Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-24

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wheat grower of San Fernando, returned
on Tuesday from trip to his old home
in England. He left Los Angeles in
December last, and took the steamship
Celtic in New York for Liverpool Dec.
10Th. After getting about 450 miles
from the land the shaft Of the steamship
broke, and the vessel made what head
way was possible with the idle propellors
as hindsance. In this condition the
great vessel with its 400 passengers
drifted and slowly sailed for thirty days
till steamer in search OF the Celtic,
sighted the vessel and towed it to Liver
pool, when Mr.. Workman telegraphed
bis safe arrival to Mrs. Workman, who
remained in Los Angeles. Mr.. w. had
a pleasant visit, but comes back to live
in Southern California, in which he has
been SO highly prospered.
The many friends Of Major Ben c.
Truman are glad to see that this genial
and able newspaper man still shows up
as large as life and twice as natural. He
looks as fine as silk. Few men have
done more than the Major to advance
the interests of Los Angeles He has
always had an unfailing belief in the
City Of the Angels; and, as he has con-
siderable property interests here he has
profted accordingly, we are pleased to
know. We regret that his visit is u
short one. Since his release from the
routine duties OF the journalistic guild
MAJOR Truman has done much good lit
erary work, in the columns of the Negs-
Letter. Argonaut, Alta and in book
form.
The number of night flying moths, or
millers, as they are popularity called, is
perfectly appa ling. The docks of these
insects that throng around the electric
lights are incalculable. On Tuesday
night the insects were so numerous that
they filed up the shades of the light SO
high that they took fire and formed a
scorched mass of roasted bugs. tits safe
to say that at least half bushel OF
large striped millers were killed on
Tuesday night by the fourelectric lamps
in front Of the st. Charles Hotel. These
lamps are doing o very valuable work
fer.the city in the destruction of moths
and millers.
In justice Ling's Court yesterday Ra-
mon Villa and Juan Alvarado, tried by
jury and found guilty Of disturbing the
pence, were fined $50 each. The offense
was committed at the recent masked
ball at Turnverein Hall. When arrested
they plead guilty, but were persuaded
by man calling himself an attorney
at law to withdraw that plea and de-
mand a jury trial, with the result stated.
A companion. who adhered to his plea
of guilty. got off with fine of $40. 1t
is pity there is no law TO reach So
called attorneys who prostitute noble
profession as in the above case.
John Anderson, Matthew Palen, Z.
Summers, Daniel Sexton and George
Wilson filed for record in the County
Recorders Office yesterday notice of To-
cation Of all the surplus water. to the
amount Of $500 inches, at the head of
the Rock Creek Colony Ditch, on the
Mojave Desert, TO be used for agricul.
tural purposes on Sections 20, 81, %, 26,
27, 2S and 20, Town. hip north, Range
10 west
The readers OF the HERALD have daily
seen a large st. Bernard dog carrying
bundles in the First Ward. Yesterday
evening, about 7 o'clock, man named
Rogers cut this noble animal across the
back with large knife, so that his life
is despaired of. Rogers was arrested
and lodged in Jail. He will answer for
the crime this morning. The dog is
great pet and belongs to Spanish wo-
man in the First Ward.
In attempting to cross the Santa Ana
In spring wagon last evening, Mr.. VIM.
Payne and a party Of friends came near
being drowned. After entering the
stream the current proved too strong for
them and swept them down stream,
tearing the top off the wagon, smashing
the wheels and otherwise disabling it.
The party although receiving good
ducking were thankful to escape with
their lIves.--San Bernardino Times.
Messrs. Wicks. Lucas 4 BentIe, else
where in this mornings HERALD, offer
for sale the Satter tract, containing
twenty acres, sub. divided into town lots.
This property occupies a commanding
site, and will be sold very cheap ii ap-
piled for soon. Either for investment or
homes there is no more desirable prop
erty now on the market.
The reception given to Rt. Rev. w.
Ingraham Kip P. f. Bishop of this dio-
cesc, last night at the residence of MIR.
J. M. Griffith, on Fort street, was
large and bailliant affair. The party
filed the elegant mansion till a late
hour. The venerable Bishop enjoyed
the meeting very greatly.