Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-26

i6h0 NV SOLAO oVtVNN WINS VI A&hO
bordering on the Colorado river in
San Diego county. This land is
subject to overflow from the river
In times of high water, and these
gentlemen propose to build q
sufficient levee to protect the
land from overflow, and con-
duct the water OF the
river by series of canals to tho
land for irrigating purposes. A
large number of men and teams
have been engaged for months In
this enterprise. The land was
claimed to be first-class for the pur-
pose of raising fax, aud it was
proposed to colonize it with men
experienced in that branch of ag-
riculture. We regret now to learn
from o gentleman who has been
engaged on the work that the enter.
prise is probably a failure, as SO
far all skill has been baf-
fed by the quicksand of the river
where 1t is proposed to take out the
water for irrigating. A large
amount Of money has been expend-
ed by Messrs. Blythe & Galloway,
and although it was with them
speculation, it would have added,
if successful, largely to the taxable
property of our sister county, and
otherwise been of immense benefit
to her.
Prof. Early, writing to the Amer
ican Grocer, says of the fig: In its
incipient stage it is an aggregation
of numberless flower buds, which
In ordinary course would be devel-
oped on a long branch; but the
branch in the case of the fig, in
stead of developing into q woody
limb bearing flowers, grows up
around the multitude of flowers. en-
closing them in conical recepta-
ole, and forming succnlent fruit,
as we call 1t, inside of a woody
branch. The luscious fig that we
eat Is not fruit at all, strictly
speaking, but succulent branch.
Every seed in the fig is q separate,
regular flower, and the seeds are
strictly the fruit.
This theory is borne out by the
fact that fig frequently puts out
from the body of q tree, just as a
branch would grow, aud is, essen
TALLY, q branch. When growing
upon branch, too, it is attached
more after the manner of a bud,
and Is utterly devoid of the stem or
individual twig which most fruits
possess.
We again notify our readers that
the Mechanics' store, No. 40 Main
street, has received another fresh
invoice of goods, including all that
is new and nobby in ladies' wear,
besides a full assortment of mems
and boys clothing of the latest
styles and furnishing goods of every
variety, all of which, having been
purchased for cash, will be sold at
extraordinarily low prices. Now
is your chance to get goods at your
own figures. The store is No. 40
Main street, opposite the st. Charles
Hotel.
Do,0ney Courier: Jean Hirigoyen
appeared and identified the con-
tents of the tin box, mentioned by |
us last week as being in the possess
sion Of Judge Williams. Mr..
Hirigoyen says he was walking
along the road with this box and
other articles on his shoulder, when
he perceived two Mexicans waiting
for him at a bend In the road, appa-
rently intending to rob him. They
yelled at him, he ran from the
road, firing as he ran, and in his
flight dropped the box.
Rev. A. F. White will preach for
the Presbyterian congregation at
Good Templars' Hall, at II o'clock
this morning. At 7 o'clock this
evening q praise service will be
held, at which Mesdames Caswell,
Marley, Mara and Mayo. Misses
Pruneda and Thompson and Messrs.
Burke, S. e. Lock, and others will
assist In rendering the occasion one
Of interest and profit.
Mr.. John Carlin, who has been
50 long and 80 favorably known as
an Insurance agent in this city,
leaves to-day for San Francisco to
take charge of the city agency of
the Standard Insurance Company
Of Now Zealand. We wish our
friend Carlin, who Is EN- inently
qualified for the position, success
In his new field of labor.
We last evening received pleas
ant call from Mr.. G. II. Randall,
editor OF the Sonora Democrat, who
arrived by Yesterdays overland
train. Mr.. Randall leaves to-day
on q visit to San Bernsrdino and
San Diego counties and on his re-
turn will spend some days in Los
Angeles. He is registered at the
Pico House.
A Frenchman, name unknown,
com mitted suicide at Mr.. Rawson's
rancho, near San Juan Capistrano,
on Tuesday. He put the pistol in
his mouth and fired, the ball lodg-
ing in his brain and producing ia-
stantareous dsath. He was em-
ployed by Mr.. Rawson as herder.
In his pockets $1O8 were found
Andheina Gazette.
Afflcer Fonck yesterday surprised
his brother officers by slipping off
and taking unto himself help
meet. The bride, Miss Padgett, of
Orange, ia a most estimable young
lady aud a pianiste Of considerable
local celebrity. We wish the newly
welded couple length of days and a
full measure of enjoyment.
We had the pleasure of call
yesterday from Mr.. Thompson, a
gentleman who is connected with
an illustrated work on California.
1t will not only be history OF
leading sections of the State, but It