Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-16

Great preparations are being made tor
the annual picnic of the Emerald Club,
which takes place next Sunday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Manufacturers Association will be held
at 81 N. Spring street, tomorrow even
ing.
A party il forming in the city to
take a run over to Catalina Island Sat
urday evening and spend Sunday. The
steamer Falcon will be chartered for
the occasion.
The big Lankershim building, corner
Main and Fourth streets, is nearly fin
ished. 1t lies right in front of the old
Tabernacle, called by the profane "Mun-
halls corral.
The machinery of the Temple street
cable was started up for awhile yester-
day, Just to see how it would go. No one
seems yet to be certain when the cars
will be running.
Mr.. Sentous is the first to build upon
the line of the Main street extension.
He is erecting solid and handsome brick
block on this fine new street. His en-
terprise will pay well.
AT one o'clock to-day bids will be
opened at the architects office for the
new building about to be erected by the
Ladies' Flower Festival Association. 1t
will be handsome building.
There was a runaway on Spring street,
in front of Temple block, yesterday
morning, in which an express wagon,
tearing through the street, upset
buggy standing by the cuebstone.
And still there is no movement in this
progressive city of 40. 900 American peo-
pie to celebrate the great and glorious
Fourth of July, the most important day
that ever dawned upon the world.
The Young Mems Catholic Union will
hold picnic at the City Gardens on
Monday, July 9TH, as per notice in an
other column. The society are de-
termined to make the day memorable.
People who pass along Spring street
near Fourth complain loudly of trio OF
swill barrels which stood all night long
last Monday night on the sidewalk. 1t
is said to have smelt to heaven like the
kings sin,
Some one threw cigar stump on the
awning of the Mcdonald Block, which
might have resulted in conhagration
but for the discovery aud extinguish-
ment of the incipient blaze by Mr..
Frank Oakley.
The 5. p Company will build new
depot at Santa Monica this summer.
The old depot will be hauled up on the
hill some distance, remodeled and added
to so as to make a fine depot for the
little city at the sea.
1t is hoped by the progressive mem
bers of the Council that the new deal
will open up Los Angeles street through
to Alameda and give that fine property
along Negro Alley and Chinatown gen.
orally chance TO grow.
The widening of Main street from the
Plaza north is progressing quite speedi-
ly. If Chavez street were now but wild
ened and graded and the river bridged,
there would be good thoroughfare be-
tween the two parts OF the city.
Mr.. G.. NJ. Smith, late of the firm Of
, Walker & Smith, is preparing to put mp
row of fine stores at Monrovia. The
building will be 32x65 feet, with three
stores below and APARTMENTS mp stairs.
He will also build a fine livery and
boarding stable.
In the case OF Naramore vs.. Copley,
. Los Angeles has a law suit similar Ia
', that of the railroad magnate on Mol
Hill, San Francisco II is to restrain
the defendant from building high fence
in front of the plaintiffs window on the
hill above the new Jail.
t The oranges are moving slowly. There
are few cars left around Santa Ana
q Mr. Grow has some left, as has also Mr.
b Chapman, but a stray car now and ther
o ia the way they are moving these day
r and there will hardly be a solid trair
again this year.
s Mr.. John Lang, Of Lang's Station, il
3. the midst Of the honey producing indus
try Of the mountains, gives it as hi
opinion thot there will not be half tn,
honey that was estimated two month";
q ago, while in Ventura county the honey
$ producers estimate a large yield. Sc
doctors differ.
n Col. G. Wiley Wells is reported Il
y have had little set back night befor,
l. last, but yesterday he had recovered 81
y as to be about as we'll as before. Tn,
:, HERALD's surmise that the attack was o
i the nature of paralysis seems to have
, hit near the truth. The attack is reall,
l. q severe one.
a The S. P. Co. are contemplating
IT change of time in the east and ives
Z bound passenger trains, BY this tn
!, train from the east, No. 20, will &c
e here half an hour earlier, and the trail
from San Francisco, No. 10, little late
than now. The trains will pass at Sa
Fernando instead Of Sepulveda.
It The HERALD Acknowledges an invita-
l, ton to the annual commencement of tn
4 Chaffey College of Agriculture to
ic held on Friday, at the college, in Onta
d. rio. Following is the order of exer
Of cises; Glass examinations, 8 A. NJ. to
ID P. NJ; literary and musical exercises,
e. ! P. NJ; addresses by Prof. w. +
Id Wheeler and others, =. NJ; COLLATION.
ok ?. NJ; students social, SP.M.