Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-01
LOCAL HIS.

The Pico House is now open for
guests.
A sober, steady man Is advertised
for under New To-Day.
Mr.. s. G. Hubbell and family got
home from San Francisco overland
yesterday.
General Banning ard wife re.
turned from San Francisco by Sum-
days overland train.
A competent wnm,n to cook
and Il girl to nurse are advertised
for in our New To-Day.
We are justified in assuming that
We are on the eve of general re.
sumption of travel towards South
ern California.
Arrived ut Wilmington, Sept.
80, steamer Newport, Hayward,
master, with 60 tons OF merchan-
disc for 8. P. r. II.
The October schedule of the Pa
oific Coast Steamship Company ap-
pears In Its proper in column in
this mornings HERALD.
Farmers along the San Gabriel
river inform US that that stream,
in this year Of superabundant rain
fall, Is much lower than it was last
year.
Mr.. J. B. Smith of the Western
Union Telegraph Office, who has
been rusticating at Deadman' 8
Island for some days, got back to
work yesterday.
Mr.. T. Leahy, who has been at
San Francisco purchasing q stock
of boots and shoes for his new store
in the Hellman- Mascarel Block,
got back on sunday.
At Congress of the fair sex, re-
gently held in Los Angeles. it was
unanimously conceded that Judge
Pedro G. GARLIC was the hand
somest "heavy weight" in this sec
ton.
In Judge Peel's Court yesterday
five drunks were up for sentence.
Three paid S. each and two went to
the chain ing each for five days.
or four disturbers of the peace,
two, a husband and wife, paid $5
each and the other two will serve
the city five days each on the
chain gang.
The Los Angeles Guards, the an
nouncement of whose grand ball, at
Turn-Verein Hall, Monday, Octo-
ber 14th, appears in our New To-
Day, intend that this shall be the
entertainments of the season.
Nothing that can in any way add
to the amusement of those who at
tend will be left undone. A gay
time may be surely expected,
BY announcement in our adver-
tising columns it will os seen that
number of those desirable lots in
the Washington Garden tract will
be offered for sale at public auction
Tuesday, October 221. These
lots are situated in the most highly
cultivated and beautiful section of
Los Angeles. Persons seeking
homes will find this one Of the most
delightful regions ip the city,
A gentleman who resides in the
Swamp says this is an infallible
weather sign: If the breast bone OF
q wild duck after cooking is red and
blood shot in appearance. predicts
o wet season. if clear and white,
a dry season; if the forepart of the
bone Is red, the fore part OF the
season will be wet, and if the after
part of the hone Is red, indicates
late rains. Santa And Herald.
Mr.. T. w. Ferguson. Superin-
tendent for Messrs. Perry, Wood
worth g. Co., contractors, Of the
pile bridge over the Santa Ans
river, returned to Los Angeles yes
terday, having finished his work OH
Saturday. This bridge, which is
440 feet long, is located between
Cotton and Riverside and will be q
great convenience to the people oil
that thriving settlement.
A pleasant incident of Gen. Ere
monrs late visit to Los Angeles
was his meeting with Judge CARR.
llo. Our venerable judicial friend
was the first person for whom the
"Pathfinder" inquired on his arriv-
al in Los Angeles. 1t Is a curious
circumstance OF history that Judge
Carrillo, in house in the Cahuen-
ga, drew up the treaty, In Spanish
which he read to Fremont in thai
language, which ended the war be
tween Alta California as a province
of Mexico and the United States.
Last Friday evening horse an'
buggy belonging to Mr.. Cottle wer
stolen. The next day the hors
and such parts Of the harness a
remained were recovered, but IL
sign of the buggy. The search 70
the latter was entrusted to office
Fonck, and on Sunday evening h
found it hidden away In the Ca
/ huenga Pass. He concealed him
self and remained near it all mig h
! In the hope that the thief woul
come for 1t, but without result. 8
= he brought the buggy to town yes
l terday morning.