Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-10-22

TIE Fair yesterday was largely
attended by the school children OF
the city and vicinity, 1t being fair
holiday. The exercises by the con.
testants for prizes for Rotations,
songs and essays at 2 80 In the af-
ternoon and at 7.30 in the evening.
were exceedingly interesting and
meritorious. The contestants ac'
Quilted themselves we'll under the
elrcum stances OF the unavoidable
confusion of the great crowd OF peo-
pie in the hall. The committee
will decide upon the awards to day
and they will be announced from
the stand on Saturday afternoon.
Among the most beautiful arti-
Giles on exhibition in the room de-
voted to needlework and other ar
ticles fabricated ty ladies, is a
most ingenious piece of shell work,
the handiwork of Mrs. Charles r.
johnson. The design 10 a horn OF
plenty, containing a bouquet of
many colored flowers, surrounded
by a wreath and the initials M. P,
the whole formed Of shells in
natural colors. The exhibit occu-
pies q glass case to the right Of the
door as you enter the room and is
the object Of universal admiration.
The Hon. ]. w. Venable and
other Nietans are so we'll pleased
with their treatment by the Horti-
cultural Society this year. that
they are talking about engaging
one hundred per cent. greater
space next year. They say that,
II with only ten days notice to
hunt up their not specially planted
and cultivated products, they can
make an exhibit, that Is in the
mouths Of thousands as the fine Los
Nietos Exposition within the Elk.
position, that next year, with a
provision of o few months. Nietans
could vastly more spread the fame
OF the fine valley of Los Nietos.
Arrangements are about COM
pleted for grand torchlight pro-
session OF the Democracy of Los
Angeles on Saturday evening, DC.
tober 3Oth. The details are in the
hands of number of the most en-
ergetic Democrats in the city
men with whom there Is no such
word as fail-who propose that it
shall be the greatest political dem
onstration that Los Angeles has
ever seen. Tn order to make 1t
perfect success the Democracy Of
the country precincts are invited to
give their aid by sending delega-
lions to the city on that evening.
Some of the m ost eminent speak.
ers OF the State will be present and
address the people at this final
rally of the campaign.
Mr.. l.. Stengel has a fine display
of flowers, foliage plants, ferns and
rare plants in general, among
them two Australian tree ferns, six
feet In height, a number of differ
ent sorts of Norfolk pines, the
largest specimen of New Zealand
fax in California, several fine spec
linens of cyperus variegated, a
grass from the Nile; also, a num-
Der OF varieties of palm, Including
two sorts Of sage palm, twenty-five
varieties Of the newest and rarest
coleus, fifteen varieties of begOnia
rex, and a number Of other flower
ing begonias; two varieties Of SIRE
litzia, very rare; also 50 varieties
of roses in bloom, number of bou-
quets and floral decorations, the
only ones in the hail
to any extent. He has
also two large specimens Of the
golden arbor vitae, and two small
Ter ones of the siempre aurea, lever
goIden). Mr.. SteDgel also coma, yib-
utes thirty-two hanging baskets, Of
plants, some of which are very
beautiful. All the baskets sus-
pended at the northern end Of the
hall, and between the columns on
each side are from bis garden.