Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-29
LOCAL BBEVITIES.

Judge " MelVeny Is expected TO ar
rive from San Francisco on Monday.
The steamer Ancon arrives to-mor-
row from San Diego.
Mr.. G. III. Flowers of the Guadalupe
Ranch, Lower California, is in town.
The Republican Convention meets
to-day.
The steamer Ancon left yesterday
for San Diego.
The corn crop in the Otay and Tia
Juana section will be quite up to the
anticipations of the farmers.
Major McCrea is rather jubilant
about it. He thinks girl babies are
rather pretty to have in the house.
Mr.. w. H. Francis of San Francisco,
a leading hardware commercial trav-
eler, is in the city. ae
The Los Angeles Guards assemble at
their armory this morning at 9 O'clock
to attend the funeral of J. ID. Connor.
All kinds and styles of pictures at
the Cottage Gallery, cheaper than
ever.
Mr.. J. H. Bland was admitted to the
bar on Thursday in the District
Court.
Mr.. Lacy started to San Diego for
his family yesterday and hereafter
will make Los Angeles his home.
The Los Angeles Guards go into
camp to-day at Arroyo Seco and Co.
b will be their guests.
The prismoidal railway, in it's trip
around 374 foot curve yesterday,
proved great success.
The Maria Troupe had a great sue
cess at Santa Barbara with "Trova-
toren on Tuesday night
Cour de Lion Commandery No. 9
will appear in full uniform in the Ma
sonic procession on the 24th of June.
Crop prospects continue to improve
under the cloudy weather. Accounts
from all quarters are of the most cheer
ing character.
A drove of fifty milch cows passed
through Cajon Pass on Thursday,
bound for Prescott, Arizona. The
owner intends to start dairy
Mayor Beaudry had two drunks and
a Chinawoman before him yesterday.
The Chinawoman was sober, but she
was not arrested for that.
The San Diego sea elephant is now
at Woodwards Gardens. AS it is the
only big thing San Diego has lately
had the citizens are materially elated.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick made temperance
address last night opposite Temples
bank. His earnestness gave him an
attentive audience, who listened re-
spectfully for almost an hour.
The HERALD is indebted to the po-
liteness of Mr.. w. j. Johnson, Wells,
Fargo & Co.'s messenger OH the
steamer Ancon, for files of the San
Francisco dailies.
The horse ridden by Max Russek in
his fight from Los Angeles was aban-
doned at San Fernandez; the woman
who accompanied him in his hegira
was abandoned before they started.
The Father Matthew Temperance
Society will meet in the Court House
at o'clock on Sunday evening. An
address will be delivered by Mr.. Kill
patrick, of the Father Matthew Soci-
ETY. of San Francisco.
Santa Barbara whisky must be pow
erful. The other day the police arrest
ed a drunk man, but after leaving him
twenty-four hours in Jail the Police
Judge had to adjourn Court to allow
him another day to sober off.
Dotter & Bradley have had their in
surance adjusted. The goods inven-
toried $2S, $40, out of which there were
saved goods to the amount of $4,000,
leaving the loss 500, $40. The insur-
ance was $4,000, leaving net loss to
the firm of $S,340.
What will be done for city revenue
if the weekly receipts from fines are
only Sis and from burial permits $50?
II some wealthy men would only get
into the clutches of the police it might
help, but we don't care to have the
mortality increase to swell the ceme-
terry receipts.
The concert at Orange given on Fri
day night for the benefit of the Orange
Library, by Chas. Vivian and a num-
ber of musicians from this city, was q
decided success. About two hundred
and fifty people were present and en-
joyed the musical feast.
An employe Of the railroad at Will
mington yesterday had his left foot
badly smashed by dropping a bar of
iron on it, He was brought to this
city and sent to the County Hospital,
where he suffered the amputation of a
toe.
Cincinnati had a gigantic Catholic
procession May 10th, consisting of IA
divisions, including all the Roman
Catholic societies of the city and many
from abroad. The procession moved
to the Holy Trinity Church, where
pontifical high mass was celebrated
and a festival sermon delivered
A meeting of the Committee of Ar
rangements on the celebration of the
anniversary of st. John the Baptist, is
called for Monday evening at s o'clock,
sharp, at the office of S. G. Hubbell.
All members of the committee are
particularly requested to be present,
as matters of Importance will be ar
gued.
Noyes, the eloquent auctioneer, was
limping around yesterday on a cane.
He will occupy an easy chair to-day
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