Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-22
NEWS NOTES.

Major E. w. Jones, of the Chamber OF
Commerce, went north yesterday to as
sist the committee appointed to help
through the new Charter.
Martin Lauterbach has filed his petit
ton in insolvency with liabilities $543 50,
and available assets $97.75. Petitioner
conducted retail grocery.
The Holland-F oster bigamy case came
up in Justice Lockwood's court yesterday.
The examination of Mrs. Foster for the
charge was continued until to-day.
Bill Jones, the highwayman, was taken
before Judge Cheney for sentence yesIer-
iay, but CT motion of his attorney the
case was continued until March 14th.
A musicale and reception will be given
this evening to Mr.. and Mrs. Carter at
the East Los Angeles Conservatory of
Music. Patrons and friends are cordially
invited.
Thomas A. Gaskins, the young man
who tried forgery as means of increas-
ing his income and was sentenced to
two years at San Quentin, was taken
north yesterday.
The drivers employed by the Cable
car Company have been supplied with
whistles with which they give warning
to clear the track instead OF ringing the
car bell as heretofore.
Thomas Clark, of Soledad, was sent to
the County Jail for twenty days on a
commitment which charges him with a
certain public offense, to-wit: Entering a
barn and destroying the hay.
William Breckenridge and Frank Will
son, who broke into Pasadena hard
ware store last December, were sentenced
to two years each at San Quentin in
Judge Cheney's court yesterday.
Sheridan A. 9towell has filed with the
Clerk of the Superior Court petition
asking to be granted letters of admins.
tration on the estate of the late George
H. Stowell, amounting to $3.50.
A four-horse butcher wagon Of the
Union market ran away last evening
near Washington Gardens. William
was not seriously injured, as at first re-
ported.
The Historical Society was in session
last night. Preliminary steps toward in
corporation were taken and some bills
were audited. 1t is the intention of the
society to soon give the public some liter
ary entertainments.
A newly-appointed gripman on the
Second-s:reet line of cable cars tried to
run into switch last evening without
loosing his hold on the cable. The con-
sequence was that the cable was broken
and no cars ran after half-past seven
O'Clock.
A lecture will be delivered tomorrow
at P. NJ. by Herr Arnold Kutner at Miss
Marsh's school, 1119 South Hill street,
between Twelfth and Pico. Subject:
Language, it's Origin and Develop
ment." Those interested can procure
invitations by calling at the school.
A quantity of plaster moulding on the
ceiling of the main room of the First Ma
tional Bank fell yesterday morning about
IL o'clock. The assistant cashier, MIR.
G. B. shaffer, was struck on the head
by large lump and considerably
bruised, but no serious damage of any
kind was done.
J. Mcdonald, victim of the morphine
habit, the liquor habit, the cocaine habit
and variety Of other bad habits, was
brought to the Police Station yesterday
morning for medical treatment. He was
suffering from a species of delirium, ac-
companied by fits and other manifesto
ton of physical decentralization.
One of Constable Smiths deputies
returned to the city yesterday morning
bringing with him the lawyer Howard
who was charged with embezzlement.
As the alleged offense was committed in
Los Angeles, there has been no conceiv-
able reason why he should have been
taken north except that the man who
made the complaint happened to live
there.
Three boys, whose names are James
Madison, Owen Madison and Willie
Arens, were arrested yesterday on the
charge of housekeeping. Officer Young
saw them getting in at window OF a
house on San Fernando street. They
were taken before Justice Austin, but