Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-04-10

The seasons shipments Of oranges will
overrun those of last season.
The Covina Independent has been sold
by Mr.. II. N. Short TO J. r. Conlee.
Six road sornpers are constantly al
work on the river leyee for the L. A. 4
S. @. V. r. X. Co.
San Gabriel Valley ships fully fifty
per cent. of all the orages that leave
Southern California this season.
Pomona is to have a steam laundry
managed by white men and women.
The cost is put down at $4,000.
The Southern Pacific Company sent
out four cars of oranges by the north.
bound passenger train yesterday.
The California Southern dispatched a
car load of citrus fruits from Riverside
yesterday, free of charge, to replenish
the exhibit at Chicago.
The Atlantic and Pacific train on
Thursday between The Needles and
Mojave wos cut into three sections on
account of it, great length.
Frank Meacham, Of San Bernardino,
has struck fine artesian flow at the
depth of 24l feet on the rancho of DIR.
2. B, Myers, north of and near San
Bernardino.
DIR. w. B. Caldwell has purchased
the Donaldson wayside inn in the
Cahuenga Pass, and is fitting it up for
guests. Ii will be pleasant spot for
pleasure seekers.
Mr.. d. NJ. True sent the fine car
"Davy Crockett up to Newhall 10 take
a special party of twelve tourists from
Santa Barbara east by the Southern
Pacific and Pennsylvania roads to New
York.
The transfers of real estate yesterday
amounted to $50, 000-consisting of a
large variety of city aud country prop.
erty. The auction sales at the same
time were about $4,000, not yet trans
ferred.
One day early in this week 3s7 per-
sons left Kansas City by the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe route for California.
The following day $50 left the same
point, by the same route, for the same
destination.
Mendel Meyer has prepared his old
headquarters at Santa Monica for re-
opening. He will entertain his guests
in genteel and generous manner, and
always be supplied with the best bever-
ages of the age.
A queer effect OF fiat rates is found in
a carload of willow baskets in nests of
fours from New York to this city which
arrived few days ago. The whole
carload weighed only 1900 pounds, and
at 8 cents pound the whole freight
bill for distance of over 5000 miles
was only $3.50.
A young grizzly bear was killed few
days since in San Dimas Canon by
Messrs. Hume, Stephens and Beltz.
The animal weighed 600 pounds and was
about year and half old. The mother
has been seen and shot at in the same
canon, but has not yet been unviialized.
As Deputy Sheriffs Darcy and Aguirre
were passing along Main street yester-
day afternoon they observed sneak
thief steal a lap-robe from buggy in
front of Bells harness shop and imme-
diately gave chase and captured the fel.
low. He refused to give his name and
was put in Jail till he could remember
what it was.
April Sd the Southern Pacific Compa.
ny had shipped east 6l9 cars of oranges.
The California Southern had sent for
ward 1876. From February 3st to March
10th there were sent to San Francisco
1856 cars. Since above dates somewhat
over 30 cars have gone out of Southern
California, making a grand total of rising
1900 cars for the season TO date.
Judge Brunson and J. Brousseau went
up by the train yestesday into the
mountains after bar and any other small
game that may present itself. They
had artillery enough to XII all the game
in California. Both gentleman are MINI
rods of the Caucasian type, dead sho S
and fond of killing something. Ii the
bars are wise they will hunt their holes.
Mrs. Catching, who, for n year past,
has been teaching vocal and instrument
tai music, has consented to give grand
concert in the near future. One of the
features of the evening wfll be Hayden's
Joy symphony played by eight little
girls with a chorus of young ladies.