Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-20

A grey horse hitched to an express
wagon was found on College street yes
terday evening and taken to the police
office. The outfit is at the pound await
ing an owner.
The Buckeye Society propose to hold
pichic in Lincoln Park on Tuesday
next, December 22d. Major George H.
Bonebrake will preside over the festive
ceremonies.
The New Englanders are moving in
the matter of celebrating the landing Of
the pilgrims from the Mayfower. A
large and enthusiastic meeting is expect
ed. Seenotice in another column.
Yesterday afternoon the infant child
of MIR. Burr, postal agent on the South
ern Pacific road, died at the family resi-
dence in this city. MIR. and Mrs. Burr
have the sincere sympathy of large
circle Of friends in their deep afiliction.
The great party of railway Presidents
and Directors of the A., T. & s. +. and
of the A. & p, came down yesterday,
the railroad meeting having adjourned
at Monterey. Their train was at the
old depot yesterday.
The fees at the Recorders office
amount to about 500 day. At the
Clerks office the average Is about SIS a
day. No other county in the State has
so much business except San Francisco,
and that is hardly longer an exception.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
H. Collins will be panied to learn of the
death Of their only child. Charlie was
very bright little fellow, and his early
death leaves a great and sad void in the
home and hearts of bis grief-stricken
parents.
The Raymond & Whitcomb excursion
came in on No. l9 yesterday, about an
hour behind schedule time. There were
about so of the tourists and they all re-
port pleasant time, Friends from this
city were on hand to meet many of
them.
While work is being done on Railroad
Chapel the Sabbath School will meet at
the hall, 642 San Fernando street, oppo-
site the passenger depot. School begins
promptly at 3 o'clock. Alfare welcome.
Christmas exercises at same place Christ
mas evening.
MeLain & Lehman have arranged to
have an excuraion train run ON the San
Gabriel Valley Railroad next Tuesday
aud Wednesday evenings-the Jndic
season. The street-ear lines will con
meet with the train both ways. This
will give all Pasadenans an opportunity
to attend these fine performances.
DR.. Ennis st. Louis excursion, the
fourth for the week, gets in some time
tonight. She left FL Paso yesterday
morning. There are eleven sleepers on
this train and they came through as @
special, like the Sigler party which came
in last night. They will probably not
be in before 10 to IL o'clock.
The question is asked every day,
"When will Bath street be opened as
Main street," The question is hard to
be answered. Every little quibble has
been allowed to hinder, the project for
years past, and seems likely to hinder it
for years to come. The spectacle is
humiliating, but humiliation over the
opening Of Los Angeles street has pre-
pared the people for other humiliations.
Last night big party of Mascns went
out to FL Monte to do some work in the
third degree. Among others f. C.Wood-
bury, T. III. Ward and ii. s. PARCELS
were noticed. There were in all some
dozen members of the several lodges OF
the mystic tie in the party, and all good
men aud true. They enjoyed them
selves before they got back in the fine
moonlight night.
The south bound train came in on
time yesterday, on the wrong side
the depot, as the north. bound train still
lay on the other side. This latter hauled
in nine passenger coaches, part being for
the excursion party. All the sleepers
went north where they are scarce, owing
to the number down here to accommo.
date the numerous excursions fiocking
into this end OF the State.
The Mathes excursion, which came in
Wednesday, carried SO passengers. The
Raymond & Whitconb had nearly as
many. The SigIer, arriving last night
at midnight, had 200 The DR.. Ennis
party, due tonight, has quite as many,
perhaps more. Here are nearly 600
people coming in here in five days ont
Of the regular way. The regular arri-
walls were nearly as many.
An exchange says big excursion party
of 500 persons left New York for San
Francisco on Tuesday, December 18th.
class coaches, and several baggage cars.
The contemporary says they come by
way of the Texas Pacific. The up country
journal is probably mistaken as to the
Golden Gate being the Mecca of these
pilgrims. They are surely coming,
where all tourists stop, to Los Angeles.
A firm of lawyers of this city received
an account Of $500 from San Fran.
cisco merchant against Chinese dealer
in this city. The celestial coolly offered
to settle for 20 per cent, saying that the
| San Francisco man made at least 30 per
cent. clear profit, and consequently could
not be out anything. John Chinaman is
rapidly becoming Americanized, and will
shortly avail himself Of the insolvency
law.
Attention is called to the sale of lands
by Mr.. Charles Chamock at the new and
fourishing station of Murietta, in San
Diego county. Murietta is destined to
be one of the largest stations on the Cali
fornia Southern railroad. 1t is situated
in high and healthy neighborhood aud
will be the shipping point for a large
section of country. The locality is very
favorable for fruit OF all kinds and for
stock raising. See his notice in another
column.
The Ontario Record Vol. |, No. |.
published weekly by Clarke Brothers,
Ontario, California, has been received at
the HERALD office. The Record is a
handsome seven column weekly, printed
on fine paper and well hlled with inter
esting matter about Ontario and vicinity.
Mr.. P. T.. Clarke will WELD the editorial
quill on the new hebdominal Ontario
now has free public library, an Agri-
cultural College, railway, telegraph
and express agent, hotel, church and
stores and newspaper.
The registered letter window at the
Postotiice IS good place to cultivate
patience. About ~ o'clock yesterday
sixteen persons were counted waiting to
get the clerk to register package or to
get one. One lady inquired ii she had
to wait her turn, and, no gentleman be-
ing gallant enough to offer his place. she
went off TO come again. The whole
office is worked far beyond the capacity
of the building or the force. It is quite
time the Federal Government gave this
city building and more force in the
office.