Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-04

Wilmington, instead Of the 3 p. M.
train, as heretofore. By this ar.
rangement passengers will reach
Santa Barbara on the evening of
the same day and San Francisco on
the morning of the second day.
Heretofore the steamers have ar
rived at Santa Barbara late In the
night and at San Francisco on the
evening of the second day. The
change in time is great i'm
provement and, we have no doubt,
will be properly appreciated by the
travelling public.
Deputy Sheriff Huber. returned
from San Quentin yesterday bring
ting with him Harry Leonard and
Edward Clark, who are wanted to
answer to an indictment for de.
stroying public property in an at
tempt to break Jail In this city.
Clark and Leonard have just
served q sentence of one year in
the State Prison for burglariziDg
the Off 70 of Messrs. Perry, Wood.
worth & Co. and it was while con.
fined in Jail awaiting trial that
they committed the offence for
which they are now brought back
to answer.
The California Electric Lights
Minstrel and Variety Combination
opened to a crowded house at Turn
Verein Hall.last night. The pro-
gramme was very full one, en-
bracing the latest novelties in the
minstrel and variety line, and was
exceedingly well re ndered through
out. Among the notable features
Of the entertainment we're the flute
solos Of Mr.. VIM. G.. Heating, who
rendered a number of popular airs
with great sweetness, which were
received with great applause; the
jig dancing of Emmett, and the
song and dance speciaItles Of Ray.
mond aud Taught, who, as high
kickers, are n0npareil. Taken as n
whole the combination Is good
one aud deserving of patronage
They give another entertainment
tonight when we expect TO again
see the hall crowded.
We were delighted yesterday at
receiving u cordial call from Col.
Joseph U. Crawford, formerly of
the Texas Pacific and more lately
of the Los Angeles and Independ-
ence Railway, but for some years
past Engineering Chief on the staff
of the Japanese government. Col.
Crawford is in robust health and
never looked better. He was late.
ly invested by the Emperor OF ia.
pan with the order Of the Rising
Sun and with another decorative
distinction, which 10 the Oldest In
the Japanese Empire, and one
which has never been conferred on
any other foreigner. The Colonel
will remain in this city for a few
days, after which he will visit his
wife In the East. 1t will please
his legion of friends in this section
to know that the japanese govern
ment prizes his services so highly
that they declined to receive his
resignation and rendered him In
creased emolument and cOnsidera-
ton as a condition OF his remain.
ing in their service.
Within the next two or three
weeks four new mills will COM
mence operations in and around
Tombstone, we understand. This
includes the ponderous Grand Cen
trail mill, so long under course o.
construction. A large quantity Of
ore is already on the dump of the
mill awaiting operations to begin
and it Is confidently expected thai
the ore yield will be something
wonderful. New mines are con-
stantly being opened, and capital
while not Over-abuudant yet, il
making judicious selection o.
mines for business, not "stock'
operations. A few days ago six
tenths of two new aud valuable
mines were purchased by gentle
man for himself aud associates.a nd
being amply supplied with mean
they will soon erect mill. While
the material development Of th'
Territory IL going forward surely i
is slow, and many hundred mel
are out Of employment, II
fact, never found any from
their first appearance, ant
as q consequence there ar
many restless characters there
II 10 eminently a good place t.
stay away from unless one ha
means sufficient to enter som
kind of business.
The congregation of st. Athan
asius Church have, for some tim
past, been considering the propri
ty of bnilding a new church edi
fee. At a meeting held last Mon
day the matter was fully DISGUISE
, and the project took tangible shat
+ by the appointment of a buildin
Z committee with full power to Co
lect the necessary funds and max
all other arrangements. The fO
/, lowing are the names of the con
3 mittee: N. r. Vail, VIM. Lacy, f
Il. Lee and j. M. Griffith, they t
select d fifth member. The inter
ton Is to first collect all the none
: needed, then purchase a suitab
a site aud commence the erection
q building which, they propos
will be not only an ornament
;; the city but, when fioished, fire
from debt. The committee are n,
. yet organized, but nOtwithstandir
: this fact, we learn that, yesterda,
$4,000 was subscribed, two subscriI
v lions of $1,000 each and three othe
u aa -eoating $1,000. With sue
- tuseess the outset, indes
before taE committee ha
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