Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-29
NEWS NOTES.

The charge OF battery against K. :.
Stoneman was dismissed yesterday in
the police court.
DIR. PEBBLES will lecture before the
Los Angeles business college on Money
at 10 80 this morning.
An oratorical contest will take place
this evening by pupils of the Occidental
university, in the Boyle Heights Pres
byterian church. An interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged.
The Georgia Bell Street baseball club
yesterday defeated the Young Stars of
Pearl street by score of 8 to 4. Walker
Bell captained the vanquished, and
George Sweeney the victors.
The patent medicine man who holds
forth daily and nightly on Third street,
between Spring and Broadway, wss ar
rested yesterday on a warrant charging
him with disturbing the peace. He
will have hearing today.
A test was made of E. Bowen's auto
matte car coupler at the Terminal yard
on Wednesday. number of Santa Fe
officials were present, and found that
the affair worked perfectly. Further
tests will be made on the Santa Fe
cars.
Mrs. Mannion of 1926 South Main street
yesterday reported at police headquar-
tiers that she had in the forenoon lost her
pocketbook containing S12, some keys
and various papers, while attending to
her marketing.
With three of the white squadron in
the bay at San Diego and the attractions
at Coronado, it will make San Diego
quite gay and will cause many people to
visit San Diego Saturday and Sunday.
The Native Sons will be present in
force.
Professor" Donald Downie has left
the city, and Mr.. M. H. Alter, the opti-
clan. is said to claim that the "profess-
orr forgot to return chromotrope and
some magic lantern slides which he
borrowed.
Refugio Gonzales, barber living on
Sainsevain street, while walking on
Upper Main street last evening, slipped
upon cobblestone and fell, breaking
his leg above the ankle. He was
brought to the city hospital and DR..
Bryant set the injured limb.
Deputy Sheriff Brown of San Bernar-
dino yesterday took back to San Quentin
Burglar Raphael, who. while serving a
: ear sentence from this county in the
penitentiary. was returned TO San Ber-
nardino and tried for housebreaking,
the result being that he will stay in San
Quentin eight years more.
The ladies of the Second Baptist
church gave leap-year social at Illinois
hall last night, which was largely at
tended. The assembly was eloquently
addressed by Thos. Pearson, who is to
deliver lecture On the ravages of in
temperance at the Y. NJ. G. A. in the
near future.
The Clerks association held a largely
attended meeting last evening in Opera
house hall. Nearly seventy-fve new
members were admitted. A great many
communications were received from the
various labor organizations, rendering
their support. The dues were fixed at
so cents month. The committee ap-
pointed to visit the furnishing goods
stores reports that ali but one merchant
had agreed to close at p. m. and that
he would probably close. The meeting
adjourned to meet in the same place
next Thursday.
Thomas Carlisle was arrested yester-
day morning by Officers Benson and
Bowler on warrant and charged with
embezzlement. The charge is based
upon the allegation that Henry Adams,
the complainant, had placed in his care
shotgun and ammunition belt, which
Carlisle refused TO yield up when de-
mand was made upon him for them.
Carlisle claims that Adams owed him
$5 and that he was merely holding the
property back as sort of security for
the debt. He demanded jury trial
and the case was set for next week,
Friday.