Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-04-12

MT. hipity iOF library DuiiuinB, " cost
about $1,000, have been adopted, and
the Building Committee are getting bids
for the contract
Capt. D. R. Risley has returned with
his wife from four weeks trip through
Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San
Diego counties, by carriage. He is now
going to San Francisco and around north
ward and eastward for summer trip.
No less than eighteen dwelling houses
are being erected at present on the Nor
ris Vineyard Tract. Further on to the
west and southwest portions of the city,
the building boom is equally active, and
the number of buildings going up almost
incredible.
Hon. Charles A. Dana, formerly
Assistant Secretary of War, and editor
of the New York Sun, accompanied by
Hon. David Davis. recently acting Vice
President of the United States, attended
the great fifty-mile rice yesterday at
Agricultural Park.
Hon. A. B. Moffitt of San Fernando,
was in the city yesterday for the first
time since he returned from the session
Of the Legislature. He was jubilant
over the prospect of the wheat and
barley crop in San Fernando, and looked
robust and happy as usual
In the County Recorders office yester.
day twenty seven deeds, three mort.
cages, two satisfactions Of mortgages,
one mechanics lien, one official bond,
one power of attorney, one notice OF
mining location and one notice of loca.
ton Of water claim, were filed for record.
In City Justice Morgan's Court, yes
terday, Frank Bordeaux, convicted Of |
injuring city water ditch, was fined IS;
Mel Dougherty. drunk and disorderly,
plead guilty and was assessed IS or five
days; D. Evans. plain drunk, got the
SUNNI puhhShtttht.
The many friends of Mrs. Kate Smith
Virgins will be glad to hear that she
will address the Institute this afternoon
at o'clock on the subject Of kinder
garten. We trust she will have large
audience, as she is thoroughly compe-
tent to handle the subject in an able
manner.
The Downey Signal says:
A little more than two years since Mr..
Tweedy purchased the farm on which he
now lives, agreeing to pay the sum Of
~, 800 for it. He has paid the amount
agreed upon from the products of the
land purchased. built neat cottage,
planted an orchard and has 81 900 in
coin left to his credit.
The occupants of special car which
arrived here by the Southern route last
evening, are registered at the Pico
House. The party is from Bridgeport,
Connecticut, and consists Of John Hurd,
wife and daughter. d. c. Heicker, wife
and daughter. c. Fl. Buht and Miss
Carrie Alger
Sam Fay, Resident Superintendent Of
the Gas Works in this city was over
come by an csc ipng stream of gas yes
terday from the main which was being
fixed in front of Baker Block. He was
rendered insensible for time, and was
taken to his residence, where he is quite
unwell from the effects of the accident
Col. A. D. Mofiitt, of San Fernando,
has sent to the HERALD office a sample
sheaf Of wheat and barley from the
fields Of Mr.. B. F. Porter, Of San Fer.
nando. The stalks are about four feet
in length and well ornamented with
large, generous heads. II this sheaf is a
specimen of the crop Of old San Fer
nando, it is good enough and rivals
Egypt
California is slowly waking up in
paper manufacture. A great pulp mill
has been built at Alta, Placer county,
and is now turning ont 1000 pounds Of
pulp per hour. Tho mill runs day and
night and will soon destroy great deal
of timber 1t makes carload Of pulp
daily, which is made into news paper at
Stockton. When will Los Angeles have
q paper will,
Our citizens who had been invited 10
attend the hanging Of Garcia at San
Buenaventura, have been doomed to
disappointment second time. Last
week the prisoners sentence was post.
poned, and this week Governor Stone.
man changed his sentence to imprison.
ment for life, Hanging is played out
in Southern California except by lynch
law.
The following are the latest additions
to the Board Of Trade; Jos. Bayer & Co,
G. L. Messenger & Co.. J. f. Hollen-
beck, Schroeder. johnson & Co., Lock
hart & Co., B. L. Crowder, Orange, s.
w. Luitweiler, s. C. Foy. Lewellyn
Bixby, s. N. Mott, Perry, Mott & Co,
Rees & Wirsching, f. Martin & Co., s.
NJ. Perry, V. Beaudry. T. A. Moody, J.
R. McManis. Total present member
ship, eightyfour
The HERALD acknowledges the rec ,ipt
Of a call from Doctor F. d. Crank, for.
merly Of Pasadena, but the past year
Assistant Physician at Pulte Medical
College, Cincinnati, Chic. Mr.. Crank
left here as plain Fred Crank two years
ago. but returns Will, m ii. D. handle to
his name. lie EXPIRE ,ses great surprise
at the remarkable progress that has
been made in Los Angeles during his
absence.
Conveyanoes of real estate, amounting
to s55, S02 %, against 1850 mortgages,
were filed for record in the County Re-
corders Office yesterday. Amongst the
conveyances was a deed from Frank
Winfield and wife to Joseph A. Dodge
conveying two acres on Adams street,
consideration $40. 500, and one from
Mrs. Louise Naud to Clinton Schiefflelin,
conveying part of Ybarra Vineyard