Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-29

Los Angeles last year produced
and sold nearly ten millions of or
apges and more grapes than any
other county of the State outside of
the Napa valley, and yet here is
what the San Diego NeWs has to
say of the fruit exhibits of our Pa
vilion, under the caption of
"Funny:" "Our San Diego people
went to Los Angeles with the ex-
pectation of seeing loads of oranges
and grapes on exhibition at the
Fair, from the great orange aud
grape county-Los Angeles. There
was not exceeding ten pounds of
grapes on exhibition, and not u
single orange. One gentleman
toook up from here five, raised In
Paradise valley, but did not enter
them, thinking there would be
bushels on the ground. Now it
would have been q joke If he had
taken the ten dollar premium on
five oranges raised in San Diego
county, which he certainly would
have done had he entered them,
and we wish he had done so.n This
neglect was the more unparlona-
BILE because it was just about this
season that we made our superb
fruit and floral exhibit on the com
pletiOn of the Southern Pacific
Railway-an exhibit that, by uni
versal concession, WAS never rivaied
in the State of California.
Yesterday morning Sheriff Mitch.
ell and Deputy Cells arrested Miguel
Coramato and jose Alviso on the
charge Of murder. About three
weeks ago these two men, in co m
pany with jose Valenzuela, were
driving from u small grog-
gerry below town to the Jabon-
era, when it Is alleged
that a fracas arose between them
aud the last named man was killed.
The other two took the body to Mr..
Rubio's place and reported that he
had fallen out Of the wagon and,
striking upon his head, had
thus been killed. A coroUer's
jury heard the testimony of
the two men and rendered
Il verdict Of accidental death. The
brother of deceased subsequently,
came down from San Bernardiuo
county, and upon investigation,
discovered evidence pointing
strongly to murder. 1t was this
which occasioped the arrests.
4 double team broke loose some
where on Main street yesterday af-
ternoon and ran along that thor
oughfare at a furious rate. On Up
per Main street the horses ran into
the horse of Mr.. Strohm, who, ac-
companied by couple of ladies,
was coming over from East Los
Angeles. In the collision the rum
aways tried to separate and go one
Oh each side of Mr.. Strohm's horse.
but were unable to do so, the bar
on the end of the pole striking his
animal on the head and Knocking
it down. The shock threw the La
dies out of The wagon, one of whom
was seriously hurt and the other
received number Of severe
bruises.
The McFa iden Brothers have
sold their steamer Newport to the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
We are told that there is an agree
ment by which the grain of about
three -fourths of the farmers OF
Santa Ana Is to be carried at four
dollars a ton to San Francisco, and
this contract has about two years
icnger to run. There are in store
at the Wilson wharf, besides,
twenty thousand sacks of grain for
which transportation to San Fran
cisco Is to be furnished at three
dollars and half ton, wharfage
included. These contracts are both
assumed by the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company.
We had the pleasure Of meeting
Capt. Roberts, of the Los Angeles
Company's wells in the Sespe, yes
terday. He informs us that the
new machinery of the company
will arrive in a week at the utmost.
In two weeks from date the new
rigs will be in place and q consid
| cradle oil outcome may be looked
for in view of the fact that petro
leum has risen to the height of
seven hundred feet In the well.
We learn that there have been sew
eral flattering offers to purchase
the property Of the Los Angeles
Company from San Francisco par
ties.
Los Angeles lately is especially
favored by tramps. In addition to
the gang of 10 which arrived last
week, several detachments are
now en- route to this city. The con.
ductor Of Sundays overland train
from San Francisco informed Chiel
Harris that he had elected from his
train on the way down A tramps,
as follows: AT Tulare, 13; Sumner,
IL; Rsvena. IL; Newhall, 7. Those
put off at the last named stations
are probably already in the city
and it would behoove the owners oi
chickens and other portable prop.
erty to keep bright lookout, as
these gentry are generally hungry
and not at all particular AS to whose
provisions they feed upon.
Tho Incarceration of u brother
chip In the States Prison does nnt
seem to have deterrent influence
on horse-thieves. 1t was only on
Saturday that Tapia went up to
San Quentin for term of years;
and yet, on the same evening,
some one entered the corral OF Mr..
G. Clark, In East Los Angeles, and