Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-06-13

name has been prominently mentioned
as Democratic candidate for the nomi-
nation for Surveyor General of the State,
is en- route to San Jose, for which place
he leaves by this evenings train. He
is entirely competent, both by education
and experience, for the position, and
should he be chosen he will make most
efficient Surveyor General.
We had the pleasure of call yester-
day from Col. George F. Afford, of
Dallas, Texas, who, accompanied by Mrs.
Afford, is visiting Los Angeles. Col.
Afford, although yohng man, is an old
Californian, having come here boy of
fifteen, thirty years ago, when he re-
manned five years and then returned to
Texas. He and his wife propose to
spend couple of weeks in visiting the
various places of interest in and around
Los Angeles and then proceed north.
They are stopping at the Pico House.
Last Friday evening the house Of
Mr. Stockton, who lives about mile
and half from Fulton Wells, with the
furniture and clothing of the family, was
destroyed by fire. 1t appears that Mr..
Stockton, who is in bad health, with his
wife, had gone to the mountains, leaving
the house in charge of their two sons.
On the evening mentioned the latter had
gone to visit q neighbor and on their re-
turn found the house in ashes. 1t is not
known how the fire originated. The
property was uninsured and its loss will
be severe blow to Mr.. Stockton, who
is an invalid.
Yesterday we were shown by Mr.. w.
s. Harper the hind paws of black
bear which, while in life, weighed more
than four hundred pounds. Mr.. Harper
has bee ranch at place in the Arroyo
Seco some six miles beyond Pasadena.
He and his neighbors have suffered con-
siderably this spring from the ravages of
bruin and his three or four companions,
who are still alive. They have destroyed
altogether some thirty hives. On Satur-
day Mr.. Harper put some poisoned NUT
ton at point where he thought it might
attract the bears attention. Eight hives
were destroyed during the night, but the
animal was found dead on Sunday morn
ing.
Yesterday evening, as the Pacific Ex-
press was coming into Los Angeles, three
tramps, supposed to have got on at
Puente station, were noticed in the
smoking car. A brakeman demanded
their fare, when one of them drew re-
voler and forced the brakeman to leave
the car. The conductor, being informed
of the state of affairs, entered the car,
and, after short controversy with the
party, during which he knocked one of
the trio down, pursuaded them that it
would be better to pay fare than walk
to town, meantime stopping the train.
Knowing from the past experience of
their companion that he meant business,
they quietly paid the sum demanded
and continued their ride to the city.
The case of r. w. Waterman, j. l..
Porter and James Porter, of the .cele-
brated Waterman mine, Calico district,
charged with cutting timber on Govern
ment land, came up for examination be-
fore United States Commissioner II. Il.
Lee yesterday. A number of wit
nesses were examined Oh both sides,
those for the defense testifying that the
wood cut, principally cottonwood, was
used for domestic purposes and for rum
ming the furnace at the MILL w. p.
Gardiner, Esq, appeared for the prose-
cution and Judge Willis, of San Ber-
nardino, for the defense. James Water
man, one of the defendants, was dis
charged on the ground that he acted
simply as agent of the firm of Water
man & Porter. The case as to r. w.
Waterman and j. l.. Porter was taken
under consideration by Commissioner
Lee and will probably be decided to-
day
On Sunday afternoon, while 'Dr.Woll-
waber went into his house, on Third
street, some one drove off with his
team. He communicated his loss to
Sheriff Rowland, who, learning that a
team similar to the one lost had been
seen on the road to Wilmington, tele
graphed to Colonel Deaver, Deputy
Sheriff at that place, to bo on the look
out. Yesterday morning that efficient
officer came up to the city, bringing the
missing team and Davy Crockett, an
Indian, and Joe Woodwork, negro, in
whose possession it was found. They
were both arraigned before City Justice
Adams in the afternoon, where Crockett,
who has only beeh out of San Quentin
about four weeks, pleaded guilty.
Woodwork, who claimed that he had
merely accepted Crockett's invitation to
take ride, pleaded not guilty and de-
manded counsel. His case is set for
examination ON Friday next at lOA. NJ.