Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-03

After q careful examination Of
Santa Ana we are prepared to say
that that place is destined to be-
come the San Jose of Southern CAL
ifornia. 1t is situated in the heart
Of an agricultural country not sur
passed for fertility in the Missis-
sippi or Nile valleys, or in the
world. We regard it as part of the
duty of n newspaper to post tho
strangers in our midst. We look
upon Santa Ana as certain to have
future. A superb cemented
ditch, which conveys the waters of
the Santa Ana river to the town,
has just been flushed. It is in the
artesian belt. 1t is tho present ter
minus Of the San Diego division of
the Southern Pacific Railway. On
the 23d of January az auction sale
of lots will take place in the town
of Santa Ana, toward the East. The
terms of payment are easy, only
one fourth being required 10 be
paid down, the deferred payments
falling due in six, twelve and
eighteen months, with one per cent.
interest. Santa Ana has every
guarantee of being a progressive
and very prosperous community.
Although only three or four years
old, at tho outside, itpolls as heavy
vote as the famous town ani COL
ony of Ananeim, which is about
twenty years old. No one can
possibly make - mistake IN buying
'oi settling there.
The first number Of the National
Battle Aae, a journal which We
contemplate with mingled feelings
of awe, anticipation, affection and
journalistic comfy, lies upon our
table. 1t will doubtless be, in the
bone aud gristle, what its prede-
cessor and precursor, the Broad
Ace. was in lie pith. When he
comes to scuthiug the inquiries of
the day, our friend Judge Wiseman
will be Olympian in his wrath. A
stalwart man, with axe in hand,
dominates the title page of the
new PAPER, and advises all creation
aud the rest of mankind that the
Texas Blue Eagle is prepared to
hew to the line, let the chips fail
where they may. Go in ANA win,
Judge!
On Monday, December 3lst.
Judge II. X. S.O'Melveny ceased to
be County Judge of Los Angeles
county. 1t is hardly necessary for
us TO gay that the Judge has filled
this responsible post with distin-
guished ability and marked integ-
rity. AS will he seen, by card
published elsewhere, Judge O'Mel-
veny and o. o. Uranium, Esq,
have entered Into a partnership.
The Judge is one of the notabiIities
of this section and Mr.. Uranium
bids fair to become one. He has
exhibited marked aptitude as
lawyer, is young, energetic and
ambitious. We heartily wish the
new firm success.
The Alta, of December 31st, tips its
beaver thus to Emil Harris, under
the caption Of "a Merited Re-
ward" Emil Harris, who has
been elected Chief of Police of Los
Angeles, Is we'll known as the
leader of the party that captured
the notorious bandit Vasquez, and
deserves the thanks of the whole
State, as well as the particular re-
ward just conferred by the people
of Los Angeles, for his gallant eff
forts on that occasion. During his
term of office Chief Harris pro-
poses to rid Los Angeles of the
thieves that make that city rem
devious and will again deserve the
thanks of the people of that Sec
tion.h
Mr.. n. II. Hewitt, of the HER
AID composing room, yesterday
brought ice to this office of the
thickness of between one half and
five ighths of an inch, which had
CONCEALED in bucket of water on
Banning street. All the ponds and
lakes between Los Angeles and
Downey City were covered with
tolerably thick coating Of leo yes.
terday morning, Altogether,
weather so cold has not been known
IN Los Angeles for many years.
This glacial visitation is doubtless
explained by the immense masses
of snow which are visible on the
mountains.
We are indebted to Mr.. l.. J.
Rose, of the famous Sunnyside
Vineyard, for u case of his famous
"Hock," which has obtained a de-
served fame both in California and