Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-24

The United States Land Office off,
cials in Los Angeles yesterday received
patents for Chespa Peters of San Diego
county, Asa A. Carter of San Bernar-
dino county and John Betson and
Louis Vollers, both of San Diego
county.
Visiting Masons who have not WIS.,
tied the Lodges here can be examined
tomorrow morning between the hours
of nine and twelve, by committees of
the Lodges. 1t is hoped all visitors
desiring to unite in the celebration
will be present.
Mr.. II. G. Colt of Hartford Conn.,, a
son of the maker of the celebrated re-
volvers, Samuel Colt, is stopping at the
st. Charles. Californians hear Sam'l
Colt in grateful remembrance, as he
was particular friend of the pioneers,
and will no doubt give his son hearty
welcome.
The County Clerk reports marry
ing mania in the community. The
only cure for this disease is county
license and a preacher. In case of a
relaps after marriage, the District
Court affords the only safe remedy.
The shot gun divorce Is not so popular
since the arrest of Vahle and Cotton.
The Union revival prayer meetings,
conducted by the Evangelist, Rev. Mr..
Stoveall, will continue in the Fort
street Methodist Church until further
notice. Bible-reading meetings will
be held each afternoon at 2 o'clock in
the German Chapel on Spring street.
All are cordially invited to attend the
meetings.
At meeting held last evening"
Orange Grove Encampment. No. 81,
I. o. o. F., the following, officers were
elected for the term, commencing
July lst: G. P, H. Wartenburg; S. W.,
j. M. Bassett; II. P, Jos. Huber, Jr.;
Scribe, B. Marxsen; J. W., S. Benja-
min; Teasurer, H. Burdick; Trustees,
A. w. Hutton, G. III. Matfield and J.
Laventhal.
The work on the Main street rail-
way is progressing rapidly. The work
was finished same time ago to Pico
street, and the graders commenced at
that point and have graded half way
to Washington Gardens. We hope to
see the work soon com pleted as far, at
least, as Washington Gardens, so that
nj n reat q fa TO
resort.
The irrigators and others interested
in the water supply met last night in
the Court House to deliberate on the
means necessary to protect their inter-
ests. The following committee was
appointed to examine the question and
report at an adjourned meeting next
Saturday night: Major Bell, Captain
Stanley, w. H. Workman, John Mo-
ran and j. A. Grow.
The Denin-Sawtelle troupe having
generously rendered their service to
Confidence Company No. q will ap-
pear tonight in Rosedale, or the Ri
fie Rail-. This play has had q tremen-
dous run wherever there is an English
or American theatre, and we pEedicta
crowded house tonight. The friends
of the fremen should buy tickets in
generous quantities.
The theatrical critic of the Express
has evidently not read the Gilded Age,
or he would know that out of 1920
lines in the part of Col. Sellers in the
drama, 1,l0O of them have been taken
verbati m out Of the published book.
Mr.. Sawtelle has performed the part
in larger cities than Los Angeles, and
it is not professional to charge him
with the dullness of the Gilded Age.
The book has lowered Mark Twain's
reputation, but the drama brings out
its only good points, and Col. Sellers
is the rede ming feature. We hope to
see Miss D lin and Mr.. Sawtelle in
another ep esentation of the play and
in the meantime advise our subscrib-
ers to read Mark Twain's work.