Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-23

Tennessee. thirty nine years OF age,
and was highly respected by large cir
Gle of acquaintances. He was one of
those pleasant, genial.minded gentlemen
who try 10 make the world better and
wiser, and his demise in the fullness of
his intellectual yigor is public calamity
Clcsing out sale of toys at half price at
Phil. Hirschfeld 4 Co.'S Book Store, .2l5
N. Main street. Downey Block,
In Justice Lings Court, yesterday, on
motion of the District Attorney, the
original complaint against Jose Bareras,
for grand larceny. was dismissed on the
ground that ii fniled to state that the ac-
cused had previously served term in
| the States Prison for robbery. A
second complaint was then filed setting
| forth this fact and the case was set for
examination December 26th, at 10 A. NJ.
The penalty on conviction for second
penal offense is fixed by the Constitution
at not less than ten years. The crime
with which Bareras Is now charged is
borrowing horse without the formality
of asking the owners permission.
Yesterday was the boss day for mar
riage licenses, eight having been filed
for record, as follows: II. 4. Willett and
r. w. Crane, Henry Lange and Hattie
Jeifries, Alphonse May and Emilia Alva
rez, G. N. Andrews and Jennie f.. pa-
Wis, John II. Wolfrom and Caroline s.
Preston, Juan Pollereno and Mary
Nelson, A. C. Bloomer and Rita Full
ton, B f. Hoae and Hannah L. Met
calf
All the novelties in albums in elegant
bindings at Phil. Hirschfeld & Co.'S
Book Store. 2l5 N. Main street, Downey
Block.
The demand for apples for Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona and California exceeds
the supply. and the market is very firm.
More apple trees should be planted this
winter. They are easily raised and
| bear in two or three years from the
planting. The white winter pearmain,
Smiths cider, Newtown pippin and nick
a-jack appear to be oil popular varieties.
The Committee Of Arrangements on
the reception Of Gen. Hancock met at .
P. NJ. yesterday. The report of the Com
| mittee on Finance was approved and
general powers were conferred on said
Committee. A committee Of three. com
prising DIR. John S. Griffin. Gen. P. Ban
ming and J. De Barth Shorb, ESQ.,, was
appointed on introduction.
The beautiful display OF fine diamond
WORK and costly gold and dianond-set
watches and jewelry at the Diamond
House, 273 Main street, opposite Baker
| Block, is attracting the whole city. San
| Francisco cannot compete with the
prices. New York wholesale rates gov
ern all sales.
Books for young and old at Phil.
IIirschfeld & Co.'S Book Store, 2l5 N.
Main street, Downey Block.
A second post of the G. A. r. is to be
organized in this city. A meeting to
forward the enterprise was held on Fri
day evening, and another will be held on
Thursday evening next, at Justice Liug's
Courtroom. There is room for two or
ganizations OF the G. A. r. in the city
now.
Il is said that Col. Geo. H. Smith,
DR.. Joseph Kurtz, Mr.. Glassell Patton,
aud MIR. George Hansen will become
grangers in the new Antelope Valley
Colony. The Elizabeth Lake settlers
are furnishing hay to the Antelope colo
nists of very superior quality.
Scrap books, all sizes and styles, at
Phil. Hirschfeld 4 Co.'S Book Store,
2l5 N. Main street, Downey Block.
Christmas celebration at the Cathe
drsl Of 81. vlbidna: At 8 O'Clock a. NJ.
Pontitical Mass and Papal Benediction
by Rt Rev. Bishop Mora. Low Masses
until 10 o'clock; at 10 Poatifical Mass by
RI. Rev. Bishop 0souf; at P. n. Poa-
lifical Nespsrs and BeneIiction.
The city yesterday was crowded with
people from the country who We're pur-
chasing holiday goods in imne se guam
titles. The coplous rain and good crop
prospects made them liberal. and sales
were large and profitable. The sales
amounted to thousands OF dollars.
Messrs. Humphrey 4 Riggin elsewhere
in this mornings HERALD offer special
bargain in real estate. The place is
within twelve minutes walk of the Pico
House, and either for a home or specula-
ton, is one of the best things now in the
market.
Diaries for 1884 in plain and fine bind
ings at Phil. Hirschfeld & Co. 8 Book
Store, 2l5 N. Main street, Downey
Block.
Forefathers' Day was not celebrated
in Los Angeles this year. The descend
ants of the Pilgrims appeared to be too
busy in worldly affairs to attend to the
usual celebration of this historic day.
Better counsels may some time prevail.
The Decennial Anniversary Of the
Woman's Christian temperance Union
will be held this afternoon at the Fort
street NJ. Z. Church at 3 o'clock and ia
the evening at 7 in the First Congrega-
tional Church.
Ex-Supervisor ). G. Harmon, Of FL
Monte, was in the city yesterday on busi
ness. The amount of Christmas goodies
that be carried was simply immense.
He reports good rain and the crops
looking well.
Fine cigar cases for gentlemen at Phil.
tIirschfeld & Co.'S Book Store, 2l5 N.
Nam street, Downey Block.
Grace NJ. E. Church, corner of First
and Hewitt streets, Rev. N. NJ. Learned.
pastor, will preach q Christmas sermon
at III a. m; Rev. ID. Cobb, p. E., of
Santa Barbara District, will preach at
1880 p. M.
A very large invoiceo Of elegant silver
plate direct from the manufacturers is
being retailed at the lowest wholesale
prices by the Diamond House, 273 Main
street, opposite Baker Block, Roses
building.
In the County Recorders office yes
ter,lay there were iiled for record twenty
nine deeds, eight mortgages, six satisfac-
tons Of mortgages, eight marriage
licenses and three miscellaneous papers.
| According to the San Francisco Call
the Chicago and Burlington Railroad
Co, have purchased the Southern Utah
road and look with longing eye to the
Pacific coast for an outlet.
Deputy United States Marshal Dunlap
went up to San Francisco overland last
evening, having in charge Wo Sing, a
crazy Chinaman, committed to the In
sane Asylum at Stockton.
By notice under New To-Day it will
be seen that David w. Welsh and VIII
. linn Frankel have formed co-partner-