Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-06

Rankin, manufacturers OF bricks, mas
been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr..
Joyce is authorized to settle all business
OF the late firm.
Mr.. N. Cahen, the San Francisco
partner Of the house Of Eugene Meyer &
Co., who has just returned from visit
Of several months to relatives in Paris,
! France, accompanied by Mrs. Cahen, ar
rived in this city yesterday. They are
stopping at the Cosmopolitan and will
spend some days in Los Angeles.
By notice under New To-Day, the
i property owners interested are notified
that the assessments for the Hill and
Seventh street sewer and branches and
Olive and Fort street sewers have been
completed and can be seen at the office
of the Clerk of the Council, Spring
street.
On Saturday night, September lst,
1883, shower Of rain fell in San Fran
cisco. In 1873 rain fell heavily in Au-
gust all over the State. Some showers
| fell in September Of that year and the
rainy season set in in November and
continued till the middle OF April fol-
lowing. That was n glorious season for
good crops.
About twenty boxes Of assorted grapes
were yesterday shipped by express to
Burlington, Iowa, consigned to e. H.
Calkins, of the Burlington Hagkeye,
who will probably make them known to
that section of the country. There are
many Iowans here now, and this distri-
button will attract more of these desira-
BILE settlers.
A very small earthquake made little
racket yesterday morning about three
o'clock, but failed to attract attention.
At quarter past four A. NJ. there were
four more shocks little more energetic
and lasting about five seconds. No
harm was done but some strangers were
excited. 1t was felt in all parts of the
county OF Los Angeles.
A large box Of fresh fish, caught off
San Pedro and packed in ice, was
shipped to Silver City, N. NJ, yesterday
morning by express via Deming and the
d. S. c. & N. X. W., to destination.
about 940 miles. Thus Is our Trade ex
tending. even in articles as perishable
as fresh fish, when transported fer
many miles across the desert.
BY card under New To-Day, N. Rech
Informs his old cu.tomers and the citi-
gems generally that he has opened a
barber shop at No. l34 Spring street,
opposits Turn Verein Hall. His shop is
supplied with all modern conveniences,
and customers will be served by corps
Of first class tonsorial artists. He solic-
It's share Of public patronage.
A meeting Of fruit growers and others
interested in making an exhibit Of Los
Angeles products at the Mechanics
Fair, which opens at San Francisco next
Monday, will be held in the rooms of
the Board Of Trade, Baker Block, Fri
day next. at ia. NJ. Its hoped there
will be large attendance as the object
is one of vital Importance to all our citi-
zens.
About four o'clock every morning the
late retirer or the early riser hears a
silvery whistle from the east, about two
miles off, and he knows that the emil
grant train Is coming in. This suggests
the fact that the summer immigration,
which was light, is increasing, pending
the fall and winter. Extra cars are fire.
quently attached and the advance in
hTs IA N lar
The elegant headquarters of the
Knights Templar, in the Nadeau Hotel
building, were opened on August 18th,
and closed on September 5th, including
a few days when it was closed during
the visit OF the Pilgrims to the Con-
clave, so that it was freely open about
seventeen days. 1t would be fficult to
combine in seventeen days more pleas
ure to our citizens and more profit to
the city.
Two young ladies, living ON Main
street and unaccustomed to California,
were SO frightened by the exceedingly
light temblor Of yesterday morning
that they tried to leave the house in a
hurry, one Of them wishing to jump out
Of the window, but was stopped in time.
Our little vibrations are only pleasant.
1t is great many years since an earth
quake did any damage in California.
The Los Angeles County Sabbath
School Convention will be held in the
new Congregational church, on the
corner Of Third and Hill streets, COM
mencing on Tuesday evening, Sept. llth,
and continuing during Wednesday day
and evening. Addresses will be de-
livered by Rev. A. j. Wells, Hon.
G. Wiley Wells. Mr.. E. s.
Field, Miss Lucy Shackelford, Rev. p.
w. Dorsey and others. Addresses will
be limited to twenty minutes. A large
attendance is expected.
We direct the attention Of our readers
to the advertisement of the Palace Hotel,
which appears in this mornings HERALD.
The Palace is not only the largest and
most superbly appointed hotel in the
world but, in addition, enjoys the repu-
tation Of leaving nothing uncone that
will in any way contribute to the ease
and comfort of its patrons. General
John Sedgwick, the manager, is known
all over the coast as q genial gentleman,
au fat in all that goes to make up
thorough hotel keeper.
The Vailey Echo says: "a certain
man in Arlington sold portion of his
vineyard. The two parts were cult
vated in the same manner up to the
growing season, when the part that was
sold was allowed to grow up to weeds
and was only watered once and not cul-
tivated after. The other part he irri-
gated and cultiyated diligently, as be-
comes a careful husbandman, and yet,
strange to say. the weedy part has about
double the crop on that the other has.
The names can be given. This is
| Viticultural Gordian Knot.
The young ladies and gentlemen who
read the HERALD this morning will be
shocked to know that the lifelesz form
Of MIR. W. D. Martin, Of Pasadena, was
last evening brought to the city to be
prepared for burial. Mr.. Martin and
his young wife were foremost in all
social enterprises for the entertainment
of the people Of that settlement and his
death will be sad surprise to the
whole community in which he lived
He had Just sold his fine orchard and
home, and was busily engaged in gath
ering his fruit when the death angel
suddenly called him to the life of the
immortals, with only the memory Of
good life to speak for him hereafter.
The subscribers Of the HERALD on
Bunker Hill avenue desire to state their