Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-17
LOCAL. BREVITiE HIS.
Beecher says he didn't.

Beecher says he didn't.
Don't fail to see that base ball
first part at Woods Opera House.
General Rosecranz arrived in
Los Angeles by yesterdays over
land train.
Tue seasons rainfall, by Bliss's
gauge, up to last evening, foots up
22:30 inches.
A respectable girl advertises in
our New To-Day for a situation in
private family.
Col. Wood leaves for San Fran
cisco to-day to engage some new
artists for the Opera House.
Our young friend Fl. B. Smith,
Jr., has resumed his old position at
the S. P. r.. r. depot.
Captain Jerry Long and J. b.
Wright were among the overland
passengers from San Francisco yes
terday.
The Blue Ribbon Club (Murphey-
ites) meet at Union Hall this eve
ming. Speeches will be made by
some of our most popular orators.
Adjourned Homo Industry
League meeting at the County
Court room at 1880 O'clock this
evening.
We learn that Doctor Fulton
will shortly put up fine hotel for
the accommodations of visitors to
his famous Sulphur Springs.
Cypriaho Leon, an old offender,
was sentenced to the chain.gang
for sixty days by Judge Peel, yes
terday. for petit larceny.
No more cases, we understand,
will be tried in the District Court
during the present - February
term. The next term will COM
mence Monday, May 9th.
A new work entitled "Hammer-
smith; his Harvard Days." by Mr..
M. S. Severance, of this city, will
shortly be issued by Houghton,
Osgood & Co., book publishers,
Boston.
There will be grand hop at the
Round House Garden next Satur-
day evening. All respectable peo-
pie are invited to attend, and mine
host Klaiber will see to it that
pleasure rules the hour. He will
spare no expense to make the affair
gala.
Among the postal changes noted
in Washington dispatch of April
18th, we find the following appoint
ments of Postmasters for Southern
California;: George G. Eagan,
Rancbito, Los Angeles county;
Scipio Craig, Cotton, San Bernar.
dino county.
The Congregational Church will
hold social this evening
at the residence of j. A. Bar
rows, on jefferson street. An oys-
ter supper will! be served. All
friends are invited. A Main street
car will leave Temple Block at
o'clock, and return at. a suitable
hour.
r. d. Pitt, real estate agent, and
Alfred Moore, auctioneer, were up
before Judge Peel yesterday for re-
fusing to pay city license. The
Judge assessed them in double the
amount of the license--$30 each
and gave them the option of pay
ing or going to Jail, when, like
sensible and law abiding citizens,
they forked over the cash.
That sterling institution, the
Farmers & Merchants Bank, yes
terday declared dividend for the
past three months at the rate of
twelve per cent. per annum. This
bank, under the eminently able
direction of its President, Mr.. /.
| w. Hellman, has become one of
the most successful monetary in
situations on the Coast. It's already
brilliant career bids fair to be
eclipsed in the future.
Mr.. j. Lenoir has opened furn-
iture store at No. 1l6 Main street,
in the Cardona block. We have
inspected its contents and found
that his stock exactly answers the
requirements of Los Angeles. Mr..
Lenoir is practically conversant
with his business, having had an
extensive experience both in
France and San Francisco. He
makes his own furniture, guaran-
tees its excellence and sells it at
exceptionally low prices.
Herr Armand Goegg, the distin-
guished German who is now visit
ing Los Angeles, lectures this eve
ming at Turnverein Hall on Aus
tralia. Herr Goegg's lecture will
be delivered in the German lam
guage and will be devoted to draw
Ing contrast between that
country, from which he recently
returned, and California. A rare
intellectual treat Is ia store for our
German fellow-citizens and those
Americans WHO understand Ger
man.
The happiest men in town can he
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