Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-27

miles northeast Of Los Angeles, on the
line OF the Southern Pacific Railroad
J. J. Collins, w. ]. Sullivan, O. 7. Har-
vey, and Jos lie Cyr are the happy dis
coverers.
Mr.. G. w. Mortimer, British Vice
Consul in this city. has had his pow
ers extended to include the ports of
Wilmington and San Pedro. Mr..
Joseph Winchester has been appointed
by the President to the same position
at San Diego.
Captain Adams, Of the ship Richard
the Third. accompanied by his wife and
daughter, are at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
They are being shown around the city
by General j. r. Briefly, Collector of
the Port Of Wilmington. The General
will see that their visits made pleasant.
Miss Frances Willard. the well.known
temperance speaker and worker for the
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
who labored here sometime since, is at
present at the Sandwich Islands, on be-
half Of the same cause We baye not
yet heard Of her SUCCESS, but.the fold is
o hard one to cultivate, s-
Black broeade silks selling. for half
price, at Joseph Murtagh &Co.'s.
The public. school. under the charge
of Miss Birdie Cannon, grades s and 8,
on Castelar, street. had q brilliant exam
nation on Monday. and showed the
result Of careful training and thorough
Instruction by this young and earnest
teacher. The exercises consisted Of
recitatious, dialogues aud music.
Mr.. Bryant Howard paid the HEaALD
office a pleasant call yesterday. He
viii return to o.day to San Diego. where
he is very pleasantly. situated. His
mercantile business In this city Is very
satisfactory, to him, but the progress Of
the city seems so attractive that
we may expect him to return by and by
to stay.
Mr. John Haley. OF this city. we un-
derstand, is about to start the idle quartz
mill in Hoicomb Valley. This is a rich
mineral basin, and we are glad to know
that this fne. large mill will soon be in
operation. Mr.. Haley is man of ex.
psrienoe, wealth aud energy, and we
may expect good results from his man
agement.
As the evening train was going fropI
Florence Station to Wilmington. on
Monday evening, man fell from the
rear end Of the train and apparently
broke his neck. His remains were car
ried to Wilmington for inquest and
burial, but his maine was not known to
the passengers on the train and has not
yet been reported in the city.
Judge John Trafford died yesterday
at his residence in the Morris Vineyard
from cancer that had made sad inroads
on his face for year past. The Judge
had held the office Of Justice OF the
Peace in this city for about fifteen years.
He was native of England, aged so
years, and had been resident Of Los
Angeles for about twenty-fvsye years.
The latest reports from the Northern
Pacific Railway show that II Is con.
structed far west Of Helena. Montana.
and that gap Of only l06 miles exists
between the two termini of the road,
which is to be closed In August. A fast
line OF steamers will be placed on the
southern coast, making this fine sum.
mer route to Los Angeles.
Messrs. J. M. Pearson, D. D. Hall and
the Messrs. Gradient started yesterday
to open their mines that were recently
mentioned in the HERALD. They are
about thirty-6ve miles northeast OF Mo-
jave Station and thirteen miles from the
line OF the Needles branch of the South
ern Pacific Railroad. A side track will
be laid for the loading Of ore cars on this
branch for the benefit Of these miues.
Mr.. J. B. Osborne, one of the fortu.
nate mining men Of Southern California,
arrived last night from the East. His
wife was awaiting him at the Cosmo-
politan. Mr.. Osborne Is the owner of
the Rainbow mine at Resting Springs, a
part owner Of the Providencs mine,
nalf owner of the Ord Mining District,
and interested in Calico. With his mill.
ions of mining property, he Is as happy
as il he were rich.
An attempt Yves made ON Sunday to
break the Jail at San Bernardino by q
man named Hart. and Sol Benjamin.
They got through a wall into . store
room by digging out the mortar around
the bricks with an iron spoon, while a
Mexican played an accordion to prevent
the noise Of the work from being heard
The Sheriff was ready for them and
stopped the proceedings and put the
operators in close quarters.
The attention of those about to CON.
mence housekeeping is directed to the
auction sale OF furnitare, to take place
on the premises on Thursday morning,
by Messrs. Noyes 8 Allen. Tho farni.
turs includes parlor and bed room sets
Of the latest and most elegant designs,
with carpets, ourtsins, mirrors, etc, an
Emerson piano, and. indeed, everything
necessary to completely Furnished
home. Rare bargains will undoubtedly
be obtained. Avs
In Justice Ling's Court yesterday G.
&. Scammon plead guilty to charge Of
battery and was fined $50, which he
paid. This was a particularly aggra
vated case, the complainant, D. P. Rich.
mond. being an old man, over 60 years
Of age, and the sssailant young and
lusty fellow in the full vigor of man
hood. w p Pargeul for the same
offense, was TT off TN payment Of costs,
Eugene Camden. the complainant,
acknowledging full satisfaction.
In the telegraphlo dispatches in
another column will be found notice Of
the sudden and unexpected death OF
Doctor Isaac p. Coates. ct Socorro. New
Mexico, from an overdose Of chloro-
form. Doctor Coates formerly resided
in Los Angeles aud was considered a
gentlemen Of great surgical skill. He
was associated with the celebrated
Doctor Agnew, Of Philadelphia, for
several years. The Doctor delivered an
address last year before the Pennsyl.
vania Society Of Los Angeles at the re
union at the Arroyo Seoo.
Mr.. Sol LanQdon. of Cincinnati, who.
with his wife, made an extensive tour Of
the Pacific Coast this Spring, and who,
in the course Of his travels, spent a por.
ton Of the month Of May In our city. In
L l-LA.. A. Al. a II nIl.. Il 80.