Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-20

LOCAL BREVITIES

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Judge Egan, of San Juan Capis.
trano, is registered at the st.
Charles.
Seyenty-five hogs are offered on
shares or in exchange for barley,
in our New To Day.
General Price, United States AR.
my, passed through Los Angeles
yesterday OH his way to Ariz ma.
Mrs. General Stoneman is a pas.
senger by the steamer Ancon which
Is due from San Francisco to-day.
Sailed from Wilmington, August
18th, barkentine Catherine Sud.
den, Ingalls, master, for Husneme.
Messrs. l.. J. Rose, l.. Wolkskill
and ]. B. Lankershim returned
from San Francisco overland on
Sunday.
Chief Harris Is expected back
from Santa Barbara with the pris-
oners Meade and Pettibone by to-
days steamer.
Major Ross and family returned
from Santa Monica yesterday and
will hereafter be found at their res
idehee in this city.
Mr.. Mende!son, of the firm of
Mendelson g. Meyers, with his
bride, arrived from San Francisco
by yesterdays overland train.
Capt. a. II. Wilcox and family
Were registered at the st. Charles
yesterday, having arrived from
San Franclsco overland Sunday.
We are under obligations for an
Invitation to the hop of tho Los
Angeles Guards, which takes place
at Military Hall, on Thursday eve
ming.
jose Garlic, examined before
Judge Peel, yesterday, on the
charge Of burglary, was discharged,
the evidence being insufficient to
hold him.
Major Graham, Managing d.
rector Of the Toltec Syndicate, left
yesterday for the mines to make
preparations for the erection of Il
sta mp mill and reduction works.
The Workingmen and Farmers
will meet In joint convention at
Buffers Hall next Saturday, at IL
A. M, to nominate u candidate for
Supervisor from the First District.
The Ventura Signal says that the
Los Angeles oil company has filed
articles of incorporation in that
county and has been awarded an
extension of time for the building
of the road to the wells of the COM
pany.
AS will be seen, by advertise.
ment In "New To-day" a brown
filly colt, belonging to Capt. Ar
ther Hutchinson, has strayed
from her dam. Five dollars reward
will be paid for her return to the
City Pound Stables.
We this morning publish the
announcement of the Working
mems picnic, which is to take
place at the City Gardens next
Sunday. The arrangements are in
capable hands and a most enjoya-
BILE time may be expected by all
who attend.
We learn that heavy team ran
against the railing of the bridge on
the Monte Vista county road yes
terday, tearing it away. The same
team also ran into and tore away the
guard rail at the cuivert near the
bridge. The Road Overseer would
do well to make repairs before an
acciient occars.
The Commissioners appointed by
the County Court. NJ. Griffith,
VIM. Pridham. J. II. Seymour,
Henry King and JOS. Huber, for
the purpose of widening San Pedro
street, will meet to-day at IL
O'Clock A. NJ. at the County Clerks
office to organize. There are
nearly one hundred claims to be
adjusted before the commissi ion
and the meeting will he of import
ance to many of the claimants.
A gentleman who was one of tht
spectators at the hanging of Peter
son at San Bsrnafdino, on Friday
last, informs US that woman wal
present and stood near the scaffolt
from first to last, even remaining
until the body was cut down ant
placed in the coffin. He says he
happened to look at her once afte
the trap fell and saw her smile a
though she enjoyed the horrifyins
spectacle.
DR.. J. H. Mckee, who has beel
making an extended tour through
the Toltec mining district, Arizo
ma, got home yesterday. The Doc
| tor was a passenger in the stag
STOPPED by road agents, near Mar
icopa Wells, an account Of whic
appears in our kilograms OH tn
first page. He says the attackin
party was composed OF five robbei
and, from the awkwardness an
trepldation exhibited by them, h
!. thinks the men were new to th