Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-29
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the Herald by the Western
Union Telegraph Company,l
Pacific Coast News.


DAN KANClSCO, May Zolu.-I he
preparations for the Musical Festi-
val at the Mechanics Pavilion are
complete. A final rehearsal was
held this morning at which full
chorus, including societies from the
interior, was present. The rehears-
al passed off very well for first at
tempt. When all together the
chorus numbers upwards of LOO,
and the orchestra nearly two hun
dred. In addition to the three
days programme heretofore pub
lished 1t is announced that on Sat
urday afternoon there will be an en-
tertainment at which the children
of the public schools, to the num-
Der of 1000, who have been trained
for the purpose, will take the place
of the chorus, the other features of
the concert remaining unchanged.
Many visitors are reported at the
hotels and other places of accom-
mediation and the rush for seats
this morning was very brisk. The
exercises open at 2:30 p. NJ.
Tho Fes,isaI succrs.fnlIy Opeaed.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2sth. The
May Musical Festival opened this
afternoon to q good though not
crowded audience. The chorus
proved to be in good training, the
orchestra was we'll balanced and
effective and the soloists performed
their parts to the evident satisfac-
ton of the audience, Miss
Anna Drasdil and Myron NJ.
Whitney being complimented
with encores. The anvil chorus
with the accompaniment of TWEEN
ty-seven anvils and ten pieces of
artillery, was the feature of the af
ternoon and was q decided success.
The guns were fired by electricity
and the discharges were in accu-
rate time. This feature of the per-
Torrance was loudly applauded
and q repetition demanded and ac-
corded. The audience numbered
about 5000, which pretty well
filled the floor of the house, while
the galleries were about half filed.
san Francisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.-Flour
quiet; city mills superfine S44@5;
extra superfine S54@5s; bakers
and family extra $6@64; Oregon
$5s@55. Wheat stagnant and quo.
tations nominal; Liverpool quoted
two pence lower for choice; milling
81 S73@I 80. Barley dull and un-
changed. Oats quiet; small sales
of light feed at ST 35@1 37l. Corn
active and firm; sales large yell
low 50; large white $24. Hay dull;
good wheat SIS; fair SIS; ordinary
So; fair wild oats SS3. Potatoes
firmer; new SS!@l. Wool dull and
unchanged.
Imssne Asylum Investigntion.
STOCKTON, May 2Sth. The Paci.
fio Insane Asylum is undergoing
investigation to-day at the hands
Of the authorities of the State oil
Nevada. During the last month oil
two some Of the newspapers OF
Nevada had a great many stories
about the management of the asy.
lum in which the Nevada insane
are cared for under contract by Doc
tors Langdon & Clark.
This morning Hon. r. NJ. Dag.
gett, editor of the Territorial En-
terprise, of Virginia City, and DR.
j. 4. White, physician of the Com
stock, came to Stockton duly pro.
vided with authority from the State
of Neva da to go through the insti-
tuition from cellar to garnet. This
is what the proprietors of the asy-
lum have long asked for and the
report of the two gentlemen will be
looked for with interest.
FortiGcatious In British Columbia.
VICTORIA, B. c., May 2S.-Col-
onel Crawn, commandment of the
school of gunnery in Ontario, has
arrived to superintend the erection
of Notifications for the protection
of Es9uimalt and Victoria. Young
men are volunteering for the artil-
lery service.
Destructive Flre-FiremRn In
jured.
PORTLAND, Ogn., May 2S.-Early
this morning a fire broke out in
the rear of the American Exchange
Hotel and in short time partially
consumed the building. A num-
Der of wooden buildings standing
on the same block were partially
destroyed and also the adjoining
wharf. After desperate fight the
fire department finally gained the
mastery. The loss will probably
aggregate $4,000, partially COW
cred by insurance. During the fire
one of the firemen named r. E. l..
Logan fell through a skylight and
sustained dangerous injuries.