Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-03
Few better bargains are to be had

Few better bargains are to be had
In Los Angeles, In the way of real
estate, than that offered by the
Sistersiin their proposition to sell
their fnfirmary for 100000. 1t
comm rises ten acres of land imme-
diateR opposite the new depot. 1t
lis highly improved, having an or
chsrd o. bearing oranges and other
valuable fruit trees and a quite
eligible building. The Sisters,
who still intend to maintain their
Infirmary, sell with the purpose OF
building another in locality-
where land is cheaper. Enough
building lots could be sold from
this property, all with good busi-
ness fronts, TO recoup the purchaser
and leave inn with a handsome
homestead.
Deputy Clerk Norton yesterday
completed the transcript on appeal
to the Supreme Court in the case
of the people against Charles z.
Clough, convicted of highway rob-
berry before Judge Sepulveda and
sentenced to States Prison for
three years, April l6, 1881. The
robbery was committed on First
street, this city, on the evening of
the Oath of January, 1881. The ap-
peal will probably be heard at the
October term of the Supreme
Court.
Mr.. H. Payne, of the Elite Pho.
tograph Gallery, has perfected an
apparatus by which he can take
photographs of moving objects,
professions, ETC., each impression
occupying but the tenth part of
second. His system is different
from that of Muybridge, in that 1t
works by a spring controlled by
the operator, instead of the passing
object. Mr. Payne will take pho
tographic views of the entire Cen
tennial procession as it passes.
County Assessor Badlam, j. B.
Low and Alexander Hayes, OF San
Francisco, arrived in Los Angeles
yesterday morning from the Calico
Mountain mining district, San Ber-
nardino county. They speak in
very favorable terms of the present
appearance of the mines of that
district, particularly of the King
mine, recently purchased by ex-
Senator r. N. Ward and other San
Francisco capitalists. The party
went up to San Francisco overland
last evening.
The Eagle Corps presented fine
appearance in their new uniforms,
which they donned for the first
time at the drill last night. They
are already we'll up in the manual
and we predict that, after they
shall have had u little more expe-
rience, they will compare favora-
bly, with any similar organization
in the State.
1t will be seen by announcement
elsewhere, that Shermsn's family
circus and exhibition will perform
for three days in this city next
week-Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings, and matinees on
Tuesday and Wednesday after
moons. The educated horses are
the wonder of the world, and
should be seen by everybody.
Tbs California Dramatic Combi-
nation arrived In the city per
steamer Orizaba yesterday and is
registered q the Pico Houae, AS fol-
lows: ]. M. Ward (star), w. G.
Dudley, Carrie Clark Ward, M Il.
Trayers, Babe Lontine Child,
Misses Byzantine (sisters), George
Wilson and Eddie McArdle.
A private telegram was received
from San Diego yesterday stating
that the ship James A. Wright had
just arrived from New York bring
ing three locomotives, u number of
car trucks and 100 miles of tele-
graph material for the California
Southern Railroad
The construction of new line of
telegraph between this city and
Benson, Arizona, WAS completed
by the Western Union Telegraph
Company on Thursday.