Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-11-29

that better deserve to live than
Kimball. To him and Horton, b
most exclusively, is 1t owing tina
San Diego promises to be brigh
and improving spot on the map OF
the Pacific Coast.
Mr.. A. e. Sepulveda yester day
received q telegram from Santa
Barbara advising him of the
death, at that place, Of Don Anto-
Mo Maria de la Guerra. Old time
| residents of California will re-
member that Don Antonio was
one of the Captains of the three
| California companies which volup'
teered for the Union cause, arc
| which were stationed in Arizona
during the year 1864.
Major Horace Bell, in his "Rem-
iniscences of Ranger" says that
when he arrived in Los Angeles in
1852 there were more murders In
California than In all the rest of
the States of the Union put to-
gether, and more murders in Los
Angeles county than In all the rest
of California. Since then brave
change has come over the spirit OF
our dream, and this city and
county are now known as amongst
the most peaceable regions of the
United States.
We had the pleasure of meeting
this morning Mr.. John G.. Nichols,
an old and esteemed citizen Of this
place, who, for two years past, has
been sojou.ning la Sonora as a
prospector. He tells US that the
prospects for the mineral develop.
ment of that section are very
bright. That Sonora will take
high rank as a producer of bullion
Mr.. Nichols confidently believes.
The progress OF the Atchison, 70.
peka and Santa Fe Railway is vi
talizing business of all kinds.
The Republican Convention
which met at Union Hall last
night placed in nomination for
School Directors the Messrs. N.
Matthews, J. r. Briefly and II. T.
Lee. A somewhat amusing incl
dent of the session of this body
was the proposal, by Gen. BrierIy,
| after he had been nominated, that
the members of the Convention
should "pony up" fifty cents
piece as the nucleus Of a campaign
fund. The motion was tabled, with
every appearance of profound dis
gust.
Many Angelei1os, ana all the
people Of Downey City, will be
glad to learn that the Messrs.
Bailey and Baruoh are making a
good thing ut of the Ready Relief
mine, in the Julian District, San
Diego county. Specimens of ore
from this mine are reaching San
Diego which assay up in the thous.
ands Of dollars to the ton. The
Bailey boys made . good thing out
of the mine years ago, and we are
glad to see that one of them, ASSOC
ciated with the Downey City
merchant Baruch, is likely to do
even better with it In the future.
The meeting of our G erman fell
low citizens at Turnverein Hall
Sunday night was much less nu-
merousIy attended and much less
enthusiastic than it would have
been had it not been for the action
of the Council Saturday night in
retiring the Sunday ordinance.
After some discussion it was decid-
ed that the German population of
Los Angeles should maintain an
attitude OF steady hostility to all
sumptuary municipal ordinances,
and a committee was appointed to
attend to any future hostile ma
neuvers OF the enemy.
Viscount Othenim d'Hausson.
willie, Of the French guests, who,
preceding his companions, was
here early this week, Is nephew OF
the Duke de Broglie, ex Premier
of France. He is now publishing
a series of articles in the Revue des
Deus Mondes on the poor of Paris,
and he is giving up great part OF
his time In this country to the
study of our railway systems. and
of the condition OF our poorer |
classes. In every large city no has
visited he has asked for an escort |
from police headquarters to visit
all the poorest and least cared for
quarter of the town. He was inde-
fatigable in New York, and In this
city spent several hours, on two
occasions, ins Chinatown.
The Arizona Star, Tucson, has
received a letter from young law
yer in Iowa, asking numerous
questions about the chances for
him in that Territory. The enter
terprisipg spirit Of encouragement
with which that paper meets his
inquiries is highly commendable.
In answer to q query on the oppor-
tunity for a lawyer there, and the
average income OF attorneys, 1t re.
plies that they have a lawyers
graveyard, few living over ten
hours after landing in the country,
and that it Is no uncommon thing
to see them wandering shoeless
and hatless. He asks caro- your
collections good?" "WelI, yes;
mostly cenuipedes, tarantulas,
scorpions, and few butterflies and
June bugs" Sand what is your
practice code?" "Shoot your man
at sight," 1t is safe to say that
this cheerful outlook will fail to
draw the young man from home.
We regret that We are compelled
to-day to record the death by fire
of young girl under circum-
stances which preclude its refer
ence to the "Kerosene Fieud," and
the kindling of fire for the early
morning meal. Last Saturday q