Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-01
News Notes.

car line to run on New High and Bueni
Vista streets across the new bridge tt
East Los Angeles. 1t will run out DAILY
street to the Arroyo Seco.
The charter for the ostrich farm rail
road has been fully secured. Mr.. NJ
L. Wicks has now controlling interes
in the affair, and the grading will begin
next week.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bennington will be panied to
learn OF the hopeless illness of their in.
FAINT son at their home in East Los An.
geles.
In spite of the rain of few days ago
the dust on the streets is very bad. The
sprinkling carts need to be little
quicker in their work to cover the
ground.
Again the air is full of rumors to the
effect that the L. A. & S. G.. V. R'y has
been sold out to the S. P. Co. Some
conf ecture that it will be built on to
Riverside, passing out of the valley via
Mud Springs.
A little 'six.year.old boy named Ed
ridge, whose parents reside on Kurtz
street, East Los Angeles, was lost yes.
terday, whilst going to school. 1t could
not be ascertained last night whether he
had been recovered.
Some unregenerate man was kicked
out of the Holiness bands headquarters
last night, because when the hat was
passed round for contributions he tried
to take out some of the wealth instead
of adding to the store.
A switch engine yesterday backing
out of the yard in crossing San Fernan.
do street at "Cape Horn," ran into a
load of lumber attached to Whining
ton train which failed to clear. The
"hat" was wrecked and the engine
badly damaged.
One H. B. Brown had Matilda Olivas,
who lives on Hewitt street, arrested on
the charge of battery. Justice Austin
yesterday tried the defendant, and find
ing that the prosecution was malicious,
mulcted Brown for the costs of the case
and discharged Mrs. Olivas.
Mrs. Annie Woods, alias "Mother
Schwartz" was again arrested yesterday
evening for disorderly conduct on First
street. She struck officer Lemon Sc.
verely over the temple whilst he was
escorting her to Jail. Mother Schwartz
was suffering from an overdose OF
whisky.
The pigeon match which was to have
taken place next Sunday at Agricultural
Park between J. c. Cline and M. Chick
of this city, aud two crack shots of San
Bernardino, has been postponed to Sun.
day, December 18th. The reason Tor
the postponement is that the Park will
be otherwise occupied next Sunday.
Rumor has it that when the A. 7. &
s. F. and the S. z. Railroads made the
contract some two years age, that the
former company almost simultaneously
gave the two years notice to terminate
the same. This two years is now up,
and hence the rush of the A. 7. & s. F.
people to complete their lines to this
| city.
On the 9th of December the colored
walters at the Nadeau House will give o
grand ball at Turnverein Hall. l..
Lowe, F. L. Carr and Johnny Banks are
the managers. There certainly should
be a cake walk, and 'possam should
have a prominent place on the festal
board. 1t will be a first.class affair, and
a gay and happy time is expected.
Prof. N. M. Wheeler, of the Univer.
sity of Southern California, is in the last
stages of consumption at Beaumont.
He came here from Lawrence Universi.
ty, at Appleton. Wisconsin, and re.
moved to this section for the sake of the
climate. He is young man of only "a,
and promising scholar.
Col. A. H. Wands, the popular super.
intendent of the Temple Street Cable
Railway, has resigned his position
and the company has reluctantly ac-
cepted it. Col. Wands retires from this
road with the warm wishes of all the
stockholders of the road, and doubtless
his we'll known abilities and experience
as railway manager will be secured al
once by other railroad companies. The
duties of superintendent of Temple
street Railroad will be assumed by w.
Woods, Secretary, and Mr.. DouSlas,
master mechanic.
| A car driver was arrested on a war
rant, at the instance of the Humane So
ciety of Los Angeles, for having driver
an overloaded street car, few days
ago. His trial was set before the Mayor
yesterday afternoon, but the defendant
asked for q continuance, owing to the
absence of the President of the street
railway company. The case was con
tinued until Thursday. when it will be
tried by Justice Austin, the Mayor
owing to his connection with street car
companies, believing himself disqualified
to act. The arrest was made under ar
ordinance lately passed.
Those who were present last evening
to hear Mr.. Hogan's lecture on physical
culture went away feeling we'll repaid
for their attendance. Mr.. Hogan is q
forcibls speaker and illustrates his sub
iects we'll. The ideas set forth by him
were that mankind in general can make
themselves just what they choose physi'
cally by proper, simple and close atten.
ton to the laws of nature. Whenever
and wherever Mr.. Hogan speaks he sets
forth these facts, which are well worth
remembering. He will tonight relate
his experience and conversion.
He Pulls u Gaun.
| A colored man named Latimore OBJ