Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-13
LOCAL ksIS b.VlTlEa.

General ?. Banning returned by
yesterdays overlend train.
Persons having goo dairy cows
and heifers for sale win fni rur-
chaser by consulting our New ru-
Day column.
Lns Angeles people at San Fran
cisco hotels Oh the llti: L. J. Rose,
Palace; G D. Nndeau, a. It. Grif.
tt'h, C"snnpolitan; a. X. Price,
Grand; G. de Lsssa, futernational.
One hour after the first paper in
the ease was filed yesterday. our
District Court entered decree of
divorce. QHack work that, dis
tauclng ever the lightning pace of
Ch ctgu.
There were rumors In the city
yesterday that several bee raen had
been burned to death by the noun.
taln fires. We have inquired Iuto
the matter and eau find az uuti,en-
tloateu in,tauce Uf such u disaster.
Mr.. Woolf informs us that al!
papers for the Supreme Court be.
fore October lat must be Il ed in
san Francisco. Alter that date
there will be facilities for fling
such documents in Los Angeles.
The Trustees OF Gopd Templars'
Hall have kind ~ consented to al
low the free Use of their hall for
Mr.. Adams'a lecture on Monday.
The Gas Company Will also l.glt
the hail free on that occasion.
An cx. physician called at our Of
flee last night who wishes to go to
the fever stricken South. We re.
(eried him to the proper commit
tee. who, We suppose, VIII assist
him in his cotnuiendable purpose.
We direct attention to the ca,d
Of Meaars. Graham g. Co., collect
org, bill posters aud distributors.
These gentlemen are thoroughly
reliable and will attend to any
business entrusted to them With
psomptness and Dispatch.
Mr.. George d. Tiffany received
dispatch from his father last even.
ing informing him that Gibralter,
his fathei'= horse, had won The
trotting race at the Golden Gate
Park, Gak kland, yesterday after
noon. lime o! best heat g:2&.
The fires in the San Gabrle! range
seemed last nigbtto have subsidized,
as they were not nearly so bright
MS the night before. Those on the
Cahuenga, however, must have
been hur.tng intensely at 10 O'Clock
2. NJ, as the SKY In that direction
presented q very lurid appearance,
The conundrum OH the streets
yesterday was, Did the mounted
policemen accompany the Key
party In their drive through Los
Angeles 10 see that 40 movable
property WAS carried off, or to pro-
tect the distinguished visitors from
u possible Democratic mob?
We direct the attention Of bon
vivants to the fact that Me4sr4.
Henry Hoffman & Co. will open
the Cosmopolitan saloon and r+s-
tsurant next Saturday night, The
simple announcement that Mr..
Hoffman will be connected with
the establishment IL sitlirient as.
surance that II Will at all times,
both in liquors and euIblea, he fur.
nished with the best the market
affords.
Deputy Sheriff Jones, who was
cent out hy Sheriff Mitchell yester-
day to ascertain the extent o! the
bIu'h fires, informs us that the
brush on The other side of the c.,
hits hga ralige waa turning tiercpiy
and The fire was rapidly canning
over TO this side. MIR. J0ues went
az tar AS The San Fernando valle,'
and Tells us that HE fire In that
section has been extiuguisbed.
Wood's show met with a serious
m!shap when ell route TO Ventura
and about ten miles from that
place, wh!ch resulted in billing II
span of horses, breaking two way
ous which delayed the arrival of
wardrobe and other purapheruHila la
of the show aud Rendered dis
rnis-al of the audience necessary.
However, Col. Wood maize amends
for disappointing Ills audience next
evening, aud gave them big treat
for their momey.--San Bsrhardiae
Times.
We learn from Supervisor Young
that the q ,nes swept over the
country towards the Cahuenga
with such rapidity that many per-
-uns barely escaped with theii
lives. Two men owed their escape
toa little foresight. Recognizing
their danger, they seized couple
of blankets. Que Proceeded to
crawl into the spring, covering hi-
body completely, wrapping the wei
blanket around his head and leav'
Ing only his nose exposed. The
other dropped Into the we'll, imitat-
ing these tactics exactly. They
10th merely pulled through and
would have been burned to death
but for these precautions.
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