Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-07

Union Pacific and Denver.
The attention OF members of Los An,
geles Branch Of the Irish National
League is directed to the uotice of an
important meeting, to be held in Hiber.
mia Hall next Sunday, which appears in
our New To-Day.
There were filed for record in the
County Recorders office yesterday
twenty-four deeds, one mortgage, three
satisfactions of mortgages, two United
States patents, two notices of location of
water claims and six miscellaneous pa
pers.
The eastern overland train, that was
detained by washout in Arizona, ar
rived last night at midnight. DIR. I. s.
Parvin, Grand Recorder, and T. w.
Parvin, Deputy Grand Recorder, of the
knights Templar, arrived by the train
and are stopping at the Cosmopolitan.
A Texan, in the Santa Ana Herald, Of
July 2Sth, in describing our country,
said: "We love brandy" But in the
next issue the editor says it should have
read, Eve love beauty" Well, can't a
good Texan love both at the same time !
There may have been half truth in
each statement.
The foreign demand for silver still
continues brisk. The exports Of silver
and gold for the past seven months from
California to foreign ports are as follows:
Total, SO, 345, $685. Of which S745, 79S was
gold and 5000, l65 was in silver. This
shows clearly that foreign nations want
our silver instead Of gold.
Mr.. J. e. Ryan, from the school Of
mines at the Institute of Technology at
Boston. was badly bruised when in the
car that was run into at Lancaster by
the runaway freight cars. He appears
to have three ribs broken on the left
side aud suffers much pain, but his in
juries are not considered dangerous.
The Baltimore and Ohio Water Flume
and Improvement Company filed for
record in the County Recorders office,
yesterday, notice of intention to con-
struct bedrock dam on the San Gabriel
River, one mile above the point where
water is now taken for the Azusa lands,
and notice of claim TO all the unappro-
priated waters OF said river.
The lovers of pure lager beer are no.
tilted, by advertisement in our ''New
To-Day" that large consignment Of
VIM. j. Lemp's famous st. Louis lager
beer has arrived and is on draught at
No. "a North Main street. This beer
enjoys the reputation among connoisseurs
Of being second to no other beer man
ufactured in the United States.
BY a private telegram received last
evening, we learn that two members of
the Los Angeles Turn verein received
prizes in the contest at the Turn Bezirk
at Oakland, c. Diener having been
awarded the first prize, and F. Huebsch
the fifth. Being in competition with
many Of the societies OF the coast, this
is quite feather in the cap OF our
Angelenos.
The disease in the cattle in the
Swamp, in Santa Ana township, is as.
cribed to the fact that the animals
drank entirely of water of artesian wells,
before it had been exposed TO the air
and properly charged with oxygen.
This 0..ls ha. A. f..1
study in France, and some serious dis
eases of the people traced to the use of
ariesian water direct from the wells.
A fire was discovered on the back
porch Of the house kuownas the ''Nind-
mill. on Main street. about 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. 1t was extin-
guished without raising an alarm. 1t is
supposed to have originated from lighted
cigar stumps thrown out of a window by
dodgers, which fell among some kindling
wood and old rags lying on the porch.
The only damage was the scorching of
the railing Of the porch.
The Grand Prelate Of the Knights
Templar is appointed at each succeeding
trieni,ial conclave. At the last one, at
Chicago, Rev. Clinton Locke, Of Apollo
Commandery, No. l,awas reelected for
the whole term of office, but as this
Commandery has gone to Europe on a
trip, new Grand Prelate will be named
at San Francisco by the Grand Master,
to be balloted for. 1t is stated as prob
able that he will be Californian.
Messrs. Dotter 4 Bradley, our enter.
prising furniture and carpet dealers. an
nounce, in a triple column advertise
ment in this mornings Herald, that they
have received consignment of the com.
bination chair and cot-bed, This chair
is sold at low price, and is indispen-
sible ia camping outfit, or for sojourn.
ers at the seaside. Persons intending to
spond some time in the country or at
the seaside should not fail to get one.
The steamship Colima last week car-
ried away valuable cargo from San
Francisco. part of which consisted
of Los Angeles wines and brandies.
Central America took sixty casks of
wine, New York thirty-five thousand
gallons and Germany fifteen thousand gal
Ions. These shipments show the world
wide demand for our pure wines. Every
steamer that sails for Panama takes
some Of the product Of the California
vintage.
Mr.. |. N. Hoag. who has been for the
past four months acting as immigration
Agent for the Central Pacific and South
ern Pacific Railroads, and the Immigra-
ton Association Of California, at Chi
cago, sends back most encouraging
news of the progress OF his mission in
securing immigrants to this country. He
will attend the Louisville Exposition,
and would undoubtedly take charge OF
the Los Angeles exhibit with pleasure.
Mr.. Hoag is well qualified for such
duties, and is weii informed concerning
the resources Of Southern California.
Mr.. Z. F. Spence, President Of the
First National Bank, received a telegram
from San Francisco yesterday morning
bringing the sad news that Captain A.
H. Wilcox, whose death has been ex-
pected for some days. died at that city
on Sunday morning. Had the despatch
reached here on Sunday, Hon. ]. g.
Estudillo, Colonel and Mrs. X. s. Baker,
relatives of Mrs. Wilcox, and Mr..
Spence would have gone to San Fran
cisco to assist in paying the last sad
honors to their deceased friend. The
deceased was an affectionate husband
and father, and an enterprising citizen.
His death will cast gloom over wide
circle Of relatives and friends.
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A Fiendish Deed.