Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-26
LOCAL EXITIEss.
Democratic primaries to-day.

Don't fail to register before the
1st of August.
Major Macarthur is registered at
the Cosmopolitan.
Mr.. VIM. Abbott, the undertaken,
was supposed to be lying at the
point of death last night.
Only five days more in which
to have your name entered on the
new Great Register.
Mr.. Locke informs us that the
first representation of Pinafore will
probably be given on the 14th of
August.
A. l.. Hart, Esq Republican
candidate for Attorney General, was
in Los Angeles yesterday en- route
to San Diego.
Percy Mead, convicted of assault
with intent to commit murder, will
be sentenced in the County Court
this morning.
Judge Willis, who has occupied
the bench in the County Court for
the past two weeks, returns to his
home at San Bernardins this after
noon.
The polls for the elect of dele.
gates to the Democratic County
Convention open at 2 o'clock Z. NJ.
to-day, and remain open until 6
o'clock P. NJ.
Mr.. J. A. Robinson, Chief Clerk
of the United States Surveyor-Gen.
erals Office, arrived from San Fran
cisco yesterday, and is registered at
the Pico House.
Mr.. Forest, French Consul at
San Francisco, we learn, if his
heelth permits, will pay Los An
geies visit during the coming
week.
Hon. J. G. Estudillo, State
Treasurer of California, returned to
Sacramento yesterday, after a visit
of several weeks to Los Angeles and
San Diego counties.
A special meeting of Los Angeles
Lodge No. AZ, F. & A. NJ, will be
held at II o'clock this evening for
work in the second degree. Master
| Masons in good standing are in-
vited to attend.
1t may be interesting to those
who have postal relations with
Mexico to learn that under the
Postal Treaty letters TO that coun-
| try can be registered.
Our friend Mahlstedt, of the
Philadelphia Brewery, is proving
himself thorough philanthropist
these hot days-his beer being cool,
clear and invigorating.
The Baker block is just the place
for fine display of goods, as wit
ness that of b. f. Coulter. Those
fine commodious store rooms must
| present irresistible attractions to
our merchants.
We acknowledge receipt of COM
plimentary ticket to the California
State Fair, which opens at Sacra-
meuto September Sth and closes
| September 18th. We also received
package of premium lists for dis
tribution.
In speaking of Mr.. Dncommun's
magnificent rosebush yesterday we
should have said that it has borne
about 900 roses the present season
and that it still bears between two
aud three hundred buds and bios
SONS.
| The Reformed Reformers held an
adjourned meeting at Military
Hall last night and perfected their
organization. We understand that,
hereafter, no one will be admitted
to the meetings of the new party
| whose name does not appear upon
the rolls.
Mr.. d. NJ. Adams, Deputy County
Clerk, and family, returned yester-
day from a fortnights paseo to
Santa Catalina Island. He ex-
presses himself as highly delighted
with his trip, and looks as though
the outdoor exercise had thorough
| ly agreed with him.
| Mr.. c. H. Sweetman, of this city,
has filed a caveat for the invention
of a roasting furnace, by which all
kinds of ore can be worked and
with which N ten-year-old boy can
do the work usually done by sew
eral men. Mining experts pro-
nounce it the most perfect roaster
tin existence. 1t can be seen below
the flour mill, between Howard
street and the Also road.
The body of Robert Phillips,
whose death occurred in myste-
lrious manner near the residence oi
. his uncle, Mr.. Louis Phillips, at
Spadra, some days ago, was disin.
tered the other day and the stom-
ach given to DR.. Heinzeman who,
after a thorough analysis, found
traces of strichnine both In the
contents and inner lining of the
stomach.
| J. Leonard, Secretary OF the
County Central Committee OF the