Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-14

establishment of Crowther & Ec'
cles. We must confess that we
were surprised at the magnitude ol
the establishment and the faeili
ties for killing and curing pork
They have seven men engaged ant
last week cured 10000 pounds o.
meat and have capacity for cur
ing twice that amount. They have
been engaged in the business for
number of years, and have a pro-
cess for curing meat and making
lard known only to themselves
and which it has required years OF
study to perfect. They informed
us that their business was steadily
increasing and that they were fur
nishing merchants in Los Angeles
and, in fact, all over the country
at prices which made it TO their
advantage TO purchase of them
Mr.. Eceles Informed us that they
were killing at least ten hogs pei
day aud that they will continue
killing until next April. Next
year they propose to enlarge theil
| establishment and make other i'm.
provements. We hope their mos,
sangulne expectations may be re-
alized.-SantG An0 Herald.
While we are in the habit oi
| grumbling in season and out in
Los Angeles it is well that we
should bear in mind certain salient
facts which are of highly graft.
flying character-that is to say,
would be were we to permit our
selves to be gratified by anything
of II practical nature. We have
heard continually about the terri.
BILE amount of private indebted-
ness of this county. A gentleman
whose business has led him to keel
himself posted in such matters, in
forms us that the mortgages in
Santa Clara oounty-a great and
rich county adjoining San Fran.
ciscO--during the past year have
summed up nearly as much as the
conveyances, while in Los Angeles
county they have not been more
than half as much. Nor is that all.
With all the asserted torpidity of
real estate in LosAngeles county the
sales here have been very much
heavier than in Santa Clara
county, although the farms sold in
the latter county have been dis
posed of at figures, on the average,
fOur-fold those realized in Los An.
geles. The fact is we have volun-
:arily chosen to enact the role of
Dismal and such facts as we have
recapitulated rather annoy than
please US.
The large audience who assem-
bled at the Fort street nj. L. Church
on Sunday night to hear Mrs. DIR.
French's second lecture on temper
ance were disappointed, the lectur-
ess falling to put in an appearance.
After waiting until nearly s O'Clock
the Rev. Mr.. Bovard, pastor of the
church, explained that there
was serious blunder on the part
of some ono. He had been noti-
fed that Mrs. French would like to
occupy his pulpit that evening,
and he had consented that she
should do so, relinquishing his own
services for that purpose. He
could not explain the absence of
the lady, but supposed it must be
due entirely to misunderstand-
ing, Not to send his auditors away
EN- mpty-handed, Mr.. Bovard volun-
teered q short address on the sub
ject of temperance, and the con-
gregation was then dismissed in
due forni
We direct attention TO the adver-
tisement of the Horton House, San
Diego. This splendid and popular
resort is under the control of Mr..
Charles P. Gerichten, a most com.
petent landlord. The Horton House
is famous all over the American
continent as a first-class hotel. The
accommodations are unsurpassed,
the building having frontage OF
two hundred feet with southern
exposure. The cuisine is notably
fine AMI the climate is absolutely
nonpareil. 1t will he seen, by de-
tailed inspection of the advertise.
ment elsewhere, that all these at.
fractions are reinforced by remark.
ably cheap rates. No invalid OF
loiterer for health or pleasure eau
make mistake in visiting San Di-
ego.
The freight train from Yuma, due
in Los Angeles at seven O'Clock
yesterday morning, encountered q
sand drift near Cucamungo, which
had completely covered the track
and filled the cut. Being dark
when it arrived there it was moi
seen by the engineer and the
engine was run off the track
The regular passenger train
from Cotton was also stopped
the whole forming q block.
ade which was not broken
until late in the evening, and the
trains from here due at Los Ange.
les at 10 O'Clock, did not leave until
after the train came in last night.
San Ber00rQtn0 lanes. Jan. IL.
The city election last Tuesday,
says the Yuma Sentinel, was O
complete fizzle. We have not YET
heard that there was single can.
dldate for office, single vote cast,
nor that polls were opened. Here
! Is public spirit and "reformO with
a vengeance. At our last city elec.
tiou good deal of noise was made
here by 3 few crack Drained Dor
Gulxotes, who thought they were
Oreaking up some "ring.n They
reminded us of a lot of Cinnamon
beating gongs and burning stink.
pots to exercise some imaginary
demon. AS little is heard of them
now, it is probable that theiI
strength and ammunition are ex.