Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-16


| An announcement Of furnished room,
to let at No. l22 Fifth street, with facil
tiles for light cooking, appears in another
column Of this mornings HERALD.
Don't forget to get your best select
Baltimore oysters, 81 per can; Califor,
MIA oysters 25 cents plate; Eastern
shell oysters and all kinds Of shell fish
at Eckert 4 Klaffkis, fresh every day.
A new instrument has been invented
for discovering the velocity Of trains and
the efficiency of the brakes. In one
instance II showed that q train running
forty-five miles an hour on level track,
ran over five miles after steam was shut
of, without the application of brakes.
The advertisement of William s.
Pierson. machinery pattern maker, will
be found in our New To-Day. He is
agent, also, for all kinds Of mining ma
chinery, which he will supply on short
notice. Anyone requiring anything in
bis line will do well to give him call.
Mr. J. F. Sweeney, who is to erect a
new ice factory Of the most improved
pattern in this city, left for San Fran
cisco yesterday by steamer, en- route
for Cleveland, Ohio, where the immense
machinery will be constructed for this
extensive and important establishment
The Clip mine, on the Colorado,
above Yuma, is now turning out a
steady crop Of silver. During the past
six month $50, 900 have been sent to
San Francisco from this little mine.
We need the Carson mint sent down
here to refine and coin the bullion
that passes through here daily.
There is a nice lot Of roughs at Kings
bury, Fresno county, on the railroad.
On Thursday last they commenced a
fusilade Of shots, hitting number OF
people, although not dangerously. They
also blew up stove with gunpowder,
placed there before the fire was
lighted.
The Washington street lake on each
side Of the street railway track between
Fgueroa and Main streets, is the colossal
nuisance of the city. The moisture has
weakened the bed on which the rails are
laid, and the passengers on the heavily
loaded cars, during the fair, felt little
nervous in passing. Will the proper
authorities attend to this?
Mr.. J. C. Bright, who is abreast Of
the times in all improvements, now has
his store. No. 2ss North Main street,
lighted by three brilliant electric lights,
which enables his patrons TO examine
his goods as well at night as in the
day time. His new stock, Just received
from the East. is one Of the finest to
be found in the city. and embraces all
the latest styles. Don't fail to give
him call.
The first arrival of colony Of immi-
grants direct from Europe via New Or
leans, under the auspices Of the agents
of Immigration of the Central Pacific
Railroad, arrived yesterday morning by
the Sunset line. About dozen families
stopped in Los Angeles and the balance
went to stations in the San joaquin VAL
ley and to San Francisco, This is the
beginning Of large immigration that
will open our mines and till our agricul-
tural lands,
The card of Mr.. Il. J. Woollacott. 26
and 2S North Spring street, appears in
the HERALD this morning. Mr.. Wool.
lacott makes speciality Of shipping
assorted wines in cases, and extends his
shipments from Maine to Montana. and
from the northern lakes to New Orleans.
The secret Of his large and rapidly in
creasing business is in keeping the best
pure wines and liquors and in selling
them at low price. His stock is immense
and his assortment complete. Every
thing shipped in first-class order.
The following is the list of passengers
who arrived frsm the East, via the
Southern Pacific and connections, last
evening" Mrs M G Mcdowell, Lawrence,
Kas; r J Burns, Baltimore, Md; Mrs
Z TildeD, Connecticut; Miss Christina
Redford, Lawrence, Kas; c W Ogden,
NJ 3 Woods, San Antonio, Texas; r s
Burns, ] R Fitzsimmons, San Francisco;
West. wife and child, Tucson, A T;
Matt Callaghan. Penn; J A B Intert,
Santa Cruz, Mex; Mrs r Brown, Goshen,
Cal.
Mr.. d. Kuek was on Sunday evening
rendered benefit by the Fountain
rheater Company on the occasion of the
slsse Of their engagement. The house
was crowded, and at the close of the
Entertainment the troupe adjourned to
The residence of Mr.. Kuck, on Fort
,treet, where he was presented with a
line gold headed ebony cane by the COM |
pany, with the inscription thereon: |
Presented to Mr.. d. Kuck, proprietor |
'f the Fountain Theater, by the COM
pany now acting there, October l4th, |
1888, the anniversary Of his 35th birth |
lay" A sumptuous rer ast followed |
with congratulatary speeches from Man
lger Leavitt and others, and the occa- /
lion proved to be one Of great pleasure
md enjoyment.