Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

$4,000 by the fire of day before yes.
terday.
AT the town election at Yuma, ,on
Tuesday last, the ring ticket was de.
feated.
The steamer Newport sails from
San Francisco next Monday, the
10th inst.
Sunny Slope ruled high at Sacra
mento yesterday. Hurrah for
Roses stud!
Mr.. J. dc Blrth Shorb and fam.
lily returned from San Francisco
overland yesterday.
Mr.. NJ. J. Newmark went up to
San Francisco yesterday. He will
be absent several weeks.
By telegram elsewhere it will be
seen that Mr.. l.. J. R)se's mare,
Beautiful Bells, won the $1,000
race at Sacramento yesterday.
The will of the late F. Signoret
was admitted to probate yesterday y
and Miss Rosa Signoret appointed
execu.rix, without bonds.
Gen. Stoneman informs us that
the mercury in the San Gabriel
valley this year has so far only reg
istered 9lo, against 1862 this tune
last year.
The Com mittee Of arrangements
for the Workingmen's picnic, to
take place OH Sunday the 25th
lust, are requested to meet at
Jesse Butlel's store, Maiu street,
this evening at y O'Clock, sharp.
Mr.. Mason, u brother of the late
ly deceased C1l. Mason, one of the
discoveries and owners of the Sill
Yer King Mine, was III Los Angeles
yesterday, ell route To Arizona, to
look after Tue Interests of his de I.
g .ased Brother.
Tue residence of Mr.. White, who
lives at Mission Sau Gabriel, ear
Mr.. Winston, caught fire on Thurs.
day evening and was burnt TO the
ground. HIS loss will amount to
about 81. .0O0, upon which there was
no lnsurAuce.
Los Aig .les residents At San
Francisco hotels on tas 18th: Il. D.
Pitt aud wife, s. Ii. Butterfield, Il.
Howard aud wife, Palace; +. q.
Mitchell. J. s. Mitchell, Cosmopui-
itan; Mis-. w. 1t. Taylor, Inter na-
ttonal.
Our Informant was sonew hat
premature iu saying that the Linde
championship prize had been won
by the Academy Nine, AS the cou-
Guiding game Will be played be-.
clubs al Boyle Heights this after
uOOD.
Fourteen mule teams, loaded
with grain, are daily incident of
our street life. They recall the old
Inyo and Ivaurah regime, and are
tinged with u flavor OF the style
Of thing which prevailed here be-
fore the advent of railways made
us happy.
In the County Court yeste erday
the bail of PeLtibone & Meade, con.
victed of keeping house of ILL.,
fame and now fugitives from JUS
tice, was declared forfeited. Bench
warrants were issued aud placed in
the hands of Chief Harris for the
arrest of the fugitlves.
Vincento Valdez, who killed q
man named Dillon while lying
asleep under tree near Anaheim u
few weeks ago, and who was indict-
ed for murder IN the first degree,
plead guilty IN the District Court
yesterday and was sentenced TO the
States Prison for life.
The "German" at the Santa Mon.
lea Hotel on Thursday night was
the Terpsichorean event of the sea.
son. Los Angeles bellies and beaux
were there in large numbers and,
under the lead of Mr.. M. l.. Sever.
anee, the intricate entertainment
was a decided success.
The Fashion stables are again in
full blast under the old manage
ment. For reliable horses and ar
elegant and stylish turnout, from
a single horse buggy to four-ln'
hand, We can recommend the Fash
ion stables to all who may require
anything in that line.
A party Of Downeyites. consisting
of Major G. NJ. Benbrook, Capt. ]
A. Mitrovitch, Lieut.. F. E. Has
kell, Col. Jameson, of the firm o
Jameson & Greening, and Hon. D
p. Somers, accompanied by thei
families, have gone over to tn
Santa Catalina Island on q tw
weeks paseo.
Officer Keller, about o'lock yes
terday evening, informed Mr.. ia
coby, of Downey Block, who wa
burning rubbish, that his pyesenp
would be required at the PolIc
Court at O O'Clock this morning I
answer for violating the erdinanc
prohibiting the burning OF refus
on the street after nightfall.