Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-07


House the night before, was arraigned
on the charge Of burglary. He plead
not guilty and stated that, having i'm
bibed more tangle foot than he could
carry with comfort, weakness common
to other great men beside himself, he
sought for some place where he could
sleep of the effects of his carouse, and
finding pane Of glass broken out Of
window in the kitchen of the Pico
House he crept through. From the
kitchen he wandered into the dining
room, laid down under one Of the tables
and was quietly sleeping when taken
into custody. His tale bearing the
marks Of truth on its face,
and the other fact that, when last seen
the night before, he was almost over
powered by the weight OF his potations,
the charge was dismissed and he was
sent on his way with an admonition TO
be more careful hereafter in his selection
of sleeping quarters.
The State Irrigating Convention meets
at Riverside on Wednesday, May IA, at
10 o'clock A. NJ, and remains in session
for three days and evenings. Delegates
and others attending the convention
from up country should spend few days
examining the irrigating system of
Southern California, the one at Ontario
probably being the most complete and
perfect system on the coast. The tun-
mel, now in about 100 feet, furnishing
some 300 inches Of water, being more
than worth the visit, to say nothing Of
the many miles Of concrete pipe for the
distribution of water.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby wood can be shipped from Flal-
staff, Arizona, to Ontario, in San Bernar-
dino county, and delivered on the cars
at 81 per cord. The trustees Of the
Chaffey College Of Agriculture, at On
tario, have arranged for wood in this
way with which to burn 100000 brick
for the college building and other brick
buildings soon to be put up at that place.
The canon roads have been washed ont
SO badly this winter that it is impos-
sible to get wood from the mountains
this season as usual.
Master Adolph Strauss, the well
known florist, yesterday presented us
with magnificent bouquet Of rare and
fragrant flowers, arranged with that
harmonious and artistic blending Of
colors for which he has become SO dis
ervedIy famous. The flowers were
grown in his garden on the hill and
embrace large variety that elsewhere
grow only in hot houses. We com
mend Adolph to all who may need
flowers.
The Seventh Day Adventists are ar.
ranging their camp on Sixth street in
good order. The largo pavilion tent,
capable Of seating ten or fifteen hundred
persons, is up, and all seated with sur
faced lumber, and many Of the seats have
good backs. Besides this they have
restaurant tent and twenty large family
tents already pitched, with others to be
erected as soon as possible, as the meet
ings begin at 7.30 p. M. next Thursday.
A few years since when the custom OF
transplauting trees with the roots and
earth around them in sacks, it was
thought to be modern discovery, but
1t appears that the principle WAS COM
pletely elaborated by Theophrastus in
his third book De Cansis. Later on
Cato in his treatises on farming saye,
''take care that we bind the mold about
tro., AI.a g. -. kao -
preserve it from forsaking them"
The State of Iowa. in a wise stroke of
policy, enacted 9 law exempting from
taxation ar amount of tax equal to the
cost Of planting and cultivating all forest
trees upon the lands Of the taxpayer,
until the trees were large enough for
commercial uses. The result has been
millions on millions Of forest trees,
where formerly were none.
The Electric Light Company. last
night, attempted to manufacture comet
to thrust its light athwart the sky, by
means Of refiectors, but the dense fog
was damper on the enterprise, and
shortened the tail of the counterfeit
comet in painful manner.
We are under obligations to Deputy
Sheriff Huber. who returned yesterday
from an official visit to San Quentin, for
handsome and ingeniously constructed
cribbage board, Of inlaid woods, the
handiwork of one Of the inmates Of that
classic retreat.
Marriage licenses issued to R. w.
Bingham and F. Robbins, Jacob Roll
and Mary f. Vickery, Lee Quong and
All Yen and Chin Sen and All Wnn,
were filed for record in the County Re-
corder's Office yesterday.
City subscribers to the Fl gRALD whe do
notreceive their papers regularly are re-
quested to notify this office, a. new oar
riers hnvo been put on several of the
routes and may miss some Of the sub
scribers.
Mrs. C. H. Watts and her children,
accompanied by her mother. Mrs. Erie
Locke. will shortly take Summer trip
to Indiana, which they left ten years
ago. They expect to be absent all Sum.
mer.
In the County Recorders Office yester-
day there were filed for record twenty.
three deeds, eight nortgages, ten salts.
factions of mortgages, four marriage
licenses and two miscellaneous papers.
In Justice Ling's Court, yesterday, F.
Burkle, charged on complaint Of Captain
J. \. James with assault with q deadly
weapon, vas held in 5000 bail to keep
the peace.
The social at the Congregational
Church last night was very rare and
refined entertainment and was greatly
enjoyed by large and cultivated audi.
ence.
Dennis O'Connor and James Floyed
were yesterday arrested for walking away
with bag Of potatoes from Lambourn
& Turner's store, on Also street.
Mr.. Fl. Woollacott returns this morn.
ing by the steamer Orizaba from a sig
months visit to Salt Lake, his former
residence.
The multitude Of buyers exceeded the
standing room for bargains Of Michels,
Friedlander bankrupt goods at Peoples
Store.
A Narrow Escape.