Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-01


with the imported French prune, this
season, has not permitted OF business on
a very extensive scale with the Eastern
markets. The fruit, however. is in
high favor East, and the dealers there
prefer it, at even some higher cost. to
the imported; yet when good imported
French prune can be bought in New
York at 6t@7c. per lb., the California
product at l2c. in San Francisco must
necessarily go Slow
The following is the list Of passengers
who arrived from the East. via the
Southern Pacific and connections yester-
day; w NJ Lee. Detroit; r II Rice,
Philadelphia; R w Rspeman and wife.
Stockport, N Y; B w Griffith and wife,
Miss N e Griffith, Miss A d Griffith,
Miss NJ ] Griffith, d J Griffith, New
York;J V Britton and wife, South
Butte, Cal; r III Denstone, Canada; F G
Bernondy. Leadville; WIN Southern.
L M Southern, Cleveland; Nj Gabriel,
New York; ] Green, Lake Vally;S
Rowe, Tucson; G Simpson, Benson; M
L Sargent. Dragon: J H Edmonds,
Valparaiso. Ind; L L Jones. Georgia;
Eugene Dslly. Kansas City; A Homer.
Kansas City;T s Drake, Bedford, Ohio.
1t was our pleasure yesterday to exam
inc some choice sainplesof California silk,
at the we'll known house of J. M. Hale
L Co., on Spring street. These goods
are made by Messrs. A. F. saufrignon 4
Co., Of San Jose, and are most admirable
in style, strength, luster and finish. This
silk, which Is made at San Jose, is extra
wide, % inches, strong, firm and Of
extra quality. Messrs. J. M. Hale 4
Co. are deserving Of especial credit in
introducing these rare home made goods,
which ought to be the delight Of all gen.
uine Californians who take pride In the
products of our great and notable State.
DR.. B. A. Gould, formerly Of the Al
bany. N. Y, Observatory. reports Eve
comets, all visible from the Cordova
University in the Argentine Republic,
South America. This beats Los Ange-
les in the comet business. We had one
fairly behaved comet in the early winter,
but that is now gone and our scientists
are inconsolable. There is o miss deal
some way, and our neighbors on the
other side OF the equator are getting
more than their share Of the comet bust
ness. Something must be done.
Two years ago when present reporter
Of the HERALD visited Redlands. near
San Bernardino, there was but one
dwelling house on the tract. Now there
are thirty houses and 800 acres Of or
chards and vineyards. That IS how the
country grows. 1t may also be added
that in Antelope Valley there was but
one house six months ago and no land
under cultivation, while now there are
thirty houses and $500 acres Of land
planted to grain.
There were fled yesterday with
Recorder Miles, seventeen deeds, four
mortgages. four satisfaction Of mort
cages, two maps, two mis- ,ellaneous
papers and five marriage licenses. The
parties to the latter mentioned contracts
We're, Rupert Draper and Guadalupe
Bandini, VIM. Carol and Annie Grabe,
C. C. Russell and Mary A. Tullis, John
Genilla and Sarah Burns, with one
couple left blank for good. but bashful
reasons.
The Cotton Semi Tropic says: The
Bear Valley Land and Water Company
have fain gauge in the valley that has
been watched al winter. The amount
Of rain or equivalent in me'ted snow
that has fallen, up to the present time,
during the season Of 1884, is B5 inches.
While 1900 or 1000 inches of water was
flowing from the upper lake the water
rose over its surface Of 500 acres, at the
rate Of twelve inches in twenty-four
hours.
The Ventura Signal ann unces tho
death Of Geo. w. Treanor, the proprie-
tor Of the Los Angeles and Ventura
sage line. Mr.. Trsanor was formsr.y
engaged. in the mining business in the
northern part of the State. Afterwards
he moved to San Diego where be lived
several years before he purbhased the
Los Angeles and Ventura line. He was
widely known and highly respected as
business man and genial gentleman.
Messrs. Stern. Cahu & Loeb. Of the
well known City CT Paris dry goods
honse, in their new advertisement on
our second page. announce that they
have received large invoices Of Spring
silks, hosiery, etc., OF their own importa-
~ fxr s.,er
A cordial invitation is extended to the
ladies Of Los Angeles to call and examine
their elegant assortment.
The first anniversary of the woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Los
Angeles will be observed by mass
meeting. Wednesday evening. at the
First Congregational Church. and by
appropriate exercises, on Thursday, at
the same place, beginning at 10 A. NJ.
and 2P.M Do not fail to be present.
The attention. Of those seeking sites
for homes or property for investment is
directed to the advertisement of desira-
Bile lots for sale in Niles addition TO the
Morris Vineyard tract. These are
among the best lots now ON the market,
convenient 10 street-cars, and with
schoolhouse and church shortly to be
erected on the tract.
The Riverside Valiey Echo will to-day
pass into the ownership Of Robert Horn
beck, formerly the foreman of the job
office Of the Press and Horticultural.
There will now be in Riverside one
newspaper with three names-the On.
tario Fruit Grower, the Vallcy Echo and
the Press and HorficHlturist. whats
In name!'
The Council yesterday. on recommen-
dation Of the Board Of Health, instruct.
cd the Clerk to write to the State Board
Of Health and ask for the appointment
Of an officer to be stationed at Yuma,
Arizona, to inspect all trains anl pre-.
vent the introduction into California of
persons affected with smallpox or yell
low fever.
The Los Angeles postoflice which does
third more business than the Oakland
postofice is allowed IS, 500. for annual
expenses, while the Oakland office gets
81, 500 annually, for doing two thirds the
business Of the office in this city. What
kind of management is that! Cannot
our officials get an even share Of appro-
priations and more help to do the work
A large lot of letters mailed at Pasa-
dena week ago yesterday, have not
yet been delivered in this city. Where
are they! Whose fault is il. Will
some one rise and explain? The letters
were Of peculiar importance and II
somebody cannot account for them there
will be row.
The celebrated Tappissier silks, guar.
anteed not to cut or grease, our own di.
rect importation. We have the largest
and finest assortment Of silks in Los An.
geles, and sell them as cheap as others
sell inferior onalities Everv ward Il