Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-02-27
LOCAL BREVITIES,
Ugh! How it rainedl

AAoN ~ hoihCu-
What drenched out set of NOR
tails We are, anyhow!
Uncle Abe and sister Ruth are
at Woods Opera House.
Tom Price in this region is nearly
as Anticipated by this time as Tom
Collins.
When, for heavens sa Ike, will
these rains cease? Enough is as
good as feast.
The Freights and Fares bill is
the special order for 1880 o'clock
this afternoon, in the Assembly, @
Confidence Engine Company No.
2, we understand, cleared about
1875 by their entertainment on
WashiDgton's birthday.
We don't want our malva and
wild mustard to be ninety feet
high. Therefore, oh weather clerk!
suspend your torrents!
Hughes's Russian baths are the
sovereign panacea for all the ills
that Southern Californians are
subject to, socially, politically and
pathologically.
Gen. Myers, Chief Quartermaster
Of the U. 8. A. for the Pacific
Coast, and Colonel Bradley, U. s.
A., are registered at the st. Cha rles
Hotel.
Owing to the rainy weather,
there was not quorum of the
Board of Education at the intend
ed meeting at the Commercial
Bank last hight.
Gil Jones, No. Al Spring street,
has just received "a consignment of
genuine New Orleans sugar and
molasses, direct from New Or.
leans.
Messls. Jacques Levy, John john
son and Charles L. Schweizer have
entered into partnership for the
purpose of buying and selling
meats. It's strong firm and our
citizens fond of Juicy meats would
do well to patronize them.
The case of the People VS.. Cahill,
for the killing OF one Haggerty, at
Anaheim, some months ago, is set
for trial 10 the District Court to-
day. This case was tried once be.
fore, but the jury failed to agree.
A venire of fifty jurors has been
summoned.
A large meeting of the Work
ingmen was held in Judge Peel's
Court room last evening. Not
withstanding that the rain was
heavy, the hall was full. Mr.. w.
w. Creighton was elected Presi-
dent, d. +. O'Leary Vice President,
Thomas Hill Recording Secretary,
and F. III. Steel Treasurer.
Husband, where is that wonder
full child Baby KimIc, that every
body ~ talking about? Oh, he's at
Woods Opera House.
A charitable gentleman of this
city offers to be one of ten to do
nate $3.50 to the Ladies' Benevo-
lent Society at their next meeting,
Tuesday, March 10th; and, as an
earnest Of his sincerity, has al
ready placed his proportion-$25-
in the hands Of Mr.. George Prid.
ham, for the Society.
VIM. L. Keysor, the San Fran.
cisco detective, died on the 10th,
after u lingering disease, agra
waited by the arduous chase he
made after a prisoner who escaped
from his custody several months
since, in San Bsrnardino county.
Tie prisoner jumped from the train
and made for the desert, where he
was caught by the detective, after
a long and arduous pursuit.
Mr.. Holloway, in the discussion
of the "Piece Club" bill of Mr..
Swift, on the 18th inst, said, in re-
ply to Mr.. Johnson, of Sacrament
to, who moved to amend the bill so
as to apply to San Francisco only,
that, while q bill for the suppress
sion of such institutions might not
be needed for Sacramento county,
he objected to having Los Angeles
county excepted from its opera
tions.
Mollie, did you hear that sweet
music last night? No, where was
1t? At Woods Opera House.
Mr.. V. Wolfenstein and his bride
returned yesterday from their bril-
dal trip on the steamer Los Ange.
les. The blushing bride, who. by
the way, is a specially lovely
young lady, looked, after her sea-
trip, like a vision of Venus Aphro
dite. Verify, this Prince of Pho
tographers Is to be congratulated.
He is not only to be felicitated on
catching "the shadow before the
substance fiies," but upon graspinp
the very counterfeit present.
ment" OF beauty itself. Dropping
the language Of com pliment, we
are glad to welcome back the hap.
Ply couple to their Los Angeles
home.
Who sings that beautiful song
IT Hope don't Intrude?n Billy
| White at Woods Opera House.