Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-12

ard MelrOse was reelected Assessor
and Collector, there being no Oppo'
sition.
Mr.. AL. Workman, of the San
Fernando, was in the city yester-
day. He informs us that he will
commence harvesting his wheat
crop this week. The Messrs. Ian.
kersheim e. Van Mugs will also
commence this week. Harvesting
has been going on on the Hester
ranch for the past two weeks. The
yield Is not as good as last year but
the quality is better.
The ILLUSTRATED HERALD hat
at Hast arrived in bulk. Notwith
standing the partial announce
ment of its arrival, we sold over 9
thousand copies Saturday after
noon. On our fourth page will bt
found some of the cordial recogni'
tions Of this work generously &C.
corded by the press OF California.
From and after to-day it will be on
sale at the HERALD office until the
whole issue is exhausted.
Sefior Pastor de Cells who, fol
several years past, has had editorial
charge Of La Cronica, the organ Of
the Spanish American population
of Los Angeles, has retired from
that paper. He will be succeeded
In the management of the paper
by Senior s. A. de Cardona, who,
we understand, will be assisted by
Sefior EulOgio de Cells as editor.
Between II and IL o'clock last
night there was total eclipse OF
the moon, the earth interposing its
Opaque body between that lumina-
airy and the sun. The observation
commenced about half past 8, the
earth creeping gradually acress the
moons face until it was entirely
covered. AT l O'Clock the darken.
ing mass had disappeared, and
Luna shone forth with her usual
brilliapcy.
Elsewhere will be found the an.
nouncement of sour Girls" to be
presented by the Owl Dramatic
Club at Turnverein Hall, on Tues.
day, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, June 21st, 22i AMI 23d.
sour Girls" is from the pen OF H.
J. Byron and ia one of the most
popular society plays yet produced
upon the American stage. 1t has
been carefully rehearsed by the
Owls and, judging from their pre-
viOus successes, we have no hest.
tation in promising our people a
rich dramatic treat.
Word was brought to the city
yesterday morning that Mrs. Lucas,
of South Santa Monica, died the
night before from poison, supposed
to have been administered by a
Chinaman who had been employed
as cook by the deceased. Coroner
Nadeau went down ut once and
held an inquest, but the evidence
was Of 80 vague and uncertain a
character that the jury could not
arrive at q verdict and postponed
further consideration of the case
until to-day. The deceased was
the mother of Mr.. j. H. Lucas and
was widely known in this county.
L Union Nouvelle says: "Oui
countrymen are increasing here
very rapidly. There is perhaps nc
other point 10 the United States
where the French population
grows moro quickly than in Los
Angeles. For one returning to
France, there are ten coming.
They augment here by hundreds
every year. This year, since the
opening of the voyage season
across the Atlantic, there have
been eighty arrivals here, a single
clearinghouse registering thirty.
four new corners. And that which
is remarkable. there is scarcely one
of these new arrivals who does not
find immediate employ ment.. In
regard to wealth, our French pop.
ulation Is ahead Of all other foreign
nationalities."
Lunch baskets at Northcraft &
Clark's.
At meeting OF the farmers
held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel
yesterday afternoon, for the pur.
pose of devising means to shir
their crops of wheat and barley or
advantageous terms, 1t was reeolv.
ed that a committee be appointed
to prepare programme and to re.
port thereon at a meeting to be
held at the same hour and place on
the 18th inst. The meeting was
largely attended by farmers from
San Fernando valley and Los An
geles valley. The committee con.
sists Of Messrs. Dryden, Joughin
Burlingame, Hubbard, Snyder and
Denker.
The Presbyterian society have re-
ceived the deed to the lot on tn,
corner of Fort and second streets
upon which they propose to erect {
church edifice as soon as the neces
sary funds can be raised. Mr.
J. 8. SlausOn has commenced
canvassing for subscriptions. ant
Rev. J. w. Ellis, the pastor, wht
IL now in the East, expect!
to bring back with him cash Of
vouchers for q thousand or two
The plan of the building in contem
plation is a very handsome one, anC
il u perfect model of conven.
fence, with main audience room
chapel and church parlOr, all sepa