Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-26

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that vast strsam Of watsr came down
from the mountains last week, At that
place, but the concrete wall which the
colonists originally made around the
tract to shut out the gophers and rab-
bits, turned the current of the flood and
saved an overflow Of orchards and vine
yards that would have destroyed many
thousands Of dollars worth Of the prop
erty Of the settlers. Here II An idea for
the people in North Pasadena to adopt,
TO arrest the washing out Of their fields
on the steep inclins which they are cul-
tivating.
A lot Of 10. 600 little pear trses arrived
laAt week from Rochester. N. Y, to :
citizes of Pomona. The Courier. Of that
place. states that the trees. when nm
boxed in our genial weather. walked up
at once. and. thinking It midsummer,
commenced lsafina out In lively man
ner. The same phenomenon was OBJ
served in regard to peach trees that
were imported from Ohio to Pasadena, .
few yeers ago. When they were ex-
posed to the sunshine they bloomed in
mid winter the first year. but after that
in the usual time.
The following are the names Of the pas
ssngsrs who arrived from the East, via
the Southern Pacific and ocnnections, ct
1870 ?. \. yestsrdays WI. Vail and
vile. Mrs. Croyst, Tucson, A. t.; Mn.
r. Bolton, Mrs. M. H. CUftle. Cleve-
land. Ohio: Mrs. @. B. Baker, Columbia,
Tenn; Mr. /. G. CaIsf, Providence, Ri;
Capt. Geo. Dewey, q. 3. Navy; Mr.. and
Mfs. Hopkins, San FrAnclsco; Mr. Hum
Ter, New York City; J. G. Frssman.
Benson. A. T.. w. Be ohlisr, Chicsgo;
j. Matten, Silver City, N. NJ. &c. Hafbi.
son, Pleasant Hill, Mo-; Mr.. Grisoberg,
Tombstone. A. T.
Ths Summer heat Of the past week
sent hundreds Of people on Sunday to
SAnta Monica, to bsthe IN the ocean
surf. What other city can furnish such
variety Of scenery and snjoymsnt as
Los Angeles IN mid -wlntsri Ssa bathing,
mountain ramblss, orange groves, plains
Of flowers, growing grain, trees, vines
and grain bsiug planted, and rivsn
swelled with melting snow flowing In .
tomperatnfe of eighty degrees through
orchards in blossom snd bearing ripe
fruit.
A correspondent wants to know Why
letters from Rlvsrsids, California. are
seldom delivered in Los Angeles. He
reosivsd letter February 2lst that was
postmarksd ct Riverside January 18th,
making forty days for tbs trip Of sixty.
three miles. Bat Il appears that only
half the letters ever got here from that
plaes, o. rssch Rivsrsids from Los An.
geles.
Owing 70 the washed out condition Of
the roads between this city and San
Busnavsntura, Judge Hines was unable
70 get here yesterday 10 try the Hay
rape case, which was reset for trial
March l7th. Judee Hines writes that
bis place was greatly injured BY the re-
cent heavy rains. and that It viii take
him some time 70 repair dsmsgss.
|. "visitor" writss rs to know what is
ths right proaunciation Of the word Los
Angeles. A. near - our untutorsd ear
can reduce the word to : phonetic
spsIline We would say that the bane-up
way Of doing the sweet name i Los
Ang-hslss, with the accent on the ants-
pmult.
The HrRALb acknowledge the re-
csipt Of some lemons from the Rancho
Il Canada. On shat high and favored
land citrus fruits grow 70 the utmost
perfection without fungus on the bark.
lsavesor fruit. Mr.T. e. Rowan will pleass
sccept thanks for this handsome fruit.
A special meeting Of the German La
dies Benevolent Society will be held Il
Tun verein Hall Il 2 O'Clock 70 morrow
sftsfnoon to make arrangements Tor the
coming annual festival. A full attend
snce i dssirsd. See notice IN oar New
To-Day.
We regret t. learn that our genial
frisnd Jsd4s 4. B. Aefitt. Of San Fer
nsndo. i snasrisg iron : slisht stack
n u1ue WQsU48t t4n& M WV
Won will be brief md that " usy soon
zee him hale and hearty = q old.
II is sAid that the Han Francisoo malls
will be ssnt down BY ~ Qssea Of the
Pacific without fail. Sesh sction is i'm
peratively demsndsd ~ IL wants Of
business, and shouM hsss been taken
long ago.
The printsrs' baA6bAil eIub On Sunday
badly beat the foundsynen y N. 9.
Baker 1 Co. in { uees1 q Boyle
Heights, the seors s(zn1in6 ~ for the
printers aad q for The foundFyuusn.
Mr.. C. C. Ips hss rsturnsd from hia
visit TO Tombstone, Arisoss. They got
up little hanging bes IN kis honor. die.
posing IN neat and scientific style Of
one Of the Bisbee nurdsrsrs.
According 70 Professor Aaasill thsss
l. to be anothsr storm between the 26th
| end the 29sh Of this nouth. His prog
nostications for March have not yel
come 70 hand.