Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-02-14
News and Other Notes.

The Colored Methodist Episcopal
Church has more than 100, 900 mombers.
One hundred Mormon families have
arrived in Smithville, A. r., thus far
this season.
The free labor bureau at Castle Garden,
Now York, found employment for 81, 49S
immigrants during 1882.
During the past week II is said that
the Chinese have purchased $500 worth
OF pistols OF ono firm in Tuscarora,
Nevada.
The Bishop of Wheeling DEGREES that
all Catholics must Withdraw from the
Order Of the Knights Of st. John, or be
accommodated.
There Is not Legislature in session in
any State of the Union but what has
before it for consideration railroad legis.
lation in some shape.
By the census bulletins IL appears that
between 1850 and 1880 the number of
farms in the United States increase
from ,i40,073 to 6,0OS,007.
The French vintage Of 1882 was TO-
000, 900 gallons less fthan that Of 1881,
and 100000. 900 gallons less than the
average OF the last ten years.
Land in Tulare county is rapidly in.
creasing in value. The farm of John
Clark, between visala and Farmersville,
sold last week for 500 per acre.
The Mayor of Oakland In his recent
message fixes the population Of that city
at 80, 900; and the assessed valuation OF
real and personal property, S2S, 5000, 900.
Richard Reese, last surviving mem
Der of the Twentieth Congress, died
Wednesday morning at keeseville, N.
Y. He was born ON the 23d Of Noyem.
Der. l70t.
The Judiciary Committee OF the
Maine Legislature has voted to report
thai the bill changing the State election
from September TO November is inexpe-
aioni legislation.
paaatrs and the demi.monde mainly
lAiapasd the sale OF Sarah Bernhardt's
pfwtls IN Paris A necklace OF rose
alEzpoads brought $4,000 francs, and
fHO bracelets 5000 each.
The number of failures in Oregon for
the past year over that OF 1873 was less
than per cent. while the increase in
the number OF firms for that period has
been upwards OF 40 per cent.
The Spanish Council of Ministers has
decided. on the proposition Of the Min
ister OF Colonies, to treat as free men the
forty thousand slaves who were not lib.
Grated by their owners in Cuba in 1870.
The Colorado Legislature has appro.
priated S2l 600 for the Grand Army of
the Republic to hold national encamp-
ment at Denver the coming Summer.
The city Of Denver will donate $40 900
more.
A glance at the long delinquent poll
tax list ought to convince every one OF
the wisdom OF law requiring every
voter to exhibit his poll tax receipt be
fore being allowed to deposit his ballot.
San Luis Obipo Tribune.
1t seems that the good people OF San
Diego arc beginning to realize that the
California Southern Railroad is not all
THAT fancy painted it," A little dis
elimination on the part of the railroad in
favor of National City has soured them
somewhat.
1t is reported that Mrs. Judge Croker,
of Sacramento, contemplates donating
her magnificent art gallery to the State,
1t is altogether the finest art collection
on this coast, and is probably not ex-
celled by any private collection in the
United States.
The most honest piece OF art criticism
we have seen for some time is attributed
to II lady who was viewing the reputed
Raphael picture recently brought to New
York. "Well, " she said, "if it is Ra.
phael | think it is perfectly loyely-but
if ii isn't, then don't think much OF the
picture.
When Riddleberger gets up to make
a speech in the Virginia Legislature he
primes himself with drink and a quid
OF tobacco, like his illustrious prototype,
Billy Malone. Then he rolls up his
sleeves, squares himself, and begins as
ii he were addressing crowd at coun.
try cross roads. His assurance will put
him entirely at his ease in the United
States Senate.
Missouri is about to spend $50, 900 in
finding out about herself. She suspects
that she contains some of the richest ores
on earth, aud geologist is to make n
thorough investigation. Her soil is PEE
cularly rich, and has commonly been
regarded as decomposition of limestone
and sand stone; but scientific analysis
will now for the first time determine the
question.
There will be four eclipses the present
year-two of the sun and two of the
moon. On April 22d there will be par.
tial eclipse of the moon, which will be
visible on the Pacific Coast The next
eclipse will be that of the sun, ON May
9th; it will not be visible in this country.
The third is that of the moon, ON Octo-
Der 10th, and will be visible in all parts
of the United States. The last is that