Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-17
LOCAL BI2EVITIES,

possession of their new quarters in
the Temple Block till next week.
The scholars of the German SUM-
day School held very pleasant
picnic at Oak Grove yesterday.
The Duvalli Sisters, the highest
kickers In the world, at Woods
Opera House.
Major B. G. Truman came down
from San Francisco overland yes.
terday.
Mr.. NJ. Hof, Of the Capital store,
got back from San Francisco by
yesterdays overland train.
A ton of crystal.clear honey came
in from the Verdugo canon yester-
day, from the bee ranch of Butler
& Co.
A brief shower of rain com.
menced to fall at 1905 o'clock this
morning, lasting about 10 min
utes.
Angelefios at San Francisco no.
tells on the 18th: Mr.. Clarkson
and wife, The Baldwin; B. e. Tru.
man aud wife, Palace; E. Frank,
Russ House.
The drama of "Down 10y the Sea"
is to be presented this eve-
ming by the Good Templars for the
benefit of the Orphans Home at
Vallejo.
Mr.. Scipio Craig, of the Cotton
Semi 1ropic. looked in on us yes
terday. He tells us that the hub is
making rapid strides to metropoli.
tan dignity.
We had the pleasure OF meeting
yesterday Mr.. York, gentleman
who has lately arrived from the
East, and who proposes to spend
some time in our midst.
The attention of sheep raisers is
directed to the advertisement of
French merino rams for sale, which
appears in our New To-day.
A stated m eeting of Acacia Chap.
ter No. 81, o. e. S., will be held
this evening. Sojourning men,
bers of the Order are invited to at
tend.
The eucalyptus trees planted by
Mr.. Beaudry on the swamp adj
joining his Alameda street reser.
voir are making extraordinary
prog in growth.
Promenade concert and hop at
Union Hall tonight. An excellent
programme has been arranged and
a very enjoyable evening will be
spent by all who attend.
w. X. Muir, General Manager of
the Canada Southern Railway,
and party, who have been spend
ing several days in Los Angeles
and vicinity, left yesterday in
their special car for the Yosemite.
Mr.. J. C. Morgan, after passing
a most critical examination, was
yesterday admitted to practice law
by Judge Sepulveda, of the District
Court, and will open an office at
Santa Monica. His professional
card appears elsewhere.
Prof. Cunning, after spending a
day or so at Santa Monica, will &C.
company Gen. Stoneman on a geo.
logical expedition to the Temescal
and adjoining mountains. While
there, he will try the efficacy OF
the Hot Springs.
The guild nuncs look upon the
visit of Adolph Sutro to Los Ange-
les as the guest of e. J. Baldwin as
meaning something from stock
standpoint, butjust what 1t is, IS the
thing that puzzles them. There
may be "millions in it."
The clouds were lowering and
threatened rain all day yesterday.
1t tried to rain several times but
succeeded in producing only a
Scotch mist. Night before last. we
are Informed, decided shower fell
in the Southwestern part of the
city but it did not last for any
length Of time.
Chief Justice Wallace Is q man
of immense stature. He belongs
to the public men Of the olden
time, when they were large both
in mind and body. When he comes
down here in October to open the
first session of the Supreme Court
of California ever held in Los An.
geles, he will know the clay of the
land" pretty we'll, as he has
driven about Los Angeles very ex.
tensively during his stay.
There is no use of trying to dis
guise the fact that the Los Angeles
Jail would be a disgrace to any
forty-third rate town in Boriobools
Cha. We have a right to restrain
. Migrants and criminals, but not Il
torture them. Twenty grand juries
i'm succession have presented this
8 jail as nuisance; but, thus far
nothing has been done to replace il
by a better. 1t would really be al
Indifferent cage for lot Of wilt
beasts.
Yesterday morning the deat
body of an old Spaniard namet
Nicholas Urrias was found on tn
place of VIM. Moore, corner of AL