Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-16
LOCAL ES,

SEQ portraits in Preuss's, Fox's
and Merriam'5 show windows and
give your orders to o. P. Hayes, il
you wish first-cass pictures at low
prices.
The attention of Irishmen is d.
rected to the call for meeting to
arrange for the celebration of st.
Patrick's Day, swhich appears in
our New To Day.
Signor Felice Fodrlni has opened
restaurant at No. Spring street.
His resort will be supplied with all
the delicacies of the market, which
will be prepared in capital style by
corps of thorough and accom-
plished cooks.
Superintendent r.. II. Haines aud
Mr.. q. Q. Stewart, of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, went
out to Texas Hill, the present ter
minus of the Arizona Division of
the S. p. Il. r., yeste rday,on visit
of inspection.
There are some sun-brig Int people
who occasionally are visited with
an idea that an editor's sanctum is
improved by donation of flowers.
We acknowledge ourselves the
debtor for a wealth of violets which
has made our office fragrant and
habitable. The violet, by the way,
Is specially luxuriant in Los Ange-
les. We cannot look upon this
beautiful and aromatic gift without
the reflection that it is strikingly
emblatic of the charming and
kindly donors.
1t will be seen, by advertisement
elsewhere, that Mr.. Zimmerman
has arrived in Los Angeles as rep
resentative of the American Lyre,
an instrument Of great sweetness OF
tone and range of eX ecutioh. 1t is
sold at preposterously low figures
and copy is furnished, gratis, of
the whole manual of its manipula-
ton. This manual embraces one
hundred airs. Mr.. Zimmerman
will call upon our people and we
cordially recommend him to tbeil
attention.
The Health Officer, Chief of Po-
lice and City Surveyor visited
Chinatown yesterday for the pur
pose of inspecting its sanitary con.
dition. Notwithstanding the fac
that the inhabitants had been EN-
gagged in cleaning up their yard.
for some days past, the whole guar
ter presented most filthy, sicken
ing spectacle. At the next meet
ing of Council q detailed report o
what they saw will he presented
and plan submitted for the abate
ment of the nuisance.
Contents of the International Re
view, published by A. S. Barnes &
Co., New York, for February, 1879
English and American Painting Il
Paris, l77S, by Philip Gilbert Ham
erton; Gas Stock, by Prof. Johl
Trowbridge; The Birth of the Com
mune, 1S31-1S39, by ]. H, Diss De
bar; Recollections of Mazzini'
Views of Russia and the East, | I
conclusion, by Karl Blind; Al
American Wedge, by Edwin {
Taylor; Robert Browning, by Geo
Barnett Smith; Expression of Emo
ton on the Human Countenance
by Professor H. Calderwood; Th
Literary Movement in England
France and Germany.
From Mr.. w. A. Leach, of West
minister, the Anaheim GaEett
learns strange fact in regard t
the growth of pear trees in tha
locality. AS is well known, tn
soil of Westminster varies greatly
!; nearly every farm has soils suite
to the growth of different trees
The settlers who did not take ad
vantage of this popularity, bu
who planted their orchards withou
regard to the adaptability of tn
soil to the particular variety of ire
planted, received an unpleasant re
minder of their remissness last veal
The ehavy rains caused whateve
alkali there was in the soil to ris
to the surface, and the result wa
that peach and apple trees whlc
stood on soil too heavily charge
with alkali withered and died, bu
pear trees on the same kind of sol
= made an excellent growth and ar
/ peared all the better for the pres