Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-27

mldnIBht sumptuous supper was laid
| in the dining room, to which the most
devoted attention was paid by the entire
company. The dancing hall was beauti.
fully decorated with flowers aud fes-
toons, and an evergreen arch over the
entrance contained the inscription:
"Merry Christmas to ALL" This is the
largest party which the Degree OF Honor
has held in this city, and shows some
thing OF the extent Of the social attrac.
items Of the Order. The night was spent
in converse, music and dance, and will
long be remembered by all those present
as one Of unalloyed pleasure.
M. L. Wicks, Esq, who came down
to attend Christmas festivities with his
family, has returned to Lancaster sta
ton, which is his base OF operations for
the development of the Antelope colony.
From him we learn that the affairs OF
the colony are most fsurishing A
large amount OF land is being pur-
chased and settlers are going there
every day. His lands are advertised
constantly in the HERALD aud meet with
daily demand.
Coroner Nadeau, on Tuesday, held an
inquest on the body Of ]. B. Conv verse.
who died from heart disease on the Pa
cifc Express train, between Cotton and
this city, on Monday. Tho deceased
was SO years old and was from Keesport,
| Pennsy lvania. He was q member OF the
National Tube Works Company and was
on his way to San francisco on business
His remains were embalmed by Messrs.
Ponet 4 Orr and will bo shipped East
for intermant.
Joseph Bernard, supposed to be in
sane, was locked up for safe keeping
yesterday. He is a man about 65 years
old, and has been working for George
| Allen, in the Cahuenga Pass, for some
time. Last week he made two attempts
to set fire to his employers house, which,
with other queer acts, made 1t necessary
to place him under restraint. He will
be examined by commission de lu-
naiico.
The Fort-street NJ. L. Church held
large and animated Christmas festival on
Tuesday evening in their beautiful
church. Mr.. G.. A. Dobinson gave q
recitation of Brownings "Pied Piper"
The music was most excellent and all
the exercises were Of sprightly and in
teresting character. There was the
usual feast of creature comforts after
the literary and musical exercises.
County taxes become delinquent on
the last Monday in December, conse-
quently they did not become delinquent
last Monday, as many supposed, but are
due and payable up to O'Clock P. NJ. of
next Monday, December 3lst. Those
who have not yet paid their taxes and
who do not wish to have their names pHb-
lished as delinquents, will do well to
settle at once.
Attention is directed to the advertise
ment Of the sale by John c. Bell, auc-
tioneer, on the premises, next Monday.
Of the elegant household furniture Of
Dr. Davenport. The furniture is nearly
new and of the best quality. House
keepers and those abont to furnish
| houses, should bear this sale in mind as
bargains will undoubtedly be obtained.
The programme for the public recep-
tion to Major General w. s. Hancock,
to be held at Turn verein Hall Oh New
Years Day, will appear in the HERALD
tomorrow morning. Our distinguished
visitor will arrive in Los Angeles to-mor-
row friday morning, escorted by the
Committee of Reception, who will meet
him with special car at San Fernando
Station.
Mr.. H. C. Hubbard, of San Fernando,
was in the city yesterday. and went TO
Wilmington on business. He reports
the 20, 600 acres of wheat in San Fer
nando as almost all sown and the most
Of it already up and growing finely.
The four Indians arrested for rope last
week were examined before City Justice
Morgan yesterday. Three OF them were
for trial. and the fourth, Castro, was
held in $500 to appear as witness.
Marriage licenses issuol to Louis
Marshall and Anna Martin, G. w.
Beck and Annie s. Patton and Il. Sepul-
veda and z. Carrasco, were filed for rec
ord in the County Recorders offic..
yesterday.
In 1913 there were supposed to be
200, 900 vines in the State. nearly all in
Los Angeles comfy. In 1888 there are
| 70, 600, 600 vines, Of which about so, ,O0O,-
900 are bearing, producing 100, 600 tons
OF grapes.
Bareras, an account of whose arrest
for stealing horse. appeared in the
HERALD, the other day, was examined
before Justice Ling yesterday, and, in
default of $1,000 bail, was committed for
trial.
There were filed for record in the
County Recorder'r office yesterday
thirty, deeds, fourteen mortgages, three
releases OF mortgages, three marriage
licenses and three miscellaneous papers.
Henry Woods, convicted before City
Justice Morgan, yesterday, Of petit lar
ceny-stealing a coat frem Messrs.
Jacoby Bros. fined $l75 or l75
days labor on the public streets.
Mr.. C. White Mortimer, Her Britannia
Majesty's vice-Consul at Los Angeles,
went down to Wilmington yesterday ON
business connected with the arrival of
the British ship Somersetshire.
We were glad to see County Clerk
Potts at his post yesterday, almost him
self again after his sojourn at the Arrow
Head Hot Springs, San Bernardino
county.
| One of the Willmore excursions is due
here to-day, Phillips excursion is due
on the 7th proximo and Raymond ex
cursion on the 9th OF the same month.
The conveyance filed for record in the
County Recorders office yesterday
amounted to S36, 202 go and the mort
cages to sl7, ,5s6.24.
Twelve hundred sacks of barley were
sold yesterday at 90 cents for feed.
Brewing aud clean seed barley is held at
95 cents.
Thermometer for the twenty-iour
hours ending at s:l5 last evening: Maxi
mum. 66.5 degrees; minimum, 80 de-
| grees.
Lieut.. .-Governor John Daggett returns
home by this mornings overland train.
VIM. Klsiber was last evening ar
rested for personating An officer.