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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
A Confidence Operator.

A passably well dressed fellow,
who gives his name as Dougherty,
has been playing confidence
game in g small way hereabouts
lately. His plan is to find out as
much IS possible Of the personal
history of his intended victims,
where they come from and the
names of their friends. He then
goes to them and represents that
he is from the neighborhood of
their old home, tells u woful tale of
distress and solicits hospitality. If
successful IN exciting their sympa.
thy he plants himself for as long
rs his entertainer will let him stay,
During his sojourn he manages to
learn all about some other premi-
nent citizen and when he is turned
adrift, he makes use OF the infur.
nation so gained and hies to
the next house with the history of
WuoS0 OWuoT uo udS OeCOm6 AC-
quainted, and represents that he
has been recommended to solicit
hospitality by acme mutual friend.
He was recently at the residence of
General Sanford, near Fulton
Weils, and represented to him that
Mrs. A. J. King had sent him. The
General entertained him one
night, but the next morning, sus-
peoting him to be fraud, he sent
him about his business. He also
called ut the house of Mrs. McCon.
nell, in East Los Angeles, where
he made the same representations.
From some he solicits hospitality y
only, but IN other cases he has
been known to ask for money. He
10 evidsstIy 'seape grace from
the South, as he generally confines
his visits to people from that Sec
tiou.
Our readers are warned to be on
their guard against him, as he is a
dead beat, whose only aim in life
seems to be- to prey upon the hos.
pitable and good natured.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
Board Of Supervisors.

Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, full Board and the
Clerk.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
In the matter of the issuing of
$4,000 bonds for Sycamore road dis.
trict, on motion of Supervisor Ea-
gan, resolution is hereby adopted
ordering the issuing Of So, 900 bonds
for Sycamore district.
The following letter was received
from the Horticultural Commits.
sion:
Los ANGELES, Feb. 8.
To the Board Of Supervisors:
beg to submit to you the result
of u ballet for terms of office of
the Board of Horticultural Com.
missioners, appointed by you at
your meeting Of Decemb Z, 1881:
Alexander Craw. Los Angeles dis.
trict, one year; James Foord, San
Gabriel district, two years; II. X.
Snow, Santa Ana district, three
years. Respectfully,
ALEXANDER CRAW.
Bills audited aud warrants or.
dered Oh the various funds.
On motion of Supervisor Han
non, water Rates are hereby fixed
the same as last year.
On melton of Supervisor .Egan,
the rates Of wharfage and tolls are
fxed the came as last year, aud
the license is hereby fixed at $3.50
for the ensuing year.
On nomination of Supervisor
Harmon, Mr.. Cottle was elected
Road Overseer Of the Cahuenga
districts
On nomination of Supervisor
Cooper, ]. Metzksr was elected
Road Oversesr for San jose Road
district.
Adjourned until Monday, March
9th.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
with regard to the effect of a

With regard to the effect Of a
short rainfall on the grape produc.
tion, Mr.. L. J. Rose estimates that
Ii would reduce the yield Of the
vines about ene-third, no matter
how copiously they may be irrigat-
ed. Whatever loss may be sx.
perienced on this account will un-
dOubtedly be more than made up
by the greatly increased area in
vineyard this year as compared
with last. Our vineyardist cannot
well fall to be prosperous because
there promises to be q very lively
competition for grapes between
Mr.. l.. J. Rose and the large winery
which is being erected under the
supervision of Mr.. J. de Barth
Shorb. When distiIleries multiply
about him, the grower of grapes
may well fancy that he hears the
jingle of money in his pocket.
Large and attentive audiences
were present at the lectures of Mrs.
DR.. Potts, afternoon and evening,
yesterday. The eloquent lady dis.
coursed most learnedIy on diges.
tion, aud gave many practical sug.
gestions on "What to Eat and How
to Eat it," Her pictures Of the
deleterious effects of alcohol and
narcotics, as proven by medical sol
ence, were most graphic and calcu.
lated to make the timid and nerv.
Gus forswear their use forever. DR..
Potts has the happy faculty of max.
ing any subject which she discusses
interesting and Ineligible and
whether her arguments convince
or not. her auditors 60 away from
her lectures satisfied that
they have learned something new.
She lectures at the same place this
evening,
1t Is astonishing how rapidly
the California red wines are push.
ing the foreign article out of the
market in the consumption OF our
own people. Mr.. @. G. Lips, of 4.
Martin q Co., informs US that Zln.
fandel has almost wholly replaced d
the cheaper brands of French
clarets. Where the firm formerly
bottled and sold four casks Of the
foreign staple they now only bot
tie one. The California white
wines and ports are also coming
into very great demand; in fact,
the demand has been so cIamor0ue
for some time past that the stock
OF old wines In Los Angeles county
has been reduced to almost moth.
ing. Fortunately Mr.. L. j. Rose
for some years past has been keep.
ing on hand large stock of his
Burger, which is almost the only
considerable body of mature wines
left in the county. The ripenine
of this wine is being watched with
great curiosity by connoisseurs,
many of whom expect it to turn
out the finest light white wine
ever made in California. It has q
very peculiar green tint and is
sparkling and attractive In the
glass.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
Passengers Duo This Evening.

The following is the list of pas
sengers by the Southern route te
arrive In Los Angeles at 4:45 O'Clock
this evening. specially telegraphed
to the HERALD from casa Grande,
Arizona, at IL o'clock last night:
r Nadeau, Miss Hattie Smith,
G Smith, T e Hill, Los Angeles;
Miss Eta Griffin, Mrs Watson and
child, S ] Newman, B f DarreD,
Jshn Lee, r Allen, w Levison, b
v Judy, II A Harmon, ] B Angus,
Il M Urmey, G. G Granger, wife
and child, F Henry, San Francisco;
John OConnell, Chicago; Kid Ray,
You Bet.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
NOTICE..

Whereas, at a meeting OF the stock.
holders of the MAIN STREET AND
AGRICULTURAL PARK RAILROAD
COMPANY held at the. Office of the Com.
pany on the 30th day of January. 1882
an order was made for pro rata distri-
button ofits unsold stock to the stock.
holders.
Now, therefore, and to facilitate such
distribution, shareholders are hereby
notified to present their certificates to
tho undersigned, corner Main and Com.
mercial streets.
JOHN o. WHEELER,
fe1l-4W Secretary.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
An Arabian Nights Story.

An Arabian Nights story, 90 far
as the wonderful in 1t is concerned,
but u genuine reality when the
truth Of it ia questioned. The sis-
ter of the wife of George Boalich
died young, lea wing q little daugh-
ter named Kate, two years of age,
whom she entrusted to her brother
in-law's care. Boalich faithfully
discharged his duty towards the
little orphan Kate. bringing her up
and educating her as one of bis
own children. The child has now
reached the age of IA years, and re-
sides with her uncle at Cotton,
where he makes bread for the FAM
lily through the humble but honest
trade of shoemaking. Recently
Mr.. Boalich was advised that a
large cum Of money was on de-
posit In certain banks in Germany,
placed there by the relatives of
the deceased mother, and that q
certain portion of 1t was due his
niece. A lawyer was interested in
the matter, who took o trip to Ger
many and, after some research,
found the money. He found that
there were five heirs, and that the
amounts on deposit aggregated the
sum of SIS, 100000. He succeeded
In establishing the identity of his
client, and had the 1000, 900 due
her transferred to America. The
money Is not ~ be distributed un-
till June. Meanwhile, it is task
to find In this county q guardian
for the child, as bonds equaIing or
exceeding the value of her estate
are demanded. The claim of the
child to the money is established
beyond doubt, and we extend our
congratulations to the happy fam
ily.-N'dn Bernardins Inder.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
AUCTION SALE
......... OF .........
GROCERIES

For Sale at Northcrafts & Clark's
Auction Rooms, No. AZ Los
Angeles Street,
Large lot Of GROCERIES,, consisting of
Canned Peaches, Corn. Peas, Apricots;
also. Golden Syrup, Breakfast Bacon,
Cheese. Dried Apples, Coffee, Flour and
came from " week % 3Hen Hen Ss the : 2 I1 r R no..
feet order, but few cans are broken and
the contents ran over the others and
spoiled the labels.
Goods will be sold at retail until SAT.
URDAY, Feb. l8. 1852, and at 10 O'Clock Of
that day the goods remaining will be
closed out at auction.
NORTHCRAFT6& & CLARK,
foll.td AuctiuneerE.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11

Just received, at Preuss e. PRO
mis- Central Pharmacy, splendid
assortment Of pocket cutlery, and
o fine selection of Russia leather,
plush, alligator and seal skin
goods, such as pocket books, card
cases, letter cases, cigar cases and
ladies' portmonnaies.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11

The old reliable store of Heinze-
man & Ellis is still headquarters
for drugs and medicines. They
have Q full line of patent medi-
cines, selling them in quantities to
suit at Eastern prices.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11

John w. Griffin has established
an office at No. II Spring street,
where he will carry on the business
Of General Collector and Insurance
Agent. film
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
Horses---Notlce to Stock Men.

A VALUABLE OAKLAND RESI-
DENCE, two minutes walk from rail-
road depot, situated ON one OF the prin
cipal streets, will be exchanged for Cali
fornia or half-breed mares and colts.
For further particulars sress w. B.
g., Rooms IS and b6, No. street,
San Francisco, Gal. ~-tf
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
Estvay Horse.

Came TO the hay yard Of the subscriber,
No. 80 Spring s1reet, on Thursday, Feb.
eth. BLACK HORSE, with harness.
The Dwner can recover the same on
paying for this advertisement and
charges. feil-2t r. ROGERS,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11

Heinzeman & Ellis have been
appointed agents for the celebrated
Shaker medicines.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
LEAGUE OF FREEDOM.

Monthly Meetings every First Sunday
Of the Month"; at T: 4, at Turn Hall.
d2ltf h. q. WEYsE. Secretary.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11

In the matter of the estate Of Ann Ba.
sham, deceased. mo office is hereby given
by the undersigned, executives OF the
last will and testam emit Of Ann Bash am
deceased, to the creditors of ana all per-
ceased, to exhibit them, with the neces-
sary vouchers, within four months after
the first publication Of this notice, to the
said executrices, at the place Of business
of Mrs. M. II. Park, No. Is Spring street.
IN tne CITY t o1 Los 81 Anessss, Gou9ty H OF LOS
being the place for the transaction Of
the business OF tho said estate.
Dated at Los Angeles, this February
10, 1882.
AMELIA BASHAM,
MARTHA PARK,
Executives of the last will and testa-
tent of Ann Basham, deceased.
GLAssELL, SMITH d PATTON, attorneys
for the estate. fell.1m
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
NEW TODAY.
w anted.

~ THREE NICELY FURNISHED
ROOMS in q private family, within four
blocks of the Postoffice. Address box
No. $40; state terms. fell-2t
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Hereafter notices of companies, socie-
ties, churches, etc., will only be inserted
n the HERALD AZ paid advertisements.
We reserve, for Places OF Worship, grat-
is directory, which will appear every
Sunday morning.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
WAR DEPARTMENT, SIGNAL SERVICE
U.S.. ARMY.

Division of kilograms and Reports for
the benefitof Commerce and Agriculture
Report of observations taken at Los An
COLES, CAL, Feb. Oh, 1882
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11
Notice to Creditors.

In the Superior Court OF the Coun-
ty of Los Angeles, State of Cali
fornia.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-11

the San Gabriel valley. h. Ger.
main & Co. make a beau ,iful dis.
play OF the fruit, in front of their
store in the Baker Block, and their
daily shipments are quite large,
embracing great extent Of cOun.
try. Boxes containing from l5O to
160 large, luscious oranges retail at
50. Oranges of fair grade are re-
markabiy cheap this year, not
withstanding the expansion of oui
markets, q fact which Is doubtless
owing to the great number of new
trees which are coming into bear
ing.
There was an important meet.
ing of the Board of Health yester-
day, at which DR.. Winston was In.
structed to make up his estimates
OF the ratios Of deaths on the basis
of population of Is. 500 for the
city of Los Angeles, the popula-
tion given US by the census OF June
last being an utterly inadequate
figure for the current year. At
that time there had been o hegira
of people from Los Angeles to all
quarters of the compass, and no,a-
bly, to Arizona. Reliable statistics
collected from the gas and water
companies showed that at this
date last year there were over four
hundred empty houses ia the city.
Now every me Of these houses Is
occupied. In addition, fully three
or four hundred new houses have
been put up, which are also ten
anted. The death ratio for Los
Angeles had been made to look
large both on account of this gross
underestimate of the present popu-
lation, and because OF the large
number Of invalids who come te
this city In an advanced stage OF
disease and die, their death being
OF course crsditsd to our mortality
yells.
Daily Republican., 1882-08-17
BaNe BaIINOGes.

This afternoon the Olym pics and
Ouicksteps will play a match game OF
ball on the new grounds at Front and
Union streets. AS both names are strong
ones an interesting game Is looked for.
The game will be called at $50 O'Clock,
admission Is cents. The Trout and
Union street cars run direct to the
grounds. 49,
The game on Saturday between Our
Bows and the Young Americas of Phil
adelphia, will no doubt be as good.
The nine of the former club will be
strengthened by the addition OF several
players. The game will bo played on
the new grounds. ,
The Philadelphia Club defeated the
Atlantics of Canada, yesterday after
noon in Philadelphia by score or to
4.
At Worcester a game was to have
been played by the Worcester a M
Cleveland club, but on account OF the
the home club re efused to play and Ghe
empire awarded the game to the CleVe'
land. ..
The following games were piaped
elsewhere; at New York-Metropolitani
7: Trenton, 0; at Providence-Provl'
dence, 13; Detroit, 4; at Troy-Troy, q
Chicago, /; at Williamsport-Expert OF
Harrisburg, 13; Williamsport, 3.
Daily Republican., 1882-08-17
CFlmlnalDOinKB.

Dundore, the defaulting ex.treasurer
will, says Reading despatch, be put
on trial to day before Judge Albright
of Allentown.
Jonathan Wright, Pottsville law
yer, was convicted yesterday afternoon
OF libeling Hiram s. Getz OF Reading
Pa.
Charles T. Kugler was arrested in To-
ronto, Ont, yesterday, for forging notes
at Listowell to the amount Of $4,000
When his aged father heard of his
sons arrest he committed suicide by
hanging.
Arthur A. Nages yesterday plead
guilty to the charge of stealing 800, ,OOC
worth of hosiery goods from the stor {
of Lewis Cabmau & Co., while he was
engineer In the Lawrence block, Bos'
ton.
John Madden and Andrew Russ, pre-
fessional tramps, dug their way ont Of
the Harrisburg, Pa, jail, on Tuesday
night, and escaped. They are also
wanted at Sudbury for aSsaultiDG
the Jail keeper Of Northumberland
county.
1t has Just been discovered in Allen
town, Pa, that George j. Bryan, lately
en- ngaged in the lumber business, who
disappeared from there on the 4th inst,
has committed several petty torgeries,
altogether footing up several thousand
dollars.
Charles Smith, of Boston, Mass, has
beeu arrested on suspicion of murder
ing his mother, Ann, who was found
yesterday morning, lying on her kitch-
en- floor, with two large gashes In her
throat and the walls spattersd with
blood.
Daily Republican., 1882-08-17
RnIlImoro Pench nIarkel.

Yesterdays Baltimore Sun says The
steamboats, at Light street Tuesday
were loaded with peaches, and the es.
Inmates of receipts were placed at 20,
900 to 10000 boxes, which figures are
several times larger than for any pre-
vieus day this summer. The wharf
was jammed with wagons carrying
away this fruit and other produce.
Packers and shippers were active buy
ing, and prices for good peaches held
up we'll. Soft and peor stock went al
lower rates, but taken all around the
prices were favorable to the growers,
The varieties were Mountain Rose,
Early Yorks, Reeves and Crawford's
EARLY. In the morning prices ru ed
from 75 cents up to $3.50 box, but
when the afternoon boats came in the
prices were 30 cents up to $1.25. The
range OF good firm fruit was IS cents
up to 81 % The receipts of peaches
are expected TO be heavy for the next
ten days, and it is predicted that the
season will be short.
The large shipments Of melons and
cantaleups to interior points by rail
road continue, and there is q very con.
siderable traffic in that direction. The
Baltimore and Ohio and Northern Cen
trail Roads are each sending ten OF
twenty carloads day, and the West
ern Maryland is getting fair share ol
this business.
Daily Republican., 1882-08-17
Deaths by Accident.

George Courtright, track walker on
che Lehigh Valley Railroad, was run
over by the midnight express near Ran
son, Pa, and killed.
John Bowers, miner at No. 4 slope
of the Delaware and Hudson Company.
at Plymouth, Pa, was instantly killed
yesterday by fall of top coal.
Mrs. Mcbride, Of Cranberry, N. j.,
was burned to death yesterday morn.
ing by the explosion of q kerosene oil
can. She was lighting q fire with the
oil.
Two men were killed and two others
injured yesterday on the West Shore
Railroad by a water tank toppling over
on them while they we're at work at
Target Hill, near West Point, N. y
A young man, named John Hollar,
and two horses were instantly killed.
and two boys slightly injured at Ship
pensburg, Pa, by being struck by q
construction train on the Baltimore and
Cumberland Valley Railroad.
Alexander Bushe was instantly kill
ed and VIM. Welsh fatally injured yes
terday morning, while excavating a
we'll for turbine wheel at the Lower
Falls, Rochester, New York, for the
Brush Electric Light Company.
Daily Republican., 1882-08-17
HilpArL1R RAla.

Yesterday morning the Sheriff Of
Philadelphia sold the merchandise OF
Charles NJ. Hilgsrt at the 6hackamaxon
Sugar Refinery, 1927 and 1929 North
Delaware Avenue. The receipts are es,
timated at about $4,000. The terms
were cash previous to delivery.
1t is stated that Hilgert's brother
Peter, before his death, sold out his in
terest in the sugar refinery to the for
mer for $40, 900, to be paid in four an
nual payments, and in the meantime to
pay 6 per cent. per annum interest on
the entire sum, in weekly installments,
to the widow. Peter died three days
after the agreement was made. Hilgert
paid the interest until about three weeks
ago; but when the first note fell due did
not meet it,nor did he invest the money
for the benefit of the widow and chill
dren, as required by his brothers. will.
She is now entirely destitute.
Daily Republican., 1882-08-17
The Goat Question.

Last evening George Clark, Petel
Calvin and Patrick Creaden, wert
charged before the Mayor with keeping
goats and allowing them to run al
large. The prosecuting witness was
Mrs. Mary Hanson, who testified that
the animals came on her premises and
chewed up several articles of clothing,
besides o bag full of clothes pins and
other little midsummer luxuries.
The defendants were represented by
H. r. Pennington, Esq, who subjected
the witnesses for the prosecution to a
strict oss-examination, during which
1t was brought out that the witnesses
could not identify any of the animals,
except one that belonged to Clark. Mr..
Pennington asked that the case be dis
missed, as according to the ordinance
the goats were outside the limits
prescribed by law where they are for
hidden to run at large. The Mayor re-
fused to dismiss the case, and Mr..
Pennington then said that as there was
no evidence against any but Clark, he
would ask for the discharge of the
others.
The Mayor also refused to grant this
request, and said that as he wanted to
look further into the case he would re-
serve his decision. There was some of
the evidence that caused considerable
amusement one of the witnesses said
that it was "big yaller goat that done
all the mischief" and when asked
what he knsw about the others, raid he
did not know anything about them, it
was the "yaller" goat he wanted to see.
When the hearing was closed the May
or advised the defendants to go home
and kill their goats, when Mr.. Calvin
looked at him a full minuts in blank
astonishment, and finally said "yis,"
and coming close to the rail he leaned
over and tried to induce the Mayor to
buy his goat, by telling him how good
and beneficial it was for children. FL
nally in bis efforts to effect sale, he
turned to 60 with the remark, "I'd like
to sell him to some of ye fellers,"
Daily Republican., 1882-08-17
An Undesirable Union.

A medical professional gentleman
passing through market yesterday
felt sudden jerk at his arm and the
shrek of lady followed. On inVesti-
eating the cause he found that 1.-The
pin of a lady's head gear had caught
in his coat. Here was a dilemma for
he did not know how soon the lady
hooked with steel to his coat sleeve
would cry out for the police and he
might be arrested for committing an
assault on q defenceless lady.
The latter however was lady Of good
sense and assisted all she could in un-
doing the work of the naughty hair
pin. If the dieaoulty had not been am.
icably unravelled and each party had
gone in ON right hard pulling and
hauling a very tall doctor would have
emerged from the crowd with a coat
minus q sleeve or the lady would have
come out minus q chignon, perhaps
both.
Daily Republican., 1882-08-17
Cmranr the Sick,

A remarkable scene was witnessed at
the Faith Cure Camp meeting at Old
Orchard Beach, Maine, on August 3.
More than 600 invalids presented them
selves 10 be cured of their diseases by
prayer. One by one they were taken
before DR.. Charles CulliS, the manager
of the meeting. Dipping finger of his
right hand in oil, DR.. Cullis laid his
hand upon the head OF each, utrering a
tervent prayer. Some departed from
the meeting declaring themselves cured
of their diseases. From 230 till
O'Clock the procession filed along. All
ages were represented; some tottering
on crutches, some fn invalid chairs,
the dwarfed, the crippled and the
blind.