Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-08-27

obdurate husband. "she has the
very best spiritual consolation the
market affords. DR.. Barton has
tasted of 1t, aud he says 1t is excel
| lent, and II he don't know I'd like
| to know who does. Money is no
O ject when 1t comes to spiritual
consolation for my poor,sick wife,"
Teofllo Ochoba was tried for per-
Jury in Judge Sepulveda's branch Of
the Superior Court yesterday. The
information charged Ochoba with
having sworn, in a case in Justice
Lawlor's Court, that he had not
signed and executed a certain bill
of sale. The preponderance of evil
dence, both for the prosecution and
the defense, showed that Ochoba
testified in Justice Lawlors Court
that he had not signed the
bill of sale offered in evil
dence, but had signed another
bill of sale to the same party for
the same property. The object of
introducing the bill of sale In just
ice LawlUr's Court, as sworn to by
the counsel who offered it In evid-
ence there, was to prove that the
property sued for in that Court was
held as a pledge. On motion of he
defendants counsel Judge Sepul-
veda held that the testimony given
by Ochoba, upon which the in
formation was based, was not, even
ii false, material as the object
to prove that the property sued for
was held as pledge-was gained
5y the testimony that bill OF sale
had been signed aud delivered; and
instructed the jury to acquit, which
Dhey did, aud the prisoner was re-
leased. The authorities and decis-
ions are clear upon the point that
to constitute perjury the testimony
sworn to must not only he faIse,
but must be material to the issues
involved in the case in which 1t
was given.
A large audience assembled at
the Methodist Episcopal Church
on Fort street, last night, to listen
to sermon from Bishop Simpson,
VINO is confessedly one of the fore
most pulpit orators in the world.
They were not disappointed in
their expectations, the old Bishop
making very agreeable impres.
sion upon his auditors. We last |
heard Bishop Simpson preach at |
Sharpsburgh. a town five miles
above Pittsburgh, and the center of
great iron industries. The occa-
sion was the dedication of a new
Methodist Episcopal church. aud
we were detailed to report the Ger
emony for a Pittsburgh journal.
Tie Bishop preached a very able
and affecting sermon, which could
be listened to with pleasure and
profit by Christian of any demon.
ination, or, indeed, by any one
who relished finished oratorical
effort. Having got through with
the sacerdotal part of the ceremo-
ny, the Bishop announced that the
which he had Just dedicated
had been built on or dit, aud that
he WAS determined to raise, then
anu tnere, the money netden TO
pay off the debt. The transforms
ton of a fervent and thrilling
preacher OF the gospel into sort of
auctioneer was as marvel
GUS as any change we ever saw on
the stage. He appeared to know
every one in the audience, aud his
personal appeals were simply irre-
AT the end of perhaps
three-quarters of an hour, during
every five minutes of which he
lowered tue scale of expected con-
the new church stood
free of debt. The transition from
the emotional orator to the practi
Cal, persistent and insinuating bus
iness man, was something to re.
member. Bishop Simpson is the
great original church debt raiser.
Kimbali was only one Of his imita-
tors.