Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-29
LOCAL BREVITIES
Council meets this afternoon.


There was very fine attendance
at the meeting of the Philharmonic
Society last night.
John Osborne gives notice in our
New To-Day that Gus Smith is
no longer in his employ.
H. J. Stewart, of this city, was
registered at the Grand Hotel, San
Francisco, on the 9th instant.
J. B. Raine has gang of eighty
men engaged in picking hops at
his place in Gospel Swamp.
It is said that a brother of Mr..
James Irvine, owner of the San
Joaquin rancho, has leased the same
for term of years.
The teachers of tho city schools
are requested to meet the Superin-
tendent on Saturday, the 31st, at
P. NJ, at the High School.
Among the contributions to the
New Orleans fever sufferers yester-
day, we noticed the names of
Messrs. Dillon & Kenealy, $l0
Mr.. James Huntington, of Sill
verado, left for San Francisco on
Tuesday with two or three tons of
ore from his mine in that district.
In the County Court, yesterday.
the demurrer in the case of Thistle
ton. editor of the Jolly Giant, in.
dicted for libel, was overruled and
10 O'Clock this morning set for the
accused to plead.
The San Bernarlno Times says
that quite number of Los Angeles
men are prospecting in Holcomb
valley and vicinity for placer and
quartz claims, and have met with
very good prospects so far.
Sailed from Wilmington, August
2Sth, schooner Lizzie Madison,
Charlsen master, for Point Sal;
schooner Una, Stoddard master,
for Ventura; schooner r. B. Han
dy, Sturer master, for Lompoc.
The many friends of Mrs. Caro-.
line Hellman, wife of Mr.. /. M.
Hellman, will be panied to hear
of her death, which occurred yes
terday morning. The funeral will
take place from the family resi-
dence at O'clock this afternoon.
The Gazette says That persons IN
Los Angeles or elsewhere who de-
sire to send letters to Sllverado
should write on the envelope "via
Anaheim.n The mail is sent from
Auaheim per stage every morning
and reaches Silverado i'm u few
| hours.
Col. Dunkelberger yesterday
went round soliciting subscriptions
for the fever sufferers and in short
time secured $l00, which was trans
mitted by money order, the Post
master at New Orleans being ad-
vised by telegraph.
Postmaster Dunkelberger has re-
ceived notification from the Post
office department at Washington,
authorizing this Office to issue or
ders henceforward on France, Bel
GUM, Switzerland Austria, Hun
gary and the Netherlands.
The Yuma excursionists have
known the bliss of the beatific cli-
mate of Los Angeles, and now they
20 back to the double distilled,
extra milled horrors of tempera-
i ture in which 1902 ia the shade is
fought by sleeping O. nights on the
house-tops.
1t should not be forgotten that
Woods Last Sensation will give
two performances in this city next
week Wednesday and Thursday
nights, September 4th and 5th. II
is one of the best shows ever ex.
hibited In this city and can be seer
for the moderate price of so cents
for adults and 25 cents for children
Patrons of the public schools ar,
requested to send their children, OF
Monday uext, to the schools wher,
they attended last term-those VIII.
were promoted, as we'll as thos,
who were not promoted-whence
they will be distributed. By com
plying with this request you will
save the Superintendent and teach
ers much trouble, and yourselve
and children much annoyance.
The Hilltop Literary Societ.
held quite pleasant meeting las
evening at the house of Rev. MI
Packard. On account of the meet
ing of the Philharmonic Societ,
J on Wednesday evening, it was re
solved that the Hilltop Societ,
should meet hereafter on Tuesda
evenings until further notice. Th
next meeting will be held tw
weeks from last Tuesday, at tn
residence Of Mr.. e. f. Spence.
At q meeting of citizens of Ver
' non precinct, yesterday evening
John ID. James, Sr., was recon
mended as q suitable candidate fc
!, Supervisor from the First District
Mr.. James Is a farmer Of large bus
iness experience, having bee
President OF o successful bank fo
q number of years, aud, 1t
n claimed, 10 one OF the most suitabl
men named for the position.