
nomination for Supervisor OF the
Fifth district on grounds OF defect
i've residence, particularized in Sec
tion 4O23 of the Political Code. The
Democratic County Central Com
mittee will fill the vacancy.
We regret to say that our local
Republican candidates are in the
"dumps," or, to employ a nautical
phrase, In the "doldrums." The
Is slowly beginning
to dawn upon the stupidest OF
them. and many of them are not
stupid, that Hancock will pull
the weakest of the Demo.
cratic local candidates this year.
Mr.. Hawley, a we'll known citi-
zen residing on Olive street, be-
tween 10th and llth, who is at pres
ent engaged in teaming, fell from
his wagon yesterday and broke his
leg above the kuee. DR.. Wise,
who was called IN to attend upon
Mr.. Hawley, deferred setting the
leg until to-day. AS the old gen
tleman is fully sixty-five years OF
age the casualty Is u severe Que.
Mr.. Shaw, whose injuries, result
ing from a runaway team, we have
before described, died last night.
The old gentleman was most es-
timable citizen and it is special
m after Of regret that his life should
be sacrificed to a couple OF unruly
colts. 1t Is u matter of fact that
there are more casualties in Los
Angeles resulting from unmanage-
able horses than in any place IN
the United States though of four
times its population.
Mr.. Brown, of Morford G. Brown,
has settled down In Los Angeles
like an old timer aud one who
means to stay. He has provided
with his own vine and fig
trees out at the corner of Main and
Washington streets, and he feels
that there is no one to make him
afraid. Mr.. Brown is one of the
dvant couriers Of the new settle.
ment which will, before the COM
ing winter is over, rival the old in
numbers and wealth.
That one armed but witty Azusa
yclept Cullen, says that
its attack on him killed the Daily
Journal. An inquiring mind, fair
Iy set afloat, can run against a
number OF things which would es-
cape an ordinary Intelligence. Two
m alters, however, are pretty we'll
established, viz, the Daily Jour-
nal, after a devious career. IL dead,
and Cullen Is not only alive and
kicking but is the present and pros
pective Tax Collector Of Los Ange.
les county,
A strong San Gabriel Hancock
and English club was organized
Saturday, pursuant to the circular
of the Democratic County Central
Judge Gibbs was
elected President, Mr.. H. Hamil-
ton and Jesse Avis Vice-Presidents
and X s Hereford Secretary. The
Meesrs. Isaac Cooper and Albert
Gibbs were appointed Finance
The meeting was then
to meet again next
at the Office Of Justice
The Democratic out
look in the San Gabriel valley was
never brighter than now.
Col. Chapin, that old Republican
stalwart of the Santa Monica
caflon, paid US a pleasant visit yes.
terday. Ths Colonel is the picture
of health and embonpoint, pulling
down the scales at 2S5 pounds
forty-five pounds more avoirdu.
pois than either Hancock or Gar.
field can claim, both the Demo.
cratic aud Republican candidates
tipping the scales at exactly 240
pounds. Chaplin. however, has no
Presidential aspirations. His prin-
cipal ambition Is to make re-
spectacle money clean up from his
cation venture this summer. Thus
far he has realized his expecta-
tiOns.
The jury in the case of Florence
Ames were discharged last night,
not being able to agree. We under