Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-22

Prof. Eugene w. HIlgard has
written a note to Mr.. L. M. Holt
in regard to the insect destructive
to orange trees lately reported as
having made its appearance near
Santa Ana. 1t reads as follows:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
| BERKELEY, Sept. 8, 1873.
| L. M. HOLT: Dear Sir-Your
favor of August 9th, together with
the specimens of orange wood rer-
forated by borers, and a bottle con-
tanning the culprits, was duly re-
ceived. l am sorry to say that,
with the exception of the general
| name of the latter, the few author.
tiles which have been able to con-
suit give no light. The beetle is of
the genus botricus, which is almo
entirely tropical, and for that rea-
son much better known in collec-
ti0ns than in It's native haunts
The larva bores the live wood. /
can find no complaints of this in
sect from Florida. In the absence
of Mr.. Edwards, and of any ade-
quate reference books on the SUBJ
ject, I will have to send the bugs
East for further light. Very truly,
EUG. w. HILaARD.
We took stroll up Temple
street yesterday to note the prog.
ress the Horticultural Pavilion Is
making. The frame work of q
handsome and imposing building,
which will be an honor to Southern
California, is already under roof,
and has made such headway that
1t will be available for the APP
preaching Fair. The valuable lot
on which it stands, donated
through the liberality of Mr.. P.
Beaudry, is being terraced. The
location is a commanding one.
Lower down Temple street we also
took note of the progress which has
been already made in the erection
of Coed Templar Hall. Work upon
1t has been temporarily suspended
but will be resumed rs subscrip-
tions pour in.
We examined yesterday speci-
men of the work of the teredo. The
piece Of wood was taken from q
pile of the Santa Monica wharf. 1t
was sent to Deputy Sheriff Hayes,
and is on exhibition ia the Sher-
iff's office. 1t might very well pass
for a specimen of genuine honey.
comb. This little mariue borer does
his work rs well rs any carpenter
with an auger of larger size could
do it.
Manuel Romero and Jesus Viz,
Sr., got into a dispute yesterday
evening which ended in a bloody
encounter with knives. Ro-
nero was badly cut across the
head and Via received stab from
behind through the left shoulder.
Both belligersnts were arrested by
officer Sanchez and committed to
jail, where their wounds were
dressed by DR.. Barton. The un-
pleasantness was all about u wo.
man.
Old King was up again In the
City Court yesterday for drunken.
ness. On promising to leave the
city the charge was dismissed and
he was allowed to go free. A wo.
man, charged with battery, was
also discharged on proving that she
had not been the agressor. A Chi
namaD, convicted of stealing q lot
OF towels and some jewelry, was
sent to the cham gang for 80
days.
Officer Dieffend0rfer informs us
that when he passed the Monte,
about 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
Mr.. Benefits smoke-house with its
valuable contents, had just been
consumed by fire. He did not learn
tile amount of the loss but sup
poses /: to have been considerable
from the fact that the house was
full of hams ant bacon in the pro-
cess of being cured.
We learn that telegram was re.
ceived by Mr.. Mott yesterday after
noon informing him that the gas
from the Los Angeles oil well, In
the Sespe, had ignited aud burnt the
derrick and other wood work about
the well, to the ground. This will
be u very heavy loss to the COM
pany at this time as they had just
got into what gave promise of
being very rich flow.
DR.. Kurtz informs us that Luz
Cruz and Luisa Lopez, the two
women who were injured by being
thrown from their wagon in the
railroad collision near Rubio sta
tion, on Monday last, are now in q
fair way of recovery, and, II no
backset occurs, will be about again
in a few days.
A gentleman laid on our table
yesterday two apples, the exposed
sides of which show unmistakable
signs of having been roasted. We
shall no longer doubt the power of
old Sol or any other man to play
strange freaks in Southern Califor-
MIA.
Mr.. S. w. Sutherland Is prepar-
ing for glass-ball shooting tour
nament, to take place some day
during Fair week. One of the
prizes, we understand, will be q
handsome double-barreled fowling
piece.
The exports from Downey City
last week consisted OF the follow
Ing: Barley, s47 sacks, weighing