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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18

on the day set for the sport, early in
the morning hundreds Of boys and
men start perhaps Eve miles from
the ends of the fences, and forming
q Gordon, take up their line
of march towards the inclosure. All
sorts of noises are made to frighten
the timid animals which fee from
their pursuers. AS the palings are
nearer the longeared victims become
as thick as sheep in a flock. Then
begins the slaughter, the hunters
killing them in scores with clubs.
The drive continues until the corral
is reached, which becomes alive with
the game. In the Bakersfield drive
1900 "jack-rabbits" fell prey to the
hunters, and the bush being beaten a
second time, 1900 more were killed.
For one days sport 200 rabbits was
not bad.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18
E. WARDS
i ST!
LOTS.

1S, blk. B, Cable-road Tract; $500.
- OXlOo, cor. Flgueroa and Court Streets
1oox155, NV cor. Ninth and Flower SITS. !;
$4,000.
125xlss. cor Adams and Thompson 81 10 it.
"a and 80, Woodworth Tract, fronting on
Second and San Pedro sts; 800 it.
6iXl55, Flower ST., near cor. Eighth
Howe's Tract lots; 1900.
and 3, blk. A, Montague Tract on Main
street; $76 it.
60xl50, Pearl street, near Tenth; 800 #.
% and %, German d Archibald Tract on
Santa Fe avenue; 800.
4 and 5, Forman Tract, on Eleventh ST. {;
$3.50.
13 and ID, blk. c, Ellis Tract; $4,000.
Is, biz. j. Jones Tract $500.
II, blk. 35, Electric h. R. Tract; $500.
l2I and q OF l26, Ellis Tract, on Adams
street; 100 it.
6, blk. B, Nadeau Orange Tract; $3.50.
2, blk. b, Nadeau Orange Tract. 5000.
Urmston Tract lots; $625.
10, blk. A , Bonnie Brae Tract on Burling-
ton avenue; $500.
81, Forman Tract, near Nevada ave; $1,000,
= ~ and 20, Hege Tract. cor. Grand and
20, blk. 8, l.. A. Impt. Co.'S sub. on We'll
come street; $1,000.
II, blk. l, Highland Park Tract, 5Ox15O;
4Ox1OO, Los Angeles st., mr.. Fifth: $4,000
Lot 32, Ella Park Tract; $3.50.
5OX155, Pearl ST., near Eleventh; $500.
Lots in the beautiful Longstreet Tract,
60X19O; $24O0.
5Ox157, NV cor. Pearl and Ottowa streets; {;
$6250.
81, Keifer Tract; $3.50.
49x292, Westside, Pearl ST. near Tenth /;
$500.
Cor. Calumet and Waters sts., Angeleno
Heights; $25O0.
Al, Orange Heights Tract; $4,000.
~, blk. D, Ellis Villa Tract; $1,000
33 blk l, Sisters Charity Tract; $500.
50xl5O, Nevada street, near Ninth; $4,000,
20, blk. %, L. A. Impt. Co.'s sub. on Brent
street, near Temple; $500.
Il, Dump eburger Tract, on Ninth street;
$1,000.
AZ, Park Villa Tract; $4,000.
81, Park Villa Tract; $4,000.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18
Edgar q. Mitchell.

To-day kosedale Cemetery will re.
ceive the mortal remains OF Edgar C.
Mitchell, brother of Hon. j. w.
Mitchell, now an attorney of this city
but lately prominent citizen Of
Texas. Edgar G. Mitchell was born
in Lyncbburg, Va. in 1864, and was
raised and educated in that city. In
1888 he removed to Texas to be with
his only brother, then a resident
there. While residing in Houston,
Texas, he became a member Of the
Houston Light Guards, one Of the
most celebrated companies in the
United States, and was in the firing
team which won the interstate prizes
at Houston, Mobile, New Orleans,
Philadelphia and Galveston. At an
early age Mr.. Mitchell evinced not
only decided taste but great talent for
art and art-study. He became a devotee
at her shrine and his pencil, moved
by the warm impulses OF gentle and
poetic heart, has left to his friends
some sketches which gave great
promise of excellence in his profess
sion had not deaths untimely frost
nipped his budding genius.
Before he left Texas he was en-
ployed by the State to paint portrait
of the late General Houston for the
Capitol at Austin. No higher enco-
MUM could be passed on a young
man of his age than this. The sur
viving brother preceded him to this
State to select for him home in our
sunny land, hoping that Pacific
oreezes and sunny skies and odors of
blossoming orchards would WOO health
back to his cheeks. But, alas con-
sumption stays not her scythe at the
bidding of ocean breezes or floral in
cense or fearful ministrations of low
ing friends. Consumption, thou baleful
Azrael of mankind! Yet thou art to
afflicted mortality like the autumn
frost which incarnadines the cheek OF
the apple, gives the russell to the
pear and transmutes the emerald of the
forest into robe for the dying year,
all a-quiver with purple and amethyst
and gold
While the young man stood before
his easel painting the human form,
or mingling the green and gold of
southern landscape, there was an
artist within, touching with sympa-
thetic pencil the moral and social
characteristics Of his noble young
manhood. Under these strokes, his
eyes frightened, his spiritual nature
asserted its superiority over the phys
ical man and his whole conversation
was aglow with the effiorescence OF
those Christian virtues, love and
charity and resignation.
Some two or three weeks before his
death Christian woman, one OF those
who would have loved to wipe the
Savior's feet with her own tresses.
Mrs. Neale, Of Longstreet Place, took
him to her own palatial home and
gave him every kindness which even
a mothers love could give. Mr..
Mitchell had only been in our city
since October, and his acquaintances
were but few, but his gentleness and
kindness of heart made a lasting i'm
preston on those who met him. His
faith in Christ was as beautiful as
that of a child.
JOHN SHIRLEY WARD.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18

The city hall discussion has served
to awaken the interest Of our people
on a subject that had not previously
attracted public attention to any
great extent. In the course of the
controversy it has been developed
that both sides to it have agreed that
weak point in the present site
on Fort street is the fact of
its location in the middle OF
a crowded block, with build
ings to be jammed up against it cer-
tainly on one side and perhaps on
both. 1t seems that the $50 feet of
frontage does not afford sufficient
room for courts running on either side
of the building. That is defect that
will render it impossible to make the
most convenient or economical
use OF the space at the
disposal of the city. A wide court
way flanking each side of the build
ing would give the city accessible
offices to the full depth OF the struc-
ture. 1t has been suggested that the
defect can be remedied; that the ad-
joining 60-foot lot upon which the
Synagogue stands can be bought
at reasonable figure, and
that with this additional ground
the City Hall could be made a
most convenient and conspicuous
structure. The Second street prop
erty could be sold for about twice as
much as the Synagogue lot could be
bought for. and then the city would
have hall in the business part of the
city that would be credit to it. We
submit this suggestion to the people as
one worthy OF serious consideration.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18

IT seems to be generally conceded
that the City Hall swap has fallen
dead under the weight of the valid
objections raised against it by the
press, representing the opinion of the
public on the subject. The submis-
sion OF the question to the people, it
is now believed, will not be urged,
and those who have taken the lead in
foisting this extraordinary trade upon
the city are understood to have given
up the fight. They realize that they
had undertaken an impossible task,
and accept the situation. A graceful
and timely retreat of the promoters of
the scheme will reflect more honor
upon them than they could posi-
bly, have achieved by follow
ing up ga losing suit" The
time will possibly come when
we shall be required to place the city
hall farther down town. When that
time arrives the Fifth and Sixth street
public square will afford beautiful
site for such structure, if, indeed,
we shall not, by that time, have found
it advisable to transfer it to South
California as site for the Capitol of
the new State.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18

The cost Of living in this city has
risen to simply enormous proportions.
1t is not merely house and room rent
which has been "boomed" to exorbi-
tant rates, but all we eat and drink
has followed in the wake of these on
the same inflated voyage to the moon.
Coal is 500 per ton and fire wood $1S.
Butter and eggs which have always
been cheaper after the holidays were
over, do not follow former years in
this respect. They are as dear to-day
as they were month ago. The
consumer is paying about 211 cents
Per pound for his potatoes. The
reason for it all is the "boom. :"
and the great influx of people with
no corresponding development of our
resources. This is serious matter.
If the "boom" is to be permanently
followed by such a state of affairs,
then the course Of the "boom" will be
On 3 parallel to that Of a hog swim
ming. It will inevitably cut it's own
throat. The pity of it is that these
Ehings ought not to be. There is am
~ land Of the best quality, un-
1er the most genial skies in
ne world, for the production of
n We eat. This section ought
y I'll less favored regions $4,000, 900
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18

LAST month the Federal Govern
ment received revenue from all sources
amounting to $29, 1926, 1856. The ex-
penses of the Government came to
$10, ,400,6S2. Adding to this So SOC, 900
interest on the public debt, and de-
Quoting the sum from the total re-
ceipts, leaves net surplus Of $14, 424.-
603. This is at the rate OF $173 ,O95 1886
surplus per annum; and yet great
lights who desire to lead the people in
political economy, like Senator Dolph,
OF Oregon, say that the surplus
amounts to little; while his truth
full confrere, Plumb, OF Kansas,
says that it amounts to nothing.
Then comes Sherman of Ohio with
his Poo Bah, protoplasmic sneer and
tries to laugh it out OF existence.
These advocates of tariff for
surplus ask why is not the
accumulation used to pay off the
National debt. During December
there were paid off not less than
SIS, ,250,000 of this obligation of the
Nation. For the entire year 1887 the
reduction was $117, 7,O16,OOO. That
does pretty we'll for one year. Let
the future years do as we'll and the
whole debt will soon be paid off.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18

worth of its products annually. The
Board Of Trade should take this mat
ter up and in every way ventilate the
subject. Statements coming from
that body and sent abroad among the
people will have the effect of setting
some of those here to work in lines of
production, and they will draw others
hither from the East to embark in
these promising enterprises.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18

The Tribune tries to break the force
of our opposition to the city hall
swap, by asserting that we have di-
rect interests on Fort street. This is
a weak invention. We have no other
interest in the matter than is common
with that OF all the people of Los An
geles. Even if we had direct inter-
ests in Fort street, what difference
would that make. We present argu-
ments against the proposed swap.
They are either sound or unsound,
and should be answered not stilletoed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18
WEDNESDAY, JAN. is, 1855.
Our Fertile Soils.

The world furnishes no better soils
for agricultural enterprise of all sorts
than are found on the fat mesa lands
of Los Angeles county. No suns
shine so genially on the fruitful earth
as ours do at all seasons of the year.
The varied. and wonderful crops pro-
duced hereabouts have been for many
years the wonder of all beholders.
It is ten thousand pities to see this
soil lying fallow all over the country.
1t was bought for song years ago by
people who came in here ahead Of
railroads and other concomitants of
civil zation. There was no sale for
any product of the soil, and these
early settlers struggled along against
wind and tide for score of years.
When the great rush of immigration
set in the vanguard of this new popu-
lation were very quick to become
seized of this superb property, which
they bo ught for much less than its
value. The pioneer, by the sale, be-
came possessed of more money than
he had ever hoped to see, and became
a capitalist at once. He stopped right
there producing anything from the
soil. The newcomer is not farmer
or fruit-grower. He is speculator
in lands, and holds the property for
sale to some other newcomer-at
an advance, of course. The land
is easily worth more than is asked for
it, oven after it has changed hands
two or three times. But all that does
not produce crop of potatoes, cab
bage, or fruit of some Sort nor does
it gather up eggs out Of nests which
have been forsaken since the pioneer
settler first moved off the old ranch.
/, The result of all this is that we are
importing nearly all we eat. The
population since the beginning of the
decade has increased from 10000 to
a50, 900 in the county. Instead Of
sending products of our soil to the min
ing regions and to the territories, we
are now paying Kansas and Nebraska
farmers for our eggs, our butter,
chickens, potatoes, cabbages, beef,
pork, and each and every other thing
we eat.
There are idling about this town
5000 people who were brought up to
farm life. They know all about it.
There are lying idle half a million
acres of the best land out of doors.
If this army OF idlers will only go out
with their families into the country,
buy 5, 10 or 20 acres of this incom-
parable soil and proceed to plant it,
to raise crops and market the pro-
ducts of it, they will derive very
handsome income from their indus
try. They may plant trees and
shrubs to beautify their lands, and
in from three to five years they will
have around them an earthly para
disc which some rich newcomer from
the East will pay them fabulous
price to surrender to him. Take
Pasadena, Tustin City and other
places where the rich people from
the East have been attracted on ac-
count Of the embowered homes
amidst the flowers, and where $1,000
an acre has been cheap to get prop
erty at, as the illustration of what
may be done in almost every part of
the country. This is the test specu-
lation to be made in this section to-
day.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18

Few more novel scenes could we'll
be imagined than a California rodeo
de los conejos, or roundup of rab-
bits" One took place near Bakers
field, in Kern county, the other day,
Of rather larger proportions than
usual. There is first built of palings
a. rabbit-proof corral or inclosure !;
from this similar palings are run at
right angles to distance of quarter
Of a mile or more each way. Then
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18
Tariff ON Coal and Lumber.


SHOULD the revision of the tariff, as
that matter is last outlined, result in
putting coal and lumber on the free
list, 1.-The benefit to California would be
inestimable. To be sure rs cents
ton on coal is not ruinous duty under
ordinary circumstances. Ours are
not ordinary. A large part OF our
coal comes here as ballast in wheat
ships. A vessel carries say 1000 tons.
if she brings full cargo. If she
comes merely in ballast, she may have
only 1000 tons or less aboard. The
duty will come to $3.50 or $500 on
her coal. That is in many cases
just enough to shut out
a vessel coming here from
New South Wales seeking" Give
the ship this benefit and she will come.
The effect will be to keep good sto k
of coal in the market all the time, and
thus prevent the famine now so Sc
verely felt all along this coast. The
present inadequate supply has enabled
dealers to put their prices up to $40
per ton. Coal can be had in Australia
for about 50 so per ton on board ship.
1t can be carried in here almost for
nothing in ships seeking an outbound
wheat cargo. 1t should be retailed in
this market for about 81 so per ton,
leaving all parties good profit.
The people pay the difference between
that and $12, SIS and $40 per ton.
That is just the way the present tar
iff schedule works. 1t discourages
ships coming here in ballast for wheat
cargoes by making them pay, as stated,
$3.50 to $500 on their coal used as bal
last. That shuts them out, and gives
a few control of the market, and they
use their advantage as we see and
feel. The lumber duty is a still
greater hardship. A half score of
timber firms derive enormous ad-
vantages from the tariff, and they use
their advantages to put prices up to
exorbitant points, every laborer be-
ing taxed that amount on his cottage,
if he builds one, on his rent if he
lives in some other mans house. And
let not any special pleader with his
glittering generalities make the wage
winner believe his pay is cent a
week more for this tariff. 1t is much
lower for it. Labor is like wheat.
1t follows the memorable relations
between supply and demand. The
only way to raise wagesis to cut off
the supply OF labor or to increase the
demand. Cheaper coal means larger
consumption of it. That means more
of it to handle. This calls for more
labor, and that forces rise in wages.
Cheaper lumber means greater activ-
ity in building. Here again is a
heavier draft on labor, and a conse-
quent betterment of rates of wages
There are no laws more fixed and in
exorable in their workings than these.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18
Notice TO aInii Subscribers.

The papers of all delinquent mail sub
rcribers to the os Ang. les DAILY HERALD
will be promptly discontinued hereafter.
No papers will be sent to SUBSCRIBERS Dy
mail unles IS the same have been paid for in
ADVANCE. This rule is inflexible.
AYERS LYNCH,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18
Excursion

To picturesque Carlton, the lively town,
Saturday January 21st. Round trip $1.OO.
Lee McGown, Jr., 81 N. Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18
To Advertisers.

To insure insertion in the DAILY HERALD
of all new advertisements, as well as changes,
they must be handed in before o'clock
r. n.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18
KenilvOrth Auction.

U a. Sumner & Co., hold an auction of lots
az aott tne ostrich Farm, Wednesday, January
Iotn. gardens will be free. Get passes
train.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18
Finest Soil in this Section

Inc following buildings are now IN
course of construction, with many
more planned for the immediate fu-
ture:
Del Campo Hotel. $40, 900
Theo Reiser's brick block. :. $4,000
Dennis & Whites brick store. 1900
Richard Spoerl's new building $500
Jos. Helmsen's brick store. /. 1000
Geo. G. Aliens cottage. ..... 1000
Theo Rimpau's residence. .... $500
t. J. F. Boege's cottage. ..... 1000
r. Luedke's cottage. .... 1000
A. +. Hendricks residence. :. 1000
Joseph Dauser's cottage. ... 1000
A, E. Whites cottage -..... 1000
If any one wishes to see what grows
at Anaheim, an exhibit of its pro-
ducts may be seen at the office of Mr..
Schaumberger, at Ia West First
street, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18

For nice lunch served in a cheerful
room, go to spence's, 46 8. Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-18
DELIVERED BY CARRIERS
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LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE from adjacent
towns especially solicited.
Remittances should be made by draft
check. Postofiice order or postal note. Inc
latter should be sent for all sums lets than
nve dollars.
Ion PRINTING DEPARTMENT-Owing to
eur greatly increased facilities, we are pre-
pared to execute all kinds OF job work In a
auDerior manner. Special attention will be
given to commercial and legal printing,
ana ali orders will be promptly filled at
moderate rates.
The official List of Letters remaining In
the Postofiice is published in the HERALD
ON Monday.
OFFICE OF PUBLICATION, rs North Spring
street, Los Angeles. Telephone No. 100.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-01-27
NE VS. FROM SEVERAL COUNTIES
From Economist.

SHILOH, Camden county. the 10Th
inst, w. S. Bartlett, J. P. officiating,
Mr.. Sam and Miss Sallie Forbes were
married.
There is more fishing and pre- parations
for fishing this season than we have
seen for several years.
CoINJoCK, Currituck Co.-Ducks are
thinning out; Geese and Swan vet lii
ger. Some gunners for profit have quit
saying it does not pay expenses. They
are all in favor Of stopping battery
shooting, which is driving the game
birds from their old haunts.
MANTEo, Dare Co.-Large prepare
tions are now making for shad fishing
and almost overy body is engaged in it.
There were two marriages on the is
land last Sunday night, r. II. Simmons
and Miss Nancy TilIett, by J. W. Ward
J. P, and on the same evening A. II.
Etheridge and Miss Roxey Etheridge by
Rev. P S. G. Davis.
ELF CITY.-The Roanoke Club will
give another masked Sociable at the
Albemarle House on Monday next. The
Brescia Bros. Will furnish the music.
The fishermen are budding out and
they will soon wet their nets" and
put il their seines and put down
their pound nets, and then we shall see
what we shall see, and we hope pros
porous season.
WINFALL.-Departed this life very
suddenly, at Mr.. w. t. MeMul IAN s,
Mrs. Mary E. Wood, widow Of Mr.. j. S.
OOd. deceased. She was Il devoted
member of the Baptist church at Hert-
ford and punctually attended Sunday
school, preaching. missionary and pray
er meetings when health permitted.
Refined, Intelligent, beautiful, ever
ready to assist the sick and suffering, it
is rot surprising that she left Il large
circle of friends to mourn her loss.
None knew her but to love her. Mr..
Albert Wood, her long absent son, was
providentially present at her death.
Extensive preparations for fishing are
being made, our young men taking the
lead.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-01-27
TIME OF HOLDING COURTS-FIRST
JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

SPRING Montgomery.
FALL-Judge McRae
Beaufort-February 18th, May 2Sth
November Goth.
Currituck-March 9Th, Sept. Sd.
Camden-March 18th, Sept. 10th.
squOtank-March 18th, June 18th,
Sept. 18th, Dec. 10Th.
Perq uimans-DIarch Goth, Sept. cath.
Chowan-April I'd. Oct. 1st.
Gates-ApriI 9Th, Oct. Sth.
ID ertford-Apri1 10Th: June 18th, Oct.
10th.
Washington-April 23d, Oct. 22nd.
Tyrrel-April Both, Oct goth.
Dare-May 7th. Nov. 9th.
Hyde-May 10th. Nov 18th.
Pamlico-May 21st, Nov 10Th.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-01-27
nTORFOLk SOUTHERN RAILROAD COM
~ PANE.

Y.
SCHEDULE N EFFECT OCT. 3RD. 1887.
Mail Train leaves Norfolk 1880 a. M.
daily except Sunday. and arrives at
EdentOn 10 p. IN. Leaves Edenton2 10
and arrives at Norfolk at 5 so y. m.
Accommodation leaves Norfolk AT ,
p. m. arrives at Edenton 10 y. IN
Leaves EdentOn at 4:30 a. m. arrives AZ
Norfolk 10 a. m, daily except Sunday.
Close connections at Norfolk with all
rail and steamer lines
At Elizabeth ity-with steamboat,
for all points on PasquOtank, North and
Alligator rivers.
Al Edenton-with n. S. Railroad
company : steamboats,. Plymouth. Mary
h. Roberts and Ranger, for all points on
Ch"Wah. ScuppernOng Little, ahsieand
Roanoke rivers. and gainesville & WASH
Ihgton, and AIbemarle q Raleigh Rail
Roads.
On and after July 1st, the steamer
Plymouth, plying between Edenton and
W Hilamston, will go to Hamilton on
Tuesday and Friday Of each week. leav-
ing that place at clock a. M. ON
v einesday and Saturday.
Norfolk passenger and freight station
at Norfolk and Western Railroad DpDot.
Freight received daily, except sun
days.
Through tickets on sale and baggage
checked between EdentOA and EIiZabetb
city ana Baltimore, PhiIadeIphia and
New IorE by Bay Line and Old Domiu-
ion steamers and n. Y. land \. Il. y.
from Norfolk. aud between Nortolkaud
Washington. Plymouth, Williamson.
Windsor and Jamesvil
NJ. K. KING, General Manager.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-01-27

THE FISHERMAN & FARMER, with
many others, fully endorses the Will
son Advances proposition to pass a
law to stop gambling at the Fairs ia
the State. 1t is certainly a nuisance,
and we endorse also the following,
from the Elizabeth City News, who
trnthfully says: 1--WE have no hest
tency in saying that decent people
should refuse to patronize fair that
tolerated gamblers, and hope these
shnrpers will receive some attention
at the hands of our legislators"