Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-14

1t seems that the contested water
case of Los Nietos is becoming Il
matter of the most vital interest to
the farmers o. that section. An
adverse decision in the case now
pending would be equivalent to
their ruin. The Downey Courier
says: Three injunctions, issued out
of the District Court, have been
served upon the Board Of Water
Commissioners of this district, re.
straining them from interfering
with vested rights. A motion to
make the injunction perpetual will
| be determined at the next term of
the Court. The case really involves
the legality of the law under which
the Commissioners are acting.
Able counsel are arrayed against
the Commissioners, who have no
regularly retained attorneys, we
understand, and are rather
reluctant to employ such, as, in
case the law should be found ille-
gal, payment might have to be
made from their own pockets.
Meantime, what are the farmers
the irrigators most vitality interest
ed, doing in the matter? Do they
feel willing to assist the Commits
sioners financially and enable
them to employ able attorneys to
defend the law, or will they let the
matter go by default? We have
heard it stated that it will be the
ruin of farmers of this neighbour
hood if the case is not decided in
favor of the Commissioners-the
law sustained. 1t is not a pleasant
spectacle to contemplate the ruin
Of whole com munity that a few
men may profit. The irrigators of
this neighborhood desire, as we un-
derstand the matter, nothing but
even-handed justice.
There are few institutions in Los
Angeles which would conduce more
to the health of this community
than a liberal patronage of the
Electric and Russian baths of Mr..
Robert Hughes, located nearly op.
posite the Pico House, on Main
street. IF cleanliness is next to
Godliness, these baths trench
closely on religion, for they re-
move from the human cuticle every
taint Of bodily impunty. Tho
process, with those who take the
complete bath, is to remain for fif-
teen or twenty minutes in tenn
perature heated by steam to 115o or
1859, according to the preference of
the bather. He is then treated to a
warm bath, and thoroughly
ru bbed. If desired, he is next
thoroughly gone over with an cleo
trio sponge, after which the warm
bath, heated electrically, Is again
resorted to, the whole operation
winding up with a warm and cold
shower. 1t is not too much to say
that one emefges from this elabO-
rate process rejuvenated physically.
Mrs. Hughes is on hand to attend
to the ladies'. We know nf nothing
which Is better worth the money
than one of these baths.
The Horticultural Society
met yesterday at II A. M.
at Union Hall. AS IL was
q busy day with our busi-
ness men, and as it was moreover
desirable to hold full meeting to
consider the questions of raising
funds to build the Pavilion and
making arrangements to hold the
approaching Fair, it was deemed
best TO adjourn to Wednesday next
at IL A. NJ. All members and all
citizens interested in the success
of this movement should devote a
few hours next Wednesday to this
enterprise,
The game Of base ball which
comes off at the Agricultural Park
grounds, at 9 o'clock 2. NJ. to-mor-
row, between the two Orphans
Club of Bakersfield and the Name
less Of tAis city, is expected to be
the most exciting event of the kind
that has ever taken place in South.
ern California. Following are the
names of the gentlemen compos
ing the Bakersfield club: Ii. G.
, Park, A. Mills, Jr., w. Il. Hough
+. ton, III. A. Blodgett, T. E. Smith
: G. A. Maui, s. B. Burkham, b. X