Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-10

| Hau tne speaker read the newspapers he
would have seen that Hon. w. A.
Cheney, Of Los Angeles. was appointed
on the Committee on Resolutions by
Senator Davis, OF Yuba, Chairman OF
the Convention. A perusal Of the HER
AID would be good exercise for in
choate Statesmen before they make o
break for political honors.
In City Justice Morgan's Court, yes
terday, the twelve Chinese gamblers ar
rested the night before, report Of
which was given in the HERALD, were
arraigned, seven on the charge of keep
ing gambling house and five for visit.
ing gambling house. The former were
held in Sl400 bail each to appear for
trial may 10th. at l0A. NJ, and the 9TH
ers in like sums to appear at the same
hour on the following day. Six white
men, members Of tue Doe, Roe, Brown
and Jones families, charged with playing
cirds for money, plead guilty and were
fined IS apiece, which they paid.
The San Francisco Supervisors who
poked fun at the Los Angeles electric
light and decided to use gas, are finding
out that the people will not go with
them, but arc cursing them loud, long
and deep. The merchants on twenty
blocks have decided to place electric
lights in front Of their stores as is done on
Main and Spring street in this city, at
their own expense. They denounce the
action Of their Supervisors in unmeas
ured terms. In the meantime Los Au-
geles survives, and is adding more cleo
| tric lights, and 10 now the best lighted
city in the nation.
Antelope valley seems to be on a
boom. Not only are the crops large aud
rewarding, but society is crystaliziog
into form and definite proportions like
those of well settled and long estab-
lished community. The latest report
| from that locality announces the advent
Of son, to the wife of Doctor L. e.
Maynard. This is the first child born
in the new colony. II is understood
that the settlers will take the same action
in this case as wa, taken iu Pasadena.
where the settlers gave fine baby
carriage to the first baby that arrived in
that settlement.
Mcssrs. Hammel 4 Denker have made
the experiment of planting 200U peach
trees during the past week, to be per-
mitted to grow without irrigation. This
is an important experiment, from. the
fact that the trees are already far ad-
vanced beyond the time when il is con-
sidered safe to plant trees Of that spe-
ciss. and will have to make q living, if
they live at ell, out Of the moisture OF
the air and ths soil. II the experiment
is successful il will enlarge the capabili-
ties Of the country and extend the soasun
Of trse-planiing u an important extent.
Mr.. A. D. Bell comedies with the
HERALD ON the financial question, and
says: "Whils New York bankers are
calling out for suspension or reduction
Of the coinage Of the American dollar, it
appears that the amount Of standard sill
yer dollars is less by $1,000, 600 than it
was in November, less by $1,000, 600
than it WAS in July, 1883, and less by
s.. .000, 900 than it was in January, 1888.
Leave tariff tink eriDg alone and the
growing business of the country will ab-
sorb all these standard dollars.
The Arizona Star of the 7th says:
Geo. NJ. Wise. q brakeman on the Ari-
zona and New Mexico Railway, was in
stantly killed yesterday at the Spur,
three miles from Clifton. He was tn
gagged in switching three cars, and, after
putting ON the brake to the forward one,
started to jump TO the second car, but
fell between them and was run over by
two cars. He was au estimable young
man, aged about % years, and came on
t. the ROAD about one year ago from Cas-
eade, Iowa:
The officers Of the st. Bernard Com.
mandery, Knights Templar. Of San Ber
nsrdino, that was organized last week,
consists Of the following Sir Knights:
Eminent Commander, $. B. Hinckley;
Generalissimo, A. s. Dryidson; Captain
General, +. A. Smith; Prelate, DIR. VIM.
Craig; Senior Warden, w. L. G.. Souic;
Junior Warden. Geo. ID. Cunningham; /;
Secretary, T. J. Wilson; Treasurer, -
Ball; Standard Bearer, W. X. Virgins;
Standard Bearer, Joseph Bright; War
der. Charles Goulding.
H. Siegel, the halter, has laid on our
table an elegant quarto illustrated vols
ume, entitled Hermaan's IAustrdted Cata-
togue for 1884. 1t contains in addition
to tasty designs Of all the fashionable
hats of the season, which are for sale
by Herr Siegel, some beautiful fashion
plates and landscape scenes of places
OF interest in various parts OF the coun.
try besides views OF manufacturing and
| agricultural industries. The whole vol
ume is artistic and thing Of beauty.
BY notice in our New To-Day. it will
be seen that Mr.. J. N. Jacoby has been
admitted as member Of the firm Of
Jacoby Bros, the well known Wholesale
and retail clothiers OF this city. This is
ono of the Oldest and most successful
clothing houses in Southern California,
and has won its high standing BY
strictly fair dealing. We congratulate
the new member on his admission to the
firm. - = e. - -
Around the town of Fresno are now
60, 600 acres Of land all prepared with
bitches for irrigation. A few years Igo
this land was sheep range, and poor
range at that. 1t is now the richest and
most fruitful Of fruit land and produces
abundant crops Instead Of being rent
ed at 2j cents per acre for sheep grazing,
it now produces $3.50 per acre in fruit.
Mr.. c. VI. Lawrence, Of the Csjon
Pass, San Bernardino county, paid the
HERALD Office brief call yesterday.
He informed 'us that the California
Southern Railroad engineers have sur
veyed several preliminary lines through
the Pass, and that the prospects are
favorable for the speedy location OF a
permanent line.
Messrs. J. Kiefer & Co. will to-day
ship full carload Of Los Angeles wines
to Milwaukee. This house, last week,
sent carload Of the same to Minneapo-
| lis. These shipments show the growth
and scope Of the wine trade of the city,
which will soon be known as the great
wine market Of America.
By advertisement elsewhere in this
mornings HERALD, it will be seen that
an examination Of candidates for sdmis-
sion to the University Of California will
be held at the Normal School, in this
city, on May 29th, 3Oth and 3lst. Con-
ditions Of the examination will be found
In the advertisement.
Mrs. Mary Lieber, by card under New
To-Day, announces that she is prepared
TO furnish bouquets and cut flowers to all
who may require them. Her gardens