Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-06-15

The annual picnic of the French
Mutual Benevolent Society take'
place at the Arroyo Seco to-day
The arrangements have been in thu
hands of competent committee
who have left nothing undone FOL
the entertainment OF all who at
| tend.
The Los Angeles Guards, we
learn, are making preparations tc
shoot off the tie for the champion.
ship between the Turner'S and
themselves or the strength of be-
ing promised their improved
rifles by the 1st of July. Turner's,
look out.
The Catholic ladies of Los An
geles, so Father Peter Verdaguer
Informs US, will give their 4th Of
July banquet and promenade in
the st. Charles Hotel instead OF as
originally decided upon, the Baker
Block. The affair 10 In co m petent
hands and it Will be a great success.
Two young Angelo fics, John
Schumacher and Sylvanus Wig.
nolo, left by yesterdays overland
train to seek their fortunes in the
East, and will probably settle at
Saint Louis. We wish the young
gentlemen bon voyage and success
in whatever pursuit they may en-
gage.
1t looked like lively times at the
Plco House last evening, the pool
sales amounting to $500, besides
some heavy outside betting, on the
PacIieco- Davis foot race. We no.
ticed one bet of $500 to $3.50, which
was about the odds. Noyes and
Belts will open the pool box at
the Park promptly at IL O'clock M,
to-day.
We encountered yesterday the
Messrs. Lankershim & Van Mugs,
of the famous San Fernando wheat
ranch. They informed us that they
have Just harvested the first of this
years wheat crop. Quite portion
Of the ranch will yield full crop,
while other sections will show
considerable falling off. The crop
is much larger and of much better
quality this year than last.
Our friend Mr.. James Lang, who
has snug farm In the San Gabriel,
has met with great success in rails
ing Australian wheat. Next year
he proposes TO put upwards of three
hundred acres in this remunerative
staple. Wheat is n paying crop, we
have large areas of land adapted to
raising 1t aud we hope the good
work will he pushed by our farm
ers The sooner they give barley
the go-by the better.
AS will be seen, by advertise
ment elsewhere, Mr.. J. M. Rogers
proposes to carry passengers who
may desire to visit Mammoth City,
In the Lake district, Mono county,
for the low sum of $50. When it is
borne in mimi that the stage fare
for the trip is $50 from Mojave, Mr..
Rogers's proposition is a very at
tractive one. Particulars as to the
trip may be obtained from Mr.. e.
w. Noyes, at Deakers's auction
store.
The new French military com.
pany, an Independent organization,
has elected the following officers:
Captain, A. Laville; Lieutenant, r.
Grand; Treasurer, A. Begou, Ser
geant-Major, w. Daclez; Sergeants,
P. Pellefigue, B. Carassus; Corpo.
rails, j. FOrgues, J. M. MAilheau;
Trumpeter, A. Puissegur. The or
ganlzation has been named The
Marceau Company, after one of the
purest men of the French Revolu-
ton.
There was row at China
house on Negro alley yesterday
afternoon, which would probably
have ended in making one "good"
Chinaman. Officer McFadden,
however, arrived on the scene in
time to arrest Mongolian who,
with an uplifteh cleaver in his
hand, was in hot pursuit of fee
ing compatrlot. This sanguinary
minded moon-eyed leper was
lodged In Jail to await examination
on Monday.
Since the commemorative the
shipping season, and up to the pres
ent time, elghty.two carloads of
hogs have been shipped out of this
valley by rail, the most of them go.
ing to the San Francisco market.
These hogs would average about
eighty to the car, or total of $3.50
head. The amount paid for these
porkers was about S35, 1000, quite a
handsome sum of money IN these
times to 20 into the pockets of our
farmers. A large number of hogs
have been slaughtered for home
consumption, and to supply the
Los Angeles and other markets
probably six thousand head. This
valley is emphatically the best
country In the world for hog rails
Ing. No disease il ever known
among the porkers. -DotOney Cour-
Ter.
u Union notes the pleasant fact
that on Thursday night M. Moeren.
bout, the French Consul, was
ny serenade In
honor of his SD birthday. The
serenade consisted of vocal and in
sttumental music by Messrs Charr-
uau, Knell, Arevalo, Wangeman,
and ArZaga. 1t was followed by All
inpromptu concert in the Consui's
parlor, in which Miss Blanche
i,rn Lew sunnla mpnted the music