Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-01

10th. Miss MOllie Binford presents
oil paintings to the Public Library.
11th. The Etheopians organize mil
itary company-the Temple Guards.
The Compton Changers enjoy them
selues in the woods.
18th. Attempt to assassinate Judge
OMelveny's Chinaman. Death of E.
G. Phelps, a member of Los Angeles
Lodge No. AZ, +. & A. M.
18th. Row in Chinatown among the
Celestials.
18th. Frank Tedrow, of Gospel
Swamp, killed by Frank Edwards in
den near the Plaza woman the
cause.
18th. Mr.. Davis, having secured a
site for his fruit drying factory, leaves
for San Francisco after machinery.
10th. The Masons at Eel Monte de-
eide to erect a college. Father Flana-
gan presented with an elegant watch
and chain.
18th. Red Men determine to organize
"tribe" in Los Angeles.
18th. Thos. A. Carey organizes
Grange at Rincon.
10Th. Donation of books to the Lii
brary by Hon. A. Higbie, of Compton,
and Others.
Goth. The Germans resolve to estab-
lish an efficient German School. The
Grand Jury goes for the demi-monde.
2lst. New discovery of oil wells, of
the finest quality, in the San Fernando
| mountains.
22d. The Gas Company compelled to
enlarge their works.
| 23d. Louis Arnold, a printer from
| San Francisco, out of money and
friendless, commits suicide at Ana
helm. The Presbyterians organize
Sunday School.
oath. EX-Gov. Marcus l.. Ward, of
New Jersey, visits our Orange groves.
Compton Grange loses valuable
member, VIM. Morton. =
25th. The Anaheim extension ready
for the iron.
26th. Major Mitchell appointed Dep
uty Sheriff. Mr.. Carey leaves to es-
tablish Oranges in San Diego county.
9th. Child drowned in zanja on Los
Angeles street, but life restored.
2Sth. The Grange Cooperative store
reports cash sales of over $4,000 per
month.
Goth. Influx of miners from Pana-
mint with rich specimens of quartz
and flowing over with excitement.
30th. Excursions to the coast.
31st. The Los Angeles Coast Rail-
way Company organized, with Judge
Thompson as President, to build a
narrow gauge road from the city to the
coast.
SEPTEMBER.
1st. Rev. DR.. Francis, of the Chinese
Mission, arrives with intent to work
for the salvation of the Celestials.
I'd Stealers of timber from Govern
ment lands come to grief.
Sd. Excursion parties to the sea
shore and Santa Catalina sland.
4th. The newspaper men have
watermelon lunch at Temples Bank,
on melons three feet long.
5th. Carl Luther dies suddenly at
San Fernando.
9Th. Organization of the Baptist
Church, Rev. J. G. Curtis pastor. AM
brosia Salazar almost burned to death.
7th. Ground broken for new Post
office block. Los Angeles oranges
shipped to Europe.
9Th. The Los Angeles Guards mus
tered into the State service.
9th. Every mechanic hard at work
and still the cry is more houses. U.
s. Senator Stewart in the city after
Panamint mining property.
10th. Mark Carleton, a promising
pupil at the High School, accidentally
kills himself with a revolver.
11th. Los Angeles Lyceum organ
| lied. Two noted horse-thieves, Bias
Robles and Marquis Leiva, lodged in
Jail. Arrival of excursion party from
New England.
18th. Arrival of Senator Jones, of
Nevada, en- route to Panamint. The
Los Angeles Grangers denounce the
removal of Prof. Carr from the State
University. The Hebrews New Year
strictly observed.
18th. Excursion to the camp meet
ing at Los Nietos. Excessive indul-
gence in whiskey kills Dionicia Velas-
quez in Sonora. The Germans organ
ize political club.
14th. The Stearns flour-mill destroy
ed by fire; loss very heavy.
18th. Senator Jones subscribes
| 1920, 900 to the Los Angeles and Inde-
pendence Railroad.
10th. The Mexicans celebrate the
anniversary of Mexico's release from
Spanish rule.
11tb Arr;,,oI op oO0 tons of fraiuhf
en- route to the Panamint mines.
18th. Celebration of Chilian Inde-
pendence. Heavy fires in San Gabriel
cafion.
10th. Thos. Peters, stage driver to
San Bernardino, presented with $500
watch by W., F. & Co., for his bravery
in protecting the treasure-box from
highwaymen.
goth. Grand revival in Chinatown.
DIST. Funeral of Hannah Dickinson,
a pupil of the Sisters School.
ODD. Great land sale at Downey City,
at rates from $25 to $165 each.
23d. Visit from the Grand Chan
cellor, knights of Pythias, of the
State.
Oath. The citizens petition the Coun-
Gil for better protection against de-
in the city.
25th. Death of Rev. l.. p. Webber, a
pioneer of California, at Anaheim.
One Chinaman tries to scald another
even unto death.
26th. Rev. j. r. Tansey appointed
| Presiding Elder of the Methodist