Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-09
LOCAL

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Yesterday was the boss hot daA
of the season.
Tho therm ometer registered 90
in the shade yesterday.
The San Francisco train arrived
about an hour behind time yester.
day.
The Bodie mine managers yes.
terday declared IL lividpn of So
per share.
The excursionists from Visalia
will remain here until Thursday
August 18th.
District Attorney Edwards, oi
Tulare county, is one of the Visalia
excursionists.
The Visalia exrursionists nearly
all went down to Santa Monica
last evening.
The contract for building the
tow er Mt Reservoir No. s was yes.
terday awarded to w. J. Neely.
General Banning, Messrs. w. II.
Workman anI !. Kuhrts returned
from San Francisco overland yes
teIday.
We were favored with call
from Mr.. e. M. Dewey, editor OF
the Wsdlid Delta, who is one of the
eXcursionists.
The principal solo at the Episco.
pal Church Social at Santa Monies q
this evening, will be rendered by
Mr.. Walter S. Moore.
Mr. Tom McCalfrev, telegraph
operator at the Southern Pacific
depot, got home from several
days paseo to San Fraucigco yes
terday.
The following Los Angeles resi-
dents were registered at San Fam
cisco hotels on the 7th: Miss Beck
man, Brooklyn; l.. A. Hall, Amer
lean Exchange; NJ. S. Rowell and
wife, Russ House.
At the meeting of the Council
yesterday the old hose carriage OF
the Thirty. Fights, with 900 feet ot
hose, was ordered to be turned over
to Park Hose Company No. l.
Mr.. w. J. D.odrick received a
telegram yesterday stating that the
residence of General Banning, at
Wilmington, had caught fire the
night befoIe and was damaged
to the amount of $50 or 800 sbefore
it was extipguished.
Antonia Tapia, charged with
forgery, aud john Meagher,accused
Of burglary, were discharged by
order Of the County Judge yester-
day, the Grand Jury having failed
to llnd true bills against them.
NIessrs. Day, Carter, Corbettand
flaming have accepted an invita-.
ton to assist in the musical exer.
cises at an entertainment to be
given at Santa Monica next Tues
day evening, by the Presbyterian
Society of that place.
The San Bcrnardino Times SAYS
that four persons died at Yuma
Arizona, on Tuesday, from the
heat. Mr.. James Stewart, of the
stage line, lost fine team of colts
after having been driven but ter
miles in the intense heat.
General J. w. Freeman, District
Attorney for Kern county, came
down yesterday on visit to hi!
family, who are spending the sum
mer in this city. He Will remair
here n week or ten days.
In Judge Peeps Court yesterday
two drunks were sentenced respect
lively to five ami ten days in. tn,
chain gang and n distufber Of TIL,
peace forfeited SO deposited for hi
appearance for tiial.
The Santa Mopicl Outlook say
that last Sunday was the gala day
of the saason. Counting the camp
ers, the temporary residents ant
visitors Of the day, there wer
about twelve hundred people at tn
seaside.
Yesterday evening officers Kettle
and Tribolet arrested young mar
whom they caught cheating
drunken man out of his money a
cards. He will have hearing il
the City Court at 8 O'clock thl.
morning.
Persons wishing to take an earl.
ride to Santa Monica can be ac
comm modated by leaving orders q
the American Bakery. A covered
carriage leaves this city every
morning at 7 O'Clock and will cal
for passengers IN any part of tn
city.
Among the Visalia exoursionist
are the Hon. Upton Lindsay, ex
State Senator and Register of tn
United States Land Office at vi
salln; Sheriff A. III. Glasscocl *
County Clerk, j. G. Knox, an
County y ssessor +. G. Jefferds.
The Yuma Sentinel gives the fol
lowing as the distances from tina
place to Prescott, by the new road
Yuma to Castle Dome, 26 miles
Castle Dome to Horse Tanks, 20
Horse Tanks to Tyson's mills, 81
Tyson's mills to Prescott, via Dat
Creek, 1877. Total, 225 miles.