Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mr.. j. .Strelitz got homo from Sal
Francisco overland OH Sunday.

| Mrs y. OtTelltI got nOuc from Se
Francisco overland OH Sunday.
The name of Professor L. G
Gaertner, an old citizen of Los An
geles, appeared in yesterdays list
of overland passengers.
Professor r. r. Haines, Of the
Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany, returned home from visit
along the lines, by sundays over
land train.
We nre glad to see Mr.. II. w.
Ready, who had the misfortune to
break his arm while pitching a
ball a couple of weeks ago, able to
be about the streets again.
The Bakersfield Republican says
that some catfish were taken to
Los Angeles from the slough near
Bakersfield, last week, for the pur-
pose of stocking the streams of
that county.
BY reference to the schedule OF
the Pacific Coast Steamship Com.
pany 1t will be seen that there are
number of changes in the dates
which advertise the sailing of the
steamer Senator.
Sailed from San Pedro, July 22d,
schoouer Maxim, Johnson, master,
for the up country. Arrived at
Wilmington, steamer Newport,
Hayward, master, 43 hours from
San Francisco, with 100 tons mdse
for S. z. r.. r.
Mr.. Charley Morris, a member of
Confidence Engine Company No.
2, while running to the fire yester-
day, had his foot run over by the
hose cart of tho No. 2's, infiicting
a painful injury which will Law
him up for II day or two.
VIM. J. Neelly, Secretary, gives
notice in cur advertising columns
that a special meeting of the stock
holders of the Los Angeles Oil
Company will be held at the Office
OF Messrs. Thorn q Ross, Temple
Block, on Thursday, August 9Th,
at 2 o'clock +. NJ.
Mr.. Joseph Mesmer received a
cablegram from Paris yesterday
informing him of the safe arrival
of his father, Mr.. Louis Mesmer, at
fhaf aitN Tha Hnl.lo ro 4, n a., 70 40.
who were passengers on the same
steamer, LAmerique, had also ar
rived at Paris.
1t isreported that some one cut
away five OF the braces which sup
port the most dangerous part Of the
tunnel, doubtless with the object
OF iDjuring those engaged in
straightening the devious mean
derings of that most wonderful
monument of engineering skill.
Andrew GlssselI, Esq, is the
latest champion fisherman. Sun
day, off the Santa Monica wharf,
he caught q shark weighing one
hundred and twenty-five pounds,
and succeeded In landing him, at
that. The shark was not of the
man eating species, however.
These latter do not vex our coast.
There were two alarms of fire
yesterday afternoon. The first was
caused by q burning fiue at Alb
botps building, Main street, which
was extingushed before the en-
gines reached the ground. The Sec
ond alarm arose from burning
brush on the other side of the
river.
About 10 O'clock last night q
third alarm Of fire was sounded.
The engines responded promptly
but on going some distance out
Main street they learned that 1t
originated from a burning brush
heap at the corner of Olive and
Washington streets.
By notice elsewhere 1t will lie
seen that Mr.. B. F. DrakenfeId has
been appointed to succeed Mr.. John
Mi1nsr as agent for Los Angeles oi
the Mutual Life Insurance Com.
pany Of New York. Policy holders
and those desiring to insure will
find Mr.. Drakenfeld, whose reputa-
tion for business integrity stands
deservedly high, most courteous
and agreeable gentleman with
| whom to transact business.
Judge Peel did regular old-time
business yesterday, eight offenders
having appeared for sentence. or
these, six were charged with
drunkenness, three of whom paid
IS each, two were sent to the
chain gang five days each and one
was discharged. One man for bat.
terry paid SIS and another for petit
larceny $40, making the total con.
tributions to the city's finances $50
Mr.. H. Schindler, on the first Of
August, proximo, will remove hi
large stock of boots and shoes tc
No. 80 Main street, Central Hote
building, where he will continue
his closing out sale preparatory ia
starting with an entirely new stock
in his new store, TO be built on the
site Of his present place OF busine
! Persons desiring first -class work 1 n
his line at bedrock prices would d.
we'll to give him call.