Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-02
NEWS NOTES.

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endorsed Mr.. John Bryson for Mayor.
Constable Magee brought down some
more lumber thieves from Lancaster yes
terday, and lodged them in the County
Jail.
s. N. Black was examined on a charge
of cutting timber on Government land,
before U. S. Commissioner Van Dyke
yesterday, and was acquitted.
Freight train No. 26, northbound, on
the Southern Pacific, was wrecked at
Newhall last night, one of the engines
of the double-header being ditched.
Health Officer Reese reports 50 deaths
during November. OF these were from
consumption, z were from inanition,
were from old age and we're from
diphtheria.
Andy Grove, who was charged with
carrying concealed weapon, was let of
yesterday after having spent three days
in Jail. The police could make no case
against him.
Transfers of real estate yesterday
amounted to $149,911 and were 105 in
number. Of these 90 were for more than
$1,000 each, and So were for nominal con-
siderations.
Robert Barr, of Santa Monica, was ex-
amined for insanity yesterday and found
to be without full possession of his men,
tai faculties. He will be taken North to
Stockton this afternoon.
A man by the name of Slocum was
seriously hurt on ranch near the city
yesterday, and was brought in town to
the Sisters Hospital. Full particulars
could not be obtained.
The County Auditor yesterday filed
an account showing that there were
1899, ,577.74 in the County Treasury. Oh
this $1,000 vas in gold coin, 1923, 577.74
in silver, and 500, 900 in currency.
The gross receipts of the Sherif's
office during the month of November
we're $2l53.24. OF this sum $970.70 was
reported leaving net total of $1lS2. 54
which was turned over to the county
treasury.
Some one set wagon laden with hay
on fire on Buena Vista street this morn
ing, and then turned in the alarm. Had
the Joker been discovered ne would have
been treated to bath by the fremen
who were summoned to the scene.
Jerry Murphy, the East Side fireman
who got drunk short time ago and made
trouble with his family and neighbors,
finished his time at the County Jail yes
terday for disturbing the peace and was
promptly rearrested for an assault to
murder.
George G. Houghton of Boyle Heights
pleaded guilty to the charge of battery
in Justice Taney's court yesterday, and
was fined $40. He had some discussion
of political questions with man by the
name of G. E. Blake.
Father Waugh, the well-known lee
turer to children, is here. Father Waugh
was eighty years old the last time he was
here. He will remain over till Monday,
and tomorrow will give the Bands of
Hope one of his characteristic talks.
Father Waugh lives in Sonoma county.
near Petaluma, and has been in Califor-
mia thirty-six years.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Baker, of Pasadena, was
in the city yesterday, and in the course
of the afternoon drove up to the corner
of Franklin and New High streets.
When she returned to her buggy, after
a short absence, she found that some
one had taken valise containing some
music books and two dozen photographs
Word was left at the police station.
Hugh Gilroy was arrested last evening
by Officer Holleran and charged with
battery. Hugh keeps a saloon on Com
mercial street, and it is said got drunk
and quarreled with bis wife. Taking
her into back room, he was in the act
of choking her when discovered by the
officer. The wife said that he was
merely in sport, and she hurried to the
police station with the necessary amount
for bail.
The paving OF Fort street has COM
menced, and the contractor for the lay
ing of the sewer is at work. 1t is re-
quested that the property owners make
their connections with the sewer at once,
so as to save trouble and expense in the
future. After street is once passed it
is quite an expensive matter to open it
for sewer connections. The extra cost is
about 40 cents square foot.
Sheriff Kays has offered a reward of
500 for the arrest of Thomas A. Gaskins,
the former bookkeeper of the Porter
Land and Water Company, who is
charged with having committed forgery
by drawing several checks on the Cali
fornia Bank, to which he signed the
names of the president and secretary of
the organization with which he was con-
nected. He left the city on the 10Th of
last month.
I. G. Miller, who was charged by j. A.
Sherman with having committed battery
upon his person, pleaded guilty before
Justice Austin yesterday. He and Sher-
man had frequently disagreed over the
use OF hitching post, and few DAYS
ago they fought it out on the sidewalk.
Sherman was knocked down and kicked
and forthwith resorted to the courts for
satisfaction. Miller will be sentenced
Monday.
The trial of Daniel Shea, who is
charged with having starved horse to
death, began in Justice Austin's court
yesterday afternoon. Humane Officer
Wright testified to having found the
horse in dying condition, and to the
small amount Of feed which had been
given him. A sample of the hay was
found to be rotten and useless. After
hearing the testimony of several wit
nesses, the case was continued until to.
morrow.
UnderWFitor,s sale.