Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-19

In convsrsation with Mr.. r. r.
Haines, Division Superintendent
Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, yesterday. he stated
frankly that large proportion of
~ telegraph business between the
far West and East, will be done
over the line he is now construct
ing through this Territory and
New Mexico. He says that free.
dom from snow, and having no
rivers where washouts are likely
to take place, and the atmosphere
being nearly always favorable for
the electric current, renders the
route vastly preferable to all others
to make business certain at all sea.
sons. CONSTRUCTION of an addi-
tional line to Los Angeles will be
pushed with all energy.-7ucson
Star.
We had the pleasure of call
yesterday from our old townsman
Mr.. Springer Harbaugh, lately of
Pittsburgh, and now Of the Red
River wheat section. Mr.. Har-
baugh and family have been stop
ping for some time past at the ST.
ezra Madre Villa. He tells us that
he is delighted with Los Angeles
county and with the San Gabriel
valley, in particular. Though Mr..
Harbough was one Of the govern
ment Directors Of the Union Pa
cific, aud represented the govern
ment's interests In the construc-
tioD OF that road from Omaha to
Ogden, this is his first visit to CAL
if0rnia. He was an intimate friend
of the late VIM. G. Raiston, Raj.
ston's father having built many
steam boats for Mr.. Harbaugh
when the latter gentleman was u
we'll known power on the Ohio
role of q great Pennsylvania IRON
master for TINT OF farmer Ia the
Red River country. He will make
his bow this year with four th0us-
and acres Of wheat, and he has
adopted "excelsior" as his motto,
being determiRed to increase his
acreage. A region Of twenty miles
In length, which last year never
knew the pl0w, 10 now seeded to
wheat, thanks to the farming syn
dictate which Mr.. Harbaugh has
established In that virgin country.
Farming is making Mr.. Hsrbaugh
q very youthful looking man for
one whose reminiscences reach
back to 1885. He goes down to-day
to look at Santa Monica aud on
Thursdsy he will pay y brief visit
to San Diego.
Two or three days ago blind
Italian organ grinder, accompanied
by girl about twelve years old,
arrived in this city overland from
San Francisco; and, until yester-
day, they might be heard at any
time during the day grinding out
hand organ versions Of Trovatore
and other popular operas in our
streets. Yesterday the dissemlna-
tion OF sweet sounds was brought
to . sudden close by Chief Gard,
who arrested the man, Pietro Zozzi
by name, on q message from San
Francisco, charging him with
having abducted the girl. Z)zzi
and the girl were ia ken to the police
station, and, after little while, the
man was taken around to the Jail.
As he passed through the Jail yard.
shs aowg shy hs poee h% sI8Sss osss Ia sae MADE %
frantic efforts to get to him. Being
prevented by Deputy Davis, she
walked up and down the office,
sobbiug NJ if her heart would
break, crying at Intervals, "Oh, my
papa! l want to 60 to my papa"
On being asked II the old man was
really her father, she answered
"Yes," and said she wanted to be
with him in the Jail. After while
she quieted down and seated her
self on the doorstep of the Office,
where she remained apparently
contented. Shortly after the train
from San Francisco arrived an
italian was seen to approach the
police office, whom the girl eyed
very intentiy and when he reached
the door she threw herself into his
arms, crying "Paps. papa" and
kissing him most affectionately.
"Why," said Deputy Davis. "hOw
ls this? Have you two papAs?" To
this query she made no reply, fur
ther than to smile significantly.
Notwit thstanding the arrival of her
true father, the girl still persisted
in her desire to see the organ.
grinder, and had to be watched
very closely to prevent her accom-
plishing that purpose. Aozzi is
represented to have left q wife and
five children at San Francisco. An
officer arrived with a warrant for
him yesterday, aud he will be
taken bhck to that city to-day to
answer to the charge OF abduction.
The girl will be taken up by her
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