Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-30
LOCAL BIcEVITIES.

A young woman advertises ia
our New To- Day for u situation.
Major Ben G. Truman went up to
San Francisco on official business
yesterday.
Council yesterday afternoon
again failed 10 transact business,
no quorum being present.
Sullivan, whose bonfire was the
cause of the false alarm on Satur-
day, was mulcted ia $40 fine by
Judge Peel yesterday for violating
the Fire Ordinance.
Col. E. E. Hewitt went mp TO
Mojave yesterday to meet Mrs.
Hewitt who returns to day from a
visit to her old home, near Kansas
City. Missouri.
The Santa Barbara Press COM
plains that about 1000 chickens
have been stolen in that town du-
ring the past three months and
that the police have failed to ar
rest any of the depredators.
Col. John E. Jackson, Deputy
United States Surveyor, returned
from Silverado on Sunday, where
he has been engaged in running
the lines of the various claims In
that district.
In our netice Of the Santa Ana
Anaheim excursion to Santa Mo-
MICA, we were made to say that it
will take place August 1lth, when
we should have said August 4th-
next Sunday.
\ gentleman who spent Sunday
mig ht at Downey, informs us that,
about O'Clock yesterday morning,
he felt decided shock of earth
quake. II was not violent, "a couple
of light wsves, and lasted about
two seconds.
Hughey Robinson will be the re,
cipient Of complimentary benefit
at Armory Hall, the old Merced
Theatre, this evening. He will
be assisted by some of the best
amateur talent of the city.
DR.. J. II. Mckee leaves to. lay
on a visit of inspection to the Az
tee and Tyndall districts, Arizona.
While there he will thoroughly ex-
anime tue Busheli and st. Louis
mines, in both OF which he is in
terested.
Judge Sepulveda, yesterday,
granted an order in the case of
Thistlewaite, ct al VS.. Taylor, ct al,
restraining the defendants from
taking out, mining for or remov-
ing any ore or other mineral from
the Blue Light lode Dunlap g. Co.
until further order of court.
Judge Peel had four drunks be.
fore him yesterday. One paid SIS,
two went up for five days each and
one for twenty days, The trial of
Josie Williams, charged with rob-
berry, was continued till ten o'clock
this morning, on account of the
absence of material witness.
Sid Martin, of the Opera House
Company, has been rendered O
complimentary benefit, to take
place at the Opera House next
Thursday evening. He promises
the most attractive bill of the sea-
son. In addition to the regular
com pahy, a number of volunteers
will appear.
The Juuta PatTiOtica de Juarez
has elected the following officers:
President, Pantaleon Zabaleta !;
Vice-President, Jose Lopez Treas
urer, Juan Requermes /; Secretary,
A. +. Warner; Directors, r. Con
| zales, V. Quif1onez. V. Diaz, M.
Contreras, A. Ramirez, Y. Toleto,
G. Borsjas.
We are informed by Mr.. P. A.
Clark, of Silverado, that u capital
ist from New York city, coming In
the interest OF bankers and the
New York Mining Exchange, will
arrive at Silverado in week or
two, and will undoubtedly take
hold of some mining interest to de.
velop.-Santo Ana Herald.
The Press says: The Santa Bar.
bara oil well is now down two hun.
dred ard four feet in sand rock, and
with every indication that ought
to be found in good well. 1t is
being sunk eighteen feet a day,
and nothing preventing, the pres.
ent contract will be finished within
three weeks.
The eclipse yesterday must have
exercised belligerent influence on
some Of our citizens, as there were
two rencontres on Main street. In
one case, after few passes and O
tussle In which the assailant bit
the dust, the parties were separat.
ed. In the other, one of the par.
ties was held in $1,000 bail to ap.
pear for examination.
While the scaffolding on the
Baker Block was being removed
yesterday, board fell, striking
Mickey Free, who was at work on
the verandah below, on the back OF
the neck and knocking him sense.
less. After few minutes he re.
covered and walked off as though
nothing had happened. Mickey
had a close call and Is to be con.
graduated on his narrow escape.