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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
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yos Suseles gerala.
A Curious Geological Fact.

The excavation Of .the State
House grounds brings out clearly
some Of the operations of nature
which are of interest to geologists.
10 the excavation conclusive evil
denco Is found that the river once
flowed whore the State House
will stand, and that 1t changed It's
oour1e and came back three times
at least. The evidence fs preserv.
"a In the earth itself. After q for
ct had grown up, the trees being
Of = considerable size, the river
brought In sand and gravel, filling
up about the trees to depth Of two
OF three feet. Then after the
tyees decayed and disappeared, the
coil hlled up the holes left in the
gravel. Then, after long period,
another forest grew up, the river
again surrounded the trees with
sand to the depth Of two or three
feet, the trees disappeared and
the holes left were filled up with
soil. The workmen are now using
the sand In preparing the founda.
tions Of the State House, and as
they take the sand and gravel
away the soil which filed the
holea left by the trees is left stand
Ing, an exact reproduction Of the
stumps Of the trees, and so natural
is the representation that 1t is diff
cult to believe they are models In
mud instead Of real wooden
stumps.-lndianapolis Sentinel.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
U. S. Internal Revenue.

NOTICE.-State of California, County
Of Los Angeles.-Whereas the Los Ange-
les Distilling Company, of Los Angeles,
California, have become chargeable with
taxes assessed against them, together
with penalties and interest, amounting
in the aggregate to 8.750 96-100 dollars. as
per assessment lists OF February, 1874,
and May, 1874, and schedule of penalties
and interest on file In my ONCE: Now,
therefore, by authority from William
Highly, ESQ.,, Collector First District of
California, have levied upon the distil-
lery, stills, vessels, fixtures and tools
distillery is located and any buildings
thereon OF the Los Angeles Distilling
Company, situated near the easterly end
OF the covered bridge across the Los An
s gs yss in Of the any Sy eas Se a9s Anass
more particularly as follows: On
in the city and county of Los Angeles,
State OF California. commencing at a
said Los Angeles river and running
thence at right angles southerly 100 feet
to post No. 2; thence at right angles 80
feet westerly to post No. g.; thence at
4; thence at right angles westerly 81 feet
to post No. S; thence at right angles-
northerly Is feet to post No. g.: thence at
right angles easterly 50 feet to post No. ~
IN post No. 8; thence at right angles>
easterly 95 feet, to point OF beginning.
And at II O'Clock A. NJ. on Thursday, the
Goth day of December, 1878, in front OF
the Sheriff's once, in the city of Los An.
geles, l will sell the above described
property of the Los Angeles Distilling
Company at public auction, to the high
est bidder for cash, in satisfaction of said
demand, besides costs and expenses OF
levy and sale.
T. s. HALL, Deputy Collector.
Dated Los Angeles, Dee. z, 1s75. d3td
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
LEGAL.
SUMMONS.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
l. Seventeenth Judicial District of tho
State of California, in and for the
county OF Los Angeles.
A. Lothian and I. Walsh, partners un-
der the firm name OF A. Lothian d Co.,
Plaintifis, against II. j. Wood ana the
Southern District Agricultural Society, u
corporation, Defendants.
Action brought in the District Court OF
the Seventeenth judicial District Of the
State of California, In and for the county
of Los Angeles, and the complaint filed Ia
said county OF Los Angeles. in the office
OF the Clerk Of said District Court
The people OF the State of California
| send greeting TO H. j. Wood and the
Southern District Agricultural Society, u
corporation, Defendants.
| You are hereby required to appear In an
action brought against you by the above
named Plaintiffs in the District Court oil
the seventeenth Judicial District of the
state OF California, IN and for the County
plant filed therein, within ten days lex
elusive of the day of service) after the
service on you of this summons-if served
within within & this County; or. Il served out
twenty days; otherwise, within forty days
or Judgment by default will be taken
against you, according to the prayer OF
The said action is brought to obtain q
decree from this Court for the foreclosure
of q certain mechanics lien described in
the said complaint and filed by the said
plaintiffs in the office OF the County Re-
corder of said county on the 10th day OF
June, A. ID. 1873, to secure the payment
OF an account for materials furnished for
: the construction OF the building de-
scribed in said lein, belonging to said de-
fendant H ]. Wood, said claim amount
ing to S40l 40, gold coin; that the prem
ises covered by said lien may be sold
and the proceeds applied to the payment
Of the costs OF this suit, 500 attorneys
: fees, 88 (the costs Of fling and recording
said iien) and the balance due on said
q account, amounting to the sum of 440l 40,
and costs OF suit; and In case such pro-
! ceeds are not sufficient to pay the same,
: then to obtain an execution against said
I. H. J. Wood for the balance remaining
due, and also that the said defendants
and all persons claiming by. through or
under them, or either OF them, may be
barred and foreclosed of all right, title
claim, lien, equity Of redemption and
interest in and to said mortgaged prem
ises, and for other and further relief.
i, Reference is had to complaint for par
4 ticulars.
q And you are hereby notified that II yot
+, fail to appear and answer the said com
plant as above required the said plaiDtifii
will apply to the Court for the reIlef de
manded in the said complaint.
: Given under my hand and the seal Q
a the District Court Of the Seventeenth
/ Judicial District of the State of California
4 In and for the county Of Los Angeles
this first day OF October, in the year o
our Lord one thousand eight hundred an.
4. seventy-eight.
By A. EIMMP;AU, MI;sd, Pspa9ty, Slegs a1;orn,v.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
FRIDAY, THE 9th DAY OF
DECEMBER, A, d. 1878.

At IL O'Clock M, proceed to sell,
at the Court House door, in the city and
county OF Los Angeles, State of Califor-
MIA, at public auction, for cash in u. 8.
gold coin, to satisfy said order and ac-
cruing costs, all the right, title and inter-
est of the defendant, q. w. Davis, in and
TO the following described real estate, to
wit:
All that certain piece. parcel or lot of
land, situate in the city OF Los Angeles,
county Of Los Angeles, State of Califor-
MIA, more particularly described as fol-
lows. to wit:
| Commencing on the north line OF
Nichols private street, at or near the
southeast corner OF lot No. one Q) OF
| block thirty-six (36), Hancock's survey
OF thirty i've acre lots or Donation lots
thence = 62L degrees K 228 feet, more or
| less, to the western line of Pearl street;
thence N S7H degrees e along the west
| ern line OF Pearl street 606 feet, more OF
| less, to the southern line OF Tenth street
thence westerly along the southern line
OF Tenth street 3l2 feet, more or less, t6
land now owned by Irvine: thence south
n degrees west, following the line fence
as now established as this eastern bound
ary Of said Irvine's land, 49816 feet, t(
the point or beginning, containing 8 Ill
| acres, more or less.
Given under my hand at the city ant
county OF Los Angeles, State of Califor
MIA, this l4th day of November, A. d
1878. H. NJ. MITCHELL,
| sheriff.
By James @. Kays, Deputy. nl5td
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
I.aooents Abroad in Detroit. @

A couple of chaps, whose years
will be few In the land II they do
not reform, entered q Gratiot ave.
nue. saloon five or six days ago,
and one Of them explained to the
ssThis fellow and me have got a
bet. / bet him $40 that Grant will
be the next President, and he
takes me. Here's the money; we
want you to keep 1t until the belts
decided In $780,"
~ will do zo'' was the calm re.
ply. as the money was raked in.
The strangers departed, each
vigorously asserting that he wasn't
afraid to trust the saloonist, and
they were not eeeu again until
this afternoon. Then they APP
peared to remark: ..-
"We have been talking the thing
over, and have concluded to with
draw that bet. II has been some
trouble to you, and If you hand
over 50 we'll call it square"
ssI- am no such mon as dot
replied the saloonist, as he opened
the till; ~ makes no charge-here
ish der cash."
He threw out the two fives they
had left, q sly twinkle In his eye
and as they slid out he called aftel
them:
ssShentlemeus, ven you make
any more pets, blease call arount.'
But they won't. The two bill
were base counterfeits, ard they
didn't get mixed w with his hon
eetcAsh.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
LEGAL.
Notice Of Executors Sale
Of Real Estate.

Notice Is hereby given that in pursu-
snce OF an order of the Probate Court of
the county OF Los Angeles, state of Cal
ifornia, made on the 4th day OF Novem-
per- 1873, In The matter OF the estate OF
Frank Cowden, deceased, the under
signed, the executor of the said estate,
Will sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, and subject to con 1rma-
DAY, the seventh day OF December, 1878.
at 10 O'Clock A. M, at the Court House
door, in the city of Los Angeles, in the
county OF Los Angeles, all the right. IT,
Cowden at the time of his death, and all
the right, title and interest that the said
estate has, by operation of law or other
wise, acquired other than or in addition
to that Of the said Frank Cowden at the
certain lots, pieces or parcels of land
| situate. lying and being in the said
county OF Los Angeles, State OF Califor.
mia, and bounded and described as fol-
Lot ! in block le, range 8. in the town o.
| Wilmington.
Three lots situate in the town of Will
mington, being lots 8, IL and II, in bloch
Lot !, block S. range 2, in the town O.
Wilmington.
Also, the property commencing at 9
point on the west side OF Canal street, II
the town of Wilmington ll5H feet from
|
Canal street with tho north side of Sec
ond street; thence westerly on the lin
of Canal street ll5K feet; thence at righ
angles l90 feet: thence at right angle
l15x feet; thence at right angles 100 fee
to The place OF beginning.
Lot IL, block IL, range Wilmington
Los Angeles county, California.
Block No. 4, range No. 3, town of VIII
mington, Los Angeles county.
And also the undivided one hall OF 10
No. IL, block l02, Bellevue Terrace tracl
in Los Angeles city.
Terms and conditions of sale:-Cast
United States gold coin; ten per cent. G
the purchase money to be paid to tn
auctiOneer on the day of sale; balance O
confirmation of sale by said PrObat
Court. Deed at expense of purch aser.
AMBROSE H. COWDEN,
Executor Of the estate of Frank Cowder
deceased.
By THOM & ROSS, his attorn eys.
November II, 1878. ni3td
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
Notice Of Application for
Pardon.

In the County Court of the County of Los
Angeles, state of California.
los Cam pb ell for the pardon of Alfred 4.
Ferris, tried and convicted on the 7th
day of May, A. ID. 1877. of the crime of ar
son In the second degree. in the County
Court OF the county of Los Angeles, |,
said Court on the Both day of May, A. d.
1877, sentenced to be imprisoned in the
State Prison of the State of California for
period of three years:
You will please take notice that 1t Is
the intention of the undersigned to ap-
ply TO His Excellency, VIM. Irwin. Gov
ernor of the state of California, for the
pardon OF said Alfred Il. Ferris and for
his restoration to citizenship.
DELOS CAMPBELL.
To G. f. THOM, Esq. District Attorney
for Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles. November %, 1873
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
Notice to Creditors.
Estate of CHARLES G. MASON, Decd

Notice is hereby given by the under.
signed, administratfix OF the estate OF
Charles g. Mason, deceased, to the cred
itors OF and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within ten months after the nrst publi-
cation of this notice, to the said adminis-
tratrix, at her residence, on Figueroa
street, near the corner of Jefferson street,
in the city and county of Los Angeles.
GUADALUPE MASON,
Administrative of the Estate OF Charles
Mason, deceased.
Dated at Los Angeles, October 81, 1873.
ul-<W
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
Assessment Notice.

BLUE LIGHT MINING COMPANY
Location OF principal place of business,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Notice Is hereby given that at a meet
Ing of the Directors, held at the off1ce OF
the corporation, In tho city OF Los Ange-
les, Los Angeles county. California, on
the 5th day of November. 1878, an as
sessment OF seventy (70l cents per share
yevied on the capital stock of the cor
- ation, payable Immediately to the
Secretary. at his office, No. IS Main street,
Los Angeles city.
Any stock upon which this assessm ent
shall remain unpaid on Saturday. the 7th
day OF ber, 1873, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at pubic auction,
and, unless payment Is made before, Will
be sold on Saturday, the twenty-eighth
day OF Decem Der, 1873, to pay the delin.
quent assessment, together with costs OF
advertising and expenses Of sale.
]. ID. DUNLAP, Secretary.
Ofioe-NQ. SIS Main street, Los Angeles,
Cal, n8 I'd
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
Creditors Notice.

Notice Is hereby given to all creditors
of the estate of Apolonio Domtnguez, de-
ceased, that all persons having claims
against said deceased are required to pre-
sent them, with the necessary vouchers,
10 the executors Of said estate, at the of
fee of .Messrs. Howard, Brousseau &
Howard, attorneys at law, in the city ol
State of California. viz: No. 20 Temple
block, in said city, within four months
from the first publication of this notice.
MERGED L. DE D0MINGUEZa and
FLORENClO DOMINGUEZ.
Executors OF the last will of Apolonio
Domipguex, deceased.
Los Angeles, Nov. IA, 1873. nl5-iw
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
Notice of Dissolution.

n Ann OF PFEIFFENBERGER &
GIEBEL, heretofore doing business as
merchant tailors in tho city of Los An
&c les, Is this day dissolved by mutual
consent. All debts due to the late firm
will be paid to Louis Pfeiffenberger, who
ia alone authorised to receipt for the
same.
Dated this 3Oth November, 1873.
LOUIS PFEIFFENBERGER.
EMIL GIEBEL. dl-6t
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
Los ANGELES OIL COMPANY

Location of principal place OF business.
Los Angeles, California,-Location OF
works. Ventura county, California.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of this Company held on
the Sth day of November, 1878, an as
sessment (No. g. of twenty-five cents per
share was levied upon the cap
ital stock OF the company. payable i'm
mediately, in U. 8. gold coin, TO the Sec
retary, at his office, No. Temple Block /,
city of Los Angeles.
Any stock upon which this assessment
remains unpaid on the 9th day of jan
uary, 1870, will be delinquent and ad-
vertised for sale at public auction, and /.
unless paid before will be sold on the
Goth day OF January, 1879. to pay the
delinquent assessment, together with
costs Of advertising and expenses Of sale.
By order of the Hoard OF Directors.
WIN. j. NEELY, Secretary,
No. 6 Temple Block, Los Angeles. Cal.
Los Angeles, November 10. 1873. nl6td
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
Notice to Creditors.
ESTATE OF LOUIS FIRMAN,
Deceased.

Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrators of the estate OF
Louis Firman. deceased. to the cred
itors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication of this
notice, to tho said administrator at his
home. in Ell Monte, Los Angeles county,
or at the office OF his attorney, M. l..
Wicks, Temple Block, Los Angeles city,
in the county of Los Angeles.
r. w. GIBSON,
Administrato tor of the estate Of Louis Fir
man, deceased. ol0-4w
Dated October the 9th, 1878.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
NOT ICE.

All persons having claims against the
hereby notified and requested to present
the same at once to the undersigned, at
his residence, at San Marino, Los Ange-
les county; and oil persons indebted to
said firm are hereby notified and request
ed to settle their accounts without delay.
Dated April nth, 1873.
apl8tf j. DE BARTH SHORE.
Der q
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
NOTICE.

All persons indebted to the late firm of
MARxSEN BROTHERS, bankrupts, are
hereby notified to settle with Louis Rau,
No. l3 Spring street, failing Ia which
suits will be instituted and collection
enforced. A. HAAS,
n5-lw Assignee OF Marxsen Bros.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06

And in accordance with law, and an or
der of the Board of Directors, made on
the fifth day of October, 1873, SO
many shares Of each parcel of such stock
as may be necessary will be sold at pull
lie anction, at the Company's Of
fee, No. % Montgomery street,
San Francisco, California. on THURS
DAY, the 9Th day OF December 1878, at the
hour OF two O'Clock P. N. of said day, to
pay said delinquent assessments thereon,
together with costs of advertising and ex-
penses of the sale.
WENDELL EASTON,
Secretary.
Ofiice-22 Montgomery street, san Fran
cisco, California. nl5td
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
Partnership Dissolution.

The partnership heretofore existing
between A. H. Moody and John Bost-
wick, under the firm name of MOODY q
BOSTWICK, has been dissolved by mu-
tual consent, Mr.. Bostwick retiring from
the same. The business will be carried
on BY the undersigned asDeuel.
Novembsr u, 1878. ~
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
Partnership Notice.

We, the undersigned, constitute a part
nership. under the firm name OF s..
SPEEDY & CO., with place of business
at No. 66 Aliso street, Los Angeles, for
the purpose of curing and packing pork
and conducting the business in all Of its
branches.
SAMUEL SPEEDY.
M. .DODSWORTH.
o27-4w A. w. SLSSON.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, l..
County of Los Angeles. ''

A. w. Potts, being hrst duly sworn on
his oath deposes and says that he Is q
the State OF California, over the age of
twenty-one years, and has no interest in
the pardon of the said Alfred e. Ferris; |;
thathe knows G. Il. Thorn, ESQ.,. District
Attorney in and for the county OF Los
angeles, state OF California, and he
served the annexed and foregoing notice
of application upon said G. Z. Thorn. MS
such District Attorney, on the 22d day OF
November, 1873, at the county OF Los An
geles, by personally delivering to him a
true copy thereof. A. w. POTTS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
22d day OF November, A. d. 1873.
lSeal.1 A. j. KING,
n24-lm Notary Public.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
OFFICE OF THE Los AsarLrs f,

OFFICE OF THE Los ANGELEs
CITY WATER COMPANY,f
los Angeles, October s, 1878.
Notice IL hereby given that the annual
meeting OF the stock kholders OF the above
named company will be held on
THURSDAY, the 9Th day OF December.
A. d. l87S. at O'Clock p, M. at The ofiic0
or the coupany, on Commercial street,
Los Angeles city, for the purpose Of elect
ing Trustees for the year ensuing:
p. n. MOTT.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06

Notice Is hereby given that at q meeting
of the Board of Directors, held on the 22d
day OF November, 1873, an assessment of
$50 per share was levied upon
the capital stock Of the corporation, pay
able immediately. in United States gold
company, No. 48 Spring street, up stairs.
Any stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid ON the 25th day of De-
cember, 1873, will be delinquent and ad-
unless payment is made before, will be
sold on SATURDAY, the 11th day of
January, 1879, at 2 O'Clock p. M, to pay
the delinquent assessment, together with
cost OF advertising and expenses of sale.
By order of the Board OF Directors.
FRANK B. TANNING,
Secretary.
Onice-Mntt Building, 48 Spring street,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06

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rs A POWERFUL AND EFFICIENT
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physical debility, spermatorrhea, seminal
weakness and premature decline.
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permanently and effeotually, no matter
from what cause or Of how long standing
The Essence of Life
Is pleasant to take, and is free from all
noxious drugs; Il gives tone to the diges-
tive organs, strength TO the nerves, and
purifies and enriches the blood, thereby
eradicating all morbid eruptions OF the
skin.
Price, S8 per bottle, or four times the
quantity in case, $40, with full directions
for use. Sent to any address, secure from
observation, upon receipt Of price, which
may be sent by express, registered letter,
or Postoffice money order, or O. O. ID.
within $50 milesof San Francisco.
References of the highest standing and
unquestionable veracity from persons
that have been cured. To be had only at
DR.. SIENNA RT'S, 428 KEARNY ST.,
San Francisco. CAL. where all letters
should be addressed.
Office hours from A. N. to r. M. and
To p. N. mar1S-Sp-lyr
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
San Francisco Petroleum Company.

Location of principal place of business,
San Francisco, California; Location
of works, San Fernando Petroleum
Mining District, Los Angeles county,
California.
NOTlCE.-There are delinquent upon
the following described stock, en- ac-
count OF assessment mo. A. levied on the
fifth day of October, 1878, the several
amounts set opposite tho names of the
respective shareholders, as follows:
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-06
LEGAL.
SheriH's Sale.
Della I. Davis Plaintiff, VS.. Charles w.
Davis. Defendant. = Twelfth District
Court,

Under and by virtue of an execution is-
sued out OF the District Court of the
Twelfth Judicial District OF the State
OF california, IN and for the city and
rected and delivered on the ed day OF
September, A. ID. 1878, and by virtue OF
an order made by the Aforesaid District
Court on the 18th day of September, A.
d. 1873, in favor OF Della T. Davis, plain.
tif. and against Chas. w. Davis, defend,
ant, have levied upon and shall on