Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-01-15

epocioi ti1ih iaob cNoulbBs ooooh
gers for San Francisco and wa,
ports will take the train for viii
mington at 1850 this morning
(Los Angeles time), unless al
vices to the contrary are receives
at the steamship Office before tina
time.
A gentleman who came in on thu
delayed train yesterday morning
which got here about 3 O'Clock, in
forms us that the accident to tn,
freight train was caused by wash
out and not q sand storm as report
ed by us. The locomotive wal
ditched and two freight cars piled
on top Of it, the rest of the trair
remaining on the track. Forum
ately nobody was hurt.
James Murphy was arrested by
officers Horner and Dobson las
night on the charge of stealing
violin from the Shamrock saloon
He was locked up to await exam
ination before City Justice Adams
on Monday morning. About an
hour later James Harvey was ar.
rested by officers Dobson and Will
ling as an accomplish of Murphy's
He also was locked up for examin-
alton.
Council last evening adopted {
resolution ordering the entire Fir,
Department, with full apparatus, t.
turn out for inspection, on Ala
media street, at 2o'clock next Tues
day afternoon. The engines will
be inspected by Mr.. James Velsir
Master Mechanic, and Mr.. Alex
ander Campbell, foreman of thu
machine shops, of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company.
The telegraph line between Los
Angeles and San Diego has beer
down since Thursday, telegrsphit
communication Between the two
places being totally interrupted
Judge Dick Egan writes Superb n.
tendent Haines that the wires
south of San Juan Capistrano are
Frustrated. There is also a gap
which will probably be repaired to-
night, between Santa Ana and San
Juan.
Two men, arrested for knocking
q prostitute down on Los Angeles
street on Friday night, were
arraigned before City Jus.
tice Adams yesterday. One of the
accused plead guilty and was sent
TO the chain gang for fifteen days.
The other one was tried before the
Court without a jury and was ac-
quilted, the evidence failing to
show that, although present at the
beginning of the trouble, he took
any part in 1t.
The Borax mine of the Searles's
about one hundred and
fifty miles from Los Angeles, ia
about the best paying mining
property iu this State, aud it prac.
tically controls the borax market
Of the world. Major Bill Reynolds
leaves for the mine to-day, TO make
some surveys for the firm which,
when made pursuant to their
United States Patent, will about
exhaust all the valuable borax ter
ritOry.
The attention Of property owners
is directed to the advertisement Of
the Home Mutual Insurance Com
pany, of California, which appears
elsewhere. This company takes
firs risks only and for reliability
will compare favorably. with any
similar organization. For q state.
ment eff the financial condition of
The company we refer the reader to
The advertisement. Mr.. Charles
V. Hall, No. 3 Los Angeles street,
10 the agent for this county.
The insurance com panies which
had policies on the property de-
by the late fire have acted
and literally; and we
that all the losses have
been or soon will be adjusted. The
Royal, Norwich Union and Lam
o combination represent
ng assets Of 30 many millions that
t would be i'm possible to exhaust
hem, has, s 1t al ways dOes, proved
tseli among the first to do the fair
hing. Messrs. Mcclellan Bros.
them and numerous other
1rst.class companies.
Else where appears the ADVERTISE
nent OF the Guardian Assurance
Company, of London, England.
The large capital and enormous
IRE fund Of this corporation, which
was established away back In 1921,
make 1t a very desirable mediam
Of insurance. 1t has promptly
paid its losses throughout its whole
history aud Los Angeles has just
been . witness of the instant man.
ner in which it adjusts its liabili.
lies. The Messrs. r. Philip & Co.,
No,7 Commercial street, are the
agents for the Guardian.
The Pastorela was reproduced at
Hall last night to .
we'll filled and appreciAtive house.
Father Peter aud bis assistants
must have bet n gfatifed ut the
manner in which the
drama waApTesented. The scenie
{ fec were quite fine and the vas
rious actors sustained themselves
with great credit. Perhaps the
most brilliant parsonage who ap.
peared on the stage was the red
devil. Notwithstanding the ma.
tural prejudice entertained against
his Satanic majesty the audience
seemed much pleased at the pres
snt appearance and evidently
hoped TO see that devil again.
Among the young ladies partioi-
pating Mas Garcia deserves special
mention. General commendatiOn
Ia perhaps the most appropriate