Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-04-10

to make this busy and important
thoroughfare an ornamental and elegant
street, and credit to the city.
A substantial and spacious warehouse
has just been completed on Bath street,
soon to be known as Main street.
A liberal reward will be paid for the
return of silver porte monaie lost on
the Main street cars yesterday. See
advertisement.
Of eighty civil cases brought before
Justice Ling since the commencement of
his term Of office all but five have been
amicably settled.
The Los Angeles rife team made fine
score in the return match with the San
Bernardino Rifle Club on Sunday, max
ing score of AZ out of possible so.
That is good record.
Wiley and Willmore's excursion will
leave Thursday. April 18th, for Kansas
City and Eastern points. Parties going
East will find it to their advantage to
call at room 4 Postoffice building.
After ten o'clock Sunday tie city was
almoft deserted. The number of teams
going to the rural districts to enjoy the
scenery and fresh air, was incredible.
They were about as thick as "peas in
pod"
Prof. G. H. Allen, Principal of the
State Normal School at San jose will
not be able to be here to lecture this
evening before the Teachers Institute.
Prof. Welcker will address the Institute
at the usual hour.
The light of 1000 candle power on
Alameda street in front Of the electric
light works, illumines Alameda street
brilliantly for quite distance. Hereto
fore it has been exceptionally dark. The
light is similar in style and power to the
two near the. new depot.
A water faucet has been invented
which will allow the drawing Of cold or
hot water separately or simultaneously,
as is desired. 1t is quite complicated
10 its inner workings. but is said to sell
dom to get out of order. The new dis
coveries Of q scientific nature are
startling.
Angelo Caldero, the Italian athlete, an
account Of whose wonderful feats of
strength, as described by Prof. Proctor.
was published in the HERALD q few days
ago, has arrived in Los Angeles and will
give an exhibition at the picnic of the
Italian Mutual Benevolent Society on
the 29th instant.
A very necessary improvement is GO
ing on in the bricking and arching of the
zanja-formerly open--between Los An
geles and Wilmington streets. north and
south of First street. A child was
drowned few years since in these swift
flowing waters, when uncovered. Fami-
lies living in the vicinity will now feel
more secure.
The Holiness Band again disturbed
the people on Sunday, the crowd assem-
bled evidently being attracted out of
mere curiosity. The Band has church
which they use Tor worship. Why don't
they use it, like other church people,
and cease obstructing the streets, which
they have no right to without paying
license.
By notice elsewhere it will be seen
that Messrs. VIM. L. Banning and P. H.
Downing have entered into partnership
to do general merchandise business at
San Pedro. Both these gentlemen are
well and favorably known to the citizens
of Los Angeles county and may be relied
upon as fair and and liberal business
men. The HERALD wishes the firm un.
bounded success.
1t is reported that the San Bernardino
Cavalry Company is to be disbanded on
account Of insufficient membership and
attention. Six new military companies
are to be mustered into the N. G. c.,
FIVE in San Francisco and one in Oak
land. The south part OF the State gets
none. San francisco had better have
all the N @. C. and done with it. No
others need apply.
The greatest enterprise in getting out
railroad time tables is now displayed by
the Arizona and New Mexico, and
Sonora Railway Companies, combined.
The two roads are supposed to connect
Benson, Arizona, sad Guaymas, Sonora.
Neither is finished, and the connection
is not yet made, yet full and complete
time gard Of the entire route has been
printed, giving stations, mileage, arrival
and departure of trains, etc. 1t is >
little previous.
The only sale on Change to-day was a
carload Of feed barley at sl.25. This
done, Ills was the highest bid for more,
but holders were firm for SI.25. Flour
is cheaper. Bran is again on the market
with $50 asked. There was an offer to sell
9, 200 gallons Of petroleum, suitable for
lubricating oil, at zoe. San Francisco
Early Rose potatoes. to arrive, were of.
fered at Sl.l5. Large yellow corn was
offered at 81 so with 81 .37t bid. Eggs
were held at 23c. with 22c. bid. For
tons pink beans Sc. was the best bid.
From Major Ben C. Truman we learn
that the track of the southern Pacific
Railway wnl be iaii to the Colorado
river next Saturday, and the end of the
track of the A. &. P. R. R., which is
but thirty miles distant, is approaching
at the rate of mile and a-quarter per
day. The bridge for the Colorado will
be brought over the A. & P. R. R. from
the pine forests of northern Arizona,
where Angelenos are going to hunt deer
and wild turkeys.
Elsewhere appears the advertisement
of Joe Poheim, the prince of the tailori
of San Francisco. This gentleman hai
signalized himself as the creator of many