Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-07-24

| lat III the evening have been found dead
in the morning. The disease resembles
the ''black leg" Eight animals have
died from this disease on the Puente hills,
aud it is reported that so head have
died from the bands Of Miguel Leonis.
The matter should be investigated
promptly and the cattle supplied with
pure water and good food, and kept out
| OF swamps where unhealthful grasses
abound aud the water apt to be impure
and dangerous.
The San francisco Merchant. one Of
the best vinicultural and horticultural
publications in the State, has changed
ownership and editorship, Mr.. A. d.
Bell retiring. and Mr.. Chas. d. Buck
land assuming the place of Mr.. Bell.
Mr.. Bell is well-known in Los Angeles.
where he has many warm friends, and if
his successor succeeds in maintaining the
high character of the Merchant, the viii
culturists of Los Angeles will render
him cordial support. The Merchant
will here 'fter be published semi-month
ly, on every alternate Friday morning.
Mr.. ]. J. Hanford yesterday brought
to the HERALD Office a sample of
threshed wheat from Antelope valley
that is the handsomest that has appeared
| at this office from the present crop. 1t
is full sizs, white and plump, and will
make most delicious -four. A country
that will raise such grain is remarkably
valuable. The valley lies about $500
feet Above sea level and is free from fog
and rust Of every kind. A sample will
be sent to the New Orleans Worlds Ex-
position.
Mr.. b. Chandler has commenced new
oil well in the mouth of HERALD Canon
at Petrolia. He has sunk fifteen inch
hole sixty-Gve feet deep and will next
commence drilling a thirteen inch hole
below the larger one With this large
sized hole he will have good chance to
ensmall the oritice whenever there is any
caving in of the rock, that necessitates
putting in casing.
Mr.. ]. G. DeTurk is preparing to erect
a large livery and sale stable Oh the cor
ner Of First and Fort street, 65xl60 feet
and two stories in height. This will be
Que Of the largest and faest establish
ments in the State. This is a sign of
the rapid growth of the city, in which
there are now about forty corrals and
boarding and sale stables.
The exports of petroleum from the
United States to foreign countries for
the past eleven months were 4O6, 759, sos
gallons, worth s42, S45, COS. These are
very large figures, bat when the great
petroleum belts OF Los Angeles and
Ventura counties are fully opened these
figures must be largely increased.
The magnificent steamer Santa Rosa,
which sails to-day for San Francisco,
has all her berths engaged for the trip
While this fine steamer is doing such
large and lucrative business it seems bad
policy to take her off for another route,
and it is to be hoped that such a change
will not be made.
Mr.. 4. G. Judson. OF Redlands, wants
"to know if the decision OF Judge How
ard on the proper channel of the Santa
Ana river locates it in the old or the new
channely" The decision locates it in the
old channel, and the people Of that sec
tion have ''put it in its little bed" where
it formerly belonged.
In City Justice Morgan's Court, yes-
terday, George Valpey, arraigned on the
charge Of embezzling sl5. on complaint
Of Z lward w. Day, plead not guilty and
the case set for trial at P. NJ. July 10Th.
Jennie Trip plead guilty to disturbing
the peace and was fined $40, which she
paid.
The prizes to be given at the picnic of
the Vigilance Hook and Ladder Compa.
ny, next Sunday. are ON ex hibition at the
drug store OF Littleboy, on North Main
street, opposite the Court House. The
boys are determined to do the handsome
thing in their annual festivities.
The jack rabbits of Antelope valley
have eaten up 10000 fresh, crisp, newly
grown locust trees. planted under the
timber culture act. These quadrupeds
turn up in most unexpected places with |
multifarious appetites, and must be abol-
ished.
We are indebted to our Young friend
Adolf Strauss for snperh bouquet,
whose arrangement shows him to pos.
sess genuine artistic taste. Adolf has
made flowers a speciality and is, we are
glad to know. meeting with great sue
cess.
The attention Of our lady readers is
directed to the advertisement of the
clearance sale of the millinery stock
OF Miss d. Gotthelf, of lis First street.
The goods are all of the latest styles and
are sold to make room for the new stock.
The attention of parties desiring to
locate lands in the Antelope Valley is
directed to the advertisement of John j.
Haaford, who can be found at room l IL,
Gray House. corner of Main and Alame-
da streets, for one week.
Ia the County Recorders Office yester-
day there were filed for record fourteen
deeds, six mortgages, two releases of
mortgages, one notice of location of wa
ter claim and two miscellaneous papers.
George T.. Gard filed for record in the
County Recorders office yesterday no.
tice Of location of 500 inches Of water, in
the Pacoima Csiion, to be used for do
nestle, carrying and irrigating purposes
Hon. R. Pacheco, formerly Represent
alive in Congress from this District. but
now resident Of the City of Mexico, is
a passenger by the Pacific Express, due
in this city at noon to-day.
Mr.. VIM. Ledbetter, the well known
bridge builder Of Los Angeles, has built
bridge over the ella river in Arizona,
and has now gone back there to find
o'her rivers to conquer.
J. G. Dunnigan, charged with obtain
ing goods under false pretences, was ex-
ahmed before Justice Ling yesterday
aud was held in $3.50 bail for trial before
the Superior Court.
Mr.. Geo. Chaffey has returned from
trip to the anthony mines in which he
is Interested. The specimens from that
mine are Of the most beautiful descrip-
ton.
County Clerk Potts, yesterday. by di-
rection of the Board of Supervisors,
burnt up s9i 200 of old county bonds,
Thermometer for the "a hours ending
at s;l5 last evening: Maximum, SIS
degrees; minimum, 60.3 degrees.
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