Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-07-24

friends In Ohio and other parts of
the East for several weeks past, are
| expected home o.morr0w-Mon
day. They come by the U. P. and
@. p. route.
Armando Armente, arrested the
other day for striking his wife on
the head with q hatohst, was ex-
amined before City Justice Adams
yesterday and committed for trial
on the charge of assault with a
deadly weapon.
A gentleman laid on our desk
yesterday q curious freak of nature
mine ears of corn covered by one
husk. The ears are all very we'll
defined, the center being an ear of
almost normal size, surrounded by
eight smaller ones.
Sweetheart yesterday trotted
mile in 2:25 on Mr.. L. J. Roses
track at Sunny Slope. The Messrs.
Barney Wolff and J. A. Graves,
who witnessed the trot, are In
ecstacies at the lightness, ease and
grace with which the flly scooped
In the distance.
Mr.. Joseph Brent Banning, the
bright and promising son of Gen.
Banning, has entered the office of
the Messrs. GIassell & Smith to
study law. He is a chip of the old
block and will undou btedly dis
tinguish himself.
We have received a note from
the Postm aster at San Gabriel
stating that during the past week
tue DAILY HERALD has reached
that Office one day late. In the
language of the late Artemus
Ward, we respectfully ask the pos
tai authorities here, Why is this
thus?
Mr.. John Goldsworthy, one of the |
original locators of the Oro Grands
mine, Mojave district, reports that
the ten-stamp mill of the com pany
is in full operation and that the
output is already more than the
t0h ca ARCAnCbs u0 COIu DHDX /
feel confident of rich returns ere |
long.
Says the Santa Ana Herald: An
engine and boiler for the Santa
Clara coal mine are daily expected |
at the depot. This machinery is |
intended for hoIsting coal. Large |
quantities of coal continue to ar
rive here for shipment to Los An.
geles. Four car loads went for |
this week.
The San Diego Union of the 22d |
has the following personal: D. M.
Graham and wife, of Los Angeles,
aud Daniel Collier and wife, late of
KeOkuk, Iowa, stopped at the Hor-
ton House last night. They are |
enjoying carriage trip across the
country, and propose to take In
National City to-day. and make a
flying visit over the line.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hughes (nee
Miss Mamie Lucky arrived In Los
Angeles by the Southern route
night before last and are stopping
at the Kimball Mansion. Mrs. |
Hughes is the daughter of the late
DR.. Lucky, at one time principal of
the Los Angeles High School. Mr..
and Mrs. Hughes will remain In |
this city for few days en- route to
San Francisco.
The following are the exports
from Santa Ana depot for the week |
ending July 22d, 1881: Oranges,- 10 |
boxes. 500 pounds; eggs. 80 boxes,
1896 pounds; beans, so sacks, 1927 |
pounds; lemons, Al boxes, 3,673 |
ponds; potatoes, 225 sacks, 26,91I
pounds; merchandise, $500 pounds;
coal, 4 cars, %, 900 pounds. Total,
1872, ,9o6 pounds.-Her0Id.
We enjoyed a pleasant call from
Mr.. w. e. Shepherd, late editor of
the Ventura Signal, during his
visit to Los Angeles. Mr.. Shep-
herd has abandoned the editorial
for the legal profession, and II he
proves to he as acceptable as an ad-
v0cate as he has shown himself to
be as an editor, we predict pleasant
things OF his forensic career.
A large number of sacks of mus
tard seed are now lying In the
depot here awaiting shipment.
There will probably be full car.
load shipped. The seed is from the
ranch of Mr.. II. Grossmayer, and
is a fine quality OF English mus
tard. The consignment will GO |
through to New York, and no
doubt a compensating price will |
be obtained.-S0ntG Ana Herald.
A large turnout accompanied |
the remains of A, Sydney Smith to
the grave. An impressive dis
course was delivered by Rev. II.
w. Featherstun, and the band, of
which deceased Ia life was a MEM
ber, preceded the procession to the |
grave, playing funeral dirges.
There was exhibited on the part of
all prese mt feeling of sorrow at
the loss of one whom none knew |
but to respect.--Sda Bernardin0
Times, july 21st.
Mr.. AL. Workman. of the San
Fernando valley, informs US that
he finished harvesting his wheat
crop last Monday, the result being |
18 900 sacks Of the finest grain ever
grown ia the valley. He reports
that while the yield was not as
heavy as last year, the superior
quality of the grain will about
make up for the loss in quantity.
Mr.. Workman will store u consid-
erable portion of his grain on the
ranch and hold 1t for good mar
ket.