Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-12-08

$50, 900, while at least $50, 900 will
be due and collected on taxes bs.
fore the year is out. We should
be able to celebrate the New Year
with surplus in the Treasury, and
beyond peradventure would II last
years. railroad taxes (the legality
Of which lie now being tested be-
fore the United States Supreme
had been paid.-San Ber-
Times.
The coyote hunt at the Cent?
nela yesterday resulted in the
death Of five coyotes, seven jack
and several hRres. Col.
Bakers old hound "Terremoto"
(Earthquake) displayed great ca
gacity, in one case leaving the
pack and going off by himself In
an opposite direction. The Colonel,
the unerring instinct Of
old Earthquake, followed him, and
in q few minutes both were in full
chase after an old coyote who had
grown gray in the pastime of kill.
Ing fat wethers. After run of a
mile he was overtaken by the
who, true to his name,
gave him sneh a shaking that life
was soon extinct. Terremoto is
ten years old and has slain over a
hundred coyotes.
About 6 O'Clock on Monday even
ing q tramp, with most piteous
tale of woe, applied to the good
Sisters at the Hospital for some
thing to satisfy the cravings of an
stomach. This request
was humanely complied with; and,
as q return for this kindness, the
brute, in passing one OF the rooms,
that its occupant was alb
sent, went in on voyage of dis
covery and took therefrom tweed
suit OF clothes. shirts, undercloth-
ing and q large number OF socks.
No wonder many worthy man ie
turned away from some good
house, when such acts
as this are INDUCED in. In addi-
ton to the dspredations heretofore
particularized, the thief managed
to smuggle away u fifty dollar
meerschaum pipe.
The arguments 10 the Anaheim
water cases were concluded yes:er-
day, after having occupied the at
of Judge McNealy for the
past seven days. There is q vast
amount of evidence in the record
and a great number of authorities
were cited by the respective coun-
,el. The issues were presented, on
behalf Of the Anaheim people, by
he Messrs. Thos. II. Smith, Hupp,
Brousseau aud Scott, while the
Santa Ana side of the question was
by the Messrs. A.
and Stephen M. White
Judge Medically left for San Diego
yesterday, and will not render his
lecision for some weeks, as the
of the litigation, and
t. complicated character, will re-
luire considerable attention at his
lands.
The funeral rites of Miss Nellie
spence were held yesterday after.
loon,at the residence Of her father,
N Charity street, her numerous
riends thronging the grounds. The
2evs. M. M. Bovard aud E. s.
chase conducted the sad services,
most eloqusntly to the
ceilings Of all present. The long
funeral oortege, as it passed
through the city, presented q SOL
mn and imposing spectacle. evil
lencing the favor in which the de-
parted had been held during her
life. Arriving at the grave the
asst sad ceremony was performed
md the remains consigned to theiL
ong resting place. The heartfelt
,rief of those present mutely told
II the sincere love and friendship
o generally entertained towards
he deceased, aud of the sympathy
cit for her afflicted father.
The Washington dispatches con-
ain the following:
WARRINGTON, Dec. 5th.-Pro-
essor j. w. Shively, claiming to
70 the true Messiah, arrived here
IN Thursday, and imm ediately
wrote to Judges Cox and Porter,
md others in the Guiteau trial,
hat Guiteau's alleged inspiration
vas failacieus. He demanded to
10 put on the stand to confront
3uiteau and tell the Court now to
ind out this awful crime. He said
his was the duty of the Republic
IN party. He was sent 10 the In
zane Asy lum to-day.
This man 5hively, it will be re.
nsmb ered, figured in Los Angelts
\ year ago. He had great quaint.
;ies OF blasphemous doggereI, some
If which he tried to get into the
HERALD. We had a better use for
,ur leisure than reading the trash,
but RENE mber its general tenor.
His so-calied "varsesn were plas-
tered up on many Of the dead walls
Of the city.
1t has always been our belief
that the cultivation Of pomegran-
ates could not be- otherwise than q
profitable Investment, and as such
We have ut various times advised
our friends to grow them. The
reason of our belief is simply that
1t has a remarkably hard skin and ia
the best fruit we know OF, for trans.
It keeps we'll aud Its
appearance will always
warrant q ready sale for it in any
it being entirely free from
any risk Of damage during Its
Journey from grower to seller. In
:, ~ ~wr ho pafipn VIC ain thu fnttO M ;.