Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-01
LOCAL BHEVETIE ESs

A set of new harness was stolen
from the barn of Mr.. I. G. Curtis,
Vernon District. on Monday night.
Mr.. Bob Edkert, tho popular as
sistant of Mr.. Joe Bayer, leaves to.
day for q three weeks visit to
Waterman's Springs, San Bernar-
dino county.
Mr.. A. w. Potts. referee in the
Firemen's ten hours 60 as you
please pedestrian match at the Pa
viiiOn. last week, will render his
decision at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
There was once an old doctor named Tan
ner,
Who was Of an abstemious manner;
He thought water and air
A luxurious fare,
And when his vile hungerGd would fan her.
We learn that q two hours go as
you please pedestrian match has
been arranged between two dry
goods ks for 500 side, to come
off at the race track one week from
next Sunday.
An Amazon amateur walking
match, under the management of
Col. J. S. Morgan, is the latest sem
sation. The tournament will take
place as soon as the necessary pre-.
liminaries are arranged.
1t is said that the proprietors of
certain hotel In San Francisco Of
fered DR.. Tanner Il salary, with
water and lodgings, if he would
take charge of the culinary depart
ment of the hotel.
Wallace Leach aud II. +. del
Vale, Esquires, went over 10 San
Bernardino yesterday to address a
Democratic meeting ut that place
last evening. They return by this
mornings train.
The meeting which greeted the
Messrs. Leach and Del Vale Mon
day night was large and enthusias-
tic. The Anaheim Democracy are
thoroughly aroused and intent Oh
victory for the Democratic Presi.
Dental, Congressional and local
tickets.
During the fortnighps s0journ OF
Mr.. 7. A. Templeton and family at
Santa Catalina Island, amongst
other monsters of the deep caught
by Mr.. Templeton was u Jew fish
over six feet in length and weigh-
Ing 375 pounds.
We are indebted TO Mr.. Lon
Barnes, of Ell Monte, for the larg-
est bunch of fine and delicious
grapes that we have seen this sea.
son. 1t was grown on his
place on the Duarte Rancho and
weighed 8 pounds.
Mr.. Abe Norton, a Deputy Coun.
ty Clerk, informs US that there has
been, since the last general elec-
ton and up to this date, 32l voters
registered in the County Clerks
Office and 240 transfers and cancel.
latiOns to other counties; the Clerk
had also noted upon The Great
Register 80 deaths in the same
time.
Mendel Meyer 10 in from Tomb
stone and Intends to remain here
during the San Agostine feast, af-
ter which he goes to Los Angeles
on two months pasear. Mendel
| is one of the most versatile men
we ever saw. He is the special
correspondent of the Saed CalifOr-
nische Post, a violinist and pianist
Of talent, and last, but not least,
the owner of twelve mines.--AriS0-
ma (2Ucson) Star.
That free lance of agriculture,
and prince Of good fellows, Mr.. d.
Freeman, we hear, has been offer
ed by Premier Gladstone a high
post in the Colonial service of the
British Empire. We are incli ned
to think that Mr.. Freeman is too
much attached to the Centinela
and Sausal Kedondo ranchos to ac-
cept the offer. Besides, we have
an inner consciousness which in
forms us that he proposes to be-
come an American citizen, thus
taking his chances with the Bird OF
Freedom and his mnltitudinous
brood.
The case Of H. M. Leonard VS.
VIM. A. January, Treasurer Of
Santa Clara county, was argued
Monday morning before the Su'
preme Court, sitting in banc al
San Francisco, by Messrs. Moon
and Van Dyke for Plaintiff, and
Messrs. Greathouse, Baggett, Bar
bour and Block for the defense
The action is to test the constitu'
tionality of the Fellon bill, or the
so-calIed County Government Act
which will determihe whethe
elections for county officers shal
be held this fall in counties outsid,
of San Francisco.
Our popular fellow citizen, Mr.
M. Kremer, has been constitutes
the agent, as the successor of MI
!, B. F. Drakenfeld, OF a remarkabl
series OF insurance companies. EN-
bracing an almost unlimited capl
tai, and Of : solvency beyond ques