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Show A BOCU3 COUNT. Some dayB ago an individual nut in an appearance in this vicinity who! claimed to bo a count. Tbe said: '"count" (old a pitiful story said he was of a very wealthy house, and that he bad been compelled lo leave his native land on account of having fought a duel, and hud escaped to this country lo escape the wrath of his victim's friends. He could speak very little English, and what few words'be could speak were rendered almost unintelligible. It was hie desire, he said, to marry and settle down in sjme quiet spot, and considered Los Angeles county a pl-ico above all others where be would wish to spend his remaining days He further a iid that iu his hurry he had left a well-filled wahel aphonic, and consequently was short of funds, and asked the loan ot a ftw duliare until u draft of many thousands could be teceived from Austria, which draft wus already on the way hither. Of course, a few pktplics whoso faith in tiis identify wus not very strong demanded proof, aud were intunued by the ''Count," with much dignity, that they could at any lime telegraph or write lo weil-known weil-known parties m San Frauciccu n rcgaid to tho geunioeaes oi bib assertions. Accordingly, the parlies in San Francisco w. re aikeii, by telegraph, as to tbe rttj'img of the "euuut," and in due iime rrceivt'd a reply that he w:is a genuine count, and that any anvtnr.t of m fluey and -relit could hi: v.-.tb propriety advanced to him. O: uiur.-e every cue received the "count" with open arms. Lando around Anaheim, Orange and Santa Ana were by the "count" bargained lor, among them a piece ot property near Orange, for which he was to pay $22 000 cah down. Numerous contractors con-tractors and builders had put in their t iis on a $15,000 residence, a justice of thia place was kept bney during the bfst part of two d.iya making out deeds, aud on iTuerNy U-t cum to the amount of over $-0,1X10 was to be advanced to iltie "Court," with which to pay lor it. e Utid. Bui alas tor human hopee! Tue "Count" wag rtcognizd by a g-mlltmau of this place ub a "beat," and as one who had Bwir.dled paitien in Los Angeles about three years ao to the tune of $600 to SfcOO. On bein' conlronted by the Ken'l-mao, the "Count" irjob to r- ruSt-d and haa not s'-ie bnen h-urd cf. '. o underUnd he i. mtn'cd n. nrhw local ties (p.i rli trg - q: nm ,inrig money under fuUe neiuijsca. cantal Ana il:raldt Oct, 20. ' |