Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-23
in this city, stating that he was en-

| routc W CallIOTulh via tno 6Outn
ern route and would pass through
Los Angeles this evening. Th'
Archduke, after his return hom'
from his former visit, wrote q bool
entitled "Los Angeles; a Flower o
the Golden Land" In which b,
spoke very highly Of our city ant
section. The book was embellishe(
by number of very attractive
sketches of Los Angeles scenes.
The Fabbri troupe were agair
greeted at Turnverein Hall las
night by select and fashionable
audience. The programme was 9
most enjoyable one, all the features
Of the entertainment being of 9
high artistic standard. Madame
Fabbri herself sang, and the limo.
walton on the printed program m g
was very warmly welcomed. There
will be a matinee this afternoon,
which will give ladies and youne
folks an opportunity of listening to
very complete programme. Mon.
day evening will finish the present
Fabbri season Of concert and opera.
Mr.. Carlos Cruz, who has been at
the Resting Springs mining dis
trict for some months, return.
cd to Los Angeles for o short
visit. a couple Of days ago. He
brought with him several bars of
bullion whose aggregate value Is
$4,000. This is the output of the
Company's mill after a run of thirty
six days. The mill has ten STAN De
and its production from the quality
of ore now worked may be relied
upon to average ten or twelve
thousand dollars per month. The
mine is owned and operated by q
Los Angeles Company, and we
gladly note this evidence Of its
prosperity. MIR. Cruz expects to
return shortly.
The residence of Mr.. Sidney La.
cey last night was marked by q
very pleasant and brilliant party,
gotten up In honor Of Mr.. George
II. Kimball, who has been paying
US visit Of some days. duration.
There was gala gathering Of
G eorge's old time friends of both
sexes-and he counts legions of
both in this quarter-and the eight
fantastic" was tripped merrily into
the "wee sma' hours ayant the
twal." A little bird whispers to US
that George will 60 back to San
Francisco, that he will return after
a little spell, and then will lead to
the altar one Of our brightest and
pretticst society favorites.
The Southern Pacific railroad
bridge over the Rio Grande, near
Ell Paso, is being pushed rapidly
towards complexion. Three pile
drivers are at work night and day,
and a large force of men are placing
the timbers in position. Nearly
all the material for the bridge is
on the ground. At the point of
crossing the Rio Grande passes be.
tween two abrupt bluffs, and its
current.is rapid and deep. The
bridge will be about 250 feet above
the water, and will cross the chan.
mel by a 4OO-foot span. After a
crossing is effected the road will
reach Ell Paso in a very short time,
reaching that place from the 18th
to the goth of next month-several
weeks ahead of the Atchison, To.
peka and Santa Fe road, which is
now built to Las Cruces. s.-Tucson
Citizen.
Captain Davis last night arrest
ed Thomas Whitmorc on the
charge of assaulting Ida F. Arm.
strong with a deadly weapon. The
complainant, who says she is Wis.
iting friend who lives on First
street, near Wilmington, states
that Whitmore came into the room
where she was lying asleep, picked
her up from the bed and was carry.
ing her across the room when she
walked. She freed herself from b is
grasp; and, Ia the struggle, he
drew a clasp knife. While he was
trying to open the blade
she knocked him down with q
chair. She then went to the bed,
got a revolver from under the
pillow and drove him to the door,
where she again dealt him q blow
with q chair, knocking him down
a second time. On getting up he
made off, saying, as be left, that he
had been hired to kill her. Sue
then sent for an officer and on the
arrival of Captain Davis gave him
a description Of her assailant. He
started in pursuit. At the corner
OF Los Angeles and Requena
streets he found Whitmore, and as
he answered the description, took
him into custody and booked him
to await examination. The story
is somewhat thin, but may be SUBJ
stantiated at the investigation be.
lore City Justice Adams this morn
ing.
The preliminary examination of
DR.. J. G. kirkpatrick, on the
charge of com mitting the crime Of
abortion, came up in City Justice
Adams's Court yesterday after.
noon. The defendant by his coun.
sci demanded that spectators be
excluded from the Court room, as
the law allows defendants that
privilege in preliminary exsmina.
tions for felony. The prosecuting
witness, Dora Schaffer (who swore
to the complaint upon which the
warrant was issued for the arrest of
DR.. Kirkpatrick), after the oath
was administered to her yesterday
by Justice Adams, stated that she
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