Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Coming municipal events begin
to cast their shadows before.
Mr.. ]. E. Hollenbeck and wife
got home by yesterdays overland
train.
The Red Men have moved their
headquarters from Good Templar
to union Hall.
Mr.. J. Bumiller left yesterday on
business visit, of three or four
months duration, to New York.
Between IL and IL o'clock yester-
day morning a few drops of rain
fell, sufficient to verify Prophet
Potts's prediction.
The manufactures of the Home
Industrial Aid Association are now
for sale In all the stores in the city.
Any one can aid the cause by buy
Ing can.
Los Angeles people at San Fran
cisco hotels on the 4th: J. Mona
han, International; A. H. Will
liams, American Exchange; H..
Cooky, Overland House.
Judge Peel yesterday committed
20 tramps, arrested by officers Ket-
Ter and Fonck in the stables of the
San Pedro Street Railway, to the
chain gang for five days each.
"Spotted TAIL" an Indian, was
up before Judge Peel yesterday
morning on a charge of drunken
ness and in default of necessary
cash, was committed to the chain
gang for five years.
Hon. b. d. Woolf leaves for Sac
ramento tomorrow. The Novem-
Der term of the Supreme Court
opens at that place Saturday.
Mr.. Woolf during his several
visits to Los Angeles has made
hosts of friends.
Large tracts of the Centlnela
rancho were planted in barley dur
Ing the past season. The yield
averaged twenty-five sacks to the
acre and all the grain is of spec
tally fine description.
A rival disciple of Escalapius In
formed us that "Physician's" the
ory about the unhealthfulness Of
our mountain water explains the
untimely taking off Doi1a Eula liza
Perez de Cullen at the early age
of one hundred and forty-three.
We are indebted to the youthful
Miss Potts--a young lady of about
five Summers, we should Judge
for an exquisite rosebud. Miss P.
is AS pretty as picture and bids
fair, IN time, to be as popular as a
belle as her father, the invincible
County Clerk A. W. Potts, is a. a
politician.
Mr. w. H. J. Brooks, President
of the Hume Industrial Aid Assoc
citation, received dispatch yester-
day from VIM. Butts, inventor, in
forming him that he he had ship
ped one of his fruit dryers to the
Association, which will arrive in
few days.
The Philharmonic Society has
extended an invitation to the
teachers of the Institute now in
session, to be present at the chorus
rehearsal this evening, at Good
Templars' Hall. The invitation
will unquestionably be accepted.
Let the chorus be out in full force
and sustain their reputation.
Miss Mamie Perry, soprano, Mad
anne Mara. contralto, Messrs. Pam
ming and Arevalo, first and second
tsnors, Mr.. Hassellman, baritone
and Mr.. Rutilard, basso, had very
successful rehearsal Of the sextettes
from Lucia Iii Lammermoor and
Ernani, which they intend to sing
at Prof. KuelPs concert, at the res
jdence of Mr.. w. H. Perry las
evening. A gentleman who wal
nresent informs us that Mis-
Perry's bright, clear voice Is admir-
abIy adapted to the contralto par
and that these difficult selections
from the manner in which the,
we're rendered by all who partici
nated. will be among the most de
fiehtfnl features of the concert.
Assessor Ryan informs us tina
the acreage sown to corn this yea
in Los Angeles county sums vi
% 900 acres, and that an aver
ace of forty-five bushels to th
acre would be a fair one. Thi
would give total yield of 5000
bnshels. Forty-five bushels il
vsry low average whel We remen
hsr that much Of the land abol
nnwney and Gospel swamp wi
Yield seyenty-five bushels and VI
,uards TO the acre, but there Ia a go'
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