Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Major b. G. Truman came down
from San Francisco overland yes.
terday.
The day of Atonement was gen.
orally OBJ served by our Hebrew cit
liens yesterday.
Mr.. l.. J. Rose, who has been Wis.,
iting the various Agricultural
Fairs in the upper part of the State,
got home 10y Sundays overland
train.
Arrived at San Pedro, Oct. 9th,
schooner N. L. Drew, Christ mas =
ter, from Albion River, with 5000
ties for the Western Development
Company.
A. B. Hotchkiss, Esq will he up
from San Diego next Friday to at
tend the frat session of the SUI
preme Court for the Southern Dis
trict Of California.
Jesus Salgoda made all informa-
tion before Judge Peel yesterday
charging Ambrosio Moreno with
having stolen 800 from him. The
case will be investigated to day.
General Shields reports that tie
farmers about Florence are prepar-
ing to make fine displays of both
the pomological aud agricultural
products of their section at the
coming Fairs.
The members of Bartlett Post,
G. A. r., are requested, by notice
elsewhere, to meet at Post head
quarters at O'Clock p. NJ, sharp,
to day to attend the funeral of
their late cOmrade, J. B. Smith.
The members Of Golden Rule
Lodge, l. O. o. F., and Orange
Encampment No. 81, are notified
to attend the funeral of the late J.
B. Smith, which takes place from
the Lodge al 2 O'Clock this afteI-
ternoOn.
Mr.. Julius Lyons, District Court
Reporter, who has been at Vallejo
in attendance at the meeting of
the Grand Lodge /. o. G. r., as u
delegate from Merrill Lodge No.
299, of this city, returned overland
on Sunday.
The l4th inst. will be an event
full day for our city. The Horticul-
tural Fair, the Park races and last,
and greatest of all, the Supreme
Court for the Southern District of
California will come on the tapis
in Los Angeles. all together.
The meeting of the Board of
Public Works to hear the views of
property owners on the matter Of
establishing grade of Charity
street, will take place at the City
Surveyors at 2 =. NJ. Wednesday,
instead of Friday, AZ previously re-
ported.
Mr.. Jim Adams exhibited very
fine Percheron stallion called Wide
Awake, OF the streets yesterday.
The animal is beautiful light
gray in color and Is good specl-
men of his strain. He will be ex-
tered at the Agricultural Fair.
AT the first regular annual meet
ing of Park Hose Company No. l,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year; o. Papineau,
Foreman, reelected; Fred Wiley,
lst Assistant, re-elected; NJ. Cassi-
dy, Cd Assistant Foreman; s. H.
Buchanan, Secretary; @. H. Pike,
Treasurer.
Elections for members of Con.
gress take place in the following
States to-dayi Indiana, Iowa, Me-
braska, West Virginia. Present
representation; Indiana, 4 Demo-
Gratis, 8 Republicans; Iowa, 8 Re.
publicans; Nebraska, l Republi-
can; Ohio, 8 Democrats, IL Repub-
licans; West Virginia, Democrats.
Judge Fawcett, of Santa Barbara,
whom our citizsns will remember
as having occupied the bench of
the District Court here. a short
time ago, we learn, has already
taken rank as one of the leading
minds of the Constitutional Con
vention, and is looked upon with
anything but friendly eyes by the
Workingmen.
Six cases We're up before Judge
Peel yesterday morning. or these
| two were drunks, one Of whom paid
|. S5 and the other was discharged.
, or two men charged with disturb
ing the peace, one contributed 80 to
} the city treasury and one was sent
,, to the chain gang for five days.
A man found guilty of battery was
+ fined $40 and vsgrant was dis
, charged.
: Mr.. e. Laventhaps fine
residence on Fort street, OPP
posite the NJ. e. Church, narrowly
escaped destruction by fire Satur.
. day evening. The tapestry with
which the gas fixture was festoon
ed, accidentally took fire and II
the efforts to extingulsh II the
gas pipe was broken of, pouring .
! food Of lie volatile substance dl
rectly into the flames. By tn,
timely assistance Of neighbors ant
Chinese domestic, who wrapped
/. his dish-rag around the broker
Il pipe, the catastrophe was pre-
vented.