Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-05

bust old friend has many years OF
usefulness still before him. Cheer
up, old friend, and give old Death
the go-by!
Law, In California, in matters of
fduciary trusts, seems to be dead
letter. There are other aspects In
which law amounts to nothing. 1t
will be a gold letter day for this
State on which the standards which
prevail In the East are recognized
as of binding force In this section.
Municipal matters are somewhat
dubious nowadays. Something
more exact than bonds are needed
to guarantee the average California
city. Somehow or other the masses
seem to come out behind, even IL
Workingmen professions supple
ment the ordinary guarantees.
DR.. G. M. Fitch, Mrs. Fitch and
Miss Fitch, Chicago; e. r. French
and Miss French, Washington, d.
c.; Charles s. Stebbins, Omaha,
and N. r.. Smith, San Francisco,
who came to Los Angeles in Di-
rectors' car of the U. p. r. r. on
Tuesday, are registered at the Pico
House. A portion Of the party
leave to-day for the North.
There is no doubt of the fact that
A. J. Hamilton, as a buttress of the
Workingmen's party in Southern
California, has proved a lamenta-
BILE mistake. The probability is
that A. J. Hamilton, as cham
pion of Workingmen's or Republi-
can supremacy hereabouts is not
the success he would have been
pronounced year or SO ago.
One of the witnesses called yes
terday in the case of Feliz ct al. VS..
the City of Los Angeles, who is
said to be about seventy years old,
was asked how long he had known
the Feliz ditch. He answered one
hundred years. He was dropped
like "hot potato" and no further
questions were asked this man of
long memory.
Tho German Theater, towards
the end of the year, has made up
its mind to be responsive to the es.
thetic demands of Los Angeles. On
the first of January we shall have
fiesta, consecrated by musical
genius and histronic impulse, which
will do honor to Southern Califor-
MIA. The theatric abilities of our
German fellow citizens are not
only great but their stage appoint
ments are perfect.
If there is one man in Los Ange-
les more entitled to public graft
tude than another, that man is L.
Jacoby, who has cheapened the
price of clothing, and placed we'll
made and durable suits within the
reach of everybody, rich and poor
alike. Mr.. Jacoby keeps his stock
constantly full and he is bound that
he will send people away from his
store well satisfied. Try call, and
see.
The Unitarian Thursday enter
tainment at Union Hall, last night,
was most delightful success, both
from social and aesthetic stand
point. The programme was well
rendered, each performer receiving
enthusiastic applause. At the con-
clusion of the literary and musical
part of the programme, the floor
was cleared for dancing, in which
exercise those given to that amuse-
ment enjoyed themselves until
midnight.
We are informed that there Is o
place on Alameda street, near Don
Mateo Keller's wine vaults, which
deserves the especial attention of
the police. AS a riotous and dan
gerous nest and as general nui-
sance it should without doubt be
under surveillance. Only lately
Frenchman, we learn, was robbed
there of about $22 and then put out
roughly. This is not the only in
stance of ill-doing in this deadfall,
and many OF the neighbors have
repeatedly complained of the ex-
istipg state OF affairs. Rome is
made to howl night after night,
and the people Of the neighborhood
are looking for the police, as Sister
Ann did for her brother in Blue
beard.
If there are any despondent re-
formers hereabouts we beg to sug-
gest the old refrain, "Try, Try
Again" Lives of great men, in the
touching language Of Longfellow,
remind us that we also, in humble
Imitation of Hamilton-A. Jean
make our lives sublime; and, be-
sides, leave behind us footprints in
the sands of time in the shape af
memoranda ofconfiding tradesmen.
AS to our late lamented city
official, we can only say
that he was lovely in his
life and In his official skedaddle
he did not amaze all the knowing
people of this town. May the
CLAIMS OF the Gulf of California
prove succulent, and may the
bondsmen OF the gifted City Treas
urer not be without consolation.
They will be comforted by the con-
vlction that they can blk the city
anyhow.
The trial of the cases of Elms ct
al. VS.. the City Of Los Angeles, and
Feliz ct al. vs.. the City Of Los An
geles, involving the right to use a
portion of the water Of the Los An
geles river, which has been pend
ing before Judge Men ealy, sitting
as District Judge, for the last four
DAYS, came to close yesterday afg
ternoon. Two weeks time was al:
lowed, in which to file documenta-
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