Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

next Tuesday. From the facti
which have already transpired, II
seems that Smith, after being re.
leased, in company with two sal
lors, went to the house of Mr..
Tyrell, who lives on Alameda
street, aud asked for something to
eat, but was refused. Shortly after,
a satchel containing $6S and
locket valued at 50 was
missed; and, as nobody else had
been In the house between the
time Of putting Ii on the hook and
its disappearance but Smith, sus.
picion turned to him and he was
arrested. On being searched only
$50 was found upon him, but
this being large cum for q
man to earn in day, he was
questioned as to how he got 1t.
His answers being evasive and
contradictory, he was brought be-
fore the Court on the above charge.
There is q new industry spring
ing up In our midst that should in
every way be encouraged, for the
simple reason that everything that
is made at home, instead OF being
purchased abroad, helps the gen.
eral prosperity. About two mo nths
ago couple of young Essterners,
M essrs. r. ]. Handbook and j. P.
Ward, who are clever, energetic
mechanics, started In very mod.
est manner to manufacture furni.
ture, hoping thereby to meet their
expenses, as they were only here
temporarily; but, finding the eli.
mate and surroundings SO fascinat-
ing, aud their enterprise so profit
able, they have concluded to re.
main permanently. They have
hired the old ice.h0use, with wat
er power; and, instead of the two
hands they started with. they are
now obliged to hire seven. With
this extra help they are able to fill
their orders, as our large furniture
dealers, finding that it is cheaper
and better to purchase here than
elsewhere, order all their cheap
goods from the above firm. Mr..
Ward intends, as soon as he gets
breathing time, to make the nec-
essary arrangements in machinery
to turn out as good work as any
San Francisco furniture manufac-
turer. He means to run out San
Francisco competition, being able
to produce goods cheaper than
others, by having the margin OF
freight to work on.
Mr.. Charles H. Read, "the Mys-
terious Man." assisted by Orilla
Read, will give spiritualistio ex-
pose seancess at Turnverein Hall
Monday and Tuesday evenings,
December 26th and 9th. Mr.. Read
has gained reputation as wide as
the continent for expeditions of
the character which he will essay
next week in Turnverein Hall.
They are the persons who exposed
the Katie King fraud at the City
of Philadelphia. At Prof. Reads
spirit hands, spirit
faces, spirit forms and the spirits
of Katie King and of Honto, the
IDdian Maiden, will positively ap-
pear. Prof. Read will thoroughly
explain slate and pallet writing
and the blood-red writing on the
arm. The Oakland Times said
that Mr.. Reads exhibitions are
the most complete refutation of
Seance Shams aud Splritism
Frauds ever given on this Coast or
any where else. The San Francis
co Chronicle summarized his ex-
positions in that city by the ad-
mission that Prof. Reads explanR-
tiOn of the manDer in which spir.
itualistio delusions are wrought
command the attention OF the
audience from the opening until
the close OF the entertainment.
Our people are thus justified in
looking Tor unique and.iuteresting
Monday and Tnes.
day nights, the drift of which will
be to expose and not to uphold
shams.
Our sanctum was gladdened yes
terday by the advent OF Col. Chal.
mers Scott, the chief of the epgin.
eeriDg party which is now engaged
In locating the line OF railway fol-
the Southern Pacific from Yuma 10
Port Ysabel. Col. Scott has been
called to our city by the serious
illness Of child. He informed us
that he has already located some
twenty-five Of the sixty. five miles
of road between Yuma and Port
Ysabel; and that, in ten days, the
location will probably be- cOmplet
ed to the Gulf. Lsat Saturday Col /.
Scott te Is u, there was a
very heavy rain and hall
storm In the Colorado bottoms,
Of which his Earty got the
full benefi'. 1t appeared to he con-
fined to the line Ut the river. The
weather in the bottom lands has
been exceedingly cold, ice forming
to the depth Of an irch every
night. On the mesaR, however, il
has been mild. Col. Scott has been
instructed to make surveys for
wharves and warehouses at Port
Ysabel. On the 10th Of next month
Col. Crocker, and the other mag
mates of the Southern Pacific, will
60 down to inspect the work, and
the steamer MOhavs has been sc.
lected to convey them from Yuma,
with q view to inspecting mum.
bsr of desirable landings on the
Gulf of California, the MOhave be-
ing the only steamer that could
undertake the voyage on the Gulf.
When Col. Scott Is through with
his present expedition he will be
sent upon the work OF locating the
line Of the Central Pacific from
EOripno T1kah IN VapRkOU Ia.