Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-27
LOCAL BREVITIES

The Guards were out on street drill
last night.
An election for School Trustees will
be held in San Pedro School District
to-day.
The Orizaba sails for San Francisco
to-day Passengers will take the p.
NJ. train.
There are kilograms at the Telegraph
Office for Charles Young and Mr..
Bowan.
The Constantine will sail for San
Francisco and way ports on Tuesday,
June 30th.
We are sorry to state that our old
and respected citizen, John Collier, is
lying very ILL.,
The foundation for billiard saloon
and lodging house was laid at San
Fernando Thursday.
In the U. S. Land Office the case Of
Cayctano Duarte vs.. Civility Green
wade is still on trial.
Work on the lighthouse at Point
San Pedro is progressing rapidly, and
will soon be completed.
All assessment blanks should be
filled out and given to the Assessor
before the first Monday of July.
Adolph Portugal is selling dress
goods at surprisingly low figures
Call on him and see if this is not the
case.
The Jewish Sunday School will have
II picnic next week at the Arroyo Seco.
The children are preparing for q
grand time.
The poll-taX of two dollars is now
due and payable before the first Mon.
day in July. From that time until
January |, 1915, it will be three dol
lars.
Mr.. 7. ID. Maloney's writing school,
morning and evening, will open at
Lawlor's Institute next Monday. We
understand that q large class has been
formed.
Tomorrow mornings HERALD will
contain another Lay Sermon for Sun
day reading. These papers are not
orthodox, bat they are sensible and
are penned by n man who thinks for
himself
Constable s. III. Bryant was tried in
the County Court yesterday, on the
charge of assault with intent to kill,
rs a sequence to the difficulty which
he had with Schmidt some time since.
Mr.. Bryant was promptly acquitted OF
the charge.
The following is the list of passen-
gers per steamer Constantine, which
sailed from San Francisco June 25th,
for Wilmington: Mrs. Deost, n. OAR
tics, M. Gothic, J. E. Bacon, c. Ducom-
nun, j. H. McGregor, e. Cohen, Y.
Hour, j. Garner and wife.
futile & Lee, who have rented the
large and well-furnished photograph
gallery of Mr.. V. Wolfensten, are
turning out some of the finest photo
graphs to be found in the country.
Their work is finished in the highest
style of the art, and warranted to give
satisfaction to every reasonable custo-
mer. All work promptly done and
terms reasonable. If
Jesus Via Seilor yesterday made
complaint before Justice Gray against
his father-in-law, Esteban Alvarado
for threatening to take the life of COM
painant and his family and making
demonstrations to draw deadly
weapon. AT the time for trial Via
Senior failed to put in his appearance
TO prosecute, and the case was dis
missed. 1t was only n family row,
after all, and best settled out of the
courts.
Mr.. Madigan has kindly furnished us
with some statistics relative to our
public and private schools and our
juvenile population, which will be of
interest to our readers: Number of
children in Los Angeles of school age,
between five and seven, 2,473; number
white children, 2,423; number negro
or cOlored children, 80; number Mon
golians, IL; number in public schools,
1905; number going to private schools,
$50; number not in any school, l,12s;
number under five years of age, 7l2.
La Esperanza, at No. los Main
street, is one of the largest and best
appointed stores in Southern Califor-
mia. A full line of groceries, imported
direct from the East and Europe, to-
gether with complete stock of pro-
visions, is kept constantly on hand
and sold at bottom prices. Country
produce bought, and the highest price
allowed. This house is too well known
to require any further commentator
from us; we can only advise our
friends to visit the store and see for
themselves what excellent induce
ments are offered to customers by way
of fine goods and low prices. tf-5'
The Thirty-eights will enliven
our city with a t0rch-light procession
this evening at half-past 8 o'clock.
The boys have their new uniforms
now ready, and with full turnout of
the members, supported in their line
of march by the engine, hose-cart and
hook and ladder truck, they will make
fine display. The company will
meet and form at the engine house at
the time stated, and take up their line
of march as follows: Up Spring street
to Main, up Main to the Pico House,
counter march down Main to Fourth,
along Fourth to Fort, up Fort to First,
along First to Main, up Main to june
ton with Spring, and thence to head
quarters.
About o'clock yesterday morning
Officer Harris arrested Il fellow who
was making off with suspicious
looking bundle. The culprit proved
to be the somewhat notorious Harris
mo relative of the officer, we are glad
to say who confessed that he had
stolen the package from the L. 5.
Hotel. The articles in the package
consisted of several pieces Of ladies'
wear and card attached showed that
they belonged to Mrs. Donelson, at
the Eight-mile House. The bundle
had been left at the hotel to be for
warded to it's destination yesterday,
and had been pilfered by the sneak
thief so adroitly as to escape the no.
flee of the hotel clerk.