Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-28
LOCAL RREVITIES.
See advertisement OF buggy

horse for sale.
Supervisor Hannon was in the
city yesterday.
A first-clas barber IL advertised
for under New To-day.
Mr.. J. de Barth Shorb was In
Los Angeles yesterday.
A furnished room is advertised
to let in our New To-Day.
That hale and robust granger
Hon. Asa Ellis was in town yes
terday.
Mr.. John WATSON and wife, oi
Tucson, Arizona, are registered at
the Cosmopolitan.
We encountered Mr.. Melrose,
editor Of the Anaheim Gazette, In
Los Angeles yesterday.
Mr.. o. H. Bliss is still confident
that we will be blessed with CO.
pious rainfall before New YEARS.
Day.
Col. John F. Godfrey Is etill in
Arizona as counselor in number
of mining suits of considerable i'm
portance.
H. E. Highton, Esq., a proml-
nent member of the San Francisco
bar, ia a passenger by the over.
land train, to arrive this morning.
A very handsome monogram
window shade graces the window
of M essrs. Preuss & Pironi, the
work Of that accomplished artist
Fred Morsch.
Mr.. Hugh Vail, formerly of the
First National Bank, is at Pau,
with his mother and sister, for the
benefit of the health of the latter.
Mrs. Jackson, an authoress OF
considerable note, who, we be.
lieve, proposes to give readings in
Los Angeles, Is now stopping at
the Pico House.
The passengers by the steamer
Ancon did not reach the city until
2:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
the steamer having arrived at
Wilmington half an hour after the
departure of the morning train.
The ladies of San Diego, In. Sat-
urJay's NeVs, enter protest
against the habit OF gentlemen OF
that place claspiug their delicate
waists in the mazy waltz with un-
gloved hands, thereby soiling their
elegant costumes.
Mrs. Stanway, No. l13 Fort street,
or Mrs. Angel, No. 81 Fort street,
will receive donations for a Christ
mas tree for the Figueroa street
Orphaps' Home. Friends of the
Home are invited to be present al
the distribution of presents on
Monday, January End, at 2 P. M.
At the meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce yesterday q resolu.
tion was adopted fixing Thursday,
January 9th, for an excursion OF
the county aud city officials, busi'
ness men aud others interested, to
visit Wilmington Harbor ami in
spect the work thus far accom-.
plished.
An orange orchsrdist who live!
in the Southern suburbs of the city
Informs us that l.. g. Sresovich
one of the heaviest fruit dealers O
San Francisco, was in Los Angeles
last week and concluded the pur
chase of the crops Of fifteen orange
orchards, paying therefor from
$l00 to $500 per acre, according tC
the age of the trees and quality o
the crop.
Mr.. D. B. Randall, of Waltham
Massachusetts, died in this city vi
Monday last. He came TO LoI
Angeles ss n consumptive Mt 6
stage Of his disease TOO late to ad'
nit OF rehabilitation. During his
stay amongst US he made many
friends, who heartily regret his de-
mise. The Messrs. Ponst & Orr
have embalmed bis remains and
they will be forwarded to his old
home in the Bay State.
A correspondent OF the Los An-
geIes HERALD suggests that a con-
vention OF fruit-growers be held ia
January, while horticultural or
fcer Cooke is visiting this end OF
the State. The suggestion is a
good one. We have some questions
here to discuss that are entirely in
dependent OF the other portions OF
the State. This move should be
inaugurated at Once.-.RiVer side
Press and H0rticult,.rist
We direct the attention of prop
erty owners to the advertisement
OF Mr. VIM, Lacy, General Agent
for Southern California of the
Hartford Fire Insurance Company.
This old and reliable company has
assets amounting to $3,76l,37 Al
and has paid during the sixty
eight years of its existence losses
am ounting to the enormous sum OF
$23, ,000,0 Persons desiring to
take out policies will find Mr..
Lacy courteous and agreeable
gentleman with whom to do busi-
ness and his charges moderate.
The San Bernardino Indcr is re.
sponsible for the following: G.. B
Wallace, who has ranch In the
foothills northeast Of town, dug 9
crop Of potatoes some time ago apd
paid no more attention to thu
piece of ground until short time
al m xuyh h. f.. u