Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-12
LOCAL BREVITIES,

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notice which appears in our New
To-Day.
The organization of q hose com.
pany to be known as Hose Con- :
pany No. ], is talked of.
An experienced dressmaker adj
vertises, in our New To-Day, for
situation IN u private family.
Arrived at Wilmington. July
llth, schooner Una, Stoddard,
master, from Navarro river, with
lumber for Banning & Co.
Messrs. Northcraft, Rae, Me-
Lean and Vital, were last heard
from at Hardyville, Arizona, all
well and about to start for Prescott,
via the Ha;kberry district.
Two distinct shocks OF earth.
quake were felt at Santa Monica a
little before 7 o'clock on Wednes-
day evening. An interval of few
seconds occurred between the first
and second shocks.
Mr.. r.. II. Haines, Superintend.
ent OF Construction of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, got
back from trip along the lines as
far as Bakersfield by yesterdays
overland train.
We are under Obligation to Mr..
Aaron Smith for copy of the City
Directory of Los Angeles, recently
compiled by him. The work Is
very full and complete and will un.
doubtedly be Of great service to our
citizens.
The juvenile Temple meets at
four O'Clock this afternoon,
at Good Templar fIall. This will
6e the last opportunity Mrs. Ste-
veDs will have to meet with the
Temple. All the children are ex-
pected to be prompt in atten dance.
There is some talk of erecting u
large sanitarium In our valley
shortly. An Eastern gentleman of
capital aud enterprise has the mat
ter in hand and assures us that he
is determined to make it u fact in
the near future. San BernardinO
Times.
Our attention was attracted yes
terday by the beautiful appearance
Of the hack of George Baker, which
had just been repaintel and re.
trimmed at Lichtenberger's car
riage factory, in this city. The
work was done in the most artistic
manner, and would reflect credit
OIL any shop in the country.
The mean'lering of the tunnel as
depicted on the map submitted to
Council last night, by Messrs.
Jackson and Lambie, is the most
wonderful exhibit of engineering
to be found on the footsto6l. The
great wonder to us is as to how the
contractor managed to putin all
the different kinds of angles.
Chief Harris received a dispatch
yesterday from Max Cohn of Mo-
jave, apprising him that man
named Fitzgibbon, who is wanted
here on the several charges of en-
bezzlement, obtaining goods under
false pretences, etc., had been ar.
rested at that place yesterday ard
would he brought down to Los An
gsles on the train to-day.
The ladies of the Presbyt terian
Church Of Santa Monica hold a
festival at the Pavilion at that
place this evening. A very at
tractive programme, consisting of
readings, music, tableaux and
charades, has been prepared, after
which q feast OF good things. in the
way Of ice cream, cake, etc., will
be offered.
The Young Folks Social, under
the auspices Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. H.
Kimball, at Union Hall last even
ing, was a decidedly pleasant Of
fair. Dancing was kept up till IL
o'clock, In which all present en-
joyed themselves to the full. The
second social will be given next
Thursday evening, when all who
wish to spend delightful evening
should not fail to be on hand.
w. w. Allen. Esq of Downey
City, one of the counsel to defend
the alleged murderes of the late Il.
Wallace More, received dispatch
yeste rday informing him that the
motion for a continuance had been
denied. He left for San Buena
Ventura by yesterday afternoons
train. The sudden summons to
swelter In O crowded court room
was anything but agreeable to the
Judge, as he had made arrange
ments to take paseo to the
mountains.
| Col. Hewitt, informs us that he
yesterday received a letter from the
Railroad authorities at San Fran
cisco authorizing him to give the
excursionists from Bakersfield the
option of remaining In this city
until Tuesday. Should the excur-
sionists avail themselves of this
favor it will give our citizens more
time in which to show the Bakers
feldians the beauties OF Los Ange-
les and Its environs. an opportunity
which, We trust, they will use to