Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-01-30
LOCAL. ISIS EVITI HE'S.

SOlu WdtCu uuu CHdlD. NO JuGS'
tions will be asked.
Hon. J. P. ii. Wentworth and
Mr.. Bowen, of Bowen Brothers.
returned from a trip to San Ber-
nardino yesterday and go up to
their homes in the Golden Gate
overland to-day.
By reference TO the schedule of
the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany it will be seen that the time
of sailing of the steamer Orizaba
has been changed to one day later,
leaving San Francisco to-day ia
stead of yesterday, as originally adj
vertised.
The following residents of Los
Angeles were registered at San
Francisco hotels on the 2Sth: G. III.
Smith, J. Haley, Occidental; NJ. N.
Lauenberg, American EXCHANGE;
J. G. Hudson, The Baldwin; Miss
M. Levine, J. Mckenzie, Interna.
tional; Mrs. G. Love, Miss L. Love,
The Ventura Signal says that,
during the recent rains, the Santa
Paula creek was literally covered
with oil, more so than has been
noticed during any previous season,
and that the most of this extra sup
ply of petroleum that besmeared
the banks of the creek and left a
coating of oil wherever the stream
flowed, came from the Hercules
mine, at the head of the creek.
The Los Angeles oil Company,
whose works are located about two
miles and a half up the Little
Sespp, sustained considerable dam
age by the rain washing the road
for about mile, making it impas-
sable. The company have quite q
force ut work on the road and will
be able, in II few days, to land all
their machinery on the ground
where they intend to bore for OIL
Ventura Signal.
Police business was quite brisk
yesterday. as no fewer than seven
cases appeared at Judge PeePs
levee. One for exhibiting deadly
weapon was sent to the chain gang
for sixty days; a petit larcenist,
fifteen days; one for vagrancy, five
days; same offence and insulting
woman, ten days; two Migrants
discharged; one burglar committed
to answer before the next Grand
Jury in default of $500 bail.
Wobkcn, late agent for Mon
trose, says that Montrose did an
immense thing when he tried to
palm himself off as a medium and
give the Spiritual seance at Mr..
Garey's, which led to his exposure.
TO use the quaint language of
Wobken to one of the spiritualistic
memb ers of the committee, "You
people put him to too severe tests.
You put maa in the cabinet to
watch him, and that is a test, you
know, that no medium can stand"
The famous trotti ng mare Los
Angeles Maid, the property of
Messrs. Campbell! & Wakely, is up
for rattle. This mare is remarka-
BILE for her kind disposition, com.
bined with speed, she having n
mile record of 1852. She is we'll
known throughout the county.
We understand that the tickets are
put at the low price Of two dollars
each, and that they are going off
rapidly.
We direct attention to the adj
vertisement of Sonntag g. o., Seed
Merchants, which appears in our
New To-Day.n They offer for
sale fresh seed of the Eucalyptus
Globulus or "Blue Gum" for Sc
per pound. AS this tree possesses
hygienic and other properties of
great value in Southern California
it should be in demand here
abouts.
In eur advertising columns APP
pears the announcement of Bowen
Brothers Yeast Powder, speciality
Of housekeeping which is attaining
an enviabls reputation not only In
California but on the Pacific Coast
and in the United States at large.
The Bowen Brothers have been a
synonym for energy in business for
years. They are not only live
business men, but they aim to in
fiuence healthfully and beneficsntly
the education of tbs young ladies'
who are now growing up in this
State. With this object they offer
prizes of $50 each to the young
ladies under sixteen years of age
who shall make the best BISCUIT
with Browns Yeast Powder, the
prige 10 be awarded for Los Ange-
les at the Southern District Agri-
cultural Fair, to be held IN this
city next Fall, the Committee
which shall make the award to be
appointed by the Directors of the
Agricultural Society. Now here
is capital opportunity for some
one of our bellies, who has the am
bition to be regarded as a good
housewife, to earn pin money. She
has plenty of time for preparation.
The competition, We trust, will be
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