Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-04

Atlantic and Pacific Engineers.
MI. Belts left the party at Tehach-
cpl and expects to meet them al
Bakersfield.
Mr.. e. Laventhal, who was sum.
mehed from Arizona on account oil
the illness OF Mrs. Laventhal, who
has been suffering from an accute
attack of pneumonia, informed us
yesterday that the disease has
taken a favorable turn and that
Mrs Laventhal, her friends will be
glad to learn, is recovering.
For the first time in long while
we had little taste of the north
wind yesterday. Fortunately,
however, both grass and grain are
up high enough to shade the
ground, and it did no appreciable
damage. The weather-wise look
upon it as heralding a rain very
shortly.
There will be grand opening at
the Fountain restaurant on Satur-
day evening, March 4th. Mr.. G..
Bayle, assisted by l.. ). Rulo, will
preside over the lunch, which will
be the finest ever spread out in Los
Angeles, comprising roast turkey,
roast pigs, fine imported cheese,
etc, etc.
The most successful sale ever in
augurated closes to-day, odds and
ends, Peoples Store.
Col. r. s. Baker informs us that
in his fiocks there are as many
lambs as sheep. The rains and the
genial weather which succeeded
them came just in the nick of time
to save his lambs. The actual
damage done our sheep interests,
though considerable, has been
greatly exaggerated.
In City Justice Adams's Court,
yesterday, L. Barrie, charged with
embezzling six dollars from G.
White, E.q by consent, was tried
before jury Of three-A. Rofick,
T. A. Carey and II. Fuller-and
found guilty. He will be sentenced
at 8 O'clock this morning.
Mr.. Abe Norton, Deputy County
Clerk, got home yesterday
from two days. visit to
San Bernsrdino. Abe, who has
been closely confined by bis Of
fetal duties for some months, re-
turns TO his work much refreshed
and invigorated by his short vaca.
tlon.
The dense thronp around the odd
and end table will have this day
only to secure bargains. Peoples
Store.
Judge Sepulveda, who will get
home to-day from San Francisco,
where he has represented Judge
Hunt on the bench of the Su.
perior Court Of that city, paid q
visit TO Sacramento the other day.
He was received there with great
cOrdiality and distinction. There
are few men on the bench of Cali
fornia who have more extended
or q better deserved popularity
than Judge Sepulvede.
The Los Angeles County Medi-
cal Society held their regular
meeting last evening, DR.. Lindley
presiding. DR.. Pigne.Dupuytren
presented a paper entitled Quack.
cry. An Interesting discussion fol-
lowed, after which a vote of thanks
was extended to DR.. Pigne and his
paper requested for publication.
The meeting adjourned to meet in
DR.. Widney's office the first FRI
day ia April, when DR.. Kurtz will
read paper.
Mr.. j. w. Smith, of Smiths Ho.
tel, Informs us that Messrs. Gestz
and Hammarmann, two Germans
from Hanover, Kansas, have been
in Los Angeles for some days for
the purpose of selecting lands for
COLONY of twenty Germans of that
place who propose to settle in Los
Angeles county. Since their ar
rival they have visited the Santa
Anita, San Gabriel and other sec
tions where eligible lands are of.
f-red, and to day they go down to
Orange, where they will probably
purchase q suitable tract.
A gentleman who visited River.
side, the other day, noted a singu-
lar fact in regard to the orange
trees of that colony. While the
trees were loaded with fruit on the
side exposed to the south, the tree
on it's northern side was absolutely
without fruit, with foliage wither-
ed and yellow. The difference in
the appearance of the two sides of
the same tree was 80 marked that,
to an ordinary observer, each
looked as if 1t did not belong to the
same family, much less the same
tree.
There was an accident night be.
fore last, In front of the Baker,
Block, which came near leaving
us one bank cashier the less 10 Los
Angeles. AS Mr.. VIM. Lacy was
driving to his home in East Los
Angeles, about dusk, the fore.
wheels Of his buggy struck some
obstruction, with the result of
wrenchiDg the king-bolt loose,
cutting the lower part OF the vehi-
Gle in two and throwing Mr.. Lacy
into the street. Fortunately he
sustained no serious injury; and
the horse, which started off with
the fore wheels at break-neck
speed, was speedily recaptured.
From d telegram received by
Mr.. r. II. Hewitt, we learn that
James Nelson, brakeman on the
emigrant train which left here on