Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-02-15


on each hand, which operation
was to be performed to-day.-San
Bernardino Times.
The body of 81. o. Glade, q prom.
inent brewer from Chicago, who
died In this city day before yester-
day, was sent back to that city by
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express yes
terday. The deceased, who was
suffering from the dropsy, accom-
panied by his family, came to this
city few weeks ago in the hope
that our climate would have ben
eficial effect. His family returned
to Chicago by the same train.
The trade in sheep pelts In Los
Angeles county is very lively OF
late. the prices varying all the way
from ten cents to $1.25, according
to the amount of wool and the
grade Of the defunct sheep, sixty
cents being a fair average. Thus
far there has been high havoc
amongst the sheep; but, with the
mild weather of the last few days,
which has brought the grass for
ward. the period of danger has
passed in all ordinarily fair sheep
ranges.
The corner stone of the First
Presbyterian Church OF Los Ange-
les, now being erected at the cor
ner of Fort and Second streets, will
be laid with appropriate ceremo-
MES at O'Clock this after
noon. A prayer will be offered
by Rev. ]. w. Ellis, and scripture
reading by the Rev. Chas. Brandy,
of this city. A male quartette, un-
der the leadership of George Man
non, will furnish the music, and,
after the filling and sealing OF the
stone, the address will be delivered
by the Rev. T. Hill, D. D., of Kan
sas City.
We had the pleasure Of meeting
yesterday Major Holcomb, of the
retired list Of the United States
Army, who is visiting Los Angeles
In search of sunshine and q benign
climate. The Major, who is = vet.
eran of the Mexican War, was in
Los Angeles away back In 1S49--
being pioneer OF the most ex-
elusive class-and he IL delighted
with the great and pleasant
changes which have since taken
place hereebouts. We bid him q
hearty welcome, on this, his long
deferred visit to the City Of the
Angels. May his war-worn shadow
never be less
Work at the Normal School
building, General Briefly informs
US, is progressing very rapidly.
Thirteen brioklayers and eleven
carpenters, with the necessary
number of laborers, are employed
every day, bringing the force up to
thirty odd men. The walls, it is ex-
peeted, will be ready for the second
floor about the close of next week
and the entire building ready for
the roof by the end of March. The
doors, wainscetting and other in
side work, part of which is to be of
Port Oxford cedar, Will not be COM
menced until after the roof Is on,
"a it would be liable TO ipiury il
exposed to the weather.
Supervisor Harmon was in the
city yesterday, and he informs US
that farmers are still blowing and
sowing grain in his neighborh0od.
He has an eight horse gang pillow
at work aud he will continue SOW.
ing barley up to the Goth of this
month. The early sown grain, he
says, has not done well, but that
sown in the latter part Of January
il now up and presents healthy
appearance. The good effects Of
the recent rain are already appar.
ent, the grass having sprouted out
all over the plains, and all that Is
needed to make it grow luxuriant-
~ is warm, sunny weather, with
another rainfall in eight or ten
days. On the Puente ranch, he
says, IL is sufficiently grown to
furnish food for the sheep.
We had the pleasure of meeting
yesterday Judge Hunt, Of the Su-
perior Court of San Francisco, who
comes down to Los Angeles to re.
place Judge Sepulveda on the
bench Of the Los Angeles superior
Court. Judge Hunt is one of those
1.-THE, elastic and intellectual
young men who force their way to
instant pro minencs in the United
States. We call him q young man,
becanse be looks as If he had
scarcely rounded the thirties-the
period at which an ambitious
young Englishman is midway Ia
his experiences of "chambers.'
We heartily hope that the Judges
stay in Los Angeles county will
prove to be thoroughly pleasant,
and we are half Of opinion that he
and Judge Sepulveda have really
arranged for mutually reciprocal
vacation. And why in the world
should not these hari worked
judges be occasionally INDUCED in
this innocent artifice? Change Of
scene and of persons goes a great
way with the judicial gentlemen
who are forced to endure pro.
longed era OF the mephitic gases Of
court-rOOms.
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