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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
a Prehistoric Reservoir.

I've seen a good many wondelfu full
things in my travels" said John Gregg,
commercial traveller, "hut the Walled
Lake of Iowa rather lays over every
thing | ever saw. just imagine body
of water covering nearly 5000 acres,
with wall built up all around it, not a
stone in which can be less than 100
pounds in weight, and some as heavy
as three tons, and vet there's not n
stone to bo found within ten miles of
the lake. The wall is ten feet high,
about fifteen feet wide at the bottom,
and may be five on top, The country
is prairie land for miles around, except
a belt OF heavy timber that encircles the
lake. The timber is oak, and it is plain
that the trees were painted there. They
are very large. The belt is probably
half a mile wide. The water in the lake
is twenty-five feet deep, us cold us ice,
and "a clear as crystal,
"What | would like TO know is, who
built that wall? And how did they hold
the water back while they were build.
ings Aud how did they cart those inn
mense stones for ten miles Ii You ever
go to Iowa. don't fail to visit the Walled
Lake. Nou will fud it in Wright
county, l60 miles from Dubuque. The
cars will take You almost to it.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
- ------------a-
A Romantic Railroader.

There came to Chicago last week as the
host and entertainer OF Duke Gwin, in o
special car, young man whose career has
boen almost as romantic as ''Duke's' is
famous. jerome A. Fillmore is his name.
Born and reared on u rocky farm in
Pennsylvania, he used to go to a coun.
try school in summer with bare feet and
straw hat with his hair sticking out OF
the crown. One day when he was
about twelve years old. survey
ors came to his fathers farm with
their tripods TO survey the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad. The boy looked on curl
ously aud wondered what it meant.
Next year the rails came and with
them a locomotive. That was enough
for the boy. lie wonld neglect his
chores and steal off to watch the loco
motive. lie refused to study He
would steal rides on the gravel trains
and associate with the workmen.
When the road was completed and
coal trains were put on one day Jerome
turned up missing. Active search was
made, and in week or so the fat, sturdy
boy was found lie was brakeman
on coal train ut S25 month as n
starter. The station agent near his
fathers farm had put him on tho rlad,
and the old folks were furious. That
was about twenty-five years ago.
There is no need to follow the boy IN
his course. 1t was always upward.
Last week he came to Chicago with
his family and Duke Gwin, in special
car, as General Superintendent OF the
Central and southern Pacific railway
system, and every where recognized and
admitted as one of the finest railway man
ayers in the United States. His salary
is $4,000 ayear, and it would perhaps
be doubled before he would be allowed
to leave the company's service. Boys,
the chances are not all gone by any
means. Chicago journal.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
The Sahara Flooding Scheme.

The project of flooding the Sahara,
and thus opening up Central Africa to
commerce and civilization, appears to DO
revivipg-the opinion still being urged
by geographers and engineers that ii the
water of the ocean could be let into that
desert, the climate, the soil, and the
sanitary condition would be improved.
Though nearly two.thirds as large as
Europe, and containing some two hun
dred million inhabitants, the only
means OF communication with the rest
OF the world lies in the caravan
tracks. In the Sahara Desert there
is remarkable depression covering
an area Of about 1000 miles, the de.
pressed portion being known as Eliuf,
and said to extend from within twelve
miles OF the seashore to regions in the
close neighborhood of Timbuctoo. The
theory OF both ancient and modern geo.
graphers has been that Eljuf was origi-
nally filled with water, which flowed into
the ocean; but that, bar having gradu-
ally formed at the entrance, the flow in
ward was stopped, and the heat of a
vertical sun caused the inside water to
evaporate. The practicability Of reopen
ing this ancient channel is the great
question.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Wanted 1t Shingled.
[IIa,tiorl Telelruni.l !

lIIaitiorl Telegrpml
"Next" sad ba;rlr,sscr in u fash.
ionable shop ON State street, aud some
surprise was created when q yong wo
man s, ated herself and said: II want
my hair shu,gltd."
fhe attendant f. ON his looks, evideat-
" dcslked the task, ~ lie said rather
d.pondently. How do you want it
don.!'
81 want it shngled."
"Y es, but howl l can shingle it three
or four ways, miss" and the scissors
were lowering over head, keeping up
mournful dirge as ii hesitatiDg the loss
of the locks.
''I want it shingled, she exclaimed in
an irritated voice, and her temper EVIL
IDENTIFY rising. as she continued, "but if
you cannot do it must go to some hair
dresser who can.
"Very we |, Miss" exclaimed the OPP
orator, "as you please" and he hastily
snatched the wrapper from of her as if
in fear Of her changing her mind. The
young lady sprang from the chair and
left the shop, banging tho door.
What did she want?' asked one of
the regular customers.
"Oh, was the reply, "she wanted her
hair tsnned, but she had heard the
term 'shinglcd' used, and did not fully
understand what it meant"
"Do you meet many such cases!"
eyes, quits number; but l dislike
such jobs. Occasionally l meet men
who do not known what they want. but
n woman is worse than half dozen
men,"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19

AFTER describing Hon. Henry b.
Payne, Of Cleveland. who was elected
United States Senator from Ohio, as a
mere rich man, our coafreres Of the
Republican ress are at last beginning
TO find out that they have committed
great mistake. While they will not
acknowledge this fact they realize It,
all the same. In addition to being one
Of the ablest public men in the United
States, Mr.. Payne has for thirty years
enjoyed II national reputation This IS
where he differs from the rich Republi-
can nincompoops, like "Wood Pulp"
Miller, Sabin. and others, who have been
elected to the United States Senate
simply because they were rich. Henry
Il. Payne was In 1856 the Democratic
candidate for Governor Of Ohio, aud he
came very near beating Salmon p. Chase
for chief magistrate OF the Buckeye
State. lie has filed multiplicity
Of po,itions Of trust and honor;
aud he Is the only Democrat,
since the organization of the Re
publican party, who has succeeded in
beiag elected TO Congress from the
Cleveland district. The fact that he is
worth fifteen million dollars, in view Of
this other circumstance, should not be
r,arp,ttia1 t,. MILF n IN auaipot hin, Du
the way, talking about wealth and party
recognition, 1t is Just as well to note the
fact that Fur Seal Miller, United States
Senator from this State, has just been
chosen Chairman of the Republican
Congressional Committee, while the rich
United States Senator Sabin, short
time previously, had been elected Chair.
man of the Republican National Com
| mittee. Both OF these gentlemen belong
to the rich nincompoop crowd, VIII lie
Wood Pulp Miller has replaced Roscoe
Conkling MS the Republican boss In New
York. Not to such people does Henry
b. Payne belong. He is one of the elect
of intellect and purpose who, in all coun-
tries and in all ages. have carried Off the
prizes which abound in any Of the fields
Of eflortand honor. The fact that, through
his own unaided effort, he has amassed
fifteen million dollars, in no whit mill.
tates against him. He made his money
in private life. The truth is that the
Democratic party would show heap of
sense by fighting tho devil with fire.
The God and Morality party are evi.
IDENTIFY getting ready to play over again
the game of 1880, in which they wrested
the Presidency from the Democratic
party by the corrupt use Of money. In
the language of Stephen W. Dorsey, the
engineer Of the fraud, it was the use OF
crisp now three and FIVE dollar bills that
defeated the gallant Hancock, The De-
mocracy, on the other handj cannot 90
amiss in providing few Henry b. Paynes
to the front. Between their merit and
their money they can be made to do very
good service indeed
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Not an Object of Pity.
Boston Curier.

You sympathetic women who send
niekels aud silver pieces by servant to
the poor orgal grinder who stands ut
your door, or who throw down to him
from an upper window pennies wrapped
in thick writing parer, may like TO
know how much the man gets in the
course of the day, and what he does
with his money. For the latter, he
doesn't spend more than aseventh part
of it. He puts it in a bag, and then in
a long low chest in his room, to
save till he has enough to go back
to southern Italy and 1--we at ease.
More often he joins every night a
select club Of fellow countrymen. who
stack up their organs ut the end Of the
room and gamble, gamble the pennies
away in long and delicious excitement.
How much, think you, does he earn?
More than carpenter, or bricklayer,
or a policeman, or postman, or sales
man in store, who wears gloves and
silk hat. He averages $4 day. He
labors Systematically, and has his regu-
lar beat and his varied art to extract the
penny from persons of each class he
plays before. As he expresses it himself
In moment of rare expansiveness, he
"plays on 200 blocks every day, end it's
poor block that does not give two
cents"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
CITY PROPERTY.

Fine business lots on Upper Main Street.
20 lots In Carey Place. near Washington Gar
den.
s-roomed house and 2 large lots on Work
man Street.
4aeres improve on Daily st, In lots to suit.
u nice half acre lots near Washington Street
acres on Jefferson Street.
fine lots on the hill, $1,000 to $500.
lots near Eighth Street School.
lots 97 by z70 feet on Pearl Street.
avery nice lots oil Main Street.
lots on Main and Spring Sts., near Seventh
Street.
cheap places on Sepulveda Street.
House o. IL rooms on Olive Street.
10 acres on Jefferson Street, near University.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
1t Makes a Difference.
detroit Free Press. |


"So you've been fighting again en-
your way homo from school ?"
"Y-yes, sir.
Didn't tell you that this sort of
business has got to stop?'
eyes, pa. but"
mo excuses, sir You probably pro-
voked the quarrel"
ooh, no! mol He called me names!"
"Names? What of it? When boy
calls you names walk along about your
business. Take of that coat!'
"But he didn't call me names!"
ooh, he didn'ty Take off that vest!"
"When he called me names / never
looked at him, but when he pitched into
you, IL had to fght'
What Did he call me names."
Lots Of EN- father! lie said you lied
to your constituents, and went back on
the caucus and had"
William put on your coat and vest,
and here's nickel to buy peanuts? l
| don't want you to become slogger,
and wish you to stand well with your
teacher, but if you eau lick that boy
who says ever bolted regular nom
ination or went back on my end of the
ward, dont be afraid to siil I'M"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Is Lots on Boyle Heights.

An undivided interest in some of the
best subdivisions Of Los Angeles and
Pasadena.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
wheat and Harley market.

SAN Francisco, Jan. l8.-Wheat weak
and dull; seller, season, Sl.7l9@L72;
buyer, season. Sl.73l. Barley weak but
active; seller, season, Sl.04i@l 05s;
buyer, season, Sl.l4s@l.l4s
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
The stock Board.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. lS.--Best & Bel.
cher $50; ChollaI, 81. 40; Consolidated
Virginia, .35; Crown Point, .O5; Eureka
Consolidated. Sl.90; Gould 4 Curry,
Sl.90; Hale Il Norcross, Sl.9 Mexican,
100; Northern Belle, as; Ophir. So 90;
Potosi, 80; Savage. 80; Sierra Ne
vada, S2.70: Union, 50 so; Yellow Jacket.
60 25
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
CHALLENGE.

III Haisinger, challenge any man in Los An
geles county to wrestle side hold, two best In
three. Police Gazette rules, one week from sign
ing article. for purse Of sloo and gate money.
JACOB HALsINGER.
The man and money can be found at Police
Gazette Shades. jal7.at
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19

tion that he would accept the nomina.
ton for President, the whole Democracy
Of the State of California would delight
IN swelling the roster Of the Tilden
Club.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Capital of Arizona.

Prescott stands at an altitude OF about
$500 feet above the sea. No fairer region
than town and surrounding country was
ever seen by human eyes. 1t is lovely.
Business houses are of brick and stone;
majority of the residences are of lum-
Der cut from native pines. The town
ats in vale, almost in the middle of
the Prieta mountains, and not far from
the great grazing and agricultural
valleys to the north, the east and the
west. 1t is about 25 miles from United
Verde District; II from Walker; o from
GroomtCreek; IL from Has sayampa; 20
from Turkey Creek; % from Peck; 40
from Trigger: Is from Big Bug and 35
or 40 from Weaver and Walnut Grove
districts. Wagon roads aAd trails con
meet us with all outlying settlements.
Its choice location, in the center of
large mining country, will in time,
make it a second edition OF Denver,
Colorado, Courier.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Herald Steam Printing House.

The IIeR.Lp Steam Printing House Is not sur
rasseI by any Job Printing Office on the Pacific
Coast, outside Of San Francisco. In facilities for
doing Job work. Low prices, good work and ex-
psltion may be relied upon at this office
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19

IEsTERpAY the HERALD enjoyed the
pleasure OF call from Mr. E. d. Farms.
worth, the President of the Tilden Club,
Of San Francisco. II Uncle Samuel
would just give the slightest intima-
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
FOR SALE.
Notice to Creditors.
E,tAte Of John II. Lander. hecoasOd

Estate of John II. Lander. deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
administrator OF the estate Of John H. Lander
deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against the said deceased. to
exhibit thom with the noccess Nv vouchers.
within Hour months after the 2 publication
OF this notice, to the said admi. .strator, No. 2,
Allen Block, Los Angeles, California the same
being the place for the transaction Of the busi.
ness OF said estate in the County OF Los Angeles
NJ. r. CUTLER,
Administrator OF estate OF John H. Lander, de.
ceased
Dated Los Angeles, January IS, 1884 Janis
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Special Notice

Hereafter notices OF Companies societies
cha ches ETC., will only be inserted int he IIEasLD
as paid advertisements. We reserve. for Places
Worship. a gratuItous directory, VIII th will
appeh every Sunday morning.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
REQUIEM MASS.

There will be solemn Requiem Mass on Monday
next, tho 21st instant, at o'clock A. NJ, at the
Cathedral Of Santa vibana, for tho repose Of the
soul Of the late Mrs. J. @. Downey. The friends
Of the lameHted ladp are invited TO attend
3tj18
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Lots In Lincoln Park.

Water right worth as much as the price asked
for lots
Special Inducements to Early
Purchasers.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19

The HERALD office Is connected with the tele-
phone system Of Los Angeles city and county.
Orders for advertisements or job work may be
s,nt through this medium to number f5o
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Notice to Creditors.

In the Superior Court Of the State Of California,
in and for the County Of Los Angeles.
In the matter Of the Estate Of Julia Z. Lassalette,
deceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the undersigned. Ad.
ministrator Of the state of Julia Z. Lassalette,
deceased, to the creditors Of, and all persons
having claims against the said deceased, to ex-
hibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within
four months after the first publication Of this
notice, to the said Administrator at his place Of
business, the Union Market, San Fernando
street, opposite the now Railroad Depot In the
city and county Of Los Angeles and State Of Cali
fornia. JULIAN J. LASSALETTE,
Administrator Of the Estate OF Julia L. Lassa.
lctte, deceased
Dated January 2, 1884. jan2.4w
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19


SoMr two months ago the HERALD
warned the horticulturists OF Los An.
geles county that oranges would be or
anges this year. Our San Francisco tel
egrams advise us that a corner has been
created in this staple, and that the larg-
est prices known in years will prevail,
as a consequence. Hereafter they would
do well to bear the fact in mind that,
with our increased facilities for transpor-
tation and greatly expanded market
there is no need Of being in hurry to
get rid OF good fruit. The Messrs. Ger
main, Sresovich & Co. understood this
fact very we'll when they started in to
corral the orange crop; and cur producers
are fools indeed II they do not prove as
wise on this point as these enterprising
merchants.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
ontcstIng His VvIf1s VIII.
FOREIGN.

New Gun Boats FOR the Tonquin
Fleet
PARIS. January l8.-Six new gun
beats have been ordered built for the
Frsnch fleet in Tonquin waters.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19

The Herald is the Official paper Of the city Of
os Angeles. The city delinquent tax lists and
umna
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19

Brentano Bros. No. 9 Union Square New
York City. are agents for the HERALD. twill
constantly be found on sale on their counters
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
AUCTION SALES.
AUCTION SALES
BY JOHN &. BELL 4 CO.,
REAL ESTATE AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERs
Office, Room %. Temple Block, over
the County Bank.

Rea estate In all parts Of the city, includ-
ing residences and business properties, blocks
and ranches subdiyided and sold at auction OF
private sale.
Appraisements Of every description Of property
a speciality. Sales made at auction by order Of
Courts, Administrators, Executors, Commission
ers, Receivers, Mortgages and Trustees, faithful
ly complying with prescribed legal forms.
Houses and rooms rented; assume charge OF
property, hold power OF attorney for absentees,
collect rents, attend to taxes, insurance, street
work. improvements and buildings.
A'so, auction, horse and carriage mart and
sales yard, Los Angeles street, between First and
Second streets.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19

New Counters and Shelving complete for q
store, Enquire at T.. Greenbaums cigar store,
No, Va N, Main street, U. s. Hotel building.
decl9 I'm
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Marine Disaster-One Hundred
Lives Lost.

MNe9 AOsu
Boston. Jan. ls.-F. w. Nickerson &
Son, agents Of the Savannah steamship,
received the following dispatch:
New Bedford, Mass, Jan. lS.-To
4. w. Nickerson & Son: The steamer
City Of Columbus is ashore on Devils
Bridge, Grayhead, and is fast breaking
up. About 100 lives lost. Will leave
on the early train In the morning. /
was saved by the cutter Dexter"
(Signed) s. Il. WRIGHT, Master.
The City Of Columbus left Boston at
o'clock yesterday afternoon for Ssvan-
nah.
ContcstIng His vvife's Will.
EAU CLAIR, Wis, January 49, De.
positions are been taken here before
Commissioner Es'erbrook, in the noted
case in which Prof Smith, Of Ithaca, N.
Y, contests his wife's will giving ST.
OO0, 900, to Cornell University. Promi
nont lumbermen are being examined and
tie tendency of the testimony is to show
that Cornell University had all the
property allowed by its charter, and
hence could not take the bequest.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. ls.-The deposi-
tiou Of G. ID. Cushman. witness for Miss
Hill in the suit against Senator Sharon,
was taken to-day and continued up to a
late hour this evening. The deponent
was formerly in the employ Of Sharon.
The testimony was confined to the recog
milton Of the Senator's handwriting.
Several letters were produced, alleged
to have been written by defendant, in
which he a ldressed Miss Hill as "My
dear wife.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
FOR SALE-FOR RENT
MULES FOR SALE.

A pair of No. work mules; also good second
hand blackboard and harness. Enquire at
Champion Livery Stable. No. ~ Also street.
stills
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Government and Timber Culture
Claims in La Belle Valley.
PASADENA PROPERTY.

10 acres, very chJ p as, IN kohles A,enue
10 acres on Msrsiigo Avenue, cheap at s3t,Un.
yo acres on Mission Street. $500 per acre
10 acres on Fair oaks Avenue.
70 acres on Orange Grove Avenue
13 acres on Fair Oaks avenue.
Several choice pieces In Mutual Orchard Tract
80 acres, partly improved. good water light,
s1b0 per acre.
30 acres on Mis- ion St.. near Raymond Hotel.
10 acres OH California Street, corner lot.
10 acres on Lake Avesue for $780,
:. Nearly 2uO acres, one Of the finest places In
Southern California. Very reasonable.
l5 acres near new Raymond Hotel.
Is 3-Hcre tracts near Pasadena Village
z OF the prettiest bdildlng sites in South Pasa-
dena. Special bargain.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Progress. of thr P.de.trinns.

SAN FRAScIsco, Jan. IS S--Pedsstrinn
contest scores nj 10 this evening: Har
ri,nau, 4i6: Hart, 40; Dancer, 400;
Reid, $40; Dobler, the unknown. $3.50.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Failure oran Old Rank.

PAToHoGuE, l.. l.. Jan. lS.-The
Patchogue and Suffolk County Bank
closed its doors to-day. The failure is
for sl50,000. 1t is reported that the
depositors will lose everything. The
town tax collector loses $40, 900.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
For Debate ON the Fitz-JOhn
Porter bill

WASHINGTON, Jan lS.-1he House
agreed to hold session tomorrow for
debate only on the Fitz John Porter bill.
The House Committee on Commerce
discussed for two hours the proposed
measure of retaliation against the pro-
hbition of American hog products by
France and Germany
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19

LOTS IN the FOOT HILL TRACT
800 to $3.50.
5roomed house on Elm Street, $1,000.
7.roomed house on Boyle Heights, s1TO0.
3.roomed house on Workman Street, $1,000
5.roomed houses on Workman Street.
q acres and nice, large new house on DAILY st.
Nice new cottage on Downey Avenue, s4500.
Nice large lot and good 5-rooned house on
Downey Avenue.
New 5-roomed house and lots, $500.
New house on the hill, $500.
3 lots corner Downey Avenue, $3.50.
lots corner Downey Avenue, $500.
8 lots Downey Avenue, s27O0.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Effort to secure the mOcratis
National Convention.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-The members
of the Missouri delegation i'll Congress
met to day and resolved to make every
effort to secure the holding of the Demo
cratic National Convention at ST. Louis.
They will communicate with the mem.
bers of the National Committee and
present the advantages claimed for that
Olure bv the citizens.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
FOR SALE.

A good paying saloon on Main street. Good
reason for solling. COX, kEENE & co.
3tils 100 First st.. Room 7, Larronde Block
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19

Los ANGELES, CAL.
ian19 to ian3I
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.
FOR RENT.

Two nicely furnished rooms pleasantly located,
in private family Address p. o. Box 1885
jl5tf
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
jay Gould a Heavy Loser.

New York, Jan. lS.--lt is rnmored
on Wall street again this afternoon that
Jay Gould has met with serious iinan-
cial loss, the amount being placed at
$50, 10000 The story. however, is not
verified.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
An Auspicious Political Outlook.

Mr. D. N. Rowe is the Santa Ana agent oI
the HKRALp.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
TO LET.

On ac sount OF immediate departure, house Of
rooms to let and furniture for sale at $3.50.
Apply at corner Of Philadelphia and Canal
streets, or AZ N. Main street. jl0 2t
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
Eny Gait.
FOR SALE

Counters and shelving Address P. o Box
j2s. 2tj1s
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
IAOne-sided Assign ment.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l8--Kelly, Gil.
christ h Co., wholesale liquor dealers,
whose failure was announced last
Wednesday, made All osdgnmene 10 day
for the benefit Of their Callfofni, crsdi-
tors 10 the exclusion Of Their Eastern
crelitOrs.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
NEW TO-DAY.

WE ARE JoBBING OUR IMMENSE STOCK
OF CtSers to the trade at greatly reduced
prices. The only cigar house in tho city con.
nected by telephone-No. l72 EDELMAN
& co. dl5.tf