Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-04-26

The Santa Barbara Independent will
become daily paper on and after Tues
day next, the lst proximo. We CON
| gratulate our contemporary on its pros
poritY.
Messrs. McCrab and Entler, two
railroad employees, placed in line yester-
day the old ice house on San Fernando
street, to be fitted up for two business
houses.
First-class new parlor organ for sale
cheap; owner leaving city. Valentines
music store, No. 6 Spring street.
The real estate on which the M. E.
Church South is situated has been sold
at $500 per front foot without the build
ing, which is to be removed further
from the business center.
Call on H. j. Woollacott, 26 and 2S
Spring street, for pure California wines,
put up one dozen bottles in each case
ready for shipping East. Visitors cor
daily invited to call and inspect the
stock.
A New York Bazaar has just been
opened at 81 Spring street by s. E.
Tuthrill, of New York. Purchasers will
find it to their advantage to call and
purchase all kinds of fancy goods and
notions at New York prices. apes I'm
The Sherman circus train has been
standing on the switch at the old depot
during the stay Of the circus here. It
consisted Of eleven box and fat cars,
with Southern Pacific sleeper.
The city Of Oakland is to have cot
ton factory with plant Of the value Of
| $500, 600. 1t is not stated from where
the raw material will be obtained. One
thousand looms will be operated.
Joseph e. Mcdonald, Of Indiana, a
prospective candidate for the Presidency,
is in the Gath year Of his age. He used
to work at saddle making, and, like Cen
eral Grant. is good judge Of leather.
Col. C. a. Huber started last night for
Napa with two demented individuals,
Robert Witte and B. Ezekiel, sometimes
called Zenk, but who claims to be son
Of General Grant aud his confidential
advisor.
Mr.. c. N. Hassen, one Of the discov-
erers and owners Of the famous Bonanza
King mine, at Providence Mountain,
will start for that place to-day, on wish
to that camp and other mines in that
vincinity.
The schooner Vega, California built,
arrived at Valparaiso, Chile. lately, but
forty mine days out from Eureka. Hum
boldt county, being the best passage on
record by thirteen days California
vessels are in the lead.
T.. Danforth, proprietor of the Broad
way United States Bonded Warehouse.
at San Francisco, who has been spend
ing few days happily in our semi
tropic county. returned home on Tues
day evening. He is very enthusiastic
about Los Angeles and surroundings.
Mr.. and Mrs r. Porter Ashe, who so
iniraculousIy escaped from the terrible
disaster at Tehachepi in January, are
building an elegant residence on Van
Ness avenue, san Francisco, and in the
near time, are living at the Baldwin
Hotel.
The HERALD acknowledges call from
J. de Barth Shorb. Esq, Of San Gabriel,
who was in the city yesterday on bust
ness. nv. Shorb has planted two hun
dred acres Of vines this spring notwith-
standing the unfavorable season. Had
the rains fallen earlier be would have
planted |, zoo, 900 cuttings.
The attention of persons seeking home
sites is directed to the advertisement
headed Rare Chance" These lots are
part Of the Sierra Madre Villa property
and were planted to grapes Of the best
varieties last winter. The location is
one OF the most salubrious in the county
and is in every way desirable.
The HERALD was in error in stating
in yesterday issue that Charles Huebsch
had been granted divorce from F.
Huebsch. The mistake arose from the
fact that the ahreviation "div." occur-
red in the court minutes and the re-
porter assumed that. as it was coupled
with the word decree, il meant divorce.
Conveyances Of real property amount
ing to s4s. 1896, against mortgages aggre.
eating $500. were filed for record in
the County Recorders office yesterday.
Al 1uuftoH W those huctuucu uDoNc, OHc
deed conveying property valued at
about $4,000. for which no considera-
tion was mentioned was fled, bringing
the amount Of transfers up to S63, 396.
Eggs were the only commodity dealt
in yesterday on Change. Ten cases were
sold at 271c. There was offer to sell 100
barrels Of "a degrees gravity lubricating
petroleum at $3.50. Fifty tons Of No.
feed barley. October delivery, were
offered at 81. 90 Rope. barley hay
was offered at sl6 per ton, with $40 bid.
In ton lots farmers on the street ask SIS
to $50 per ton.
Laborers, and white ones at that, are
receiving but six-bits day in work on
levees in sllt'e ,unty, and find them
selves. The low price is on account Of
the competition of Chinese labor,
although none Of the latter are en-
ployed. But they might as well be as
to compel a white man to work for Mon
golian wages. Fifty laborers quit on
Monday in consequence, and more will
follow their example.
Itappears that there are savage wild
boars in the marshy portions OF Solano
county. A farmer living in that vicinity
who possessed number of horses, had
the misfortune to lose his most valuable