Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-01

after the "hot SPELL"
One of our citizens thoroughly
conversant with the subject has
favored US with historical narra-
tive of the Chinese question, which
he has prepared at the request of
an influential fastener. We shall
give it tomorrow.
Mr.. J.Walker received dispatch
at 8 O'clock last night from Mrs. q.
r. Dillie, Newhall, informing him
that her husband had been killed
by Jesus Lopez. No further par.
ticulars. The deceased was
former resident of this city.
County Clerk Potts informs us
that there are over $1,000 items In
the accounts of the County Treas
urers for the period covered by the
recent investigation, which, If pub
lished as desired by some members
Of the Tax-Payers' Com mittee,
would more than fill five papers the
size of the Express.
Vote for the new Constitution,
and live to see dollar as big as a
cartwheel, and as infrequent In its
visits as those ofangels. OF course,
this is all monopoly talk. We all
belong to the railway, and if not to
the railway to some other corpora
tion. And this is supposed to be
argument! IL
Rev. DR.. Evarts, OF Chicago, will
lecture this evening in the Baptist
Church on Spring street, at half
past Z o'clock. He is leading
divine and eloquent preacher
among the Baptists. The public
generally are invited to hear him.
A collection will be taken at the
close of the service.
Mr.. l.. Harris, who got home
overland on Sunday, is opening an
immense stock of the latest styles
Of gentlemen's clothing and fur
nlshing goods. All gentlemen who
wish to be en- regle In the matter of
dress should not fail to patronize
Mr.. Harris.
Our farmers are now yacillating
between hope and fear. The siroc.
CO of the past three days has done
q serious injury to the barley-a
damage which only copious rain
can repair. We learn from Mr..
Ivar A. Weld that one drenching
shower will make amends for all
drawbacks arising from excessive
heat.
Mr.. o. P. Galloway, formerly of
San Diego, informs the Yuma Sen
tinel that he will soon return to
Ehrenberg to continue the devel-
opment of the lands there and will
this year start sugar plantation.
The cane has been ordered from
Louisiana and the Sandwich Is
lands. The kind selected is called
the "long jolnted cane"
News was brought to the Sherif's
Office yesterday that shooting af-
fray he'd occurred at the saloon of
Alejo Rendon, at the Puente Mills,
on Sunday, between O Frenchman
named Louis Leonard and Pancho
Alvistre, half-breed Indian, in
which both received probably fatal
wounds. The immediete cause of
the quarrel was the Frenchman's
calling the other an Indian.
We learn that our genial friend,
Mr.. s. w. Craigue, who can keep a
hotel or anything else in ordinarily
good times, is about to retire from
that line of business, preparatory
to pioneer career in Arizona. We
congratulate our neighbOring ter
ritory upon the acquisition of a
sterling and go-ahead citizen and
one who is the most aggressive and
withal good.natured Republican it
has been our fortune to meet on
this Coast. "If forever, still for
ever, fare thee WE'LL" and all good
luck go with thee, when thou
gettest ready to 60.
The Ventura Signal comes to the
fore with the following pleasant
notice OF one Of our most popular
fellow citizens: "Judge Sepulveda,
of Los Angeles, who has been hold
ing Court here for Judge Fawcett,
on account of the illness of the lat-
ter gentleman, has given general
satisfaction, and is spoken of on all
sides in the highest terms. He Is a
man of exceeding firmness on the
bench, and at the same time not
severe. He has an orderly Court
and has q peculiar method of rap
idly disposing of business, and do
ing full justice to the case, at the
same time. It's really astonishing
to see the way he gets over
ground"
Albert H. Mertes, in the employ
of A. L. Bancroft & Co., is solicit
ing subscriptions for the following
useful books: "Hills Manuel Of
Business Forms," SIS SO, Pictorial
History Of the United States" in
English and German, SIS; ''The
Achievements of Henry nj. STAN
ley and other African Explorers"
So. so; "The Worlds Encyclopedia
of Wonders and Curiosities of Ma
ture and Art, Science and Litera-
ture," So; "The Detectives of Eu-
rope and Americas Celebrated
Cases." 1915; "Foundation of Sue.
cess and Laws of Trade" by Daniel
r. Shafer, A. NJ, author of 400, 900
Facts for the People," Encyclopedias
of Things Worth Knowing" $3.50;
"Creative and Sexual Science" by
Prot. o. 8. Fowler, $3.50; "What