Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-30
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Mr.. Henry Horton leaves to-day
for his new home in Tucson.
Auction sale of first class new
books, at Northcrafrs, to-day.
Major Ben G. Truman was a ras.
senger by Sundays overland train.
Sheriff Nick Covarrubias, of
Santa Barbara, is paying Los AN
gelss visit.
Frenchy, the hoodlum who is
supposed to have got off with Mr..
Gerkius' watch, has not yet been
arrested.
Having received an abundant
supply of election paper, the HER
AID office is prepared to print tick
cts 10 any quantity at short notice.
The Santa Monica train, In going
through the CIenega rancho OF
Sunday last, ran into band OF
horses, killing three and crippling
four.
Tomorrow at half.past 10 A. NJ,
at the Cathedral, the Right Rev.
Bishop Mora will confer Minor
Orders and the Tonsure on Mr..
Patrick Bannon.
A full line Of hats and gents fur.
nishing goods has just been opened
at the Mechanics Store, 40 Main
street. You will find the best bar
gains at that place.
A communication from Mr..
Robert Hughes, in reply to the
structures of the Ezpress, appears
elsewhere. II Is highly satIricai
and instinct with Mr.. Hughes's
usual vigor.
On Tuesday last the State Con-
troller issued warrants to an aggre-
gate Of $1,O45, to defray the travel
ing expenses OF the Supreme Court
aud attaches to and from Los An
geles.
Johnny Mayer, who. with other
hoodlums assaulted and robbed
Mr.. Gerkins on Tuesday night. was
up before Judge Peel yesterday.
The hearing was postponed until 4
O'Clock this afternoon.
In the Supreme Court at Sacrs-
mento, on Wednesday. the motion
for rehearing In the case of John.
ston VS.. Hellman (the Boald of
Public Works CASEY was denied.
A social dance will be given by
the Turn Vsrein Germanla at their
Hall on Sunday evening. A COR.
dial invitation Is extended to their
friends. Entrance SO cents, ladies
free.
Go to the Mechanics' Store, 40
Main street, for your clothing, dry
goods, boots, shoes. hats, &c., &C.
new goods received daily-and you
will find goods sold there cheaper
than anywhere else on the Pacific
Coast.
County School Superintendent
Mcdonald yesterday reosived the
following dispatch from State
School Superintendent E. s. Carr,
dated Sacramento, Nov. 20: "By
advice of Attorney General, exam
ination postponed until Dscembe
1lth. New questions furnished"
At the Workingmen's meeting
in front of the Court House, this
evening, Judge Brunson, II per-
mitted, we understand, will discuss
the issues OF the present campaign
with Col. J. F. Godfrey, the Work.
ingmen's candidate for City At
torney.
Mr.. Whitney, the former popular
host of the st. Charles, we learn. Is
about to assume the management
of the Pico House. He is suave
and competent hotel man; and,
under his charge, this well known
and first class house will doubtless
increase its already high reputa-
tion.
Persons contemplating purchases
for the holidays should not fail to
read the advertisement Of the IXL
Auction House. The proprletors
Of this famous establishment will
to-day com mence a clearance sale
Of their immense stock at prices
never beford equaled. Look In and
see them.
In the Supreme Court at Sacra.
mento, on Wednesday, In the case
of Dupuy VS.. Merrill, on motion of
Hazard, of counsel for responde nt,
and filing on November 25th Of a
petition for rehearing, ordered that
q stay Of proceedings be granted
until the same Is determined.
In the Supreme Court, on
Wednesday last, in the case of the
People We. Sprague, a melton oi
Greed Raymond, counsel for the
defendant, for writ OF manda mus
to compel the Judge of the Court
: below Judge Fawcett) to settle a
bill of exceptions herein, was sub
mitted on affidavlts and petition
on file.
There are more political ques'
tions asked In the HERALD to-day
than you could shake stick at In
month of Sundays. But then,
thank God, the election will bt
over Monday and one won't have
to be ''going'' for people in ap
proved election style. But what ar
inconsistent set Of fellows those
Worklngmen candidates are, to b.
sure?
The announcement Of Col. Louil
Mesmer as an independent candI
date for the City Council from thu
Third Ward appears In our New
To-day. Col. Mesmer is one Of ou
most enterprising citizens, he Is liz
every respect "solid man." aud,
90 he knows everybody and every