Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-21
LOCAL BE2 EVITIES.

Mr.. s. w. Craigue has returned
from a visit to San Diego of some
weeks duration.
The original Blondes and Bru-
nettes, Pink Stockings and White
Garter Minstrels, at Woods Opers
House tonight.
Our friend General Briseiio 10 one
of the happiest men in Los Angeles
It's boy. Mother and child are
both getting along finely.
We saw yesterday at Mr.. Grelck's
nursery four Japanese persimon
trees in bloom, three of them one
year from the graft, the other two
years.
Owing TO the storm along the
line between here and San Fran.
cisco and East of that city, our tel
egraphic reports are not so full as
usual. -..i
The parties against whom bills
of Indictment were found by the
Grand Jury will be arraigued in
the County Court at 9 O'Clock this
morning. ...'-.-.
The investigation Of the charges
against the Postmaster at San
Gabriel, Major Truman informed
us, resulted in his triumphant vim.
dication. ~.
a ledge of cinnbar has been dis
covered within two hours ride OF
this city which, from the speci-
mems analyzed, yielded So per cent.
of quicksilver.
The anniversary of Confdene Err
CINE Company No. 2 will be cele-
brated on the eth inst. instead of
the 2Sth, as enormously stated by
some of the city papers.
o wing to the rain on last Sun.
day night the Sunday school con
cert, which was to have taken
place at the Fort street M. e.
Church, was postponed until next
Sunday night. -t.
Judge Peel disposed of four cases
at his levee yesterday. Two petit
larcenists were sent up ten DAYS
each, one drunk went up five days
and man for firing pistol on the
street paids5.
II. X. w. Clark, who was acct
dentally shot and mortally wound
ed by his son, near Pacheco, yes
terday morning, is a brother of
Captain Clark former Postmaster
at this city and is, we understand,
quite well known here.
United States marshal Poole, who
came down to serve the papers in
the libel suit against the barken-
tine Frank Austin, while boarding
the lighter at San Pedro on Satur-
day, slipped and sprained his ankle
quite severely.
Arrived at San Pedro. brig Tan
ner, Gray, master. from Port
Blakely, with $4,000 feet of lum-
Der for Perry, Woodwork & Co.
barkentine Webfoot, Wheel
wright, master, ten days from
Columbia river, with 800. 900 feet OF
lumber for Lothian & Co.
The entertainment of Merrill
| Lodge, No. 299, I. o. G. T., on last
Friday evening, for the benefit Of
the Good Templars' Orphans Home
at Vallejo, Melted $50 for the or
phans, which was forwarded to
Vallejo Ivy Mr.. Julius Lyons, Sec
reiary Of Merrill Lodge, yesterday.
The Woods Opera House pink
stockings were the only ones that
flashed in the foot-lights last
night. The White Carriers were
not to be seen at Turn Verein Hall,
and no tumultuous throngs saw
staring them in the face the legend
standing room only" In fine,
there was no performance.
The barkentine Frank Austin,
now discharglng a cargo of coal at
Wilmington, has been libelled by
the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany for assistance rendered by the
steamer Santa Cruz at Santa Mon
lea, when the Austin, owing to he [
great draught of water, grounded
at that point.
The fourth Unitarian Thursday
entertainment will be given al
Union Hall next Thursday eve
ming. An attractive programme
will be presented, which, it Is
needlesst to assure our readers, will
be rendered with the ability ant
good taste that have characterized
the previous entertainments of this
Society.
Between eleven and twelve
o'clock on Sunday night a stranger
named Duke fell into the cellar o.
the Baker Block and was quite Sc
verely injured. lie was taken tc
bis room at the Lafayette Hotel By
officer Casabon, who remained
with him the greater part of tn,
night. On examination it wa!
found that the stranger had sus
tanned a confusion on the 10 wer par
of the spine from which he suffered
great pain, He was sent to tn,
Sisters Hospital yesterday after
noon.