Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-09
LOCAL BISEVITIEG.
Mr.. J. Carlin returned to the city
" Yesterdays Overland train.

NIL Sdiiih bcu W tlic City
by yesterdays overland train.
The ladies of the Congregational
Church, we learn, are organizing a
Dickins party"
Los Angeles Council No II, r. s.
S. NJ, meets this evening for the
election of officers.
A strong, active boy, to learn
trade, is advertised for in this
mornings HERALD.
100 dozen young roosters, 100
dozen broiiers and 100 dozen due ks
wanted at the Nevada Poultry
Market, corner Spring and First
streets, Immediately.
The jury in the case of Pridham
vs. Macy retired about five o'clock
yesterday evening, and after being
out short time returned verdict
of $3.50 for the plaintiff
Tom Scally's, Downey Block, is
the only place in town at which
telegraph reports of the morning
and afternoon Stock Boards are
received daily. ScaIly is deter
mined that everything conducive
to the comfort and convenience of
patrons shall be found at his house.
The Board of Supervisors went
down to Santa Monica yesterday
to make an investigation as to
wharf charges and also to select
site for o bridge over the railroad.
On their return they heard evil
dence in regard to changing the
Mayes road at Los Nietos.
Two men were up before Judge
Peel yesterday morning charged
with drunkenness, one of whom
paid So and the other went to the
chain gang for five days. The case
OF Apalateque, charged with steal
ing an 0vercoat on New Years
Day, was continued till O'Clock
this morning, to give the accused
time to procure witnesses.
Any one knowing Michael J.
Barry, who left his home at San
Francisco on the Goth of October
last, in the company of an Ameri
can and two Spanish boys and who
is supposed to have come to this
city, will relieve the anxiety of his
mother by spprislng her Of the
whereabouts of her missing son.
He is over 10 years Old, has blue
eyes, brown hair, a slight scar be-
tween his upper lip ana cheek and
a round, full face.
The following named Los Ange-
lefios were registered at San Fran
cisco hotels OH the It'll inst: ].
Stackpole, Morton House; General
Stoneman, Grand; Mrs. IE. Far
quhar, Miss Farqubar, nj. Van
Winters and wife, Russ House; II.
Judson, Miss M. Chapman, Mrs.
Hoffman, International; Il. s.
Baker, Palace.
We had the pleasure of call
yesterday from Mr.. Boyd, editor of
the Panama Star and Herald, who
is paying short visit to Los An
geles. Mr.. Boyd, who has been
driven to the San Gabriel valley
and other places Of interest IN and
around Los Angeles, expresses
himself as highly delighted with
our section. He is registered at the
Pico House.
1t will be seen, by advertisement
elsewhere, that the Messrs. Shaef.
fer & Stengel, florists, have dis
solved partnership. Mr.. Louis J.
Stengel has secured place In the
rear of the Roman Catholic Ca.
thedral, where he will prosecute
| the business in which he Is such an
acknowledged adept. AS florist,
Ms an educated aud painstaking
florist, Mr.. Stengel has no superior
on the Pacific Slope.
An orange tree in the Azores in
one year produced 10000 oranges,
which were exported in perfect
condition to England. In those
islands the expectation OF oranges
has become very important in
dustry. During the past year they
have yielded TO Great Britain
alone 2096l5 cases of the fruit,
worth about $500. 900. The branches
and trunks of the trees are attend
ed to so scientifically that they
usually attain gigantic proportions.
Mr.. Starbuck's auction sale of real
estate yesterday was not entirely
successful. The lot corner of Olive
and Eighth streets, having front.
age of 40 feet on the former and
l65 on the latter, was
knocked down to Mrs.
Mary Ostermau at SLIGO.
Good judges of property
had estimated it at $1,000
before the sale. An adjoining lot ON
Olive street with frontage oil 40
feet and depth of 1856, enclosed
with picket fence and containing a
cottage house of five rooms, was
sold to Mr.. G. II. hatfield for 1925
This amount was 1915 less than Mr..
Starbuck paid for building the
house alone. Very naturally be
quailed under such q crushing dis
count aud the sale was stopped
forth with.