Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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The Rev. Father Buchard has
gone to Castroville, where he will
conduct mission.
The Board of Supervisors ad.
journed for the May term yester.
day.
A small, nicely furnished house
of three or four rooms is advertised
for in our New To-Day.
In our Court report yesterday, by
come mistake, the name of Edel.
man appeared as defendant when
1t should have been Egan.
The Duvalli Sisters just from the
Grand Opera House, San Francisco,
will be at Woods Opera House
Monday night.
Don. J. J. GARLIC and party, we
are informed, may be expected
home from their prospecting trip
to Sonora in a few days.
The Horticultural Society meets
to-day at Good Templar Hall at II
A. NJ. The Committee on Pavilion
site will report progress and ask for
further time.
A business man of Los Angeles,
who lately took trip to Anaheim,
says that he everywhere encoun-
tered wool and corn on the way to
market.
The County Central Committee
meets in the Supervisors room at
the Court House at 10 o'clock this
morning.
Sailed from Wilmington =
Schooner Eclipse, Chester, master,
for Humboldt; bark Gem of the
Ocean, Halves, master, for Depar.
ture Bay.
The Hispano-A American Benevo.
lent Society have secured Agricul.
tural Park for their annual pic mic,
which will take place on Sunday,
May Goth.
Angelefios at San Francisco ho-
tells on the 9th inst: w. d. Gould,
Palace; r. Nadeau, J. H. Taber,
Russ House; J. f. Judge, American
Exchange; u. G. Davis, A. w.
Hawley, International.
The universal judgment amongst
Los Angeles business men is that
the present has been the dullest
week known in this city for years.
That is hopeful sign for revival.
" 1t is always darkest just before
dawn" etc.
The Right Reverend Bishop Kip,
of the Episcopal Church, arrived
by yesterdays overland train from
San francisco. He goes to Ana.
helm to-day and will administer
the rite of confirmation at st.
Michaels Church at that place to.
morrow.
A woman entered complaint be-
fore Judge Peel yesterday charging
her husband with assault. On in
vestigation it appeared that the
husband had been chastising a
child and when the wife interfered
he showed her away. No other as
sault being proven the case was
dismissed.
Manning, Fitzgerald and Carly
were examined before Judge Peel
yesterday on charge of breach OF
trust in failing to deliver certain
property belonging to John
Sweitzer, of Newhall, at the house
of the latter. No mention Of fraud
having been proven the accused
were discharged.
Our young friend Victor Goethals
is making very rapid advances as a
painter considering the fact that
he is self taught artist. His
latest picture is II very ambitious
effort-and he seems, from a cur
sorry view we had of 1t, to have
treated his subject very artistic.
ally.
The flying machine, intended for
use on County Clerk Potts's ap-
preaching visit to Pennsylvania, is
rapidly reaching a thorough state
of forwardness. We could enter
largely into details If we were per-
mitted, but We are under sacred
pledge of secresy.
We had pleasant call yesterday
from Captain Austin, of the ship
Frank Austin, now being dis
charged at Wilmington. The Cap
tain, when he first arrived, landed
at Santa Monica, intending to dis.
charge at that port, but finding
that there was not sufficient depth
of water-his ship draws 81 feet
to lay there with safety, he got up
anchor and proceeded to viii.
mington.
Old Uncle Josh Talbot has got of
to his Monumental mine at last.
The old gentleman intends to come
back millionaire of the Flood &
O'Brien order, and we have pre-
empted three or four of those mill
lions. May his shadow never be
less, whether he evcntuate rs O
bloated capitalist orreturns simply
the possessor of the modest compe-
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