Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-14

band. It is officially alleged that,
so metime in June last, Franco
fastened his lustful eyes on his
step-daughter, who is supposed to
be half-witted, and that the latter
is enceinte as a result of the brutal
incident. IF the facts are as al
legged 1t is to be hoped that con-
dign punishment will be melted out
to the wretch.
We have received a letter, dated
at Visalia, from Mr.. Charles II.
Reade, who is described, on glaring
posters, as "That Mysterious
Man." and who informs us that he
taught Anna Eva Fay all the
tricks she knows. Mr.. Reade an
nounces himself as the exposer,
par ercellence, of all spiritualistic
humbugs, and avows 1t to be his
Intention to come down to Los An
geles In q few days, to throw a
calcium light on the humbugger-
les OF Annie Eva and the rest of
the guild who live by imposing on
coDfiding human kind.
The Executive Com mittee of the
League Of Freedom held o meet
ing at Turnverein Hall last night.
They resolved ~ to employ coun-
eel; (2) to secure bondsmen for
such of their members as might be
arraigned; (3) they adopted a Con-
stitution and By-laws; "a they re-
ceived members to the number of
sixty.seven. Their number now
amounts to about one hundred and
fifty; and, before the week is out,
the membership will have increas-
ed to two hundred. After con.
sidering other routine details,
they adjourned to meet at Turn
verein Hall Friday night.
II is n somewhat instructive fact
that the business of the Los Ange-
les Postoffice has increased to such
an extent, OF late, that the average
sale of stamps is 800 a doy. Under
Mr.. Benps administration $35 In q
single day was q large record. Yet,
notwithstanding this enormous ex-
pansion OF business, Postmaster
Dunkelberger is only allowed
$4,000 year for clerk hire--the
same sum which was accorded to
Mr.. Bent, although the business
of the office has increased, in every
line, nearly three. fold. This is d
gross injustice, which the depart
ment ought to rectify.
The entertainment given last
night by the ladies' of the Congre-
gatsonal church, at Good Templars'
Hall, was we'll attended. Tho hall
was handsomely festooned and dec
GRATED with evergreens. The pro-
gramme consisted OF 'recitations,
singing and music, the most novel
and interesting feature of which
was a chorus sung by six young
ladies, dressed up as girls of the
period, the words of the chorus
giving a comic description of the
tricks they resort to in endeavor-
ing TO appear stylish. Lottie
Plath, very wee young lady, with
a large hustle, and larger bonnet,
kept the audience roaring through
out the chorus by her exquisitely
ridiculous mimicry of full grown
belle of society. Financially the
ladies have made u success, their
receipts for entrance, Refreshments
haberdashery and candy, amount
ing to about $75.
The following, which we clip
from Washington special TO the
San Francisco Chronicle, would in
dictate the probability of the pas
sage of u national bankruptcy law
at the present session of Cong ress:
The subcommittee on bank
ruptcy law, of which Senator In
gals ia chairman, has completed
the work assigned to it, and its re-
port is prepared Mr.. Ingalls, has
worked steadily all the Summer
collecting information OH the sub
ject. Over forty thousand circu-
lars were sent to merchants, man.
,ufacturers, lawyers and CONNER
cial bodies, asking for their opin-
ions as to the necessity Of ma.
tional bankrupt law aud sugges-
tiups as to its provisions. Great
interest appears to have been taken
by business men, and many tbOus.
aud5 of letters were received. The
proportion Of answers favorable to
the enactment of some law was
overwhelming.