Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-30

night was quite enthusiastic and
harmonious.
All the signs point to specially
energetic fight in the Third Ward
on Councilmen.
DIR. w. A. Russell only arrived
in Visalia in time to be present at
his sons death.
Our streets are thronged of late
by an unusual number of stran-
gers, mainly Eastern people.
A fifth wire is to be added to the
telegraphic service between Los
Angeles and San Francisco.
The Autobiography Club has de-
termined to take hand in the
coming municipal election.
Lankershim's mill is running
night and day, turning out three
hundred barrels of flour per diem.
Orange Council No. 26. Order Of
Chosen Friends, on and after De.
cember 1st, will hold regular meet
ings.
Lovers of books will find note
of interest to them under New To-
Day, under the heading, "Auction
Sale"
The local supply being exhaust
ed, they are paying $25 per too for
hay in San Diego, imported from
abroad.
Saturday will be the last day for
paying the city taxes and escaping
the five per cent. forfeit for non.
payment.
Mrs. Margaret Collier Graham
writes of the "Matter of Fact
Man" in the last number of the
Californian.
Mr.. Christian Sorensen has got
back from Denmark with better
half from that land of blonde and
pretty women.
The artist, Mr.. Coggswell, is at
his old quarters in the Ponst block,
ged in painting the portraits
Of number of our leading people.
Jake Kuhrts enters the contest
for Councilman with the prestige
of making his fight in the Demo-
cratic ward, par eSceLtenoe, of Los
Angeles.
The unpleasant intelligence
reaches us thst both Mr.. and Mrs.
d. X. Houghtelin are in highly
critical state as result Of the late
runaway accident.
1t is somewhat singular that,
while business is exceedingly good,
our beautiful town of the Angels is
unprecedentedly dull. Even the
criminal element seems to be In a
comatOse state.
Judge McNealy came up from
San Diego yesterday. He will of.
fciate, temporarily, in one of the
Superior Courts OF this city, and
will preside at the trial of several
Important cases.
Col. II. J. Stewart tells US that
three times during his residence in
Los Angeles county the first rain
fell on the oath of October-as in
the present year; and that, in
every one of those years, we had q
copious rainfall. The conclusion
IL, of course, that we shall be SIM
ilarly blessed this year.
Emperor Eavariej is responsive
to the modern standard of things.
The other day a lady asked him to
chop a cord of wood, saying that
she would pay him for the work.
"But, Made am" said Savarisj, II
am Emperor of the State, and to
work would degrade ne, Only
poor men work."
There Is a temperance associa-
ton In Los Angeles known IS the
Howard organizations, named in
honor OF our distinguished Supe-
rior Judge, Volney b Howard. 1t
differs from ordinary temperance
organizations in that Its members
are allowed to drink wine and beer,
the grosser alcoholic liquors being
pr Oscribed.
The roasting of the bulloc ks
head, out near the Five Mile House
yesterday, was a great success.
Don Francisco PicO 0fficiated as
host with great grace and inpresse-
n,ent, and this choice native Cali.
forpia tjd-bit maintained its old
time reputation. It was juicy and
delicious, and was enjoyed by Col.
and Mrs. Baker and quite num-
Der of their friends.
Mr.. Klauber, an enterprisipg and
thorough merchant of San Diego,
Is registered at the Pico House.
Wherever Mr.. Klauber does BUSH
ness he is like the followers Of old
Agesilaus Of Sparta, u brick"
There 10 more encouragement to o
newspaper In this energetic and
capable business man than in some
two dozen wealthy gentlemen Of
Los Angeles whom we might
name.
On Friday last, while hauling a
load of wood from his ranch up in
the Tejunga, DR.. D. w. G. Frank
lin met with a painful accident.
He was driving down hill where
the roughness Of the road was so
great as to cause him to lose his
seat. He fell in front of the wagon,
both wheels passing diagonally
over his right hip and leg. He Ia
badly hurt and will be confined for
some time to his bed.
Mr.. e. F. Spence who, q short
time ago, was called upon to mourn
the death of his promising young