Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-13
,.oca, News Notes.

G. A. Hall.
A double-headed bat was caught on
Thursday by John Rupen.
A new house was begun yesterday on
First street between Hope and Flower.
General John Bidwell will discharge
fifty Cinnamon from his great fruit
rancho.
A new brick building is going up on
New High street near the Mcneil Platter
warehouse.
A customer at the Congress Hall sa'
loon yesterday was badly beaten over
the head, as he alleged, by the bar
tender.
The Third Ward lacks Councilman,
MIR. Albert Brown having resigned. He
sold his beautiful home on Hill street
for $40, 500.
A large whale was cast ashore by the
recent rude seas, near Santa Barbara.
About 80 barrels of whale oil will be the
result of the cast-away.
Oranges are moving freely from the
San Gabriel depot by the s. P. lines.
There is reported to be still good deal
of fruit in the great valley.
MIR. Coleman, an Eastern gentleman
visiting in Pasadena, has a pair Of mag
nificent English mastiils, for which
$1,000 in gold has been refused.
The Bryson lot, corner Spring and
First streets, is s0x90 feet in area. The
contract will be let for the building next
week. MIR. Bryson says it will not cost
$75, 900 by long sight.
Mr.. Bradner w. Lee, of the law firm
of Wells, Van Dyke & Lee, received in
telligence yesterday Of the death on
Thursday Of his father, David r. Lee,
Esq, at the family residence in Grove
land, New York.
One of the cars of fruit so finely deco
rated for the Chicago fair the other day,
and credited to Santa Ana, came from
Orange, and as the HERALD believes in
the principal palmam cui merah, the
correction is made.
When the great Raymond Hotel is
opened, in the opening days of autumn,
the toasts presented will be endorsed In
nectar from the vintage of San Gorgonlo
Heights, presented by Captain d. X.
Risley, of that charming locality.
MIR. Locke Richardson, who was in
jured seriously by runaway horse on
Thursday, is rapidly improving and will
probably be able to give reading on
Monday evening at the Congregational
Church. His subject will be, 1.-The
Rivals"
The low freight seems to hasten the
shipment of wine to the Atlantic States.
At the present rate of shipment the Cal
ifornia market will soon be cleared OF all
surplus wines from store, and the vint-
neis will put the next crop on bare
market at full prices.
The snow on the tops of San Antonio,
San Gorgonio and San Jacinto covers
the mountains completely and much
further down their sides than is rulable,
especially at this late season of the year.
From the hills about the city the effect
is quite sublime as bit of scenery.
From the top of Second street hill at
Bunker Hill avenue last night, about
sun set, beautiful picture was to be
seen under the western sky. The sea at
Santa Monica was distinctly visible un-
der the light of the dying day, and in
full view magnificent ship in full sail
glided across the entrance to the bay.
Thursday evening about 0 o'clock Geo.
w. Howard, who had but u short time
previous tied his horse to post near
the Baptist Church, discovered that dur
ing his absence some one had appropri-
ated his property. Word was lett at the
police station, and early this morning
the rig was found in East Los Angeles
by Officer McKeag.
The immense boarding hotel on Pearl
street, opposite Sixth street, consisting
of forty five rooms, has passed into the
hands of Mrs. Pickett, who will add
sixty five more rooms to the establish
ment, ground for which has been al
ready broken and contract let for the
building. The enlarged building will
be the largest boarding hotel in SOUTH
ern California, and will probably be the
model of its kind.
In the March Century is a sporting
paper from the expert pen of Congress
man Geo. ID. Wise, of Virginia, one of
the best sportsmen in America, in which
he names three or four settlers as the
best in the country. 1t is an interesting
that there are now at Pasa-
dcna, in the possession of Mr.. Wander
wort, of Pittsburgh, Pa, who is spending
the winter at the palace of Mr.. G. IL.
Richardson two of these identical ca
mines. One of them, called Don"
Mr.. Wise says is the best dog he ever
pulled trigger over.
The druggists met last night at DR.
Bakers office to form branch of the
National Pharmaceutical Association,
the purpose of which is to make sort
of protective union in the business. A
committee was appointed to interview
one or two druggists not disposed to
Join. The sale of liquor by druggists
was called up and the Secretary in
structed to write letter to the City
Council, asking that body what its pur-
pose is in the suit against the druggists.
1t is said to be an open matter that the
City Attorney and the Mayor favor a re-
vision OF the ordinance which will allow
the druggists to sell liquor for medicinal
purposes.
The chorus rehearsal last evening was
fine. There was very large attend
ance, in fact, it has steadily increased in
numbers and enthusiasm from the very
first. Miss Fuller, Mrs. Beeson, Mrs.
Hough and Prof. Kellogg sang their
solos with the chorus. The orchestra
consisted of the Heine Quartette. Mr..
Francisco and some of our best amateur
musicians were also present and render.
ed valuable assistance. The musical
success is already assured, and judging
from the large sale of tickets, the iinan-
cial part will be equally good. The
chorus unanimously voted to hold one
more rehearsal on Monday evening, at
the Fort Street M. +. Church.
The Flower Festival.
st. Paul, Minnesota, is determined to