Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-12-15


BY notice elsewhere 1t will be
seen that Mr.. Bob Eckert has pur-
chased the interest Of Gotfried
Schmidt in Congress Hall and will
thereafter conduct the saloon and
restaurant on his own account.
Bob, ~ every one knows, thor
oughly understands the bnsiness,
and patrons OF this popular house
can rest assured that its reputation
will not be allowed to decline
under his management. He 10
popular and capable and will
be hereafter, as he has been
heretofore, q pillar of strength
to this favorits resort. As here
tofore, oysters and all other deli
cacies of the season will DO kept
constantly on hand.
About II o'clock yesterday morn
ing John Louis Arpin, while dis.
mounting from his horse on Spring
street. near Turnvereln Hall, fell
to the ground. He was taken into
Hess's fruit store, where DR.. Bar
ton, who was present, gave him all
necessary attention. He died in
80 minutes, never speaking after he
fell. A Coronel's inquest, held at
p. M. at the undertaking rooms
of Ponet & Orr, found that de-
ceased came to his death from apo
plexy. Deceased was native Of
France, 55 years old, and had been
resident of Los Angeles for the
past fifteen or twenty years. He
leaves no family. His remains
were taken in charge by friends
and will be buried to-day.
The rain now impending will
come most OPPORTUNITY. All the
volunteer crops and the early sown |
grain have been growing finely |
since the last rain; and, although |
not yet requiring more rain, will
be greatly benefited by it. We are
assured that the area sown to
wheat and barley during the pres
ent season will be greatly In ex.
cess of the acreage of last year.
With the opening OF the new
Southern railway route, giving our
farmers new market for their
grain, we may expect better prices
than have ruled for the last year or
two; and we look forward to new
era Of prosperity for our county.
The season has opened most aus
pici0usly and bids fair to be equal
to the last.
A large and Intelligent audience
Of ladies assembled at Good Tenn.
plars' Hall yesterday afternoon to
listen to the opening private leo
ture by Mrs. DIR. Potts. All pres
ent unite III bestowing the highest
praise on the character aud value
Of the lecture. Treated morally,
private lectures can do more than
any other lectures to remove the
great suffering Of the weaker sex
much of which is brought on
through ignorance. Now that our
ladies have an opportunity to oh
tain knowledge from q physician
of their own sex, they should inn
prove 1t. Evidently this gifted
quaker lady 10 desirous of benefit
ing her race and sex by imparting
facts. This afternoon the regular
course of private lectures co IA
mences and we doubt not another
large audience will be present.
Some while ago Dr.. N. Smith, of
Arrowhead Springs, put some
trout into his bathing pond, the
water of which is quite warm Ito
draw 1t. mildly, aud they all died.
Mr.. Petit, our enterprising carp
man, proposed to risk some of his
German carp in the same pond, as
carp, from three to five inches in
length, were consigned to the pond,
since which time nothing had been
seen OF them until few days ago,
and they were supposed to be dead.
On draining his pond last week,
DIR. Smith was astonished to find
tue carp "alive and kicking" the
smallest one having attained the
following growth: % inches in
length, IA inches in circumference,
and weighing Ct lbs. This needs
no comment, and we are glad to be
able to record such facts In the in
terest of pisciculture in our coun-
ty.-S0n Bernardin0 Times.
The magnificent silk quilt at the
Ladies' Aid Society Fair may be
said to be an International work,
America, France, Germany and
even China being represented in
the numerous patches which 60
to make up the whole. 1t IL val.
ued at between $500 and $500 and
will be given to the young lady re.
ceiving the highest number Of
Votes. A feature which adds in.
terest to the contest Is that the
names of the ladies voted for will
be announced with the total vote
each evening, but the number of
votes received by each candidate
will not be made known until the
close Of the Fair. Voting was not
very brisk last evening. but 81
ballots having been deposited, dis
tributed among the following
young ladies: Miss Blanche
Shackelford, Miss May 6trohm,
Miss M. A. J. Bradley, Miss Nellie
Spence, Miss Blanche Crowley,
Miss Rachel Kremer, Miss Martha
Dodsworth aud Miss Maggie Blais-
dell.
The railway situation at the
s.fronW is a little confused just |
now, but we think we can give the
substance of it. Col. Strobridge |
passed through Los Angeles to San |
Francisco, remarkiDg, as he went,
that his wife was amply able to
supervise the degree Of work which