Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-11
LOCAL BREvITIES.

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A man and wife advertise for q
situation In our New To-day.
A first class saloon, with fixtures,
is offered for sale, under New To.
Day.
Attention Is directed to the ad.
vertisement "Furnished Rooms,n
In our New To-Day.
A German girl advertises, In our
! New To-Day, for q situation to do
general housework.
A competent woman advertises
for q situation In a private family,
10 this mornings HERALD.
In the Probate Court, at 10 o. clock,
this morning, the calendar OF all
unsettled Probate cases will be
called.
Los Angeles people at San Fran.
cisco on the 9th: Miss G. Ward, r.
A. Ling, Russ House; T. E.
Holmes, American Exchange.
Superintendent Hewitt got back
from the railroad front on Monday.
He informs us that railroad build
Ing is being pushed with great
Ivigor.
Now is the time to buy your
Christmas presents. Come and ex-
anime the elegant cloaks and dol.
mans lust received at G. Prager's,
81 Main street.
A Mexican named Mendsz, ar.
raignsd in Judge Peeps Court yes.
terday, on a charge Of attem pting
to steal bolt of cleth from Mr..
Veyssett, on Spring street, was
sent to the chain gang for forty
days.
We direct attention to the auc-
tion Gale Of household furniture by
w. H. Northcraft, auctioneer, to
take place on the premises, No. III
Spring street. Thursday morning,
December 18th, at 10 O'clock.
Messrs. George G. Boardman and
Robert Dickson, Committee on Ar.
son Of the San Francisco Board ol
Underwriters, have offered re.
ward of $500 for the arrest and con.
viction Of the person or persons
who attempted to burn the Lam
franco block on the morning o1
December 1st.
Deputy Sheriff Ling informs vi
that, on the trip down, the boy
SCOTT told him that he was sorry
that he had not taken all the
money there was In the box and
that the next time he ran away
with money he would bet they
wouldn't catch him-"I'd 60 where
there is no telegraph"
Still the contest for President ol
the Council lies between Butler and
Beck. 1t will be seen that the
Poet Matchmaker, in a communi
cation published In other columns,
alludes to his rival as "Aunl
Beckey." This really transcend.
the limits of parliamentary comfy
For shame, Jesse HI
Mr.. w. w. Creighton, Of thu
| Wilmingtonian, received a tels
gram yesterday apprising him o
the death OF his father, Mr.. Johr
Creighton, of Philadelphia. Ths
sad event took place at that city
yesterday morning and was causet
by an accident, but OF what nature
was not stated. Deceased was ,
native of ireland, aged so years ant
had always been man Of vigorous
constitution.
Deputy Sheriff Ling got bacl
from San Francisco yesterday
bringing with him the boy D
Scott, who, some days ago, was ar
rested at San Francisco for havini
stolen 500 from Mr.. Monroe, Of
the Pacific Hotel, in this city. Th,
eleven-year-old oulprit was exam
iped before Judge Peel aud oom
mitted, in default Of $3.50 bail, t
, await the action OF the Gran
} Jury.
The chieftainoy of the police
| believed to lie between Dave Wal
; dron and Henry King, with th
Messrs. Gerkins and Wiley strug
Cling hard to reach the distanc
pole. Either King or Waldro
would make a good chief; and, 70
I that matter, so would either of tn
other gentlemen. Dave Waldror
was, In his day, in the old frontie
/. Montana times, ono Of the staunct
l est and boldest border men eve
developed In this country.
!. The adjourned meeting OF th
Council, sitting as a Committee
the Whole, yesterday, conclude
: the investigation Of the matter {
& issue between Chief of Police Ha,
ris and ex-officer Tribolet. Aft
examining q large number Of vii
/, nessss ON both sides, they find ths
Tribolet was properly deprived {
. his star for leaving his beat with
'f out orders, and refusing to retur
D when 90 ordered, but that Chi
= Harris had been direlict In his dut
y In failing to follow up the clues,
y to violations Of the election law
d Furnished by officer Tribolet. Tt
= Committee were unanimous In v
,s rivinR 1t this conclusion and wi
!. present formal report at the ne,
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