Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-04

AeoLi"h laws ~" "A 80
to-day were driven through
the principal streets of the
city yesterday, preceded by
Woods Opera House band and
escorted by a mounted caval.
cade of ladies and gentlemen. Since
the arrival of the chariots at the
track Col. Wood has had them re.
painted and decorated with the
flags of the United States, France
and Spain. In the race, which will
be called at 2:30 p. NJ, the chariot
with the American flag will be
drawn by Mr.. Stoddard's horse and
mate, that with the Spanish flag
by Governor Pico's sorrel team,
and the one bearing the French
flag by Mr.. WolfskilPs Lightning
and mate. The horses comp rising
these teams are noted for their
speed and it is expected that the
race, In addition to its novel char
acter, will be one Of the fastest ever
ran at tho Park course. None OF
the Amazonian drivers took part in
yesterdays street parade, they bav-
ing reserved themselves for the
great event Of to-day.
We find the following extrava.
CANT estimate in an Eostern eX-
change: Fortunes in Florida from
orange growing are made as easily,
on paper as cities are built by COM
panies OIL suburban farms. A Mr..
Dewhurst thus glowingIy calcu-
lates what his income will be. He
has four hundred acre farm at
Piney Point, and has just planted ii
with eighty-four quarts of orange
seed, which are expected to produce
10000 trees. If they bear 5000
oranges each annually, he will have
/ 2, 100, 900, 900 oranges, which, at the
low price of two cents each, would
give an income of $42, 100000.
We were favored with a call from
a gentleman yesterday who has
been engaged tor some time in try
ing to perfect flying machine to
be propelled by screw something
similar to those used in the pro.
pulsion of steam vessels. He says
the principal difficulty he has en-
countered is that, afIerhis machine
has attained certain rate of speed
the atmosphere has a depressing
effect upon it, acting, as he ex-
pressed it, like clammy dough and
impeding it's further movement.
He hopes, however, to overcome
this tendency, when, he thinks, he
will be able to turn out perfect
flying man.
There is displayed in the window
Of Preuss & Schumachers drug
store species of cactus which Is in
bud and in full flower. 1t is one of
the most exquisite things in the
floral line it has ever been our for
tune to look upon. A tulip, for
brilliancy and intensity of color,
pales in the comparison. The
bayonet-shaped cactus blades form
very graceful support for floral
gem graceful in shape and attract
i've in hue. The buds, also, are
rarely beautiful.
Our citizens will, we feel assured.
be glad to know that the mirth pro-
yoking, rollicking Troubadours are
about to again visit Los Angeles.
They open at Turnverein Hall on
Tuesday night next in "Patch-
work." Mr.. Grouse, their agent,
informs us that they had most
successful season in Australia and
that after making a tour OF the Pa
citic Coast they return to the east
to open at Chicago on the first OF
September.
Mr.. E. Laventhal informs us that
he will in a few days be in receipt
of one OF the largest and best Sc
lected stocks Of dry goods and gen.
tlemen's clothing and furnishing
goods ever brought to this city.
These goods having been bought at
the East for cash, Mr.. Laventhal
will be able to sell them here at as
tonishingly low prices. He leaves
for San Francisco tomorrow TO
hasten their transhipment to Los
Angeles.
Mr.. c. J. Fox and family were
among ihe overland passengers
from San Francisco yesterday. Mr..
Fox, who Is brother-in-law of
Mr.. Julius Lyons, District Court
Reporter, spent some time in this
city few weeks ago and has now
come to take up his permanent ies-
idence here. We extend to him
and his family cordial welcome
and hope that they will find both
pleasure and prosperity in their
new home.
We publish elsewhere an article
from the Buffalo Commercial Ad-
pertiser on the American grape
sugar mandatory at Buffalo. Mr..
o. H. Bliss, of this city, is now in
correspondence with the gentlemen
who own these works, and he hopes
to be able to induce them to estab-
lish similar mandatory here.
Should he succeed, Los Angeles
| will at once have profitable mar
ket for her immense grape product.
The attention of farmers about
to purchase agricultural imple.
ments Is directed to the advertise
ment of +. Giese, which will be
found in our New To-Day column,
Mr.. Giese has full stock of the
latest improved reapers, headers
and other implements used in
harvesting, which he sells at ktht
most reasonable prices. His store