Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-24
We direct attention to the adver-

keeping. MT. spencer ID q very
thorough professor of these arts,
which are 80 essential to the sue
cess in life of young men. He
teaches penmanship by new and
improved method which, through
the aid Of machine, and elaborate
ruling of the paper used, conpels
the learner to acquire an accurate
and rapid knack of writing. A
knowledge of accounts is conceded
to be an essential in the modern
education, and our young men
should avail themselves of the OPP
portunities afforded by Mr.Spencer.
His terms are quite low. For fur.
ther details we refer to his adver-
tisement.
We learn from a gentleman who
was present at the reception given
at the residence of Mr.. L. j. Rose,
at Sunny Slope, on Friday night,
that it was a success in every way.
George and Mrs. Martha Washing
ton (Dr. and Mrs. Giberson) in
whose honor the entertainment was
given, received their guests most
gracefully and, we hope, impressed
their youthful visitors that the dig
nlfied courtesy of the old time is
preferable to the "fasto tone which
pervades society at the present day.
The pecuniary result of the recep-
ton was, We believe, most satis-
factory.
A hunting party consisting of
Messrs. II. E. Rowan, G. E. Miles,
Mendel Mey er. Walter Moore, Ban.
ming and Belts is being organized
for IA trip to San Diego county.
They will start some day next
week and 60 first to Las Flores, the
residence of Don Marco A. Forster,
thence to Mr.. Ludovici's Santa
Rosa ranch. Before returning they
will visit the Santa Margarita and
other points of interest in the
county, including the Bay City,
and will return after ten days or
fortnight's hunt.
There was q slight difficulty in a
saloon near the Pico House yester-
day in which the bar keeper put
head on a bcligerent outsider who
wanted to run the house. Both
parties were arrested and taken be-
fore Judge Peel who, after investi-
CATION fined the party with a dam
aged head SIS. Not having the
wherewithal to satisfy the laws
demand his short time before OPP.
ponent magnanimously furnished
the dinero and they left the office
in a moro amicable mood.
A preliminary meeting was held
in Judge PeePs office last evening
for the purpose of organizing the
Second Ward Workingmen's Club.
A. J. Norton was elected President
pro. tenn. and T.W. Hill, Secretary.
The purpose of the organization is
to werk in harmony and unity
with the Workingmen's party of
the State of California. A meeting
for the election of permanent of
ficers and for the adoption of con-
stitutiOn and bylaws will be held
next Tuesday evening. All meet
ings of this organization will be
held with open doors.
Mr.. Morey yesterday presented us
with q very curious instance Of the
malformation of an orange which
had been grown on Col. B. d.
Wilson's place. 1t was large spec
Of fha frr,if md 10 opd |
shaped portion, easily third of
the orange, was raised fully a
quarter of an inch from the surface,
the appearance ofa Sec
tion of another having been clapped
on the original sphere. There have
been an unusual number of these
this year.
James M. Hayard, arrested some
time ago by o member of the s. P.
G. A. tor cruelty to an animal
which he drove, was before Judge
Baldwin yesterday on a change of
venue from Judge Carrillo's Court.
The Judge dismissed the case on
the ground that the facts alleged
in the complaint were not sufficient
to constitute public offense under
the statutes. Mr.. Gage appeared
for the accused and Mr.. Dooner for
the Society, who gave notice of
appeal to the County Court.
The ball of the Los Angeles
Guards at Union Hall, on Friday
evening, was delightful affair.
Owing to the absence of Captain
Darcy and a number of the MEM
bers, helping to repair the break on
the railroad, 1t was not 80 large as
was expected, but otherwise it was
all that could be desired. The room
was handsomely decorated with
flags and wreaths and the music by
Dohs' band was of the most in
spiriting character. Dancing was
Kept up to late hour.
Postmaster Dunkelberger informs
us that the Northern and Eastern
mails which have accumulated
here, since the break on tho rail.
road, will be forwarded by the
steamer Orizaba tomorrow Mon
day.. The mails will be closed at
$3.50 A. NJ. All mails for this city
and Arizona that have been watt
ing at San Francisco will be ship
ped on the Los Angeles, which
sails from that port this morn
ing.
By change in the schedule of
the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany, 1t will be seen that the cabin
fare between San Francisco and
Portland, Oregon, has been in
creased from So to $25 and steerage
passage from SIS to ST.. This will
doubtless have tendency to d.
vert some of the travel Los Ange-
lesward.