Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-07-11

There will be installation services to-
day at the First Congregational Church.
Council will commence at 10 a. NJ.
Speeches and addresses in tue evening
Al s o'clock. Exercises all open to the
public. Pastors Of churches are specially
invited.
Monsieur Miguel Leonis. owner Of the
rancho FL Escorpion, fell from ladder
while fixing windmill on Sunday last,
breaking two ribs and receiving internal
injuries. He was brought to this city,
and Is being treated at the French Hos
pital.
The following officers of Fidelia Lodge
No. IA, A. o. U. W.. were installed by
@. D. D. @. M. W.. AL. Cobler, last
evening. P.w. S.H.. Mrs. 7. F. Barnes;
w. s. H., Mrs. T. A. Templetoni
8. H., Mrs. r. R. Bradley; s. G., Mrs.
A. B. Chapman; s. s., Mrs. K. Cyreniusi
s T., Mrs. f. l.. Blair; s. u, Mrs. J. A.
Valdez; /. W., A. Norton; o. W., I. A.
Templeton.
A visit TO the electric light works re-
veals the fact that neither of the two
dynamos has yet arrived at the works.
One is at the depot, and the other is ex
pscted to arrive to-day. They will al
once be placed in position. The new
steam engine which 10 to work them will
be here in about a week. This will
make four dynamos and three engines,
and the building will be enlarged by ar
extension, flush to the street. to give
sufficient room to work.
The progress OF the city la the direc
ton Of Boyle Heights and Mount Pleas
ant is cheerfulIy indicated by the faci
that another car will be put on the line
to that suburb in few days. The
bridge over First street is being rapidly
made, as 10 the one at Also street
which Is now great thoroughfare. A
large number of houses are being erected
on the east side of the river, aud when
the present plans for grading the streets
over there arc carried out, that suburt
will become very popular.
Including new lines Of railway recent
ly built, California now possesses 1861
miles Of rail, or 68 miles per county, but
as only thirty.four counties have any
railways within their boundaries, the
proper average would be l06 miles pei
county, not Including the eighteen non
railroad counties. Los Angeles county
has 228 miles of road, although sparsely
settled, mileage more than double the
average for all>tbe railway counties in
the State.
The rats OF Sonora town are q very
energetic set of rodents. The othel
night they applied themselves to two
weeks-old baby OF that quarter of the
city, and deliberately ate off its fore
| finger to the first joint. Doubtless, il
the chi!d's cries had not brought assist.
ance. those voracious yarmints would
have left precious little baby before the
night had run its course. The prepare
tion known as death on Rats" would
come into play very appropriately in
that neighborhood.
Messrs. p. G. Drew, H. L.
Drew, J. B. Osborne and Chas
H. Hassen. distinguished quar-
tette Of successful mining operators
were in conference yesterday At the
Cosmopolitan. They are all practical
operators, with no fancy stocks, and
when they 60 for ore they get it. They
have done much for Southern California
in opening up her mineral treasures aud
have only Just fairly begun. They have
claims over wide stretch OF territory
that will sstonish the people by and by
They 20 slow but sure.
There was a great alarm Of burglar
out near the College last night. Al
about the hour when churchyards yawr
and graves give ny their dead there wa
borne On the outer air and into tie
inner air Of certain house the sound o.
a mysterious scratching. The lady o.
the house heard it AMI was appalled,
communicating it to her husband
Presently the mother-in-law was aroused
and crowded into the chamber of the
married pair for protection. The hus
band pooh-poohed the alarm. Afte
making an examination, pistol in hand
which satisfied him there was no caus,
for alarm, he went back to bed. Not 8,
with the Indies, who kept up ths
vigil, after having bsrrioaded the doors
until the first faint streaks OF dawn dis.
elosed TO them the cause OF their anxiet,
to be small white poodle dog. which
had been scratching assiduously at thu
door panels. in order to be taken In GU
OF the cold.