Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-09
LOCAL BREVITIES,

Mr.. Louis Rau elsewhere offers o
desirable residence to rent.
The Teachers Institute adjourn.
ed sine die yesterday evening.
A nicely furnished room is offer
ed for rent in our New To-Day.
Under Sheriff Hays returned
from short visit to San Francisco
by yesterdays overland train.
The regular monthly meeting ol
the Horticultural Society will be
held at the Pavilion at II o'clock
A. NJ. to-day.
The Baptist Chulch, on Spring
street, will give a Sunday School
Concert Sunday evening, begin.
ming at 7 o'clock.
A lady, in our New To-day, ad-
vartises to give instructions in
music as an equivalent for pleas.
ant room and board.
We were mistaken in saying that
Jailer Thompson receives seventy.
Ave cents day for his boarders. He
only gets forty-five cents and in
scrip, at that, which generally
sells for only ninety cents on the
dollar.
There is a dog in Los Angeles
who believes that the Chinese
ought to go. Woe be to the poor
Celestial who passes that dogs
way. The canine bites not loud
but deep.
We were favored with call yes
terday by Mr.. r. May, agent of the
serial department of Bancroft's pub.
fishing house. Mr.. May has a num-
Der of new and interesting publica.
tions which he will exhibit to the
citizens of this SECTION during his
visit.
The new United Presbyterian
Church at Santa Ana will be dedi-
Gated tomorrow. The Rev. NJ. M.
Gibson, D. D. from San Francisco
10 expected to be present as we'll as
other able ministers from abroad.
Services will be held at IL O'clock
A. NJ. and 7P. NJ.
When we bear in mind the fact
that there were only sixty-two
members of the Los Angeles bar
around to sign that memorial, we
are forcibly impressed with the un-
dercrowded condition Of the pro.
fession of the law hereabouts.
Los Angeles contributed the fol.
lowing sums for the relief Of the
yellow fever sufferers: Subscrip'
tions through Wells, Fargo & Co.
$8l6 so; collected by Msssrs. Work
man Gephard and Dunkelberger
$500; contributed by Western
Onion Telegraph employees, $50;
20; two citizens, $l0O. Total, $15lt
70.
We learn that the repairs to the
machinery and the new derrick
were completed at the Los Angeles
Oil Company's we'll in the Sespt
District two days ago. On resum
ing work it was found that there
were 1900 feet of oil in the we'll. Il
is confidently believed that as sOor
as the we'll is cleared of sedimen
oil will flow freely, or that the wei
will be, in oil parlance, a"spouter.'
We call attention to the tripk
column advertisement Of the Me
chanic's Store, No. 40 Main street
which appears elsewhere. Thil
house receives every week fresl
consignments OF the latest styles o
clothing, dry goods, etc., which
considering the extra quality of tn,
goods, are sold cheaper than th,
cheapest. Intending purchaser
should not fail to give this hous
call and, even II they should no
buy, they will receive polite at
tention from the proprietors and at
taches.
And now comes along anothe
critic, and has his say abou
"Physician's" able article on els
terms. AS usual it is another envi
Gus brother Esculapius. He ha
the hardihood to say that he think
he knows who "Physician" is, an,
that, il his judgment Is correct
this blasphemer of our mountain
water is entitled to know very lit
tie about its properties because b.
always takes his'n straight. W.
) are verify beginning to think tha
the medical profession, in discuss
Ing each other, are given to al
envy and uncharitableness.
SeiIor Anastasio Vargas, a Mexi
can historical and portrait painte
of considerable eminence, has latel
arrived in Los Angeles. He ha
already painted the portrait c
Judge Carrillo. Having inspecte
the ''counterfeit presentment"o Of ou
old friend we are pleased to be abl
to pronounce it a faithful and mer
ltorious portrait. When we ad
that the picture was painted i
nine hours those who Will shortl
have an opportunity OF examinin
: the work will agree with us in pre-
nouncing Senior Vargas an artii
who 10 characterized by celebrity Q
!" we'll as skill.