Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-10

pired or what the object of the eau
Gus we were unable to learn, as the
meeting was held with closed doors
and no outsiders admitted.
Mr.. o. H. Bliss, who has an or.
chard of 1870 twenty-five year-old
and 800 seven year-old orange trees,
informs us that he expects to gath
er 1000 oranges from the old trees
and 10000 from the young ones
this season. He has sold the crop
in advance to Messrs. A. Lusk 81
Co., of San Francisco, st SIS per
thousand, and will realize alto
gether about $1,000.
The dry washer has been in use
for some weeks in several Of the
caflons leading down on the Colo
RADIO Desert. 1t works admirably
and those who run it believe that
it will save seventy-fve per cent. of
the gold. Thus far, however, the
prospectors have failed to find very
rich diggings. Sometimes they
would clean up with $25 in gold
and other days they would hardly
make So. All that is needed with
the Waugaman dry washer is rich
dirt.
O'RourKe, one of the counterfeit
ers, was examined before United
States Commissioner Whiting yes
terday and, in default of $4,000 bail,
was committed to await the action
OF the United States Grand Jury.
Graham will be examined this
morning. Both O'Rourke aud
Graham, as well as the other coun-
terfeiters confined in Jail here, five
in all, including two held as wit
nesses, will be sent up to San Fran
cisco tomorrow, or as soon as U.
S. Marshal Poole arrives.
We had conversation yesterday
with Mr.. J. We'll, one of our new
merchants, who has just come here
from Bakersfield. He informs us
that Los Angeles is an infinitely
better place in which to do busi-
ness than his old home and ex-
presses surprise at the amount of
business done here. Mr.. We'll has
opened clothing and gentle mems
furnishing goods store at the cor
ner of Main aud Requena streets
and proposes to remain with us per-
manently. 1t gives us pleasure to
note such evidences of the high es-
timation in which the present and
future prosperity of our city are
held by strangers.
DIR. Babcock, who was once a
thoroughly respectable man, and
whose superior genius invented the
apparatus far eXtinguishing fires
which to-day bears his name, and
which has rendered incalculable
service in saving life and property
in this country, has, by some
means, reduced himself to the con-
dition of a hopeless sot. When he
invented his extingulsher he was
willing to repose on his laurels.
That repose was short; for, shortly
after, he was found reposing on the
street, wrapped up in warm coat
of bad whisky. Since then he has
alternately sought his repose in
the dungeon cell" and in livery
stables. Yesterday morning he
made so pitiful a spectacle of him.
self in the Sheriff's office that de-
cency prevents us from mentioning
what occurred, but we cannot re-
frain from asking the question:
Cannot something be done to re-
trieve this man, once so clever and
talented, from the precipice over
which his foolish and inordinate
passion for bad liquor has thrown
him Babcock, who ought to be
rich, respected and in every way a
gentleman, is now the scorn and
laughing stock Of this town. He is
OFT and on the chain gang and is
Stunned by polics officers, whose
kindheartedness and knowledge of
the old mans superior qualities in
duce them to give him wide
berth. Would it not be the proper
thing to send this man to an ine-
briate asylum, where he would be
cared for, and where real Ameri-
can inventor would at least be pre-
vented from dying the death of a
scottish tramp.
The question with most men who
have a desire to be we'll dressed is,
Where can I find a reliable cloth
ier? To such we have no hesita-
ton in whispering the talismanic
name of Jacoby.
The people of Los Angeles are
about to be treated to a series of de-
lightful entertainments, beginning
next Tuesday night and ending on
Thursday night, for the benefit of
the Episcopal church of this city.
Certain funds of the church need
replenlshing, and Turnverein Hall
will be availed of for that purpose.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
Robertson's charming drama of
"School" will be produced, the full
cast, with one exception, being
amateurs drafted from the young
ladies and gentlemen of Los Ange-
les society. That exception is Mrs.
Tomkinson, whose histrionic Ca
reer as Fanny Morgan Phelps was
co.extensive with the Coast, and
very creditably so. This lady has
kindly lent her professional expert
ence to the amateurs; and, as re-
suit, we expect to see them acquit
themselves aoceptably. AS to
"School'' itself it is one of Robert
sons most charming society plays.
The dialogue is sparkling, the ac-
tion quick and spirited and the
general effect most artistic. One OF
Robertson's specialties-one which
has captivated both London and
New York--is to make an act of
single scene, all the dramatis per-
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