Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-07
LOCAL IIIeICVITIES,

LOCAL IfTenCVITIsES.
The steamer Orizaba sails for
San Francisco to- day.
Mr.. ]. Cohen. of the Fashion
cigar store, returned overland from
San Francisco yesterday.
The Board of Supervisors were
occupied yesterday in examining
the regular monthly bills.
The steamer Newport will re-
ceive freight till Saturday next, at
her wharf at San Francisco.
Mrs. J. Huber advertses eiigibiy
located building lots for sale on the
insta!lment plan, in our New To.
Day.
The regular weekly "social
takes place this evening at Union
Hall, with entire change OF pro-
gramme.
Judge o. Melvepy, we regret to
learn, is confined to his house, suf.
fering from severe cold caught at
the beach.
Any one having good piano 10
rent, cheap, will find customer
by reference TO the advertisement
in our New To. Day.
Judge McNealy arrived from San
Bernarlino yesterday and will re-
main IN the city several days. He
is registered at the ST. Charles.
Mr.. +. w. Athearn has retired
from The Anaheim Gazette, having
disposed OF his interest to his part
ner, MIR. Melrose, who will hereaf-
ter edit the paper.
We learn from private letter
that Mr.. Thos A. Carey, of this
city, lectured to very large audi.
ence at F6esno last Saturday night,
on the subject of orange culture.
We have received a mum Der of
c:pies of the report on the condi-
tion of crops throughout the United
States, from the Department Of
Agriculture, for distribution.
Mr.. Johnson, of the Santa Moni
ca Hote', was in the city yesterday.
He informs us that his house is so
full that, on Saturday night last,
he was obliged to turna away fit cen
applicants for lodgings
A lively runaway took place on
Also street on Monday evening, by
which Mr.. Brown. of Green Mead.
ows, was thrown from his wagon
end slightly injured and the wagon
mashed to ithereens.
The Spring street and East Los
Angeles Railroad Company are un-
covering and placing in order the
extra track on Main street, prepar-
atory to running their cars on it
instead Of on the track connecting
with the Main and the A liso roads.
Mr.. Aaron Mason, Superintend-
ent of The Silver King mine and a
brother of Col. Mason, who died
suddenly at the Grand Hotel, a few
days ago, passed through Los An
geles yesterday en- route to San
Francisco.
J.-J. Terry, a prisoner charged
with robbery, while the Deputy
Sheriff passed into ~ adjoining
room yesterday, quietly walked out
of the County Court room and es-
capped. He was at once pursued
but, up Till dark last evening, had
not been recaptured.
| We direct attention to the notice
of dissolution OF the firm of Hig
gins, Speedy & Co pork na"''o'''
w,,;ob .onno.-. cisewhera in this
49,. niuG'S HERALD. The bust ness
of the firm will be settled by Mr..
J S.. Finali, at the old stand, No. sc
/ Also street.
| We are Informed on reliable au.
thority that the work of ex tenaing
the Southern Pacific Railroad
through Arizona will be commenc.
ed and vigorously pushed as soon
as the heat moderates sufficiently
TO permit of men working in that
section.
Angeleiios at San Francisco ho.
tells on the 18th: ]. M. Griffith and
family, B. G. Truman, Occidental;
l.. Perry, J. Peters and family
American Exchanges; ]. M. Leahy
Brooklyn; l.. Wolfskill, J. A.
Hansen, Palace; Il. McCaffrey, II.
A. Carey, G. Jones, Russ House.
In Judge Peel's Court yesterday
a Chinawoman charged with liv.
ing in house of ill-fame, pleaded
guilty and WAS fined $40. AL
American woman for striking an.
other woman in the mouth, paid
So so. Ocampo, charged with ex
hibiting a deadly weapon, was dis
charged, the evidence being insult
ficient to convict.
AT a meeting of the Central Com
mittee of the Workingmen, helt
Saturday, July 9th, the fol
lowing resolution was adopted
"Resoiped, That the clubs shall be
called to meet on next Wednesday
week Uhis evening) to consider the
newspaper business, and to appeaI
to the clubs to accept or reject oul
agreement with Col. Redstone." 4"
This meeting, 1t is expected, will