Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-04-04
General J. r. Brlsrly, secretary

l General j. X. Brierly, secretary
to Building Superintendent Kent
informs us that the wallI
of the Normal School will bs
finished in two more working day.
and that In about two weeks there.
after the building will be under
roef. The plastering and in.dsol
wsrk will then be pushed rapidly
to completion.
| BY the way, should not the
State Normal Ssheol be surmeunt.
Cd by . clock, which would give
the time to the people of Los An.
geles? The situation of the build.
Ing 10 SO conspicuous that almost
our entire people would be bsne-
ated by such public tins. piece.
We throw out the suggestion az q
hint to the trustees.
The announcement for the
"Meore Troubadours," who open at
Turn Verein Hall next Friday and
Saturday nights, will be found
elsewhere. The Troupe have been
giving entertainment in the prin.
cipsl cities and towns on the Coast
and are spoken of In the highest
terms by the press everywhere.
We bespeak for them crowded
houses.
A drunken paisano created quite
y hubbub on Commercial street
yesterday by trying to kick in the
deor of a barber shop, below Los
Angeles street. He was bslabored
with clubs to make him desist, and
drew q knife to defend himself. A
policeman was summoned, but be-
fore he arrived GU the scene the
belligerent Mexican was taken
away by some friends.
Mr.. G. Granville Johp pson, after
spending some time as q Granger
on Sheriff Rowland's Puente
ranch, has again put in an appear
aBcs amongst US. His legal at
tainnents and forensic accsm-
plishments are Of such an order
that We feel impslied to congratu-
late the urban portion of ABge-
lef1os on bis being once again to
the "fors."
The hills back of the city are iE-
dsseribably beautiful in their yer.
nal vesture, and the view from
them is but q trifis removed from
the sublime, comprising, az it
does, a mountain range with few
rivals in altitude In the United
States. The green of the valleys,
mesa and foothills is very finely
outlined by the snow of the noun
tain suMmits.
Deputy U. s. Marshal Dunlap,
who got home from San Francisco
overland on Sunday morning, re-
turned to that city the same even.
ing with the Chinese cook and q
sailor Of the ship Gatherer as wit.
nesses against the Captain of that
vessel, who has been indicted by
the United States Grand Jury on
the charge of cruelty to ssamen Oh
the high seas.
Walter McGrath, we are glad to
learn, nettsd $l25 from the rsff1s
given for his benefit by the Conf
dence boys. He leaves in day or
two for The Aqua Caliente Springs,
Warmers Ranch, San Diego ceun-
ty, where he hopes to regain health
and strength. Walter desires to
return thanks to his comrades Of
the Confidence Company for their
disi sinterested and generous kind.
ness IN his behalf.
We encountered Cy Lyons yes.
terday, who has been on trip
which embraced the greater por-
ton of Los Angeles and good
deal of San Bernardino county.
he tells US that both the wheat and
barley are locking exceedingly
we'll in oil directions. From all
sources We learn that 1t is q settled
thing that the crops this season
will be considerably In advance of
these of last year.
Dave Waldren, Of the Washing
ton Gardens, is getting his place
into superb shape. He has now
sixteen hundred orange trees In
full bearing, which numb Der will
shortly be increased to three thous-
and. Dealers from Kansas City,
Milwaukee and Minneapolis have
concluded q bargain with Dave for
his future crops on terms better
than he could realize by selling
them to home jobbers.
At the regular annual election Of
Thirty Fights Engine Company
No. l, last evening, the following
officers were chosen for the ensu.
Ing years: President, M. &. Fay,
(rs-sIected); Secretary, g. P. Nc.
CLAIM (re.eIectsd); Treasurer,
jacob Kuhrts (re-elscted); Fore
man, Henry Decker (re-elscted);
First Assistant, j. A. Berry; Sec
end do, 2. Lisaldo; Steward, L. g.
Green (re-slectad.
This Is the tlms In which the
angler may freely 60 forth and
tempt the trout in the running
mountain streams, the laws pro-
hihition against the sport having
expired. Saturday DR.. Crawford
and Mr.. q. E. Miles took advan.
tsge Of the laws expiration, and
caught unnumbsred finny beauties
In the brooks of the San Gabriel
range. Thsse gentlemen are both
experienced anglers and thorough
campers; and, while the fish are
yet ice.cOld, they are yanked into
the frying pan, we'll supplied with
boiling lard, and cooked and eaten
while one could say Jack Robinson,
a. it were.
The following is q list of the pas
ssngsrs who arrived in Los ABgs-