Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-13

Deputy Sheriff Deaver, of Whining
ton, yesterday brought to the city Mrs.
Presentation Jason, an insane woman.
She was examined by Drs. Harmon and
Nadeau, and ON their report she was
committed to the Napa Asylum by Judge
Sepulveda.
Mr.. c. Deleval informs us that Fred
erick Dandieu, aged ga years, is under
going the novel experience of having his
old teeth replaced by new set, the lat
ter displacing the old ones and growing
out in their places. The new teeth seem
to be stronger and more regular than
those uprooted.
Linen suits and busters very cheap at
the Capitol.
Yesterday morning Deputy Sheriff
Berry arrested G. w. Mersch, at San
Gabriel, on the charge of having stolen
a pair of blankets from the Five Mile
House, where he had lodged the pre-
vious night. Mersch was arraigned be-
fore Justices Fisher in the afternoon,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
Jail for fifteen days.
The attention of intending visitors to
Santa Monica is directed to the adver-
tisement of the Santa Monica Hotel
Scott & Hodgson, proprietors. This
well known house has been renovated
and refitted and is provided with all
home comforts. The table will be sup
piled with all the delicaces of the sec.
son, served in the highest style of the
culinary art.
We received pleasant call last even
ing from Mr.. J. w. Wayne, of Cincin-
natl, Ohio. Mr.. Wayne and family are
part of the excursion party now visiting
Los Angeles. They went down to Santa
Monica yesterday, where he and his
daughter took plunge in the Pacific.
He expresses himself delighted with his
brief experience of California.
The case of the People VS.. John and
w. j. Osborne, charged with malicious
mischief, was tried before jury in City
Justice Adamss Court yesterday. There
being no evidence to sustain the charge
the jury, by instruction of the Court,
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
James Bray, against whom similar
complaint had been filed, was dis
charged ON the same ground.
Mosgrove's beautiful stock is being
sacrificed at the Capitol.
Yesterday morning, as the San Fran
cisco train was coming into Los Angeles,
Mr. Walter S, Maxwell, who was stand
ing on the platform, espied the body of
what he supposed to be dead man ly-
ing perfectly still in the bed of the river.
AS SOON as the train reached the depot
Mr.. Maxwell notified the Chief of Police
who Immediately dispatched three
mounted policemen to the spot indicat-
ed, but before they got there, the corpse,
having completed its matutinal bath,
had dressed and walked off.
We received pleasant call yesterday
from Mr.. James Lockwood, of the firm
of Case, Lockwood & Brainard, tie
largest printing house in Hartford, Con-
necticut. He is accompanied by his
SON. -in-law, Mr.. Fred c. Rockwell.
Mr.. Lockwood, who was here seven
years ago, expressed great surprise at
the many and marked improvements
that have been made in and around Los
Angeles since then. Both gentlemen
went up to San Jose overland last even.
ing.
DR.. F. M. Palmer yesterday showed
us bunch of suckers" probably
dozen, that he had plucked from the
root of two-year.old. berger grape
vine, growing on his place on the Ver-
dugo ranch, which measured from two
to four feet in length, the longer ones
being filled with punches of blossoms.
Considering the age of the vine from
which the shoots were taken, it is the
most extraordinary growth we have
ever seen.
The attendance at the Agricultural
Park yesterday was larger than on any
previous day of the Spring meeting.
There was but one race, q mile and q
quarter dash between Clara D. and
Belle c., won by the former in 2:l6a, as
follows: Half-mile pole, so seconds;
three-quarter pole, l:l6; mile, l:46i;
whole distance, 2:l6a-the fastest time
ever made on the track. To-day the
same horses will compete in the mile
aud repeat race. The programme is the
best of the meeting and should attract a
large crowd to the Park.
Mr. II. Susskind, of the Progress
store, Cardona Block, in double col
umn advertisement elsewhere, gives
notice to the citizens of Los Angeles and
vicinity that he is now selling his stock
of gentlemen's clothing, furnishing
goods, hats, caps, etc., recently pur'
chased in New York, at extraordinarily
low prices, preparatory to moving to his
new store in the Rivara Block. Tht
goods are all of the latest styles, anc
were purchased expressly for the sum
mer trade. Persons who have not sup
nlied themselves with q summer outfi