Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-10-02

covered bridge, who caught his
horse by the bride and asked for
two-bits to get bed. earle told
him he had no money, and, spur
ring his horse quickly, managed to
get away, leaving the sturdy beg
gar standing in the road.
Juan Tapia, who made q
murderous assault with a shot.
gun on Julian Orosco on Fri
day, was arraigned before City JUS
tice Adams yesterday, and, In de.
fault of $3.50 bail, was recommitted
for examination at 10 A. M. on
Tuesday next. Jesus Garcia, ar
rested as an accessory, was held in
the came amount.
DR.. Harmon informs US that Oros.
co, who was shot on Friday morn
ing by Juan Tapia, lie getting along
finely. When the Doctor called to
Zee him yesterday morning, he
found the wounded man at the
breskfas table, eating heartily.
notwi' hstanding one of hi eyes had
been blown out the day before, and
the other was so injured that he
will probably never see out of 1t
again.
The immense volume of bust
ness that now finds an inlet at
Wilmington and which demon.
strates the prosperity of Southern
California, is shown by the large
number of cars of freight that are
now loaded at that port, one hun.
bred and twepty-eight being the
result of one days work last week.
Trains of sixty cars with two loco
motives are now run twice day.
General Banning gives employ
ment at good wages to quite an
army of men In order to properly
handle and forward this great
amount of merchandise.
Attention.is directed to the double
column advertisement of Messrs.
L. Peiser & Co. Mr.. Peiser is now
In San Francisco, purchasing an
entire new stock of goods. He
writes to his partners that he has
had the good fortune to secure the
most elegant assortment of ladies'
fancy goods, trimmings, laces, un-
derwear, etc ever brought to this
city. Also, full line of gentle.
mems wear. Both ladies snd gen.
tlemen will find it to their interest
to defer Fall purchases until after
Mr.. Peiser's return.
Engineer r. B. Bishop, of the
Santa Monica train, by the exer-
else of GOODNESS and bravery yester-
day averted what might have re.
suited in fatal accident. AS the
train approached the narrow place
in San Pedro street, near Lothian's
lumber yard, horse attached to a
buggy in which were three people,
took fright and backed on the
track. Mr.. Bishop, seeing the
danger, at once shut off steam and
reversed his engine, stopping il
within ten feet of the buggy. Had
he hesiteted q moment it Ia proba-
BILE that the vehicle would have
been crushed and all the occupants
killed.
In May last countryman was
enveigled into o bagnio on Los
Angeles street and robbed. John
Kelly and another man were sus.
pected as the guilty parties, but
proofs were not sure against thena.
Chief Gard has kept Kelly under
surveillance ever since, and on Fri.
day last he secured what he CON-
siders conclusive evidence against
him. He Immediately dispatched
Officer Green to Newhall, where
Kelly has been stopping, with in
structions to arrest him. Green
succeeded in capturing his man,
who is now in Jail, and will be ex-
amined before City Justice Adams
on Monday. The other suspected
party left the city, but as soon as
he returns he will also be arrested.
The Bickle concert at Turnverein
Hall last night was very enjoya-
BILE affair. Miss Stella BIckle, al
though apparently laboring under
q bad cold, sang a number of TIA
liam, German and English pieces
with great sweetness and express
sion. Prof. ArevalO rendered a
number of his guitar specialties
with his accustomed skill and was
enthusiastically applauded. Prof.
Knell ON the piano, and Mr..
Wangeman on the violin, execut-
ed together several Duets which
were warmly received. Little Lot
tie Gould maintained her reputa-
ton as an infant prodigy and Mr..
Mag showed, in "Yon'll remem-
Der me-" that II his voice were a
little clearer, and his vocal meth
DDS tIide better, he might have
achieved q marked success.