Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-01-06

The Nellie Boyd combination
played "Leah The Forsaken" las
night to q capital house and The
piece went off capitally. Miss BoyG
in the title role was specially i'm
passioned and effective and the
cast throughout was well sustain.
ed. We are glad to see that the
season is progressing quite success.
fally from q pecuniary as well as
artistic standpoint. The pathos
and humor with which Leah
abounds were both cleverly
brought out last night, and the
frequent hits were invariably ac-
cented by hearty applause.
Couch, who shot and killed Crab
tree at Ell Monte on Wednesday
morning, news of which was pub
lished in yesterdays HERALD, says
that he had had no trouble before
with Crabtree, although the latter
had been cutting wood on his land
for some time. Crabtree and
COueh's mother had been sharply
discussing where the land mark
was when he struck her on the
right cheek, knocking her down.
AT this juncture Couch drew his
pistol and shot Crabtree through
the heart, killing him almost in
stantly. The only words he utter
ed before life was extinct were, II
am dead" Couch says that he had
often been told by others that
Crabtree was threatening to kill
him. Couch has been lodged in
Jail.
An interesting three ball game
of billiards was played last night
at the Pico House, which afforded
much plearure to those who wit.
messed it, the room being crowded
to excess. The contestants were
Mr.. F. Lowery, of San Francisco,
and Mr.. p. Abarta, of Los Angeles,
the former to make 500 points
against the lstter's 400. Mr.. Low
cry won the game, having six
points to spare, the game standing
after the last break 500 against 393.
During the game many skiIful
shots were played, one of Mr..
Abarta's touching seven cushions
before making the carom, and Mr..
LOwery made a draw shot half the
length of the table. The best
break was made by L0wery, who
scored 81, Abarta only reaching 10.
The only accident on the excur-
sion yesterday was that which be.
fel an ex-military chieftain, who,
while the other eXcursionists were
examining the wharf Bnd other
improvements, procured dory
and went over to the break water
to fish for oysters. Having filled
himself almost to surfeit with the
bivalves, which he asserted were
equal Ia delicaey of flavor to the
far-famed Cherrystones, OF the Vir-
ginia creek of that name, hs re-.
turned to the mainland anj, while
making fast his boat, was hit in
the eye, he said, by plank care.
lessIy handled by workman on
the wharf, the blow slightly dis
the orbit This is his
story of how the accident occurred,
which, we regret to say, was doubt
ed by his most intimate friend,
who has vivid recollection of au
almost similar "accidsntn that
happened to the same individual
at Santa Monica last Summer.
D. G. M. Irving A. Dunsmoor
Wednesday night installed the
officers of Los Angeles Lodge No.
IS, Ancient Order of United Work.
men. This lodge has member
ship of one hundred and sixty Of
our best citizens. During the past
year at cost of sixteen dollars
each they have kept up the general
10 ige expenses, paid regular week.
iy sick benefits and kept up an in
surance of two thousand dollars on
each member. Six thousand dol
lars have been paid to widows OF
deceased brothers of the A. o. u.
w. In Los Angeles county during
the past year. The following are
the officers for the ensuing year:
S StOll, p M w; A Cobler, M w;
) Moran, G f; l. w French, o;
- Callahan, G; X Bills, [ w; l.
H Cyrenius, o w; T J Weldon,
Finaneier; ] McRea, Receiver; G
Fl White, Recorder; DR. LindIey,
Medical examiner; s Stoll, Walter
Devereux and James Cuzer, Rep
resentatives to Grand Lodge.
We were pleased to encounter IN
Los Angeles J. D. Bethune, Esq
who during the past year has been
practicing his profession in San
Berpardino. He is quite delight
ed with his new home, and says
that there is the talIest KIND of
"boom" In that burg, which Ia
largely helped by the splendid
mining developments in the near
neighborh0od. The Waterman
mine for months past has been
keeping a ten stamp mill steadily
at work crushing ore, rs to the
grade Of which the proprietor says
nothing, but as silver bricks keep
pouring into San Bernardin0 at u
lively rate it is presumed that he is
we'll satisfied with the way matters
are running. The other day mine
in the same district was sold for
100000, $4,000 being planked
down, the rest to be paid in Feb.
ruary, We congratulate our
neighbor on the pleasant things
that are falling to her lot, San
Bernsrdino is unquestionsbly on
the upgrade.