Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Council at o'clock this afte

noon.
The Los Angeles Guards Civ,
their regular monthly social a
Armory Hall tonight.
Wilmington will roll up heavy
and almost unanimous vote agains
the new Constitution.
The thermometer at the Sigma
Service Office, yesterday, registered
Sf50, an increase of 90 over the day
before.
If you don't want to he left oul
amongst the "stiffa," get In
amongst the anti-Constitution fel-
lows.
Mr.. Scupham, the head of the
scientific bureau of the Central Pa.
cific Railway, Is paying Los Ange-
les visit.
The Messrs. Lankershim and
Van Nuys inform us that the wheat
prospects in the San Fernando val.
ley are eXcellont.
Go and hear A. A. Cohen on the
Railroad Commission provision of
the new Constitution, at Turn.
Verein Hall tonight.
Col. w. r. Olden assures US that
the southern portion of Los Ange
les county will be about q "stand-
Off" on the new Constitution.
"Duke" Gwin grows younger
looking every day. Like such men
as Palmerston and Brougham, he
defies the advances of extreme old
age.
We understand that an effort Is
being made by the young folks to
induce Mendel Meyer to close his
farewell concert with a social
dance.
Messrs. Knight and Linehan re-
turned from Santa Ana and Ana
helm yesterday and leave to-day to
fulfil engagements at other points
In the State.
Mr.. ]. de Barth Shorb, of San
Marino, San Gabriel valley, has
shipped three carloads Of oranges
to Salt Lake city the present sea-
son.
Gustav Gaedke, O native of Ger.
many, and J. J. Phillips, a native
of England, were yesterday admit
ted to citizenship by Judge Steph.
ems of the County Court.
Mr.. A. A. Cohen, the eminent
San Francisco lawyer, will discuss
the Railroad Com mission clause Of
the proposed new Constitution al
Turn-Verein Hall tonight.
A special meeting of the stock.
holders OF the San Gabriel Orange
Grove Association Will be held al
the house of Mr.. Josiah Locke, Pas
adena, tomorrow (Friday) at l
o'clock p. NJ.
Arrangement are about complet
ed for a grand pedestrian tourna
ment at Agricultural Park on Sun.
day, April 9th. Full particulars
will appear In our advertising col
umns in day or two.
We acknowledge the receipt o
complimentary tickets to the pic
mic for the benefit Of the Working
mems Military Companies, to TAXI
place at Washington Gardens mex
Sunday, April goth.
Mr.. Martin Lehman, who wa
run over by the S9s hose carriage
week ago, his friends will be gla'
to know, 1, able to be about again
He is stili stiff and sore but hope
in few days to be himself again.
The Supreme Court yesterday, i
the cases of Dye and Anderson, con
victed of murder at Sacramento,a af
firmed the judgments with direC
tions to the Court below to fix da
for carrying the sentence into exc
cutiOn.
There was a discussion at Pasa
dena Tuesday night on the ne'
Constitution between the Messrs
j. J. Ayers and ]. f. Godfrey fol
and Mr.. J. de Barth Shorh against
the new Constitution. All wer
eloquent, but Mr.. Shorb was cor
vincing as we'll as eloquent. Pass
dena may be counted upon o
against the zebra organic law.
A reporter of the HERALD owe
heard a conversation yesterday, l
the Cosmopolitan Hotel, betwee
Hon. David s. Terry and A. 4
Cohen, Esq, In which the latt'
proposed that Mr.. Terry shOu
, have, In q common discussion, Il
opening and closing, on conditio
that Mr.. Cohen should have or
hour between whiles. The prop
: sition was declined.
We learn from the San Francis,
Bulletin that the new steam
estate of California" arrived
Valparaiso on the 1lth inst,
e days from Philadelphia. The Cal
fornla belongs to the Pacific Goa
; Steamship Company, and, we b
y lieve, will run between San Fra
' , cisco and Portland, Oregon. 0