The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-03-05

Francisco at 10 A. NJ. on Tuesday.
Remained until Thursday at A. M,
when we took the steamer Orizaba
for this place. Touched at Port
Hartford and Santa Barbara, arriving
at San Pearo, (ship anchorage) at 6
A. NJ. Took small steamer to Will.
mington, from thence by cars-four.
teen miles. Los Angeles is one OF
the oldest towns in Southern Califor-
MIA, some $50 miles southeast Of San
Francisco. 1t claims a population OF
l5,O 900, and would be lovely place
if it had been laid out with anything
like order or regularity. The streets.
in the business portions of the city
are short, crooked and irregular
apparently taking the direction OF
COW paths, as built, origininaily by
the Spanish population.
The climate is said to be usually
lovely in winter-but the present is
an exceptional scason-nothing like
1t ever before known by the "oldest
inhabitants" Snow, (slighDi ice, cold
rains, cloudy days, here since our
sojourn, with few regular Oregon
"mists." We have been here fort
night, but are promised better wealth
err in a few days. If there is not
an Improvement soon, we shall re-
turn TO Webfoot.
AS an evidence of the "cold snap y
we find the lime hides and trees all
dead, and many Of the tropical plants
and beautiful flowers completely
" cooked" so to speak. The orange
trees, however, appear to be unin-
jured, and are now loaded with gol-
den fruit. Nearly everv lot is an
orange orchard. Oranges, grapes
and honey, seem to be the CHIEF pro-
ducts of this section of the State.
In consequence of continued i'll health,
which is but little improved, as yet,
we have been unable to see all the
city and country adjacent, but are
delighted with what we have seen.
But, with al. the grand and romantic
scenery, and much praised healthful
climate, we find that people get sick
and die here, as elsewhere. We find
rheumatism, heart disease, dropsy,
consumption, and that, too, among ma
tive Californians. Some invalids find
relief here, while others do not, and
in some instances, quickly pass away.
We are very pleasantly situated
through the kindness of Prot. o. S.
Frambes, and his most excellent wife,
formerly of Oregon, and whom we
are permitted to number among our
warmest and most esteemed friends
They are in charge of the Los Angeles
Academy, conducted under the aus
pices of the M. f. Church. We are
boarding in the Academy, with Mrs.
Snyder, who has charge.of the board
ing house. Among the boarders are
Rev. M. M. Bovard and family, Mrs.
- Tansey, Mrs. Wilcox and son,
Miss Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Frambes and
Prof Jory, the latter formerly Of
Oregon. The table is supplied with
all the market affords, and served in
the most agreeable and homelike
manner-consequently always full.
AS soon as Prof. Frambcs learned we
were at the Cosmopolitan, he called
upon us, and in order to secure MS
accommodations at the Academy, his
wife proposed TO give us their parlor,
which was furnished in good style,
and here we have been ever since.
We have made numerous agreeable
acquaintances, which makes the time
pass very pleasantly, indeed.
Rev. Hardin Wallace, Rev. II. f.
Ashcraft, and James Jaynes, of Hi
nois, Holiness evangelists, are doing
a grand work in this city after; spend
ing some time in other portions of
this State, may come to Oregon.
Mr.. Jaynes is fine singer-the San
KEY of the trio. Rev. Mr.. Wallace,
who. by the way, used to make our
fathers house stopping place, when
he first entered, and when We were a
small boy, is very original and pc
culiar, but at the same time, very
effective preacher. He preached to
a large audience last evening, in the
Trinity, M. E. Church South, on
" justification and sanctification, OF
Holiness" w. Is. Z.
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. I6, 1880.
ENocH ARDEN OUTDoNE.
Arden has been outdone in Council
Bluffs. Iowa. Some time prior to the