Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-10
NEWS NO les.

The Fire Commissioners will meet this
morning and the Police Commissioners
this afternoon.
Los Angeles Castle No. 7 Knights of
the Golden Eagle will have public in.
stallation and hop tonight.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany will get the corner of Main and
Court streets for their office.
The West End Board of Trade will
meet this evening at 7:30 O'Clock. Sew
eral important street matters are to come
up for action.
Transfers of real estate yesterday
amounted to $S1 sos, and were Al in
number. OF these, 19 were for more than
81 900 each and .27 were for nominal con-
siderations.
The Los Angeles County Bank is out
with declared dividend of Sc a share
for six months. A rate of II per cent.
per annum, earned by legitimate bank
ing, is good enough.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce will be held this
afternoon at 8 o'clock, and as matters of
the greatest Importance will come up for
discussion, full attendance of mem bers
is desired.
Mr.. Hanson, who has the contract for
painting the new City Hall, states that
Carl Brandt is not in partnership with
him. They were connected only in the
matter of frescoing the Council Chamber
at the new City Hall.
The Sixth District Agricultural Asso-
citation will hold its annual fair from Oc-
tober 21st to the Goth. A good pro-
gramme has been arranged for the occa-
sion, and it is said the meeting will be
one of the most interesting ever held
here.
At last the contest of the relatives of
the late Issac Banta over the will of the
old man is to be decided. The lawyers
spent two days over the case, and last
night the jury was locked up to mediate
over the testimony, the argument and
the charges OF the Court. A verdict is to
be looked for today.
Judge Mckinley spent good portion
Of yesterday seeking for light to lead to
decision as to whether the Police
Judges, elected under the new charter,
are legal officers. He took testimony as
to the population of the city, which was
variously set down at about so, 900 to
$4,000. Judgment may be looked for in
day or two.
The Board of Directors of the Public
Library will meet this morning in Mr..
G. A. Dobinson's office. Designs for the
seal and book plate of the Library will
be opened and examined. Quite num-
Der have been received and it is ex-
pected that the Directors will be able to
select one that is appropriate to Los
Angeles as well as to the Library.
John Beeson was picked up in an un.
conscious condition last night, at
O'Clock, by Officer Edwards, over on
Boyle Heights, and was subsequently
conveyed to the Police Station for med
ical treatment, where it was found that
he had sustained serious injuries on the
head. He had evidently fallen from or
been knocked down by vehicle.
Mrs. Matte Hart arrived in the city
yesterday from Duroc, Benton Co., No.,
with two children, aged l and 5, in hope
of oettering her fortunes. At the Police
Station last night she stated that her
husband had deserted her some two
months ago, and that she hoped to be
able to place her children in an asylum,
while she obtained employment as do
mestic servant. She had so so in her
pocket on disembarking from the train.
Joe Lindheimer, an ex-special police
man, stationed in Chinatown, fell down
on Monday afternoon and badly rup.
tured himself. He was conveyed, at his
own request, to DR.. Choate's Office, on
Main street; but, being unable to give
him any relief, Drs. Choate and McCar-
thy had him conveyed to the Police
Station, where Drs. Morrison, Wing,
Mccarthy and Griffith performed an op.
GRAFTON upon the patient. AT late
hour last night he was in very critical
condition, but hopes are entertained OF
his ultimate recovery. He is said to be-
long to a highly respected San Francisco
family.
Jerry McAllister, painter, comm mitted
suicide on the overland Santa Fe train
at San Bernardino at II a. m. yesterday.
McAllister and companion had been
on q months drunk and he was bordering
on the jim.jams. Yesterday morning
they boarded train for Oro Grande ten
minutes after arriving here, and while
seated in the car McAllister pulled out a
razor, and before he could be stopped cut
q horrible cash in his neck and immedi'
ately took another slash. The two cuts
half sc yered his head from his body, and
cut all his veins and arteries as we'll as
bia windDipe. The passengers, horrihed