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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
A Public Weigher.

At joint meeting OF the Board of
Trade and Produce Exchange last even-
ing, to consider the appointment Of a
Public Weigher, Mr.. l. N. Van Nuys
was called TO the chair and j. NJ. Davi es
acted as Secretary ex.officio. A petition
having been previously 'esented TO the
City Attorney requesting him 10 prepare
an ordinance creating the Office Of Pub
lie 'Veigher, that officer requested more
information concerning the power and
duties of the office aud the plan for pay
ing the salary pertaining TO the same.
On motion. the President was re-
quested TO appoint committee of five
to consult with the City Attorney in the
matter, with power to act on the part of
the two Boards.
The President appointed the follow
ing members vi he committee: K. Ger
main, Walter s Maxwell, j. J. Mellus.
J. II. Book and NJ. Dodswoitb, to
which, ON motion. .he Chairman was adj
ded.
On motion, the Secretary was directed
to correspond with city officials in olhtr
cities and obtain copies Of ordinances
creating such an office. The City Attor-
ney was requested to defer action in the
matter till such documents could be OBJ
tanned.
Adjourned.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
The Silver HARVEST.


The Calico Print Of Saturday the
26th OF January, has the following in
terestins intelligence:
On the 25th instant three bars of
bullion valued at "a, 799 were shipped to
San Francisco from the Bismarck mine.
In about couple of weeks the On-
entail mill will be in operation, with fiji
teen stamps instead of ten. The extra
five stamps and accompanying machinery
have arrived and the work OF setting up
the same has commenced. Several new
buildings are being erected in the vicini-
ty of the mill and various other improve
ments are being made about the mill and
immediate surroundings.
On last Sunday at balf-past four
O'Clock at the Needles, James Reno,
foreman of the railroad carpenters at
the Needles, was walking along while
attending to business, when suddenly
he fell to the ground Assistance was
Immediately rendered him, but In half
an hour be expired. On examination it
was found his death was caused by heart
disease. The following day his body
was taken to Oakland under the charge
Of Mr.. Sheriff.
There are at least 800 men, miners
and chlorid ers, in the Calico mining dis
trict bnsily engaged in getting out ore
and developing the various properties,
and the only mills available are the Orc
Grande, which has turned out over
S400, 900 of bullion from tbe King mine
within the last ten msnths, situat-
ed forty miles away; the mill at Haw-
ley's station, eight miles distant. which
has shipped at least $500, 900 of bullion
to San Francitco during 1883, and the
Oriental mill, six miles from Calico,
which has also shipped abont 5000, 200
in bullion in the same length of time.
The accumulation of ore on the dumps
is steadily going on, and another mill of
fifteen stamps would find constant EN-
ployment, more especially if erected in
the immediate vicinity of the mines.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
LETTERS FROM TINE PEOPLE.
areaser VS.. aaul.

EDIroR HERALD: That is the head
ing given by one Of the high-toned news
papers Of Southern California, called the
Los Aagetes Times, pious journal,
whose proprietors pretend to say they
will never take a dime from au intem-
pera.e man or a liquor dealer, and will
always do the best they eau for an honest
cause. They have proven their fairness
by the heading above, in calling United
States citizen "Greaser," one who tolls
at his trade honestly for living and
who, in fact, though not the editor of a
newspaper, has proven in two courts,
by the unanimous verdict of two intelli-
gent juries, his honesty. Though he is
q native Californian, is that any reason
for the "honest" Daily Times to call
him a Grsaser and fiddler? Can they
prove anything against the "Greaser," :"
as they call him, or was it simply. as
one might say, for the almighty dollar ?
l, as native Californian anda "Greaser," /"
say that the almighty dollar goes long
ways with that worthy paper, though a
great many don't believe 80. Time will
tell. Very truly yours,
A GREAsER MEMBER OF THE BAND.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
The Wanderers Return.

Mr.. John Burns returned yesterday
from Temescal in greatly improved health
and weight. John says it was largely
owing to the cheerful society Of Mr..
C. Collins, that he has recuperated so
rapidly, and renewed his youth like the
eagle or any other well fed bird Of free
dom. Mr.. Collins discovered q chicken
soup spring some years ago in this part
of the country. but he soon got tired of
killing the chickens, which were scarce
and expensive. and since that tiresome
time has been content to eat beef steak,
onions and hash. Each party gives the
credit of their recovery to the kindly
Offices of the other, and both are fat,
joyous and happy. The appetites which
they bring back, after q two months
absence, is simply terrible, but they
manage to worry along on three square
meals day.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31

The above total, divided by 7, the
number OF months the olive tree is work
ing, equals 70 degrees. or, if we add No
vember, with 50 degrees, equals $50 de.
grees, divided by 8, equals an average Of
60 degrees which we can easily reach in
California generally. The latter esti-
mate would be nearer the mark, and the
readers Of the Herald will take comfort.
The calculations about Spain are those
of Don Jose de Hidalgo Tablada. on
whose authority persons well versed in
agriculture and its scientific part have
confidence, aud will not be afraid Of re-
forming our olive industry with what
countries of conditions nearer to ours
than the HERALD seems TO imagine can
furnish us.
1t has been corrected that the degrees
of 240O spoken of by the HERALD, were
meant for 1000 higher, 3400 degrees Gen.
tigrade.
1t is dangerous for people unused to
firearms to handle loaded guns, and it is
also dangerous to handle figures unless
the operator is familiar with their cold
bloolel character. Ne Merchant says
the temperature Of 60 degrees We can
easily reach for eight months, L. may
be well to inform the Merchant and
everybody else, that there is no such
Temperature in California, anl fr end
who spent Thirteen years in sriil avs
that The average temperature during that
time was never up to the standard re-
quired by the article, GO degrees; and
that there is no olive producing country
that shows an average Temperature of 81
degrees.
The fact is, the man who made the
figures from which the Merchant quotes,
either had no knowledge Of what he was
writing or had thermometer that was
sadly in need ef repairing.
The Merchant gives table Of temper
AZURE for eight months that shows an
average Of 60 degrees. That must have
been creature OF the imagination, for
the temperature in this part of the State,
which is consid, red the highest in the
State, shows no such result. The Sig
nal Service records Of Los Angeles show
the following average temperature for
the past three years, which were warmer
than some that next preceded them, as
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31

DR.. Steckler, Of New Jersey. has been
innocculating children with the virus of
scarlet fever taken from horses with good
effect. 1t is an old story that scarlet
fever originated in horses, the first cases
being reported in royal stables in l5l4.
Shortly after thattime it appeared among
human beings. It is not cowmon now
among horses. DR.. Steckler is reported
to have innocculated young colts in order
to procure the equine virus. OF twelve
children vaccinated with this virus all
escaped on being exposed to the disease.
II, as is supposed by many phyzicians,
the germ of scarlet fever is the same As
that Of diphthoria, and Il Steckler's dis
covsry averts both, he will deserve 10
rank ss high among the beuefactora Of
~ rece = Jonnsr himnelf.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
Passengers Due This Evening.

The following is the list Of passengers
by the Southern route, to arrive in Los
Angeles at 4:45 o'clock this evening,
specially telegraphed to the HERALD
from CASA Grande, Arizona, at 10
o'clock last night:
Debousse Knight, r E Hartley, Mr.
Ford, wife and son. Sacramento; T W
Buzzo. San Jose; S Bloth, Chicago; II
Banno, NJ A Rathbone, San Francisco;
J B Sauve and wife, New York; J Minor
Taylor, Virginia City; G L Sanders, NJ 5
Sanders, Greenville, Iowa; G H Petit
and family. Minnesota; Z J Paisley, On
tario; VIM Little, Oregon; Sookey Val
entine. Susan Valentine, Memphis.
Special Palace Directors car; Moses
Hopkins and wife, Mrs NJ Hopkins,
Henry Iverson and wife. Miss Lathror,
J C Dennison, San Francisco.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
Times out of Joint.

A correspondent of the Arizona Miner
raises question Of time thusly:
At precisely two minutes after mid
night of December 3lst, 1888, by
standard time. as indicated by the
town clock of Prescott, i relocated tn e
famous Rip Van Winkle mine, on which
no work had been done during the
year 1888. / called it the "Alert." to
typify its reawakening. and considered
myself prospective millionaire.
Exactly thirty three minutes later.
mine ancient enemy, very stupid fell
low, called Sharp. appeared upon the
scene, and ceolly proceeded to relocate
the same property. under the name aud
style of the Legal Right" He claims
that standard time is not legal time; that
the civil or legafday begins and ends at
midnight by the true solar time on any
given meridian, and as standard time is
some twenty eight minutes in advance
of that, on this meridian, my relocation
was made twenty-six minutes before the
ground was liable to relocation accord
ing to law, while his is on the safe side,
by several minutes, of this dividing time,
between 1888 and 1884. What am /
going to do about IL, or what can do?
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
Bonanza King Mine.

We have received the following item
concerning the above mine from the most
reliable authority: The shipments of
bullion from this Company, Sl5, 900, on
the 23d and $3.50 to follow for the
coming week. The mine is looking finely
at the deepest points yet obtained, $40
feet. All thing, at the mine and mill
are in most promising condition. Two
dividends have been paid since Decem-
Der II, and one for January is now in
the office.
Three thousand feet to the north of
Bonanza King mine shaft, rich body
Of ore has been struck and is being
opened by. new company. The Bell
McGilroy claim to the South had ten
tons worked at the mill this week, yield
ing $l35 per ton. n.-Calico Print.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
waydown Bebee's Discovery.

Some weeks since Waydown Behee
announced in open meeting that he had
discovered direct motion OF the earth
from nor to south, and he predicted a
very poor cabbage crop in consequence.
The subject was given to the Committee
on Astronomy to investigate and report,
with power to expend twenty-four cents
in experiments, and at this meeting the
said committee announced the compile
tion of its labors. 1t appeared that
Brother Bebee had discovered the new
motion in his own house. All the furni.
ture leaned to the south, and the baby
was constantly falling down in that di-
rection. A jar of soft soap had worked
clear across the kitchen in one night,
and the family dog had to lie with his
head to the east or west. The commit
tee had visited the house and made a
careful survey, and the result was the
discovery of the fact that the south side
of Brother Bebee's cabin had sunk down
eleven inches and was still going. The
theory Of new motion was therefore
disproved, and the cabbage crop was
safe.-Detroa Free Press.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
COURT REPORTS
Superior court-Hines, j.

Superior Court-Hines, j.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 80, 1884.
Velasco vs.. Cbarbonnel ct al.--Verdict
by the jury OF $50 for the plaintiff.
Bulls VS.. Burlingame--Ju Judgment for
plaintiff in the sum Of Sl92.
Gibbs ct al. VS.. Tonner ct al.-Motion
TO set aside judgment in progress.
Salisbury VS.. Currau-Appoal herein
dismissed for want OF proper prosecu-
ton and upon the further ground that
the proper appeal has not been filed.
Dumbler vs.. III. NJ. Fischer-Verdict
for defendant.
Il. p. johnson VS.. Pio Pico-It is
hereby stipulated that the money to be
paid by r. Blderrain to Pho pico. in the
case of Pho Pico VS.. Seranno aud Bilder
rain, be released from the punishment
or attachment served upon said Bilaer-
rain in the said cause of said johnson
against Pico, not waving any lien ac.
quired by said attachment upon any
other property, real or personal.
Small Va. Williams days stay
granted.
SET FOR opAY.
Thomas VS.. Carllis-TriaI.
Levy 4 Co., vs. Strohm.
HOWARD, J.
Estate of Jacob Bumiller, deceased
Petition for an order to set aside the
whole Of the remainder of said estate to
the family OF said deceased, heard and
granted.
In re assignment OF C. d. Platt and
Il. Berman, as individuals and as part
ners, for the benefit of creditors-Peti-
ton of assignee to sell property OF as
signors heard and granted.
Los Angeles City vs.. s. p. II. r. Co.
Action to collect city license. Tried and
submitted.
SET FOR TODAY.
Schlessinger ct al. VS.. Mallard ct al
Demurrer.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
Vines and Vine Cuttings.

EDITOR HERALD-Before leaving Los
Angeles permit me to inform your read
ers that, in anticipation of brisk plant
ing season have contracted for large
lot of the rarest varieties of vines and
vine cuttings most needed in our new
plantations. I am anxious, of course,
to dispose of them, not having engaged
them for personal use. Those who in
tend to plast or to create nurseries
would do well to send to my office for
price-lists and descriptions.
CHARLES A. WErMoRE.
No. Ill Liedesdorff ST., San Francisco.
lw jan27
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
The Wine Market.

We learn from good authority that
there is not cellar of merchantable
wine, except such as are always reserved
for jobbing. for sale in California. The
dealers have secured everything that is
in sound condition. Ii the crop had
been 1900. 600 or 3, 900. 900 gallons more,
it would have been taken at good prices.
This shows that the outlet for California
wine is steadily increasing.-Saa Fran
cisco Merchant.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
A Catfish Cornsred.

The water from the tanks on the top of
the Nadeau block was shut off from the
use of the occupants of the building all
day on Monday. Yesterday the mys-
terious stoppage was found to be caused
by a couple of small catfish, which had
been drawn into the discharging orifce,
completely choking 1t up. The fish were
about six inches in length. and had evil
IDENTIFY been sent up inte the reservoir
some time ago, and grown in size ma
terially in their exalted home.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
Pasadena.

Business gentlemen who contemplate
becoming residents of the Southern
California Paradise" when the South
ern Pacific Railroad is opened, should
secure the commandingbuilding sites now
offered for sale in the beautiful orange
groves of Mr. James Smith, on Orange
Grove avenue. They are located on
hillside, looking east, having splendid
views OF the entire San Gabriel valley
and convenient to Postoffice, schools
and churches. Mr.. Smith has also
some lots on the main thoroughfare
and business street, Fair Oaks avenue,
between Hotel Raymond and postoffice,
the corner lots of two aud half acres
each having frontages of $50 feet by 206
feet, -s+ian}O- III
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
The Great Natural Demand.

In order to supply the great natural
demand for remedy of real merit, one
capable of cleansing the system, purify
ing the blood, regulating the liver and
acting on the bowels, the California Fig
Syrup Company has commenced the
manufacture on a large scale of con-
centrated Syrup of Figs, and is sending
out trial bottles to be given away, so
that it costs nothing to try it and con-
vince yourself of its efficacy. And as
every family needs a bottle, it is also
for sale in 80 cent and 81 bottles at all
drug stores. C. F. Heinzeman, whole.
sale agent, Los Angeles.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
Caricaturing.
Manhattan for February.l

lManhattan Tor February
The face and head are very important
features in caricature. But the true
caricaturist considers his work far from
complete when only the facial part is
done. For however well he may have
treated that part of his subject he knows
that he has yet at call many an unsus-
pected but powerful agent.
The hands, arms, trunk, legs and feet
have tales to tell. There is the long and
bony hand. the short and chubby hand,
the loose jointed arm and the arm with
The rusty hinge; the fat body and the
slim. the long legs, the short legs; the
inward bend and the outward bow; the
small foot and the large soot-indeed a
whole regiment of feet. What may not
the sloping shoulders tell? Or the ele-
vated shoulders? What brutality or
sycophancy in the curve of tho back?
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
FACT VERSUS FICTION.
What People say--What is Fact-A
DeIusion Corrected--Figules Don't
Lie-The True Temperature.

The San Francisco Merehaat, one of
the most valuable weekly journals in
horticulture and viniculture in the State,
takes exceptions to the figures in the
HEHALp concerning the temperature of
California, and in the Merchant of last
week, has this to say:
The Livermore Herald quotes from
the Los Angeles HERALD, which, con.
fused, like many others, by the thermos
metrical scale OF old Fahrenheit. advised
its readers to disbeieve in the feasibility
of foreign varieties of olives being accli-
mated in California. BY the calculation,
as made by the HERALD, a mean temper
ature Of 81 degrees would match that
rather superfuous heat Of of 27.3 of Sc
vile, according to Celsius.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
Personal.

A magnificent stock OF watches, .dia
monds and jewelry is now being closed
out at 10 First street, between Spring
and Main. The stock is from the well
known and extensive house of II. Bohn
& Co.. of Chicago and Denver, Colorado,
and is worth your time to look at it, as
it must be sold. Goods all warranted as
represented. Sale every afternoon and
evening. J. A. TURNER 4 Co.,
jan26 Auctioneers.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
Horsford's Acid Phosphate
IN sxAsrcxsxss.

Prof. Adolph OFT, New York, says,
81 used It for seasickness during an
ocean passage. In most Of the cases the
violent symptoms which characterize
that disease yielded, and gave way 10 I
hsallhluI actioa Of The functions i'm
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31

A writer in the Popular Science
Monthly calls attention to the fact
that the human body weighs but
apound in the water, and that
chair is sufficient to keep the
heads Of two persons above the water,
which is all that is necessary when it is
a case Of life or death. That one hand
placed on chair, piece of board, or any
floating object, is enough to keep the
head from being submerged. leaving the
other hand aud the feet free to paddle
toward the shore. 1t is natural for
one who does not know how to
swim to try and climb on top of an
overturned boat or piece of wreck.
Many lives are lost in this way when
the floating substance is not large
enough to sustain the additional weight.
A knowledge Of the fact that water
bears up ninety-niue hundredths of the
weight of the human body, and contI-
dence that it will never fail to do so
will rob the water of its terror to those
who cannot swim, aud be the means of
saving life in case of disaster.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31

SHILoHiS vITALIZER is what you
need for Constipation, Loss of Appetite.
Dizziness and all symptoms of Dyspep-
sia. Price so and rs cents per bottle.
Sold by G. 4. Heinzeman, l22 North
Main street.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31

WILL you SUFFER with Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint ShiIohs Vital
izer is guaranteed to cure you, Sold by
c. +. Heinzcuian, l2aa North Main street.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS made misera-
BILE by that terrible cough. Shiloh's
Cure is the remedy for you. Sold by c.
f. Heinzeman, I22 North Main street
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31

CATARRH CURED. health and
swect breath secured by Shiloh's Catarrh
Remedy. Pries 80 vents. Nssal In
jeetor flee. Sold by G, =. Heinseman
Ia Moth Mar G(lsek
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31

THAT HACKING COUGH can be so
quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure. We
guarantee it. Sold by C. F. Hsinzeman,
l22 North Main street.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
Resolution No. 229.
Resolution ordering the payment for the
construction Of Section Of the Hill
and Seventh streets sewer.

Be it resolved by the Mayor and Coun.
Gil Of the city Of Los Angeles.
SECTION L. The Treasurer of tho city
Of Los Angeles is hereby directed to pay
out Of the Hill and Seventh streets sew
er fund, at the expiration of fifteen (l5l
days after the passage of this resolution,
to Jos. III. Smith. the contractor, for the
construction OF said Section of the Hill
and Seventh streets sewer, the sum of
one thousand ard five dollars and forty
eight cents tSl005. .4S.l
Provided, however. that said payment
by the Treasurer shall be made subject
to the following provisions, to-wit:
That any person or persons who have
performed labor upon or furnished mate
rials for the construction OF said work or
improvement Ray file. within the said
fifteen (l5) days with the said City Treas
urer any written claim or claims, he or
they may make, on account of such labor
performed or materials furnished, and
at the expiration OF said fifteen (l5) days
said City Treasurer shall pay to said
contractor (Joseph ii. Smith) the amount
specified in this resolution, less the az
gregate amount of all such claims, if any
filed in accordance with the provisions
OF Section 10 of can act for the improve
ment of streets, lanes, alleys, courts,
places and sidewalks, and the construc-
ton Of sewers within municipalities,
approved March 9th, 1883. Should any
money be retained by said Treasurer on
account of any such claim or
claims, he shall pay over the
amount OF each such claim only
upon the order therefor of said con-
tractor, endorsed by the claimant there
for, or upon the order therefor of any
court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC .. The Clerk of the Council shall
certify to the passage of this resolution
and shall cause the same to be published
once in the Los Angeles Daily HERALD,
and thereupon and thereafter it shall
take effect and b, in force.
| hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was adopted by the Council of
the city OF Los Angeles at its nesting of
January 2Sth, A. d. 1881.
W. W. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Council of the City OF Los
Angeles.
Approved this 29;h day Of January,
A. d. 1884. C. Il. TuoM,
1t Mayor.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31

GROUP. wHooPING COUGH and
Bronchitis immediately relieved by
ahiloh's Cure. Sold BY C. =. Hsinxe-
mAn. III North Main se<est
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
WAR DEPARTMENT. SIGNAL SER
WOE. U. s. ARMY.

Dyision OF Teiegrams and Reports for the ben
1T Of Commerce and Agriculture. Report OF OBJ
servations taken at Los Angeles. CAL. Jan. 3o
1884.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31
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ls:is sls1s ~. sSas sS1s & (: J III CLAY CLAY
sl5 Pm. 3ol2 so As NE q Clear
Maximum Thermometer. 6fs
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Maximum Thermometer, 6is
Minimum Thermometer. 47.2.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-31

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Demurrer.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-18
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