Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-29
We approach with extreme cir

cumspection and Difference q con-
sideration OF the license attitude Of
Jesse H. Butler, Esq, and Of the
other esquires who compose the
right honorable City Council of
Los Angeles. With due diff1dence
we venture the opinion that their
action, while not intended to have
that effect, will undoubtedly de-
populate the city of Los Angeles,
If persevered in. If we may be in
dulged in the irreverent sugges-
ton, their conduct with regard to
the business community seems to
us to resemble nothing so much as
the scalding, preparatory to the
skinnipg, Of a hog. Under this
prof ected system there is little in
ducement for any one to remain in
Los Angeles. and still less for any
one to enter into business here.
We know of at least one business
man in this city who was negotiat-
ing for the purchase Of an outfit
for visit to Arizona. He has con.
cluded to buy larger wagon and
an additional horse, pack his fam
lily, his Lares and Penates therein,
and get out of here for good. With
out reference to the laundry ques-
tion, men who have contributed to
the substantial prosperity of Los
Angeles in many cases find their
monthly license increased fve.fold.
There is a sublime justice and pro.
priety in this dispensation which
can probably be appreciated after a
man has read and digested the
poems of Jesse H. Butler, Esquire.
Till then, however, the proud
spirit Of the Angeleiio mortal will
be stiff.necked to the extent of not
seeing why it is necessary to stran-
gle business of every description in
this city.
We beg to say to the ETHEREAL,
divine and perfectly fascinating la
Notwithstanding from the scintil.
lations of genius as well as from
the coruscations Of delicious per-
senal charms-for Gods sake,
don't send us your sublimated po.
etry. We are naturally of a sym.
pathetic and inflammable cast;
and, If too much of the divine af-
flatus were showersd into this Of
fee at one "deal," we are liable to
explode from responsive, sponta-
neous combustion. The people
who run the Star, and who pro.
fess to distill and love poetry, are
really Of o far more ph!egmatic
tenn permanent than we are. They
can take all the rossate poetry
extant or errant. When aOe see the
spheres circling round us-when
the Pleiadss, SO to speak, are hold.
Ing close communion with the c.
lestial vulgariaDs of the "Dipper;"
when, In fact, a sort of sentimental
phosphorescencs Is in the eircum-
abient air, and we are in danger of
as kind of intellec-
tual and soulful dynamite, with un-
told precussive force, we shrink
back from our mission, which is
really poetical one, and we call
upon the protecting adumbra Of
oom mon sense, vague but practical,
to shield Us from the environing EN-.
piry Of "Gush"-of course spelled
with a capital G. The moral Of this
short dlsquisition Is, if you have
any charity, send your poetlcal
contributions to the Star.
II it were not for our extreme diff
and fear Of giving o offence, We
should be tempted to say that, II
1t were possible to ruin Los Ange-
les, the game has been fairly inau.
by the new City Council.
The yells Of our business commu.
nifty are not only deep but, con-
to the rule IN such cases
made and provided, loud-as loud,
In fact, as the full diapason of q
mans lungs can guaran-
tee. The old Internal Revenue of
is nothing to the in
quisitorial and dictatorial spirit of
our new local dispensation. Who
would not vote for the Working
mems ticket? Echo answers, "No-
body"
The City Surveyor yesterday af-
ternoen brought word to the Coun-
Gil that q portion Of the embank-
ment of reservoir No. 5, near the
tower, had given way and that,
unless attended to Immediately,
great damage would probably re-
suit. The Committee on Zanjas
were excused from further attend
ance on Council and, with the Sur.
veyor, repaired to the scene of the
A supply Of sacks filled
with sand was procured and the
leak stopped before the committee
returned to town and watchman
left at the weak place to guard
against a second break.
The Fountain Saloon, Spring
street, was entered by thieves night
before last and a trunk, containing
old clothing of little value, and
carpet sack filled with oranges,
were carried off from a back
room. They also helped them
selves to half a dozen chickens
which were in coop in the back
yard. The trunk and carpet-sack
were found on Temple street yester.
day morning where they had been
abandoned by the burglars. The
carpet-sack had been cut open and
\ few of the oranges extracted, but
the contents of the trunk had not
been much disturbed apparently.
The "moon-eyedn Iepers are al
ready in consultation with Judge
BrunsoE to test the constitutional
ity of the new license provisions of
the Council. The question as to
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