Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-07-01

moves the compassionate to chari-
ty. AS he was Enthusiastically
drunk, the other night, opening
and clam ming doors promiscuous-
ly, he was accorded. yesterday, ten
days in the city prison, without la.
Dor. He ought to be sent to the
County Hospital, ending a num-
merry offensive to aforementioned
people and assuring comfort to the
poor wretch.
We had pleasant call yesterday
from Mr.. John Ssckman, of Santa
Ana, who has just returned from q
short visit to San Francisco. Mr.
Sack man 10 a 6ne specimen Of the
"unterrifled," and Is one OF the
stalwart pillars of our growing and
progressive southern neighbor.
The Executive Committee ar.
pointed by citizens Of Los Angeles
of French nativity met at the
Council chamber last evening to
arrange a program me for the cels-
bration OF the anniversary of the
taking OF the Bastille-July i4th-
which has been adopted by the
French Republic as the national
holiday. The celebration will in
clude procession, literary and
other suitable exercises. the whole
to conclude with q grand banquet.
Full particulars will appear here
after.
Last evening John Maekney,who
had been discharged in the morn.
ing from a long term OF service In
the chain gang for stealing a grind
stone, was seen in the Fountain
saloon. Shortly after he left eleven
billiard balls we're missed. This
fact was communicated to Chief
Gard, who went IN search of Mack
ney, whom he found in a rsstaur-
ant on Los Angeles street, without
the missing property, however. On
further examination the balls
we're found concealed In the rear
of the restaurant, done up in Mack
ney's handkerchief. He was laken
into custody and will probably get
another long term in the cham
gang.
Confidence Engine Company has
thrown itself into the breach with
customary energy and has engi-
neered for us a satisfactory cels-
bration Of the Fourth of July. The
programme includes d procession,
grafton, poem, reading of the
Declaration, and all the usual
features, and tho front OF Temple
Block will be the theater of these
patriotic exercises. A stand and
all the proper adjuncts, with nu-
merous floral and other EN- bellish.
ments, will be provided. This is a
fine achievement and deserves spe-
DIAL record. The energetic can
vassers sent out by the company
yesterday accomplished miracles u
the collecting line They reached
the dormant patriotic impulses of
our 'soIid" men. Speed the good
work.
Sheriff Oaks, of San Luis Obispo
county, offers $500 reward for the
arrest and delivery TO him at any
Jail in the United States or Mexico,
OF FREDERICK Gonzales, who MUIR
dered Deputy Sheriff Ortega near
San Luis Obispo. May 2lst,'last.
Gonzales is q native of Guaymas,
Sonora, % or % years old, feet S
inches in height, weighs about 40
pounds, dark complexion, small
mustache, coarse straight black
hair, hole or sunk place In Que
cheek. out of which there Is little
hair growing, some of the fingers
on right haLd disfigured; said to
have scar on one side of his neck.
He plays the guitar and sings we'll.
Gonzales took small bay mare
branded IB on left hip, new red
saddle, branded on seat. "Concord
Harness Shop, San Luis Obispo,"
and large nickle-plated SO calibre
cartridge Colt six.shooier. The
mare, saddle and pistol were taken
from the murdered man.
When our sanotum. is honored by
the ETHEREAL form of ex-General
and present. Admiral Banning. We
have a realizing sense that Will
mingtoR is in the ascendant. When
we look upon his victorious visago
we feel that that obstinate bar at
he mouth of the harbor is yielding
at the rate OF at least a foot an hour.
Visions of an Oriental commerce,
gorgeous as n poets drea m, redo.
lent with the suggestions of com.
mercial empire, rise before our
nInd's eye. Even to-day Will
mington 10 almost equal to the
standard of Charleston aud Savan-
nah, aud in q little while, what be.
tween the government aud the
Southern Pacific, both deter 10 ned
to make the best of the harbor, we
look to see the "boss" trausconti-
mental business done there. The
testimony of Capt. Molony, repub.
lished by US the other day, shows
that Wilmington is the cheapest
port on the Pacific Coast.
Re viewing a pamphlet under the
comprehensive title, "Ali About
California;" the San Diego Union