Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-03-09


and make one uniform movement to-
wards making our wooden sidewalks
into kindling wood for the poor and in
putting ssphaltum walks in their stead.
Los Angeles should take no step back
ward.
MIR. II. Kuhn, one OF the writers on
Bancroft's great history, is paying Los
Angeles q visit. The father Of Mr.. Kuhn
was one of the German revolutionists of
l848, and left that country with Carl
SEIZURE and other patriots at that time,
to avoid being shot. Mr.. Kuhn is gath
ering ideas all the time to embody in the
great history Of the Native Races of
America.
Mr.. Mike Madegan, who for many
years past has efficiently discharged the
duties of School Census Marshal, we
understand, will be an applicant for the
position the present season. Mr.. Made
gan Is an old resident Of Los Angeles,
knows every nook aud corner Of the city,
speaks the English. French and Spanish
languages. and is in every way qualified
for the position.
Mr.. M. A. Marshall, Of Pomona, is
in the city. He observes great change
in the business Of Los Angeles since he
was leading builder Of the city. He is
building large number Of dwellings at
Pomona, which is enjoying building
boom. This settlement already has
twenty artesian wells that furnish an
abundance Of water for irrigation and
domestic use. Three miles of water
pipe are also laid from the San Antonio
Canon to Pomone
Will the City Council take some &C.
ton in regard to the dangerous sidewalk
between the Thirty Fights engine
house and the building belonging to Mrs.
Jones, opposite the Court House. The
planks are knotty, broken, rotten and
badly uneven. A walk ovcr this place
in the night is dangerous to the feet
and ankles Of pedestrians. The atten-
ton Of the authorities is earnestly called
to this matter. Tear up this walk. The
gravel is better than broken planks.
Major W. F. Downs, formerly Super.
intendent Of the Central Division Of the
Union Pacific Railroad. residing at At
Gibson, Kansas, came to California sew
eral months since Frustrated with paraly-
sis. About aonth ago he was re-
moved 10 Santa Monica, and appeared
to be getting along very we'll till yester.
day morning whenh he was seized withcon-
gestion Of the lungs about o'clock and
died ats o'clock following His remains
we're embalmed by undertaken Brown
last night and will be sent to Atchison
ON Sunday.
The third and last section of the South.
ern Pacific freight depot was yesterday
placed ON fiat cars and to-day will be
tr.n,nortsd 10 the nav .;ta and
nlaead :, no.;.;on rba hr;ck fop,da.
ton for the new passenger depot and
hotel Is already under way. and the work
of putting up the building will be pushed
as rapidly as possible. The local officers
realize tne great inconvenience 70 wnicn
our merchants are being subjected by
these necessary changes and are doing
everything In tneir power 70 nasten the
compieuon oil the work
Some time ago two horses were stolen
from the Cahuenga Pass bat no clue
could be obtained to the thiev From
circumstances that came to his knowl-
edge few days arc. Deputy Sheriff Geo.
liz. McLain suspected that Angel Uraui.
des. who lives in that ueiuhborhood. was
one Of the thieves. Knowing that IL he
went in person to make the arrest,
Urquides would take the alarm and
escape, he yesterday deputised JEFF
Thompson. and gave him a subpoena to
to serve on Urouides who. supposiuQ he
was wanted a. a witness in Court. re-.
turned to town with Thompson and on
his arrival here he was arrested and
locked up to answer to an indictment
for horse stealing which the Grand jury.
meantime, had found against him.
JACK White, familiarly known as