Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A competent German girl adver.
tises for situation In our New To
Day.
Col. E. E. Hewitt, who went 10
Yuma on Sunday, is expecte back
to-day.
The Workingmen will hold a
meeting at Compton next Friday
evening.
Mrs. M. s. Patrick returned from
San Francisco by yes eriay's over
land train.
Col. J. H. Wood and troupe are
passengers by the Orizaba, which
Is due tomorrow.
Mr.. N. G. Carter, of San Gabriel,
has returned from a visit to his old
home at Lowell, Massachusetts,.
Mr.. George M. Stone, formerly
of this city but now of Temecula,
San Diego county, is visiting Los
Angeles.
An assessment of one dollar per
share was asannounced on the Hale &
Norcross mine at yesterdays after
noon Board.
Angelo fios at San Francisco ho.
tells on the 18th: H. d. Barrows,
Palace; e. Gay, Russ House; J. III.
Wood, International.
A ratt .esnake was killed in Santa
Monica Cuff on the other day which
Is said to have measured six or
eight feet in length.
There was quite a heavy rain
storm on the Colorado desert yes
terday, which extended as far west
as CabaZon station.
We were in error yesterday in
stating that Messrs. Marcos Foster
and Panchn Pico were registered
at the st. Charles. They are stop
ping ut the PicO House.
Judge Peel disposed of two cases
in the City Court yesterday morn
ing. A man, for firing a pistol on
the street paid So and a simple
drunk contributed a like amount
to the city's finances.
Our popular friend Mr.. c. E.
Huber is talked of among his
friends as n suitable candidate for
the office of Supervisor from this
district, vice John Young, whose
term expires.
In the Police Court yesterday af-
ternoon, Richard L,zarovitch pre-
ferred n complaint charging V.
Wolfenstein with assault and
battery. The ease was heard and
taken under advisement by the
City Judge.
Every one interested In the sue
cess of the Home Industrial Aid
Associotiou should attend the
meeting at the County Court room
at half-past seven O'Clock this
evening, for the election of incor-
pOralOrS anu trustees.
The unused hose carriage of the
3Ss will be formally transferred to
Park Hose Company, No. /, next
Thursday evening. 1t Is expected
that the occasion will be celebrated
by a parade by the new company.
The complaint against Hewitt,
the hackman, charged with embez.
cling $40 entrusted to him to pay
the fine of Butler, the variety actor,
who assaulted Mr.. Strowbridge, was
dismissed by Judge Peel yesterday,
Mrs. Hubbard refusing to prose-
cute.
The complimentary ball at Union
Hall last evening, to our Visalia
visitors, was largely attended by
the elite of the city, and proved to
he the most enjoyable affair of the
season. Dancing was kept up till
about one O'Clock, when the guests
departed, highly delighted with
their evenings entertainment.
Mr.. John Eberle informs US thai
his loss by the burning of his house
on Sunday last will amount to be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000. He had 9
policy of insurance of $l,0UO on the
house and $500 on the furniture,
lie acknowledges with gratitude
the efficient aid OF Confidence En-.
gine Company No. 2, but for whose
unseltish and well-timed work his
loss would have been much greater.
The hearing Of the testimony in
the case of the Los Angeles Immi.
grafton and Land Cooperative AS
ISOLATION vs.. Phillips was yester-
day concluded. The official re-
porter was ordered to transcribe
h is record, each party to pay hall
the expense thereof, aud the plain
tiff was given ten days after the
receipt OF the report to file briefs
the defendant ten days thereafter
to answer, and the plaintiff five
days to reply.
The residence Of NJ VIM. H
Workman, on the ,of the
river, was the 8 ost de
lightful surpri, 7ry light
gotten up by his rrult.r come
him home after Nl 70 tt
the upper part OF hey
took possession luN tt
which they were i
old time hospitality, uN h-H
carnival until the W a raHH