The herald., 1897-08-15
LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, Aug. 14.-(Regulai
Correspondence) While there is moth
ing especially startling to record for tn
past week, Lorg Beach has kept on il
the even tenor of its way and held its
own with other beach resorts in it's OWL
special lines The daily number of Wis
itors has kept fair average during the
week. While the departure of the east
ern- -excursionists has diminished thc
rumber of strangers w1trIn vuI e-4--
to some extent, the arrival of our own
people from the inland towns has bal
arced the loss we may have had in tour
lists from the east
The Christian convention, which has
been in session during the past week.
will close this evening. The white neck
tie of the ministerial profession will
doubtless disappear from the streets.
but before they are really missed the
white ribbors of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union will be here to attend
the school of methods, which will oper
on Tuesday next and continue three
days.
In the matter of the notorious Thomp-
son-Norman marriage on the high seas
Captain Remington, an old navigator,
residing here, does not agree with the
decision of the court. With compass
and chart he has measured the distance
from shore at which the ceremony was
performed and he finds it to be three and
one-half miles from the magirary
boundary line of Los Angeles county and
six miles from Orange county, and, III
his opinion, in United States waters
There has beer a good deal written
first and last about the whale, but in
deed much needs to be said, for it is
really an object of interest both to the
learned and unlearned. 1t is said to be
one of the largest specimens articulated
in the country, and Mr.. w. E. Haskirs
is receiving many congratulations on the
excellence of the work.
1t is now complete except the "whale-
bones" that belong in the jaws, which
are not in suitable condition to insert.
The speciment is Wright whale, or what
is known as a California gray whale.
Mr.. Haskins thinks the creature had
met a school of lasher sharks and had
been so badly wounded, that after being
beached it was unable TO get back into
the water. His opinion is based on the
appearance of the flesh, which seemed
10 be bruised all through, or in other
words, beaten black and blue. 1t is
siXty-five feet long and, judging from
the size of the bones ir the jaws the
prophet of Ninevah, unless he was un-
commonly large of stature, might have
been merely good mouthful for this
fellows ancestor.
1t is intended that other curious crea-
iob =
here, will be mounted ard keep the big
whale company in the neat whale house
in the park. The citizens of the town
are entitled to much credit, ir which
VIM Beattie deserves no small share, for
adding to the attractions of the park.
Visitors to the beach should pot fail to
inspect his whaleship, or what remains
of him.
Some parties fishing on the wharf to-
day made a curious catch. When the
bait was thrown in, instead of fish nib
bling at it, black shagg, which had
swallowed bait and hook was drawn out
of the water. The hook was taken from
the bill and the bird will probably be
taken 10 Los Angeles.
Rev. Mr.. Phillips, a clergyman of the
Episcopal church, has organized So
ciety that denomination here. Pickels
hall has been fitted up an the first serv-
ice, held on Friday evening last, was
we'll attended.
Mrs Hattie Reasoper of Los Angeles
has taken rooms at the Stewart cottage
on Ocean avenue.
l.. A. Darby of Riverside and Mrs. c.
P. HarreH, Cypress, La, are visiting
their mother, Mrs. Darby, in Long
Beach.
Mrs d. p Smart ard Mrs. Benbrook
Of Downey and their neices, Misses Dob