Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-29

byterian Church, and Rev. Dorsey Tues
day evening following.
In City Justice Morgan's Court, yes.
terday, Henry Woods, convicted Of petit
larceny in stealing pair of pantaloons
from the store Of Messrs Jacoby Bros,
was sentenced to pay fne of $50, with
the alternative Of sixty days labor on
the public streets.
Mems fine brown and blue beaver over
coats SIS at Weiner's. Downey Block.
The Solar Art Gallery, No. l5 First
street and No. 1924 San Fernando street,
makes a speciality of enlarging and color
ing small pictures. Call and examine
their specimens. First.class work at
San Francisco prices.
The Board OF Directors of District
Agricultural Association No. @, under
New To-Day, notify subscribers that 20
per cent on the face of Guarantee"
notes is now duo aud payable to K. f.
Spence, Treasurer, at the First National
Bank.
In Justice Ling's Court. yesterday,
man named Alvarez, convicted of dis.
turbing the peace. was fined $50. A man
from the country, found drunk on the
streets, was arraigned, and on stating
that it was his first offence, he was dis
charged, with an admonition not to be
caught in the same scrape again.
A man named Fox has been arrested
for taking young girl from the country
to variety theatre. then giving her in
toxicating liquora and keeping her all
night in house of i'll repute. In the
morning he took her to saloon 10 get
her to take more liquor but the saloon
keeper refused to let her have any.
Such an act Is one Of the basest in the
whole calendar of crimes.
The beautiful dome like hill in Pasa-
dena, northwest and adjoining the Ba.
con Hill, where the great Raymond
Hotel is to be built, was sold six years
ago for $40 per acre. Yesterday the
same land sold. without improvement, at
$3.50 per acre, beng an increase of 800
per cent. with no expense except taxes,
which were fully paid by the pasturage.
Tony Kraker yesterday had only two
watches, SO that when asked what time
it was he was powerless, since it now re-
quires three watches and triple-faced
clock to tell the time of day, as we now
have Los Angeles time, San Francisco
time and the new 18th meridian time
He Is going to get another watsh that
will keep three kinds Of time.
To-day being legal holiday, Thanks
giving, the banks and courts will be
closed, also the county Offices. The
postoffice and Wells, Fargo & Co., will
be open during the usual Sunday hours,
while many family will celebrate the
ancient New England feast with pleasure
and old-time memories. This holiday
is every year becoming more popular
with Californians.
Will Swan, Of Pasadena, who has for
some time past been engaged in the
United States mail service, was the
mail agent on the Southern Pacific train
which was recently robbed near Gage
Station, New Mexico, by cowboys. Al
though he was attacked at first, the
robbers thinking that his was the ex-
press car, then left, and he suffered no
injuries.
The California Dairymen's Association,
including delegates from every milk
producing district in the State, held n
meeting at San Francisco on Friday,
protesting against the non-enforcement
Of the laws passed prohibiting the sale
of oleomargerine as butter or at ALL
Twenty-one prominent commission mer-
chants attended the meeting, and prom
ised to assist them as much as possible.
A Mexican brought up from the Bay
atera placer mines, Lower California,
yesterday, 500 in gold dust, which was
purchased by Blochman & Smith. Cold
is being constantly received here from
the Lower California placers, but as it
arrives In small quantities the fact ex-
cites very little attention. The Bay
atera mines, which are two hundred
miles from here, are worked in q shift
less manner by Mexicans. Industrious
aud practical miners could make big
wages there.-San Diego Union.
Mr.. H. slotterbeck has received a
stock of the celebrated Billiard rifles.
This gun is the latest frearm invented,
and in addition to being the truest and
most accurate for target shooting, it is
next to impossible to discharge it prema-
turely, the lock being so arranged that
it will not go off except at the will of
the marksman. MIR. Slotterbeck invites
all spor,ingmen to call and examine this
wonderful weapon.
Carter & Gillmore's milk-wagon team
while bitched in front of the City Of
Paris store yesterday noon, were fright
ened at falling signboard. broke loose
and ran down Spring street till in front
of the Postofiice where they collided
with q Spring Street horse car, which re-
suited in breaking the leg of the horse
attached to the car. The animal was
shot to relieve its misery About FIVE
o'clock in the evening Captain Haley's
horse broke loose and ran towards home,
but when last seen had done no damage.
Our young townsman. Mr.. Frank G..
Schumacher. who for several years past
has been connected with Ruloffson's gal
lery, San Francisco, is now fitting up in
the Schumacher Block, Spring street,
ono of the finest photograph galleries on
the coast. Tire rooms were built spec
tally for the business and are supplied
with all the latest improvements in the
art. Our friend Frank is first.class
operator, and we are sure will meet with
every encouragement in the home Of his
boyhood. We wish him success.
The wine trade of the city appears to
be in an active condition. The Puritan
town Of Riverside, that will not manu-.
facture wine. ..has to supply the invalids
who come to that excellent settlement
for their health and restoration of
strength with Los Angeles wine. Yes.
terday we observed Mr.. II. j. Woolla.
colt, who always advertises in the
HERALD, shipping lot Of native wines
to Riverside, and also to Council Bluffs,
Iowa; Salt Lake City, Lincoln, H.,
Springfield, ILL.,, and Philadelphia, Pa.
The trade is fairly active.
Some of the country exchanges are
clamoring for the President to pardon
Sergeant Mason on Thanksgiving Day,
as fitting tribute to the day of glad.
ness, but as the Sergeant was pardoned
several days ago and has gone home to
spend Thanksgiving with Betty and the
baby at Chicago and enjoy the comfort
able home which the people of that city
had prepared for the family. He has a
standing offer Of good position in the
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