Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-13

poetry ~ under the style ana tltle
of "Gasology," by John Donkey q
Co. The production is satire. 1t
seems to be clever and the only
objection we can find to john Dom
key is that he writes verse in this
decade of the nineteenth century.
He is doing what some of our local
John Donkeys so often delight to
do, so we suppose he is to some ex-
tent eXcusable.
Mr.. M. III. Kimball, President of
the Blue Ribbon Club of this
city has leased Union Hall
for one year It is to
be fitted up for public uses and will
be devoted to the service of the
Murphyites one evening in the
week and leased to other organiza-
tions and for public proceedings
the remaining evenings. An effort
will also be made to establish a
reading room for theuse of the Blue
Ribbon Club.
Good Templars' Hall was well
filed last evening, on the occasion
of social by Merrill Lodge, 1. o.
G. T. The little drama of "The
Last Loafu was rendered in q
manner that secured deep interest
and attention. Besides this, there
was recitation by Mr.. Butterfield,
and instrumental music by Miss
ct nl,hr nj ro
Dryer.
Mr.. E. Durham has purchased
the Anaheim Hotel. This favorite
Anaheim resort, which will in
crease amazingly in popularity
since it has passed into Dunham's
hands, is located on the corner of
Center and Lemon streets. Dun
ham is q princely host, and the
travelling public, who desire to see
the Southern end of the county,
would do well to give him n call.
Arrived at Wilmington schooner
Annie StoIer, Peterson, master, II
days from Coos Bay, with 141,00O
feet of lumber for Lucas Brothers;
bark Gem of the Ocean, Halves,
master, Is days from Departure
Bay, with 1850 tons coal for the S.
P. r. r. Arrived at Santa Monica
schooner Parke, Erlandson, master,
with lumber for A. Lothian & Co.
We call attention to the enor-
nous and most stylish stock of
clothing, gentlemen's furnishing
goods, hats of all styles, boots,
shoes, etc., which Mr.. III. Susskind,
No. 12O Main street, Cardona Block,
has just received direct from the
East and is ready to sell below San
Francisco prices. Give him call.
The long expected ball of Divis-
ion No. l, Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, will take place at Union
Hall ON the night of Easter Mon
day. April 22j. The details are in
the hands of efficient committees,
who, we know, will leave nothing
undone to make the ball most en-
joyable affair.
April 14th Louis Romero & Co.
will give a dramatic performance
at the MERGED Theater, embracing
"Vivir Loco y Morir Mas" and
"Un Parsonage Admitible." Both
these dramas are by distinguished
authors, and the theatrical troupe
of Sefior Romero is of approved
reputation.
Mr.. Kent, II correspondent of the
San Francisco Post, honored us
with call yesterday, Mr.. X. is a
newspaperman Of standing, he rep
resents an able journal which has
always been specially friendly to
this section and we trust that his
experiences may prove decidedly
pleasant.
Chief Harris, who was mainly
instrumental in working up the
case against the men who are ac-
cused of having murdered II. Wal
lace More and who are now in Jail
to await the action of the Grand
Jury, returned from Ventura yes,
terday.
We understand the Central
Workipgmen's Club (Kearney) at
their meeting on Thursday even
ing, passed vote of "want of con-
fidence" in the Home Protective
League. This is very hard blow
to the League, but perhaps it may
be able to survive.
The machinery with which the
cars, wrecked near Whitewater, the
other day, were loaded, was in
tended for the "Seventy-Six" mine,
Arizona, and was so badly damaged
that it was found necessary to re-
ship it to San Francisco for re-
pairs.
Officers Jerome and Tribolet yes
terday arrested couple of boys for
stealing oranges from the Wolf
skill orchard. They will! have a
hearing before Judge Peel this
morning.
We are indebted to Hon. p. d.
Wigginton for copy of the Con-
gressional Directory, compiled for
the use of the Forty fifth Congress
by Ben Perley Poore.
Mr.. f. S. Parker, agent of the
Santa Monica Land Company, died
yesterday morning at Santa Mon
lea. from typhoid fever.
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Drank Whisky for Ninety years.