Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-28

Mr.. John r. Scranton left yesterday
for San Bernardino, having leased the
Bella Union Hotel, of that place. Mr..
Scranton is live man and we predict
for him great success as mine host OF
the Bella Union.
The quarterly examination of teach
ers will begin on Wednesday next, in
the High School building. There are
several teachers here from the Allan
tic States preparing for the dread or
deal. We wish them. the greatest
success.
Judge DeLong has received letter
from his son-in-law, Mr.. Shannon,
dated Lawrence, Kansas, May Goth, in
which he says: " Things look badly
here; the grasshoppers are again at
work, and the country is literally COW
cred with them"
Archbishop Alemany admonishes
the Catholic public against paying
money to one Father Corrigan, who is
engaged in levying an assessment in
this Jurisdiction without ecclesiastical
permission. He represents that he is
collecting contributions to aid in
building churches in Ireland.
We are requested to call the atten-
ton of the City Marshal to the castings
placed on the sidewalk in front of the
foundry on Spring street. People fall
over them in the night, and few
evenings since child was severely
hurt by running against one of them
in the dark.
The Sphinx has ordered all Cali
thumpians to assemble tonight at
Judge Traffords Court room at eight
o'clock. Committees will be appoint
ed for the various departments for a
celebration for the coming Fourth of
July. All are invited.
Remittiturs were received by the
County Clerk this morning from the
Supreme Court in the appeal cases of
Pico VS.. Los Angeles Gas Co., Burdick
vs.. Wexel, Thompson VS.. Hancock,
Eaton VS.. Winter, Los Angeles VS..
Babcock, Hayes VS.. Green and Slaugh-
ter VS.. Fowler.
From Governor Downey, who has
been on visit of a couple of days to
Anaheim, we learn that everything in
that vicinity is prosperous. The crops
look fine and the grape yield will al
most equal full crop. The new hotel
company have decided to erect a S4O,-
600 building, on which work is to be
commenced at once,
The prismoidal road will be in ope-
ration this afternoon. A curve with
a radius of 373 feet has been added to
the piece of track already built, which
will show visitors how easy it is to op-
crate one-track road on the heaviest
curves. In Onler that people may un-
derstand the abruptness of the curve
inserted we will say that no curve on
the Spring and Sixth Street raj road
is on a radius of less than "A feet.
AT the close of the examination of
the Senior Glass in the Los Angeles
High School, the committee appoint
ed by the Board of Education expressed
themselves as well pleased. They
complimented the young ladies and
gentlemen upon the credltable manner
in which they had passed the unusual
test of an eight days examination of
three hours per day.
Among the eXcitements yesterday
we observed fight between China
man and the driver of butchers
wagon, at the corner of Eighth and
Spring streets. The Mongolian claimed
one dollar and fifty cents as the exact
balance due him for washing the
butcher boy's greasy clothes, and the
latter came down with his fist instead
of the money. The Chinaman seized
the whip, which alarmed the valiant
knight of the cleaver so that he drove
off, with John in hot pursuit, yelling
for public officer.
A preliminary meeting of those in
terested in the formation of new fire
company was held last night in the
basement of the U. S. Hotel. Mr.. F.
Butler was chosen President and B.
Mcclellan Secretary. A committee on
Constitution and Bylaws, and one to
secure thirty charter members were
appointed. At late hour the meet
ing adjourned to meet at the Council
rooms next Tuesday night, when a
permanent organization will be effect
ed. Persons desirous of becoming ac-
tive members will apply to the COM
mittee, Messrs. G. Killmer, G. Katen-