Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-23

Episcopal Sunday school was on
of the most delightful entertain
ments we have ever attended. Thu
church was beautifully decorated
with flowers as is usual at this joy
full festival. The children all &C
quilted themselves admirably un
der the direction of the Rev. Mr.
Hill, who led in all the concerted
pieces. Among the scholars who
particularly distinguished them
selves in singing and recitation'
were Misses Lucy and Bertha Say
age, Mercedes Abbott, - Mott
Annie Rose and Master Theodore
Savage. A number of young ladies
took part in the exercises, render.
ing several solos and Duets mos &C.
ceptably.
Business in the Police Court has
revived somewhat, seven cases hav
ing been disposed of by Judge Pee
yesterday. Three petit larcenists
were fined $40 each, one of whom
paid, the other two went to the
chain gang ten days each. One
drunk went up for five days and a
belligerent individual contributed
$5 to the City Treasury. Jesus
Quibos, who lie serving a 80 days
sentence on the chain gang, was ar
raigned for horse stealing and COM
mitted to await the action of the
Grand Jury. Manuel Samaniego,
charged with forgery, was dis.
charged, he having proved that he
was authorized to sign the name in
dispute.
The millions of gnats or small in.
sects of some kind which have filled
the air following upon our April
showers, show what a merciful dis.
pensation it is that we have no
summer rains in Los Angeles Veg
citation would be so rank, and the
insect tribes so prolific, that there
would be no living in the land. A
gentleman who has experience in
the matter consoles us by the state
ment that this little pest will not
last over two weeks. In many Sec
tions of the county horse-flies are
80 numerous and blood thirsty
that, in drive of five miles, the
horses are covered with blood.
An advertisement of the May
Festival for Free Library or Colos-
sal Organ, which comes off at the
Mechanics Pavilion, San Fran
cisco. on May 2Sth, Goth and 3Oth,
at 2:30 p. NJ, appears in our "New
To-Day" Mr.. sumner w. Bugbee
Is the manager, and he has secured
the cooperation of an immense
chorus, reaching, we are told, to
quite two thousand voices. A tre-
mendous orchestra, which will be
assisted by electricity, artillery and
the telephone, are additional at
fractions to the programme. We
have heretofore discussed it at some
length.
Woods Opera House was crowd
ed last night, the occasion being
the first appearance Of the artists
who arrived from San Francisco
yesterday. Hickey and McCarty
approved themselves Irish comedi-
ans of the first oder, while the
Misses Nash. Huff and Watson
gave unbounded satisfaction in
their respective specialties. The
Opera House company as at pres.
ent constituted is second to no
other on the Pacific Coast.
We looked in for moment last
night at the ball of Division No. l,
Ancient Order of Hibernians, and
found as pleasant q party assem-
bled as we have seen at any similar
entertainment in Los Angeles this
season. The various committees
were courteous and attentive to
their guests, the music by Dohs'
baud was excellent and, best of all,
everybody seemed to be enjoying
themselves to the utmost. Recol-
lections of the Easter Monday ball
by the A. o. H. will he long treas
ured as pleasant memory.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Mr.. Moffatt, of San Fernando, in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Moffatt.
who paid a visit to Mr.. Kester's
ranch in San Fernando Valley, on
Sunday, informs us that the stories
as to the amount of grain prostra-
ted by the recent storms, are great
ly exaggerated and that, with three
or four warm, sunny days, it will
nearly all come up again. The
damage is altogether confined to
the early sown grain, the late
grain not having been affected at
all.
Mr.. Woody, well known through
out the coast since pioneer times,
and who was one of the Coast Line
stage drivers for several years, is
In town. He is now located at
Altar, in Northern Mexico, and is
engaged in mining. When we
asked him how times were there,
he knowingly said, =" Well, 1 am
going back" He says living is
very cheap there. 1t costs dollar
and half to furnish u house-the
furniture consisting Of sheepskin
and all ola.
Col. J. III. Wood returned from
San Francisco on Sundays train.
While in San Francisco Col. Wood
effected All engagement with
Madame Franconi's renowned Eu.
ropean troupe of Roman chariot
drivers, who will appear at Agri-
cultnraI Park on Saturday Nav