Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-04-05


About 25O, 900 vines have been recent
ly planted on the Sierra Madre Villa
tract, 200, 900 more on the Hasting 5
tract adjoining, and lOoO on the Car
ter tract.
Sales ON Change were confined to 2
tons small navy beans at S4.70, and 20
sacks ditto at s4.75. Hay, wheat and
barley are entirely nominal. sellers and
buyers being wide apart in their views
We had the pleasure Of meeting our
old townsman. Mr.. w. NJ. Williams, on
the streets yesterday, who has come
down from his new home at Fresno on a
visit to his old friends.
Don't forget the Ladies' Bazaar at
Turnverein Hall next week, commencing
Tuesday, April 10, and ending Satur-
day, April Is. Change of programme
nightly.
That beautiful composition, Haydn's
Second Mass, will be sung at High
Mass at the Cathedral on Sunday morn.
ing. by the usual choir. Prof, Knell
at the organ. 1t will be musical
treat.
Messrs. w. s. Moore and W. s. Max
well are fitting up an office on Court
street, about three doors east Of their
present location, preparatory to tearing
down the old building to erect the splen-
did new one.
The Bernero block. on San Fernando
street, approaches completion and will
soon be occupied. Frank II. Lowe, at
present with II. J. Woollacott, will
occupy one Of the storerooms as a wine
and liquor sample room.
The magnetic storm still continues.
but is moderating in intensity. The
sun spots still attract attention amid the
fiery pillows of the solar atmosphere.
Now is good time for telescope obser.
vation, but where is the telescopes
We have received tickets for the enter
tainment to be given by Acacia Chapter
No. 2l, o. E. s., for the benefit of the
Piano Fund, at Masonic Hall next Fri
day evening. A delightful evening will
be enjoyed by all who attend.
The new postal law makes the taking
Of newspaper and the refusal TO pay
for the same theft, and any person
guilty Of such action is liable to criminal
proceedings, the same as if he had stolen
goods to the amount of the subscription.
Consul Willard, at Guaymas, seems
to have an aptitude in catching refugees.
He took in our high-toned Hamilton,
and now he has taken in Mr.. Gray, the
San Francisco defaulter. Go ahead
Consult
Wilhelm Hennessy was examined
before Justice Ling. yesterday, on the
charge Of obtaining money from John
Sullivan by false presentations and, in
default Of $500 bail, was committed to
jail for trial before the Superior Court.
Fred Linde and Sam Carson returned
last night from trip to their galena and
silver mine in the Big Tejunga Cafon.
They have some fine samples of ore, but
do not know the extent of the ledge at
present. We hope it is large.
An Illinois man boxed his wife's ears
for investing 50 in lottery ticket. She
went home to her ma and her ticket
drew $1,000, and the husband will give
anybody horse and two cows to con-
vince her that he was only in fun when
he made her ears ring.
The late rain damaged the excavation
for the new Lichtenberger block on First
street. SO that, although all the neces.
sary material fer the foundation is
already on hand, much more excavation
must be made before the foundation can
be laid.
An army of men are at work at the
new depot, grading for and laying
switches, rushing the new passenger
depot up, laying platforms, connecting
improvements. with the San Fernando
street sewer. etc., while the yard is as
busy as possible. 1t is lively locality
Mr.. R. Weinhold. the well.knowr
florist, has leased the block OF land il
East Los Angeles near the electric lghf
mast on Downey avenue, belonging te
the estate of the late NJ. S. Patrick, fol
the purpose Of establishing large Aora
garden and a nursery Of native and ex
otic plants and trees.
The Golden Eagle Hotel at Sacra
mento, in which SO many af our citizen'
have spent their substance, has sue
cumbed to the hard times that alwayl
follows the adjournment of the Legisla
ture, and been sold by the Sheriff. Their,
was a scarcity of golden eagles" aftel
the lobby adjourned.
Prof. Geo. H. Peck, Of Ell Monte
formerly County Superintendent o.
Schools, made pleasant call at tn,
HERALD Office yesterday. The Professor
is vermonter, and pioneer Of "49,
cultivates ranch and predicts tn,
weather according to the Herschel
theory.
Attention is directed to the new ad
vertisement of Mr.. A. 7. Newhall, VIII,
is closing ont large consignment o
carriages of all descriptions, wagons
harness. etc., at Eastern prices. Per
sons in need of anything in his line will
do well to give Mr.. Newhall call at No
% Also street.
1t is public misfortune that the side
walks on Spring street are SO bad be
tween the Court House and Tumvereil
Hall, on the west side of the street. L
rainy weather the path is simply abom
Unable, and in dry weather 1t is unendu
rable, being uneven and partially pave
with prominent stones that are painfr
to walk upon.