Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-19

The scholars of the Fort Street
M. e. Church Sunday School give
concert at the church tonight.
The children have been rehearsing
under the direction of Professor
Book for some time past and we
have no doubt the concert will be
very enjoyable.
The Secretary of Merrill Lodge
No. 299, 1. o. q. T., was last night
instructed to send to Martin Leh-
man, under seal of the Lodge, q
vote of thanks for services rendered
at the amateur theatricals that
have lately been given under the
auspices of the LODGE
AT the regular meeting of Merrill
Lodge No. 299, 1. o. @. T., last
night, a resolution was adopted
thanking Mrs. M. NJ. Leake and
Miss Matte Fairman, who are
about to leave for the East, for
their kind services IN the past, and
recommending them cordially to
Coed Templars and all good people
everywhere.
The Sunday school of Trinity M.
E. Church South picknicked at Oak
Grove yesterday. The children.
accompanied by Rev. A. M. Camp
pell and their teachers, were driv-
en- out in Osborne's caryall and
other vehicles and spent a very
pleasant day.
The picnic of Stamm No. 1873, U.
o. r. M, comes off at City Gar
dens to-day. The Gardens are one
of the pleasantest places about the
city for days enjoyment and we
have no doubt will be crowded.
The entertainment will conclude
with ball in the evening.
We are indebted to Harper &
Bros, through Messrs. Louis Lew
in & Co., for Deceivers Ever" a
novel by Mrs. II. Lovett Cameron.
Also, :" Less Black Than We're
Painted" a novel by James Payn.
The i7nprimatur of the Messrs.
Harper is u sufficient guarantee
that these works are interesting.
Mr.. st. Clair yesterday showed
US specimen of honey made from
the ball sage which surpasses any
thing we have ever seen for clear
ness. We placed the bottle over q
page of type and we could read the
print just as readily through bottle
and honey as If nothing had been
before it. This honey vas made at
the Asuza.
We remind our lady readers that
Mr.. M. Hoff, of the Capitol
store, who has just returned from
San Francisco, is receiving one of
the largest and best assorted stocks
of the latest sty les of ladies' goods
ever brought to Los Angeles,
which he proposes to sell at aston
ishingly low prices. Give him
call.
Madame Zanno's Blondes and
Brunettes arrive to-day and will
make their bow to q Los Angeles
audience at Turn Verein Hall to-
night. At all the places at which
they have appeared they have been
received by crowded houses, and
the papers speak in the highest
terms of their performances. We
expect to see Turn Verein Hall
filled to overlooking tonight.
Mr.. J. X. Maxwell, proprietor of
the Maxwell Tract, near Whining
ton, reports that he has 1,400 acres
in wheat which appears to be in
the finest possible condition. II
stands five four feet high and is
well bearded, looking, as he termed
it, us level as barn floor. 1t has
shown no signs Of rust, blight or
lodging, and, at present, appear
ances, is good for 10000 sacks of
grain. This would seem to contro-
vert the theory hitherto prevalent
that wheat cannot be raised to adj
vantage near the ocean.
The Congregational Church ex-
cursion and picnic to Andrews
Station yesterday was u most de-
lightful flair and was enjoyed by
a large number of our citizens. AS
the train was returning to the city
it stopped at the mouth of the tun-
mel for about half au hour to give
the excursionists an opportunity
to examine that wonderful work,
which was taken advantage of by
nearly the whole party. About six
o'clock they arrived in the city,
satisfied that their day in the
country had been very pleasantly
passed.
The late rains, fogs, and humiG-
ity of the atmosphere generally has
had rather disastrous effect on the
wheat crop. We are told that rust
has appeared on all the wheat in
this section, and that the most of
it will be failure. One exception,
however, is to be noted. The
wheat sown by the Miles Bros. and
by Mr.. Gwin shows no signs of
rust, and there is every indication
that 1t will mature in perfect con-
dftion. The kind sown by them is
the "Odessa wheat" and its supe-
riority over the "Sonora wheat"
will probably be fully established
this year.-Andheim Gazette.
San Diego Nea0s: For some days
past there have been rumors of new
discoveries of placer mines short
distance from the city. A number
of persons have visited them, and
from gentleman of large mining
experience we CLEAN the following
facts: The discoveries are at the
base of the San Isidro mountains,