Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-10

The oil wells OF Southern Califor-
MIA are now prepared to yield
ahundantly, yet the price Of petro.
leum Is so low as to check produc-
tion. When will u genuine spirit
Of enterprise and commerce spring
np ereahouts ? We ought to re.
fine millions of dollars worth Of
this oil and export it to China, In
dia, Australia and South America.
There will be rehearsal of Fl.
NJ. s. Pinafore at Turnverein Hall
tomorrow nish Commodore
Locke informs us that the ladies
and gentlemen comprising the
troupe are we'll up in their parts
and that a most spirited perform
ance may be looked for by our citi-
zens. The cast Of characters ap.
pears elsewhere.
A select though not large audi
ence assembled in Union Hall last
night to enjoy the piano playing of
Madame Jaffa. The programme
EN- brsced selections from many of
the most renowned composers. The
lady developed wonderful force and
skill and an admirable technique
Her rendition of "Home, Sweet
Home" by Wehli,a piece in which
she uses her left hand only, was
marvel of execution and attracted
by Its novelty. Madame Jaffa is
entitled to rank high amongst the
Interpreters of the piano. Her
method is happy combination of
vigor and delicscy. We understand
that she goes hence to Santa Bar.
bara.
The Prohibition Convention,
which assembled OF Good Tenn
plars' Hall yesterday, picked out
the following candidates from the
several county tickets now in the
field to be voted for by that organ
'zation at the ensuing election:
Superior Judges, Volney E. How
ard, Will d Gould; State Senator,
John P. West; Assemblymen, J. 4.
Gordon, p. Nj. Green; Sheriff, A.
r. Currier; County Clerk, J. R.
Conlee; Auditor, NJ. H. Kimtali;
Treasurer, Milton Lindley; Record
er, &. G. Lamb; Assessor, w. r.
Steele; Surveyor, e. t. Wright;
Public Administrator, ]. w. Potts;
superintendent of Schools, w. P.
Mcdonald; Justices of the Peace,
w. O. Bicknell, H. Fl. Spencer, II
Reed; Constables, Lockwood,
Thomas, Mathes.
The Workingmen held meet
ing in front of the Court House
last night. Between three and four
hundred persons-a liberal esti.
mate when the meeting was at its
height-were on hand. Col. Ayers,
the first speaker, was evidently
suffering from a severe indisposi.
tion; and, for that reason, his
speech was quite brief. His re-
marks were devoted to a vigorous
arraignment Of the railway COM
pany and to review of the Chi
nese question. He was followed by
the Messrs. West, Butler and other
speakers. Mr.. West rang all the
changes upon the much hackneyed
new Constitution topic; and proved,
TO his own satisfaction, at least,
that no one should be elected to Of
flee who had not either helped to
make or voted for that instrument.
The people are becoming just tri-
- nf
this somewhat selfish idea, and the
speaker elected no enthusiasm.
W., acknowledge our obligations
to Judge A. B. Mofiitt, of San
Fernando, for copy ofthe HERALD
which was guiltless of line of
printed matter on the inside. He
forwarded it to this Office with the
remark, "This won't do" In this
case, in sending what is known in
the craft as a "printer," we have
the consolation of knowing that, as
to one household at least, our only
sin is that of omission. We have
never seen q campaign approach
vet as to which, in view Of the ne
cessity OF sometimes saying un-
pleasant personal things, we did
not wish that we could send to our
subscribers, instead of the curt per-
sonalities, the pure white paper.
Starring with the robust black
guardism of the San Francisco
~ -'onieie, too amany journals in
.. r'-t IL as their mis-
and uiya