Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-08


night, may derive some pleasure tc
know that each time they did SC
they made our fire boys run long
distances, Juggling at their hose
carts for nothing. Sunday night
the boys got away out to Sixth
and Pearl streets before they found
out that some smart man had only
fired brush pile. This may be fun
to the brush chaps, but 1t is rather
tough on the boys-discouraging,
in fact. Within the city limits
persons should be prohibited from
burning brush piles at night, when
they make great glare and light,
and deceives our firemen. They
should be burned, when necessary,
in small piles in day time. The
town is too big to run all over at
dead of night for nothing. This is
played out.
Mr.. Edwards, formerly Of Ed
wards & Hoff, has returned to Los
Angeles from an extended visit to
Arizona and New Mexico. He in
forms us that the trade of those
sections is being mOnopolized by
Eastern merchants who ship via
Denver, the goods being wagoned
some six hundred miles from the
present terminus of the Denver and
Rio Grande Railway, in New
Mexico. The wagoning is done SO
theaply that the Arizona merchant
finds his profit in importing his
goods by this route.
We have the authority of Prof.
Cunning for the statement that hui
man beings existed for 800, 900, 900
years before they took definite shape
and that they struggled on for 49,
000,00 more years before they took
on brain. According to this theory
the genus homo was sometime be-
fore he was prepared to start out
on his "shape and talent" We
can believe the story, however, and
we think we know some people
who might put in another 400, 00Q,-
600 years before they would have
any brains TO speak of.
Amongst the interesting state
ments made by Professor Cunning
last night was that the rivers of
California are much older than
those of the East or Europe. This
explains the fact that so. many of
them are dry. They are 80 old that
they have just naturally run out of
water. On this theory we think
the San Diego river must be the
oldest in the world. 1t is certainly
the dryest.
We had the pleasure of call last
night from the Messrs. Salisbury
and Maeder, of the famed Trouba-
dours. Mr.. Salisbury was prevented
by illness from being present on
the occasion of the last visit of the
troupe to Los Angeles, a year ago.
He Is host in himself, and we
hear almost universal testimony to
his versatility as an artist. Mr..
Maeder was here last year and
will be pleasantly remembered by
quite number of our people.
We publish elsewhere a notice of
the death of Sumner Hill, which
occurred at San Francisco on the
4th inst. The deceased will be re-
membered by our citizens as the efli-
cient and courteous Secretary of the
Los Angeles Gas Company, which
place he filled until failing health
compelled him to give up his posi-
ton and return to San Francisco.
Mr.. Hill leaves widow and one
child, who have the sympathy of q
large circle of friends.
Professor Cunning announced at
the commencement of his lecture
last evening, that he would to-day
visit the San Fernando petroleum
region and that If those Interested
in the oil producing section would
come into the hall half all hour be-
fore the commencement of his lee
ture on Friday evening. he would
tell them what he thinks of the
prospects.
The old times and the new in Los
Angeles is we'll outlined by q con-
versation which occurred the other
day between friend of ours and
merchant of Los Angeles. The lat.
ter had bought gold pen for which
he had paid So. "In the old times"
said he, II would have had to pay
SIS for this pen, but 1 didn't mind it
because the goods L bought for 81
l sold for at least SO"
Col. James A. Gamble returned
from his visit to the Sierra Madre
Villa perfectly enraptured with
that romantic spot. He thinks it
Is the finest place, possesses the
finest view and most perfect air, in
California. We entirely agree
with him.
The second geological lecture Of
Professor Cunning, at Union Hall,
last night, was listened to by a
large and interested audience. The
Professor handled his subject with
the research and ingenuity our peo-
pie were led to expect from his first
effort.
The most complete and extensive
combination in America, Happy
Troubideers, at Wood'sOpera Hous
to might.
A LYING Dispatch.