Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-28

up at the St. tnarles. ooon all the
boys who had won silver medals at
the spelling and pronounclng matches
heard of his arrival and examined the
register. In an attempt to pronounce
the name one of our nice young men
got twist i'm his back hair and broke
his jaw; another suffered from dislo-
cation, and third, supposing that the
name might be pronounced correctly
by standing on his head, in desper-
ate wrestle with the consonants,
sprained his ankle. The vigilance
committee, hearing about the wreck
that was being made, notified him,
and he left this morning. He has
gone to San Francisco for spell.
Hahn has just completed a picture,
San Gabriel Mission near Los Ange-
les. The old Mission Church, with
adobe walls and castellated architec-
ture of the Moorish type, is we'll
drawn. There are thirty or forty fig
ures in the foreground of persons who
have just left church. Two horses,
mounted by native Mexican riders,
are capitally done. The sky is per.
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Taken as whole 1t is a superior pic
ture, both in drawing and coloring.
Hahn evidently has profited by his
Dusseldorf schooling. He is one of
the best colorists among resident art
lists. This picture, as we'll as cattle
piece by the samelartist, is on exhi-
bition at Snow and Mays gallery on
Kearney street, San Francisco.
Messrs. Barbee & Gates have opened
n real estate office at No. 81 CONNER
cial street, and are prepared to buy
sell and exchange city property or
country tracts. Mr.. Barbee is an en-
terprising young man, bound to make
his mark by talent and energy. Mr..
Gates is one of our old settlers and is
known to every inhabitant as o relia-
BILE and competent business men. We
wish them success.
An emigrant train of eleven wag-
ons, with cow, dog, and wife and
more or less babies with each wagon,
passed through Las Vegas, the other
day, hailing from Wisconsin and des-
tined for Prescott, Arizona. They had
been four months on the road, and
their appearance suggested the idea
that in all that time they had not used
a drop of water, on the outside at
least. tN te
DR.. Mcbride, King of Pain, has ar
rived and makes his royal headquar-
ters at the st. Charles. His trunks
attracted attention yesterday some
wag, having changed King of Pain to
make, it read "Alphonso, King of
SPAIN" Another malicious individ-
ual stuck sign "Wild Billn on the
Kings photograph at the st. Charles.
The bell for Confidence Engine
House has been cast by Dupuy & Co,
at the shop of Mangin & Co., in this
city. It's outside diameter is 3 feet 81
inches; inner diameter 3 feet 10
inches. Its thickness at the rim is 81
inches and upper 7-12 inches. The
hammer will weigh sixty pounds. 1t
will be finished by the end of this
week, and will be a creditable piece of
workmanship for Los Angeles.
Gen. Bidwell arrived yesterday by
the Orizaba, and is registered at the
Backman House. He will speak in
Los Angeles tonight and will go
thence to San Bernadino. After speak
there he will go to Visalia via. Bakers
field. His engagements are such
that he cannot 60 to San Diego or
speak elsewhere in Los Angeles Co.
The Lake Vineyard Land and Wa
ter Company are at work on their
great irrigation project. J. de Barth
from date, he will have the water out
tract, conveying it in zanjas from Mill
canon. A five acre reservoir will be
built, with banks ten feet high, to
prison the fertilizing floods.
Mr.. Currier, the picture dealer,
leaves tomorrow afternoon for San
Francisco. He has delayed few
days to sell the eighteen elegant pic
lures he has left at Jones & Noyes, this
morning at 10o'clock. These chromos
are gems Of art, and worth Inspection,
They will be sold at any price, though
Mr.. Currier says he can't give them
away.
A stranger arriving in Los Angeles
Is surprised to find all the houses in
course of erection rented in advance
and the tenants anxiously awaiting
chance to occupy the premises. Houses
are almost impossible to get, and that
fact is the strongest proof Of our
growth. Los Angeles has increased at
least thirty-three per cent. during the
last nine months.
Smoking should be positively pro-
hibited In the Main street ears. An
invalid lady was made deathly sick
last Sunday by the smoke of a vile
cigar, and still the smoking was con-
tinued and she had to leave the car
before reaching her destination.
Mr.. Gaertner arrived from the Char
lotte mine about one o'clock yesterday
morning, having ridden forty five
miles during the day. He called on
us at that late hour and reported the
Charlotte ore realizing about $500 per
ton. ~
An infant son of Edward Manzo
was baptised last Sunday, J. B. Guer-
erro acting as Godfather. A sump-
tous banquet was served to few in
vited guests ON the conclusion of the
ceremony.
We publish in another column the
announcement of Thos. H. Smith for
District Attorney subject to the action
of the Democratic Convention. Mr..
Smith has many friends who are push
ing his claims.