Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-17

The divorce case Of Lyster VS.. Lyster
was on trial yesterday before Judge
Brunson in the Superior Court. Ii was
tried with closed doors.
The Rose building, on Main street
opposite Baker block. was yesterday
conveyed by Mr. L. J. Rose to Jasper
Harrell for the sum Of $55, 900.
The matinee yesterday was an i'm
menss house. In the evening there was
| a good audience but nothing like the
crowds Of the first evening and of the
matinee.
Rev. J. w. Clark, Of Santa Ana, has
resigned his pastorate Of the Presbyte'
| rian Church. A dozen candidates are
reported to stand ready to fill the va.
| cancy.
Messrs. J. NJ. Griffith & Co. have pur-
chased the remaining lumber yard on
| the Los Angeles and Santa Ana railroad.
| That firm now own all the lumber yards
on that line Of railroad.
Frank Wetherbee, Of Orange, wfo
went East to visit his friends in Boston.
fooled with pistol that was loaded. As
consequence he will leave one leg there
and bring in It's place wooden one.
Mr.. Beaudry yesterday morning put a
liberal advertisement in the HERALD.
1 The result ives that during the day he
sold five of the lots advertised. Mr.. X.
| s. Moore and Mr.. Crawford were among
the buyers.
The verdict OF the Coroner's jury
which was convened on the body Of
Gilbert Glas. whose death was noted in
the HERALD yesterday, was to the effect
that deceased came to his death by nat
ural causes.
"Alvin Josin" drew big house at the
matinee yesterday afternoon, and there
was large audience at the evening per-
formanoe. Davis can purchase another
diamond with the profits OF his Los An
geles season.
The two sections OF the new building
about to be erected on the Dan Stephens
lot, corner of Temple and New High
streets, will contain about eighty rooms.
and will cost not less than 100000. The
lower floor is designed for stores.
George Rice, secretary of tie Orange
Growers Protective Union, and other
officers of the Union will be in Anaheim
on next Tuesday and will explain to
meeting to be held at kroeger's Hall on
that afternoon the objects and purposes
of the Union.
A countryman tried yesterday to drive
a heavy load OF wood up Temple street.
The team was light one and the wet
clay slippery. 1t was no go. and the
driver had to take out his horses, hitch
them to the rear OF the wagon and haul
it into New High street.
Mr.. Il. j. Baldwin yesterday filed his
bonds and proper undertakings in the
suits instituted against Major Horace
Bell for libel, alleged to have been con-
mitted in the columns Of the Porcapiae.
Messrs. s. II. Mott and james M. Riley
are bondsmen in the premises.
Mr.. A. w. Potts, who for dozen
years faithfully served the county in the
capacity of Clerk, has gone into busi-
ness. He is associated with Mr.. N. A.
| Covarrubias. They will deal in real es-
tate and do general auction business.
For q while their office will be IN the St.
Elmo Hotel.
By telegram from San Francisco which
appears elsewhere in the HERALD of
to-day, it will be observed that H..
Siege, who failed in this city a few
weeks since, has been arrested there by
one of the creditors on charge of OBJ.
tanning 5000 worth Of goods by falsely
representing his financial standing.
Rumor has it that there is to be new
railroad really built from this city to
Santa Monica. or rather to the Balona
Slough, where it is proposed to dig big
ship canal, so that car and ship can
come together with no danger OF any
storm wrecking the vessels. So mote il
be. So it will be, sooner or later.
By telegram elsew here in this issue Of
the HERALD. it may be learned that MI.
E.J. Baldwin, of the Santa Anita, has
| 20 negroes en- route from North Caro-
lima to work on his great ranchos in Los
Angeles county. They get $l2 month,
board and rent free for the first year.
Mr.. Baldwin also pays their fare-S69 70
o head-to bring them out.
Walter McGrath, of Santa Monica,
was in the city yesterday. He reports
the salt air at the seaside resort full Of
| wild rumors, the least Of which is that
| fourteen new wharves and nine railway
lines will shortly be dded TO the attract.
| iveness OF Santa Monica. He also says
that religious matters are looking up and
| that strenuous efforts are being made by
the clergy to stake the devil by the tail. "
1t is greatly to be hoped that the Fed.
eral Building, on which the Board Of
Trade and the Supervisors have taken
action, will be obtained from the Gen.
eral Government. Sacramento has got
hers, and Los Angeles has never got
any thing from Washington. Portland,
| Oregon, had fine building when she
was little town of 10, 900 people. The
| Postotfice in this city is by no means adj
| equate to the business.
The following officers of the A. O. u.
W., at Pomona, were installed Tuesday
night by W. d. Morton, Past Master.
J. Mullen, P. NJ. W.; w. j.. Brown, NJ.
W.; o. r. Newman, F.; +. Lynch, o.;
j. X. Garthside, Recorder; 4. B. Smith,
Financer; o. backyard, |. W.; 7. j.
Cross, o. W.; j. Armour, Trustee; c.
W. Brown, Medical Examiner. Mr..
Mullen was selected as representative to
the meeting of the Grand Lodge in San
Francisco in April next.
The following officers of Evergreen
Council No. sos. American Legion of
Honor were installed on Wednesday
evening by D. d, G. c. VIM. w. Young;
Y. G. Rimpau, commander; ID. ID. Rich,
V. c.; +. c. Smythe. secretary; S. A.
Dennis, collector; Theo. Rimpau, treas
urer; Miss o. Rehm, orator; Mrs. s. A.
Dennis, chaplain; Henry Padderatz,
warden; G. A. Norman, sentry; Messrs.
Crowther, Warding and DIR. Bullard,
trustees.
While Florida is struggling to save her
citrus fruits from the frosts, d. w. Row.
land of Compton has sold in this city
from one-eighth of an acre Sl04.20 worth
of Strawberries since December 10th. The
slight frosts of last week nipped about
half the blossoms that were out, but did
not prevent the formation of the berry,
which is doing nicely. This one. eighth
of an acre yields from $55 to Sll0 per
month for eight months in the year,
while portion OF his vines bear the year
round
Passengers Coming.
MERoED, January l6.-Following is
list OF the south-bound passengers pass