Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-30

the Fort street Methodist Episco-
pal Church, leaves Wednesday in
response to call to a charge in
Detroit, Michigan. Mr.. Hickey
came to Southern California orig
iaally for the benefit of his i'm
paired health. He was stationed
fol two years in San Diego and
three years in Los Angeles. The
latter is the extreme period for
which any clergyman of this de-
nomination is permitted to pit
call in any one place. During
his residence In this section Rev.
Hickey has seen himself trans.
formed into a robust man, and he
can now breast the rigors of the
Eastern Lake country with safety
to his health. Mr.. Hickey has &C.
quired great popularity in Los An
geles and has been Recognized as
an able and eloquent divine. We
wish him success in his new field.
General Briefly, chairman of the
Fourth of July Committee of ar
rangements, reported to the ad-
journed meeting last evening, that
they had raised nearly sufficient
funds to pay for music and that
the two fire companies, the Los
Angeles Guards and such other Or
CARNATIONS as wished to participate
would celebrate the day by O grand
procession. The Committee, for
the reason stated at the previous
meeting the celebration by the
Ladies' Benevolent Society did
not deem it judicious to arrange
for any literary exercises, conse-
quently the demonsti alton would
be confined to parade.
We understand that Col. ]. H.
Wood has purchased from the Rev.
Brother Allen his temperance tent.
1t will see service In the cause of
temperance and religion for the
last time on the 4th of July, on
which occasion Rev. Allen will de-
liver his valedictory address there
In in the shape of the prescribed
spread eagle grafton. Col. Wood
has formed IL capital theatrical
company and the tent, wagons and
all the paraphernalia of the great
open air combination will be car
ried over the whole of South ern
Mr.. George Soule, of the Mission
San Gabriel informs us that a Cali.
fornia lion was killed at that place
yesterday morning. The beast was
first seen about 8 O'Clock, near the
school house, from which it was
chased AMI shot by Antonio Perez,
within five hundred yards of where
1t was first seen. The weapon used
was shot gun, the charge enter.
Ing the neck and severing the Jug
ular vein. 1t was very large
specimen, measuring five feet
eleven Inches from tip to tip.
The Anaheim Gazette says: The
district of Silverado is now
attracting public attention to a
great degree. Twelve guests regis
tered at the Silverado House in one
day last week. A petition was
in Anaheim during the
week for Postoffice at the district
anu asking that P. A. Clark be
appointed Postmaster. The petit
TONERS desire that mail comm uni
cation be established once week
between Silverado and Anaheim.
In going to the fire yesterday af.
ternoon there was quite an exciting
race between the hose carriages of
tho two companies along Upper
Main street, that of the Thirty
Fights being drawn by a dump
cart with single horse at full
speed and the Confidence Compa
hy's by an express wagon with two
horses. The Confidence boys hav-
Ing had the advantage of ain extra
horse, arrived on the ground first.
A young man, whose name we
could not learn, received an ugly
back blow from an ak at the fire
yesterday, which knocked him
senseless. The axeman was tearing
down a fence to prevent the spread
Of the flames, aud just as he was
In the act of raising the ak to
strike, the other came up behind
and received blow on the side of
the head, cutting the scalp slightly
just above the ear.
The Semi. 7ropic reports that an
accident to the sleeping car on FRI
day mornings train, caused by
the breaking of a car wheel, neces-
STATED the leaving of the sleeper at
Ell Casco station. The pieces few
In all directions, one making quite
a breach in the floor of the car.
No one was hurt, but there were
several very badly scared people in
the car about that time.
On Tuesday the furniture of the
Pico House will be sold. This will
afford fine opportunity for bar
gains to those who are in need of
anything in the household line.
The stock of furniture of this pop
plar hotel Is first GLASS In every re-
speet.
The Worklngmen propose to cell
citrate their recent victory at the
polls In this and other sections of
the State, by a grand torch-light
procession on Wednesday night
Dext. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all organizations Of the
city to participate,
Some Of our friends of the Work
ingnen's party who have been cir
culating neatly printed cards an
nonncing their candidacy for posi-
lions in the Constitutional C0nven-
ton, now think they would have
done better to have saved their ink
and paper.