Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-03

lowing conditions; Average temperature
for the month, 56.3 degrees. which is
only one-tenth Of degree lower than last
year. which was 1914 degrees. The
temperature for the past seven years
have been as follows: 1877, So; 1878,
4.4; 1879, 5l.9; 1880, 55.6; 1881, 54.8;
1882, 56.4; 1888, 56.3. The record
shows that the past month and the same
month for 1882 have been the warmest
Decembers since the Signal Service was
established. The mean daily range Of
temperature was only 2l,S degrees. The
rainfall for the month was 2.56 iaches.
Last year the rainfall for December was
but .0S Of an inch.
The HERALD office received pleasant
cali yesterday from Mr. F. +. Raymond,
a veteran Democrat of Boston, Massa-
chuselts. Mr.. Raymond cast his first
vote for Andrew jackson for President
and Marcus Morton for Governor, aud, as
the latter was elected by msjorify of
one, he feels that he is entitled to the
distinction Of having cast the vote that
elected the first Democratic Governor Of
the Old Bay State. Mr.. Raymond is q
hale and hearty gentleman CT 20 sum
mers, and. owing to his unswerving ad
here nee to the principles Of Jefferson
and jackson, bears his three-score years
and ten gracefully and looks. as yoAng a.
many man Of half his age.
The attention of our readers is di-
rected to the advertisement Of the Ex-
otic Gardens and Nursery, elsewhere in
this mornings HERALD. Louis J. STEM
gel, proprietor. Mr.. Stsngel is practi-
cal florist and aboricul,urist, and has
the largest and most varied collection of
rare plants, trees aud flowers t. be
found ON the Coas'. Persons who CON
template the ornamentation OF their
grounds should hot fail to examine his
stock, as his prices are must reasonable.
He also keeps on hand supply Of lawn
grass seeds Of the best varieties.
The statement OF the condition of the
Los Angeles County Bank at the close Of
busine January 2. 1884. appears in the
HERALD to-day. The condition Of the
bank is exceptionally strong. With q
capital of 500, 900 the bank has re-
serve fund of 500, 900. individual earn
ings Of $4,000 and cash on hand of
| $l69, 900, making 32l 900 of cash assets,
with loans of $428. COS. Sc. making of
available assets S748. 900. against Iisbili-
ties Of only 1854. .S73.84 due depositors,
showing that the institution has more
than double the amount of its liabilities
on hand to meet all obligations.
Captain Jerry Long, one Of those ex-
cellent passenger conductors of the s.
P. r. R., with headquarters at Los An
geles, received on New Year . beautiful
gold-headed ebony cane presented by
Mrs. Hammel, Of the U. 8. Hotel. and
Mrs. Denker, Of the Cosmopolitan. 1t
is needless to say that the urbane Cap
tain declares that it is the finest cane in
America, and that If any one disputes
the proposition they do It at the risk of
their life. 1t will be Long before we
quarrel with the Captain on that
| question.
Mr.. R. W. Waterman, of the Water
man mine, is registered at the Cosmo-
politan. Messrs Waterman & Porter,
the proprietors of this very excellent
mine. have just put in steam hoisting
works at nm expense of S26, 900. They
have a powerful Tustin crusher. and
with their facilities for reduction, expect
to make their ten stamps yield as much
as fifteen ordinary stamps. The mine is
yielding generously, and is one Of the
or.ok ;fo,ns of ;rdust.u of Q<uthorv,
California;
At the annual election of Confidence
Engine Company No. 9, held at the En-
gine House last night, the following Of
ficers were elected: President, j. r.
Briefly (re-elected); Treasurer. e. Cohen;
| Secretary, N. Cohn, Foreman, Will
Stoermer; Ist Assistant, o. E. Knute;
2nd Assistant, s. Goldstein; Finance
Committee. W. S. Moore, o. E. Knuse.
Chas. Doster; Fire Delegates, Robert
Eckert, j. D. Harvey, Max Barretto.
The following is the list of passengers
who arrived from the East. via the South
ern Pacific railroad and connections, last
evening: c. G. Merrill aud wife, Pitts.
I hCiu, nAu5oss h4nc anu Wllc, 1<DIus-
town, Oregonj Mrs. H. G.. Vance, Eure-
ka, CAL; T. NJ. Young, San Antonio.
Tex; A. P. Jones, Mexico; Al Perigs.
Wilcox. A. T.; w. 5. Renfro, Gus.
Renfro. Tucson.
On New Years day. Us some China
men were eagsged in excavating the side
Of the bluff, ou New High street, nearly
opposite the Pico House. for Mr.. r. B.
johnson, the bank above them caved
down and buried two Celestials under
the falling elods. All Foon, one of the
Cinnamon, was instantly killed and
another Of his countrymcn badly
wounded.
R. F. House and e. A. DeCamp yes
terday filed for record in the County Re-
corder's Office notice Of re location Of the
Katy d. mine, on Big Rock Creek, un-
der the name Of the Kena mine. w. FL.
Russell and f. P. johnson also filed for
record notice of relocation Of the Rus
sell mine, under the name of Edna
mine, in the same district.
Mr.. Dyer, of Pasadena, yesterday fell
from lofty scaffolding on Fifth street,
corner of Charity, where he was building
chimney for Mr.. s. B. Caswell, and
broke both legs. He was taken to the
Sisters Hospital, hut 1t is feared that
his injuries are fatal.
Mr.. John C. Bell. auctioneer, by I'D.
vertisement elsewhere, announces that
at II A. M, next Saturday, he will sell
at public auction, at the nursery Of the
late X. WeinhoId, East Los Angeles, a
large stock of rare towering plants. or
namental trees. etc.
While DR.. J. s. Griffin was attending
the reception Of General Hancock on
Tuesday afternoon, some scoundrel
broke into his residence on South Los
Angeles street, aud stole couple of
valuable gold watches and other arti.
cles of value.
Mr.. J. NJ. Griffith left for the East
New Years Day to be with Mrs. Griffith.
who is spending the winter at Media,
Pennsylvauis, Tor the benefit Of her
health. They will return home about
April.
Messrs. Northcraft & Clark, in our
New To-Day, advertise an auction sale
Of household furniture, to take place on
the premises, 1872 West Fifth street,
Saturday next, at lOA. M.
At the ra,e yesterday at Agricultural
Park, between e. J. Baldwin's Albert
c. and Samuels' Jennie c.. the latter
got away with two heats out of three in
2:43 and 2;44.
In the case Of the people VS.. Andrew
Hay, on trial before Judge Hines, the
case closed for the defense last night
aud will be argued this morning.
Mr.. McCaulsy, Superintendent of the
Union Ice Company of California and