Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-19
LOCAL RREVITIES,

LOCAL RR IFS.
The San Francisco train arrived
about three hours behind time
yesterday.
A gentleman who arrived from
there yesterday reports snow four
feet deep in the San GorgoniC
mountains.
An active young man, who un.
derstsnds farming, advertises for a
situation in this mornings HER
AID.
The Los Angeles hotel registers
show marked improvement, Of
late. They again boast entries by
the page daily.
Francisco Estrade, Francisco
Bustamente and Juan Bonais, ma.
tives of Mexico, were admitted to
citizenship by Judge Stephens, In
the County Court, yesterday.
The Messrs. Dupuy & Finney, Of
the Pioneer Livery Stables, Main
street, offer for sale, in our New To-
Day, pair of fine bay mares,
cheap. Call and examine them.
A. Scharf, an old resident of San
Berrardino, committed suicide by
taking morphine on Wednesday
morning. In a note written before
he took the fatal dose, he assigned
as reason the loss OF his wife and
children by death and a Iun of bad
luck in business ventures.
In the case of w. J. l.. Moulton,
found guilty OH Wednesday of ma
Iicious mischief in removing u
bridge over the railroad at Santa
Monica, Judge Baldwin yesterday
imposed a fine of $75. An appeal
was taken to the County Court,
where the case will be reviewed.
Los Angeleflos at San Francisco
hotels on the 18th: John r. Brieriy,
Morton House; G. Gibson, ]. S.
Baird, Miss II. Eey holds, d. Nj.
Henderson, Russ House; w. Hut.
ton, Jr., Grand; Il. F. Barbee, Co.'S
mOpolitan; ]. r. Small, Fl. ID. Ian.
der, American Exchange.
Two men were up before Judge
Peel yesterday for tearing up the
side walk on Spring street. One
plead guilty and was sent up ten
days and the other, who plead not
guilty, the charge being proven,
got twenty days. A drunk was
sentenced for the usual five days
and charge of assault, preferred by
q Chinaman against a white man,
was dismissed.
The jury in the Waller case re-
tired about five O'clock yesterday
evening and at a few minutes be-
fore eight brought in verdict OF
Involuntary manslaughter, the
maximum punishment for which
is ten years. imdrisonment in the
States Prison. Sentence will be
pronounced ut 10 o'clock A. NJ. on
Monday.
We direct the attention Of all
persons who may wish the services
of an efficient and experienced auc-
tioneer to the advertiseme nt of Mr..
H. r. Brown, Auction aud Com.
mission Merchant, Court street.
Mr.. Brown will hold regular sales
every Saturday forenoon and spec.
ial sales at whatever times and
places his patrons may direct. Mr.,
Brown is a reliable and pains talk
ing business man and Is, therefore,
deserving of a share of public pat
ronage.
We direct attention to the adver'
tisament OF Mr.. Otto Guy, importer
Of singing birds, which appear;
elsewhere ~ in tbi, morning
HERALD. Mr.. Guy has a large col
lection of male canaries and gold.
finches and mules, q cross between
the canary and goldhnch, all o.
which have been selected for theil
superior singing qualities and
range in price from 81 to S.
They are on exhibition Mt the auc-
ton house of Mr.. w. H. North
craft, corner of Spring and Marke
streets.
Mr.. Walter Lemau, of the Cali
fornia Theatre, favored us with {
brief call yesterday afternoon. AL
though Mr.. Lsman has been res
ident OF California for many years
this is his first visit to Los Ange
les. He is quite extensively known
over the coast as an actor of fin
gifts and sterlin & private character
We may add that, next to Mr.
Stoughton, the lately appointed
Minister TO Russia, he is almost thu
abandonment old gentleman we hav
ever seen, rejoicing, like the pub
lie man named, in y superb man
of white hair. Mr.. Leman enjoy
the reputation of being a finiShe
elocutlonist, and, as will be seei
by advertisement elsewhere, b
proposes to deliver in Los Angeles
the lecture on the drama prepared
by the deceased State Senate
Nathan Porter. The lecture itsel
is said to be gem. Ii will be de
livered at Good Tsmplars' Hall, OF
Monday evening next. 1t will b
supplemented with Mr.. Porter
own pssm, "Our Native Land.
The reputation OF both author an