Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-09-14

urday at the wharf at Wilmington.
Charles Johnston, one Of Gen. Ban.
nine's employee, while discharg.
ing iron was crushed under sling
load. One leg and one arm were
each broken ia two places and five
of his ribs were fractured. The in
iured man was brought to the Sis
ters' Hospital in this city.
The attention Of furniture deal
ers, hotel keepers and those deslr'
ing to furnish houses Is called to
the fact that from the Goth inst. to
Oct. LIST the furniture and fittings
of the Santa Monica Hotel will be
closed out at private sale. The
building must be vacated Oct. lst,
and there will be q clean sweep OF
everything. Some great bargains
will be offered.
Mr.. Strothoff informed us that,
some years ago, some of the Ana
helmers sold their wines for the
ridIculously low sum Of six cents a
gallon. Nothing could better en-
phasize the change which has come
over the wine interests Of this Sec
ton than the fact that now from
twenty to thirty cents u gallon, for
the crudest wines, are the ruling
prices for the vintages Of that sec
tion.
Mr.. Valentino Mand, late of Los
Angeles, has purchased the wine
house of J. a. Kelly, on Fremont
street, and is already installed in
his new position. Mr.. Mand lie ex-
perienced in the business and will
keep up the good reputation OF the
house. Mr.. Kelly will now give
his entire attention TO his extens-
i've wine house on Allen street.
which enjoys q large patronage
Tombstone Nugget.
Constable Botello yesterday arr
rested Juan Lopez for shooting at
Juana Valenzuela, on New High
street, about 8 o'clock yesterday
The woman was in her
house, when Lopez fired through
the door. the bullets lodging In the
wainscoting. Mr.. BOtello took
four of the bullets out Of the wall.
Seven shots were fired in all, n pOr-
ton Of them by companion of
Lopez. The pistol found on Lopez
had been discharged but three
times.
Arrived at Wilmington, Sept.
lth, schooner Hannah Madison,
master, six days from
Cove, with 5000 railroad
Ties for the S. p. II. II. Co; sloop
Flora, Perry, master, from Cle-
mente Island, with cargo of shells.
Sailed, Sept. 18th, schooner Cora,
Peterson, master, in ballast for
Arrived, Sept. 18th,
British ship Eskdale, Curry, mas.
ter, SO days from Sidney, New
South Wales, with l,75S tons OF
coal for the Gas Company.
Mr.. l.. ]. Rose is under engage
ments to make this year one hun.
bred thousand gallons of brandy
more than twice the amount which
was made in the forty distilIerIes
Of this district last year. This
means the payment OF tax Of
500, 900 to the government. To ac-
this prOdigiOus feat, in
addition to his extensive produce
ton of port, hook and Angelica
wines, he will be obliged to tax his
Sunny Slope distIllery and the old
TarbOx dlstillery, across the Los
river, to their utmost ca
pacities.
Mr.. b. Dreyfus is to Anahelm
what Mr.. l.. J. Rose is to the San
Gabriel valley. He Is tho soul of
enterprise and sagacity in all mat
tiers that relate to the grape and its
treatment, having those business
in San Francisco
which Mr.. Rose enjoys in New
York. He has been specially sue
cessful in making light white
wines, some OF them, that have had
time to mellow, being worthy the
attention of the most fastidiOus
connOisseurs. Mr.. Drey-
fus is the soul of hospitality; and
he aiternates, ia his residence, be-
tween Anaheim and San Francisco.
A large number of the French
citizens of Los Angeles met at the
rooms Of the Democratic Club,
Downey Block, last evening and
organized O Hancock and English
club by the election of
the following officers: President,
Charles Deleval; Vice Presidents.
A. Davoust, L. Rougny; Secretary,
Il. Girls; Treasurer, s. Celestin; Ex-
ecutive Committee, p. Ganee,. V.
Ponet, Il. Dubourdieu. Forty
names were signed to the rolls,
after which the Club adjourned un-
til next Monday evening. by which
time it Is expected that the roll of
members will be increased to fully
100.
A large ard enthusiastic meet
ing Of the Hancock and English
Club of Vernon was held at the
school house in that district on
last Saturday evening. Able adj
dresses were delivered by Judge
O'Melveny, B. Yorba and r. A.
Ling, of this city. The club now
has membership of forty names,
which will be very materially in
creased before the November cleo
ton. The Democratic vote in Yer
non will be the largest ever polled.
The following are the officers of the
Club: john y. James, ST., Pfesi
dent; Il. G. Cargill, Secretary; j..
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