Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Col. E. e Hewitt returned from
Yuma and the "fronW yesterday.
The front Of the st. Charles Ho-
tel is being brighteued with fresh
coat Of paint.
Commodore r. r. Haines, man.
agsr OF the Western Union Tele.
graph Compsn lef for Yuma yes
terisy on visit of inspection.
The report in full Of Fire Mar
shal Miles, of which we yesterday
published q synopsis, will be found
on the fourth page of this morn
ing's HERALD.
We are indebted for compli-
mentary tickets to the entertain
meut Of the High School Band,
which comes Off at Turn.Verein
Hall next Friday evening.
We were pleased to see Frank
White on the street again yester-
day. The accident, which only
failed to prove fatal through mir
aole, will disable him for a very
short time.
Councilman Shaffsr informs US
that he is still prospecting for gold
on Olvera street. The prospects of
q rich find, however, are not SO
brilliant as when he first com.
mencad work.
The Santa Ana Valley Irrigation
Company has levied an assessment
Of $1e5 per share, payable forth
with, for the purpose Of paying off
the entire Indebtedness of the com.
pany, which amounts to about
$4,000.
Judge Sepulveda yesterday, In
the divorce case Of Layman vs..
Layman, which, on account of the
filthy details, was tried with closed
doors, decided in favor of Mrs.
Layman, defendant, and giving
her the custody of the children.
BY the new schedule of the South.
ern Pacific Railroad. which appears
elsewh here, 1t will be seen that
trains now run to Adonde, 80 miles
Feast of Yuma. Arizona, where con-
nections are made with stages for
Tucson, Maricopa and other points
in Arizona.
Polloreno, whose trial for man
slaughter In the District Court on
Thursday resulted iI the disagree
mont of the jury, was discharged
Yesterday, on affidavit OF District
Attorney Thorn that be thought a
conviction was impossible with tho
evidence at hand.
The auction sale Of buggles at
Buffers stable, Temple street, will
be resumed at half past ten o'clock
this morning and will te continued
until the whole lot are disposed OF.
The opportunity Is one that rarely
presents itself and all who desire
TO get. q first-class vehicle cheap
should be on hsnd.
There were no fewer than three
outside Sheriff. In Los Angeles
4 yesterday. viz: Fulkerth, of Stan
islaus, who Is on the track OF horse
thieves, one Of whom he captured
in this city; Miller, Of Ventura, Ell
route home with two prisoners ar
rested at San Bsrnardino; Bowers,
OF Kern, who is here on q paseo.
An amusing study, to one who
has nothing to do and who is in
terested in the weather, is to watch
the wind gauges on the top OF the
Ducommun aud Baker blocks. The
latter is at q considerably greater
altitude than the former, and Will
be pointing southeast when the
latter is headed northwest, anc
vice versa.
The TurnvereIn Germania, at
meeting held Wednesday evening
elected the following officers fol
the ensuing term: President, J
Kuhrts; Vice.President, II. Gill
man; Secretary, M. Werner; Treas
urer. Tn. Froelinger; Instructor
II. Schroeder; Zeugwart, j. Fleish
man; Singwatt, f. Giese, Jr'
librarian, F. Leiss; Captain o
Turner Rifles, F. Morsch; Commit
tsa of Arrangements: F. Morsch
NJ SlolI and I. Fleishman; Trus