Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-18

! the ranks OF the party. He Is past sew
enty looks as II he was good for thirty
years yet, and is as active and merry as
a boy. Next came Mr.. G.. j. Hall, OF
0gdensburgb, New York, in his seventy
third year, the trio being completed by
Mr.. Hodgkins, also OF the Empire State,
who is past seyenty-tour. They were o
credit TO the party. We hope we won't
shock our temperance friends when we
assure them that, one and all, they take
their whisky straight
Japanese ware given away at Lewis
Bros.
Snow fell III Chihuahua, Mexico, last
week, for the first time in the memory of
the oldest inhabitant. The people
charge the pheaomenon to the new Yam
kee Mexican Central Railroad. The
railways have great deal charged to
them on account 1t has been over and
! over again charged that they brought
rains and storms of wind, but unfortu
nately since the Railways have been made
in every direction from Los Angeles we
have had smaller amount of rainfall
than usual, and lesser number Of
storm. of wind. Bring out the next
humbugs sNono ssNkaazNls s7HFts
The following is the list Of passengers
wh, arrived from the East, via the
Southern Pacific and CONNECTIONS, last
evening: James Campbell and wife, FL
Paso. Texas; Mrs Busting. E. NJ Wa
\ German, New York; C.. J. Swift, San
Francisco; G. G.. Merriman, Rochester,
NY; NJ Crane, Gold Hill, New; T. j.
I Madden. El Pase, Texas; r. Mockills,
| Kansas City;J. Jacobson, New York;
H. Kohn, Tombstone. A. T.; J. 7, An
dersop, Fresno, Gala; A. Bryant, a.. j.
Cdrry, San Francisco; two Sisters Of
Charity, Los Angeles.
Fine dressed Bisgne dolls s5 cents.
Peoples Store. a. aaffEf
We enjoyed the pleasure OF call yes
terday from Judge Peel. formerly Of Los
Angeles, and now Of Tombstone. He is
the picture Of health and carries his
sixty five years very gracefully. He has
twenty days leave Of absence which be
| will spend with his relatives here. The
Judge expresses the most unbounded as
tonishnent at the changes which have
taken place IN Cos Angeles since he last
saw the town.
Santa Paula Canon claims to be the
great oil center of the coast. About so
barrels day are now produced there.
but so great is the faith of the people
there that they have erected an iron
tank Of 5000 barrels capacity and laid
pipe line nearly. .l6 miles IN length to
carry the OIL to the port of San Buena-
ventura A well 200 feet deep Is ex-
pected to yield oil soon. Petrolia beats
that by yielding oil at $50 feet.
Fine dressed China head dolls 45
cents, Peoples Store 4aftN#t
The residence OF Mrs Frank Mona.
CHAN, Of this city, was the scene Of
very pleasant event on Sunday in the
marriage Of her sister, Miss Rose d.
Guthrie, and Mr.. Ed. r. Adams, Rev.
Abram Adams officiating. The young
couple have hosts Of friends in this city
with whom wo join in wishing them
long and prosferous life. ~ ~ I
The Riverside Press and Horticultur-
ist favors planting grape vines ten feet
apart Mr. K. Blowers does the same
The HERALD has steadily advocated an
increased distance from the old 6x6
measure. In Fresno the new vineyards
aicibeing planted I0xI2 feet The rrac-
tice OF crowdinQ vinss las gone out OF
fo,bso, ltsraffx,I a. et1raI1v sIN4H .t l-
Mr.. George Bayley. of Santa Monica,
has received the appointment Of Chef de
Cuisine on the steamer Ancon. and left
yesterday for San Francisco. Mr.. Bay
ley is we kn0Wn in this section. having
hal the same position years ago, at the
sc Charles hotel, Sierra Madre Villa,
and other caravanseries.
Albums so cents, Peoples Store.
Whale fishing on the Los Angeles
coast is to be prosecuted with vigor this
winter. There are many whales be-
tween the Channel Islands and the
mainland. 4 The headquarters Of these
whale boats will be at San Pedro or
Wilmington.
Conductor w. II. Stoddard has re-
turned to the city and has taken charge
of the Santa Monica train. Baggage
man Henderson,, who SO acceptebly
filed his place during his absence, has
resumed his old position as trunk manir-
ulator.
The trial Of the case of the People vs..
Hay, in Judge Sepslvedas department
Of the Superior Court. will probably bS
concluded to-day. The greater part Of
yesterday was occupied IN hearing the !
testimony Of experts for the defence.
! The Frank Bartlett Post No. Q. @. A.
R., has appointed the following commit
tee to arrange for the reception Of Gen
eral Hancock; Col, All. Miller, Jos.
Savage, Major Horace Bell. T. J. Du
Puy, Dr. V. Gelcich and r. 8. Collins.
Mr.. Walter Raymond, the excursion.
ist. after whom the great hotel is to be
named, will leave for the East to-day to
return in june. Mr.. A. II. (iluck will
take charge of the erection Of the hotel,
IN the absence Of Mr.. Raymond
The entertainment at Tarnvsrein Hall
on Sunday night was wen attended and
Mr.. Kirchner. the beneficiary, realized
haudsomsly. Mrs. Henry Stuhr, Miss
Maehl, Mr.. Schmeisser and others APP
peared to advantage.
The Ponet and Bumiller building on
Spring street is being puabed forward
rapidly. The basement walls are up and
the granite siils are being placed in posi.
ton, The building viii now 60 up with
Alright good will
The Board of Supervisors yesterday
instruc ted the Clerk to advertise for
plans and speci6ca tions for the new
Court House and jail, the building to
be l65 feet square and the cost not to
exceed $3.50. 900.
Owing to the fresh paint on the ware
room and the litter made in fitting it
up the operation Of refining wines and
liquors by electricity has baen postponed
a few days, but work viii commence
this week
Finest Morocco albums 81. Peoples
Store.
Mr. G, Walker, Division superin-
tendent on the Chicago. Burlington 4
Pacific Railway, who has been here for
some days, returned to the East yester-
day in his special Pullman palace car Al
pine. r.f
The Baker excursion will start for
Chicago today with a car load Of pas