Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-07
Items OF Interest

The debt Of New York State is six
millions.
The first Jewish temple ever erected
In Memphis was dedicated recently.
Essex connty, N. j., wants the whip
ping post established for wife-beaters.
Twelve hundred coal.wheelers Of New
Orleans have struck for higher wages.
The Ice harvest in the Hudson river
will be the largest gathered for many
years.
The building Of the ice palace for use
at the Montreal carnival Is progressing
satisfactorily.
Governor Sherman's message to the
Iowa Legislature recommends prohibt
ton and female suffrage.
Another immense oil well commenced
flowing near Titusville, Pa, yesterday.
1t flows 400 barrels per day.
George Hartman, Of New York, is o
professional burglar 10 years Of age.
He was committed recently.
Suit has been brought against New
Haven's Chief Of Police by the Salvation
Army, claiming $4,000 for false arrest
Hon. s. s. Cox proposes writing q
book on the political history Of the
country from the time Of the Buchanan
administration.
A London Journal asserts the truth Of
the story that lady of wealth, well
known IN New York, sent for Italian
artists to paint pictures to match her
carpets
A Terre Haute produce merchant
shipped 10000 rabbits to indianapolis
on Monday. This looks as though the
swells Of Indianapolis were going on a
grand rabbit hunt.
The surprising sunsets Of November,
which reached around the world, Great
ed supertitious fear in India, and num-
bers Of holy men went about preaching
impending disaster.
Six hundred barrels of petroleum per
day Is the average production OF the
wells Of Los Angeles county. Some OF
the wells are situated inside the city
limits Of Los Angeles.
Atlantic City, rs a winter resort for
the Philadelphian, is not in as high fa'
vor as it was. Even q Phiiadelphian
learns, after awhile, that it's no fun to
freeze his blamed head off.
Senator Fair sent 81, 900 as a Christ
mas gift to the Nevada Orphan Asylum
in Virginia, with pleasant letter in
which he alluded to the many happy
days be had spent in that city.
There were l,775 violent deaths in
Philadelphia last year, and ITO Of the
victims have never been identified. Sew
enty Of the latter were infants; the 9th
ers were men, and all white but one.
Mr.. j. w. Thomas, Of Wetumpka,
Ala, says he has stone found in the
hills in Coosa county, that State, which
is ten ounces In weight and has the bril-
liancy and sparkle Of the ruby, and he
believes it is genuine ruby stone.
In the State Of Pennsylvania, exclud.
ing Philadelphia, the number of failures
inlSS3, was 53l, with liabilities amount.
ing to SIC, ,062. .07l, as compared with 43l
failures in 1882 and IS, ,655, ,Sl5 liabilities.
The number of business firms in the
State is 70,9B.
A comical poetical collection is about
to be published in England in monthly
parts. It will consist OF the parodies of
famous English authors. Each parody
will present the parodies on single
author, with photographic notes. Ten
nyson is to load the list. Mr.. Walter
Hamilton is the editor.
The patrons Of dime meseums need
not be cast down over the death Of their
favorite baboon. An able bodied ex-
sergeant of the United States army, with
wife and baby and q good trade, has
consented to put himself on exhibition
as the man who missed shot at Guiteau.
Tho death.roll Of the royal society of
London for the past year is cited as
affording striking testimony of the
Longevity of scientific men. Out of 81
members who died, the youngest was 55
and the Oldest was in his 96th year.
There was one other nonogenarian, and
of octogenarians there were nine.