Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-24
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ball, we regret to learn, Is confined
to his room by illness.
County Clerk Potts yesterday in
vested five couples with the right
to commit matrimony.
J. G. Deming und w. II. Swan,
defaulting jurors, were fined SIS
each by the County Judge yester
day.
Mrs, Ponet is expected home to-
day from San Francisco with a
large ami selected stock of milli-
merry and fancy goods.
The Canvassing Committee of the
Horticultural Society yesterday Sc
cured additional subscriptions to
the amount of $3.50.
We learn that the Suprme Court,
at its first sitting in Los Angeles,
will have eight casesy to adjudicate
upon, there being that number on
the calender.
General Sherman, who was ex-
pected to arrive at Yuma from
Prescott yesterday evening, will
probably get to Los Angeles by to
days train.
The steamer Senator, which was
to have sailed for upper ports on
Sunday, ran aground off La Playa,
In San Diego harbor, and did not
arrive here till yesterday. She got
off for San Francisco last evening.
We last evening had a pleasant
call from Mr.. Norcross, of the New
Age, the organ of the I. o. o. F., OF
the Pacific Coast. Mr.. Norcrose has
been visiting the various Lodges of
the Orderi in the Southern part of
the State and Will return to San
Francisco to-day.
A meeting of the Board of Di.
rectors of the Home Industrial Aid
Association will be held this even
ing at half-past seven O'clock, at
the County Court House. A full
attendance is required as very i'm
portaut business will be brought
before the meeting.
A. NJ. LAWRENCE, Sec.
Saturday Col. Ayers left San
Fra ncisco for Sacra mento. He will
be one of the early Constitutional
birds and his harvest of worms will
doubtless be satisfactory. In other
words, he is determined to be fore.
handed as to hotel accomm odations
at the Capital.
Alta Congregational meeting of
the Presbyterian Church of this
city on Sunday, acall was extended
to DR.. Cummings to remain per.
mauently with the church here.
DIR. Cunningham has been supply.
ing the Presbyterian pulpit for the
past ten months, with great salts
faction to his congregation.
Says the San Diego Union The
Senator has run of bad luck on
this trip. An accident to the ma.
chinery caused her detention at
San Pedro over Friday, and when
she arrived here, early yesterday
morning, she got out Of the chan.
mel off La Playa, aud, AS the tide
was on the ebb, there she remained
up to the hour of our going to
press. The passengers came ashore
early in the day.
Senator John P. Jones writes to a
friend in Los Angeles as follows:
at is my Intention, as soon as
"Congress adjourns next Spring, to
"return to the Coast, aud Los Au-
"geles shall be one of the first places
II shall visit" We will add thai
Senator Jones promises to remain
here at least two months, which
looks like residence at the "City
by the Sea-"
A party Of eight, fully equipped
with an old time miners outfit,
started from Pomona the other day
for the new treasure region at the
foot of "Old Baldy," recently dis.
covered by Mr.. Joe Clark of Po-
mona. They propose to get out o
couple of tons of rock, winch they
will send to san Francisco for as
say. The prospectors are all men
i of energy and Ego" ami should the
ledge come up to their expectations
lively times may be looked for In
that region ere long.
Thursday night the superb con-
cert of Mendel Meyer will be given
at Turnverein Hall. 1t will be one
Of the choicest entertainments Of
the year. Mendel himself is al.
most a Paganini on the violin, and
the array OF vocal and instrume nta
talent which will cooperate with
him invites as it will doubtless
draw large, appreciative and
fashionable audience. Mendel
Meyer deserves cordial send-of
from our people as he is always
first in volunteering to give eclat
to all beneficial entertainments.
Turn out en- masse and I'LL Turn