Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

meet for parade and target practice.
Go to the picnic of the Confidence
Engine Company tomorrow. A
good time awaits you.
Fun, fun, fun, at Woods Opera
House.
anew organ costing Sc, 1000 has been
purchased for the Cathedral.
Strawberry short-cake and lunch at
Mrs. Buffers Coffee House, Main street
above Lafayette Hotel. m27:lwE
Madame Fabbri has purchased an
acre tract on Washington street and
designs greatly beautifying and inn
proving 1t for a Summer residence.
The Fashion Stables offer reward
of $50 for the return of small gray
horse lost in the Arroyo Seco, known
as "Pony."
What has long been wanted-Wood's
Opera House.
Judge Burdick has tried fifteen
cases in the one week of his official
service anu has collected $64 in fines.
A special meeting Of Los Angeles
Chapter No. 33, r. A. NJ, will be held
at half-past seven O'CLOCK this even
ing for comforting the Royal Arch De-
gree. All sojourning companions in
good standing are invited to attend.
Strawberry short.cake at Mrs. But
ler's. m27:lw
Grand meeting of friends at Woods
Opera House.
John Fisher, the Second Mate of
the schooner J. L. Williams, goes up
to San Francisco on Monday next in
the custody If United States Deputy
Marshal J. ID. Dunlap, under commit
ment from United States Court Conn
missioner b. g. Whiting, for refusing
duty and inciting revolt and mutiny.
1t is a mystery how they do it, but
they do, sell clothing SO cheap at the
Great Important, under the Lafayette
| Hotel.
Go listen to the brass band at Woods
Opera House.
Take your lunch at Mrs. Buffers
Coffee House. m27:lw
We learn that Mr.. Ruttgar has sold
his interest in the business OF the
Round House Gardens, and that pop
ular retreat will now be conducted by
Messrs. Armand & Camp. We wish
the new firm continued success.
"Your eyes will jump out of their
sockets, and your hair stand erecV al
the astonishing low prices the Great
Important ask for their clothing, boots,
shoes and hats.
| A Terrible Tragedy at Woods Op'
era House.
Mrs. Buffers Coffee House, which
has been closed on account Of the
death OF her husband, is reOpened, and
will serve good coffee and pies as
usual. Please give her call.
m27:lw
The opening of Los Angeles street
through Chinatown should be at once
secured as that locality is an injury te
property and an annoyance to the
community.
An elopement extraordinary tool
place the other day which created
quite buzz of interest. The princi
pals in the affair were a stylish youne
colored waiter and the young mulatt,
wife of an old boOtblack. The arden
lovers were stopped by the authoritie
before they reached the steamer.
, The great Centennial Show a
Woods Opera House.
Confidence Engine Company No.
; has engaged the services of Prof. Ric
to give some of his astonishing mine
readings at Washington Gardens to
morrow during the picnic. The ex
hibitiOn will be given in large ten
: on the grounds specially prepared TO
: the Professor. In connection with tn
mind reading there will be vocal an
instrumental music and the Marion
cites. mZ1:zt
! "Oh, kill me quick, for am to
sweet to live" These were the re
marks Of a happy man, who was over
, jOyed after purchasing one OF thos
! stylish and cheap suits at the Grea
Important, under the Lafayette He
tel.
Fires are awful calamities some
times, particularly to those who ar
the uninsured sufferers; and yet the
= are oft-times the occasion of most pt
. culiarly ludicrous incidents. At tn
:. fire on Thursday night woman cam
a rushing out of her apartment in pei
|. feet frenzy, and in loud exclamation
!. of regret bemoaned the fact that sh
:. had lost hundred pounds of butte
that she had salted down. She did nc
Z care about her house.
8 Steamers arriv' every 1a
n crowds for Woods e houa2
q At the race ira @J e.
n Jonathan had an s1t 1enau
p there being about a1rso ps.
pie present. The ocvas.ol "a4 lol
d regular race, but was simply displa
II Of the speed of a number of the be
70 horses that we have on this part OF II
Coast. Among the animals wei
Il Echora, Tom. Gates, Maggie Mitcl
y ell, Enterprise, Mamie and Joe Han
q iIton, as he was called. There was Il
purse and no stakes. Every one WI
pleased with the races, and will 81,
: Mr. nonatnan a hanptiictiOn when h