Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-12-04

'Dobio or no. 'Dobis-soms Personal Notes
About Bx-Angelenos.

ID
EDITOR HERALD: Nothing very
startling has taken place here since
my last. However, the Mexicen
dollar question has caused some
unpleasantness. Heretofore Mexi-
can money has been taken willing
ly at the same value as American
money. Some dissatisfied mer.
chants, headed by J. Sresovich,
however, held meeting few
weeks ago at which they resolved
to take the "adobe," as the Next
can dollar is called here, only at
the value it should be quoted in
the money market. Owing to the
rivalry amongst the business men
of Tucson the project fell through,
as any thinking person could oasi-
ly bave foreseen, but 1t led to a
very acrimonious controversy be-
tween tho Star and the Citizen,
which is not yet terminated. An
enterprising firm, Messrs. l.. Meyer
& Co., took hold of the matter and
in an advertisement which was
anything but guarded and polite In
it's expressions and reflections on
other merchants, offered to take
Mexican money at the same value
as American coin. The Star en-
dorsed this remarkable advertise
ment in a local notice and the re-
suit was a storm of indignation
from the rest of the business
houses. Messrs. Il. Zeckendorf &
Co. and Theodore WeIisch IL Co.,
who are amongst the largest
houses in the Territory, at once in
stituted suits against the Messrs.
Meyer & Co. and l.. G. Hughes,
editor of the Star, for libel, claim
ing $50, 600 damages each. That is
where the case stands at present.
The weather has been remarka-
bly, pleasant in the daytime lately,
but it freezes every night. The s.
Z. r. r. is making splendid pro-
gress, the end Of track being al.
ready fifteen miles beyond the Rio
Mimbrss. Around the depot build
ings are springing up rapidly and
the Railroad Company have now q
round house, machine shops and
other buildings, which rival those
of Los Angeles. Indeed the build
ings around. the depot form quite a
town in themselves, and much
p,rra ~, mr.; m N lilya L., conoat ho >,
the old Pueblo, with its adobe
dwellings.
The Nellie Boyd troupe
have been performing in Tucson
for twelve nights and with the ex-
ception of couple of nights, have
had very full houses. think it is
the scarcity of pleasures which
made the Tucsonites SO eager to
dispose of their dollar night after
night ut the theater door, for I cam
not say that l have heard many
encomiums from experienced play
goers in favor of the troupe and per-
sonally did not like the acting at
all, They are going to Tombstone
where, no doubt, a gOOdly number
of dollars will DO added to the
Boyd exchequer.
Among the latest arrivals of An
delefios L notice PanchO Yndart,
who plays the piano in the gam
bling hail at the back of Psarson's
saloon. Mr.. Osterman, who until
lately was in the bee business at
Cucamonga is also here. Roths-
child, formerly of the firm of
ROthscbild & Leiss, has purchased
u confectionery store, which he is
getting fixed up regardless of ex-
peDse. am sure that he will be
successful. Col. J. F. Godfrey is
here too, attending to some of h.
N. Vail's mining claims, l believe.
Joe Bayer has bsen made happy
by the arrival Of Mrs. Bsyer and
Master Bayer, SO that the whole
Bayer family is now in Tucson.
leave this moment for Quay
mas, from whence L will write you
anything which might be interest
ing to the readers of the HERALD.
Goodbye. F..
Tucson, Nov. 2eth.