Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-11-01

panied by Mr.. Stephen Gage an(
other railroad officials, came dowr
from San Francisco in a specla
car yesterday, on visit of inspec
ton. The party went down t.
| Santa Ana in the afternoon ant
leave for Casa Grande and the en(
of track to-day. They will proba
bly, be accompanied by Genera
Stoneman and Mr.. Bserstecher
Railroad Commissioners.
We learn that an elegant theater
the plans for which are in course O
preparation, will be erected on th
eighty-feet front adjoining tn
Cosmopolitan Hotel. A suitabl
theater las been q long felt want il
Los Angeles, and will add Target.
to the attractions of our city. Tn
building will run through to New
High street, where there will be al
entrance on that thoroughfare. TIL
first story, fronting on Main street
will be devoted to stores.
The following advice, which w
clip from the Santa Barbara Press
may be of service to the citizens o
Los Angeles: The doctors report
number of cases of fever, of ty
phoid form, in tho city at present
Many of the wells and cistorns ar;
very low and tho water impure
The first rains, also, have caused
exhalations from the soil which
are taken up by the fog and depos
tied in all standing water. A Wig
orous boiling of all water to be
used for drinking purposes would
destroy the germs of the disease
and prevent much sickness.
The attention of customers anc
the public generally is directed tc
the large and well selected stock Of
gentlemen's, youths and boys
suits, gentlemen's underwear of all
kinds, hats and the best selection
of shirts and neckties to be found
in the city, besides full variety OF
boots and shoes. All the goods
come from headquarters, bought
very close for cash only, and there.
fore, can give customers better
bargains in his line than any other
house that Is obliged to buy on
time and pay we'll for it; therefore,
the right place to go and get your
supply is the Progress store, 12(
Main street, Cardona Block.
Probably the most melancholy
sight in the world is that of ar
elderly man who has started in tC
dye his gray whiskers black. The
same advance of years which has
given him the venerable distinc
ton of white poll and whiskers
has made him color blind. Now il
so happens that nearly all prepare
lions for giving to the hair u glossy
black leave 1t purple In the earlier
stages of the dye. To the eye o
the enfeebled beau this purple hue
looks black; and, while he goe'
around rejoicing, as he suppOses
in raven locks and whiskers, he |,
really an object of rIdicule. Sucl
an unfortunate individual was en-
countersd by US in Los Angeles
yesterday. He was sight to see
About daylight yestesday morn
ing, man who lives on San Pedro
street, brought word to police head
quarters that his clothes line haC
been robbed of o lot of wooler
shirts and other clothing during
the previous night. Officers Thorpe
and O'Harra returned with him
and found fresh tracks leading
from the clothes line to the neigh
borhood of the old Santa Monica
depot, where they found two
tramps, who were taken into Gus
toda. On searching the surround
ing bushes, a third tramp was found
and near him the stolen clothes
The party were brought to the
lookup and, at the usual hour, ar
raigned before the Mayor on q
charge of larceny. The accused de
MED the charge and the Mayor
who did not consider the eircum
stances sufficiently strong to war
rant their conviction, discharged
them.
The ways of the tramp are pas
finding out. One of them yester
day espied load of wood lying or
the street in front of a certain
house, and correctly thinking il
should be carried into the yard, hi
rang the bell and asked the lady o
the house for the job. To the in
quiry as to how much he would
charge for it he replied that he
would do it for his breakfast ant
fifty cents. A bargain was at once
struck, and the tramp applied him
self vigorously to the juicy beef
steak and delicious coffee which
were set out for bis refreshment {.
Having dispatched his meal, h,
tackled the wood and carried in
about one-third of it. He ther
again approached the lady, will
the remark that he needed some to-
bacco, could work much more
.cheerfully while smoking his pipe
and would be obliged if she woult
advance the fifty cents. Not being
versed in the ways of the guild, she
unsuspiciously surrendered th,
money and that, of course, was tn,
last she saw of the interesting
stranger.