Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-05
LOCAL BREVITIES,

9.06 inches of rain have faller
thus far this season.
The Turner'S masquerade prom
ises to be very brilliant affair.
The smiling visage of Gen. Phiu
cas- Banning was seen on our streets
yesterday.
Mr.. s. w. Craigue Is expected
home from his Arizona trip to. day
or tomorrow.
Mr.. III. G. Wiley designs starting,
in couple of weeks, on pros.
pectlng tour I'm Arizona.
Thursday night our Masonic
brethren propose TO treat them.
selves to an old-fashloned social
We learn that from 10000 to
10000 acres will be seeded to wheat
in the San Fernando valley this
season.
The Board of Supervisors were
engaged yesterday in examining
the monthly accounts of Road
Overseers.
Gen. Volney L. Howard, of Los
Angeles, was registered at the Oc.
cidental Hotel, San Francisco, on
the I'd instant.
The Philharmonics meet to.
night. A full attendance is desired.
New music and some important
business matters TO be considered.
There will be Sociable of the
Episcopal Church at Capt. Thom's,
on Main street, this "wednesday
evening, to which all are cordially
invited.
Angelef1os at San Francisco he.
tells on the I'd inst: II. X. Van
Nuys, Palace; V. e. Howard, Oe.
cidentaI; Mrs. McKsan, Cosmopol-
itan.
The sentences of VIM. Cape and
CANTON, the former convicted OF
perjury and the latter of grand
larceny, have been postponed until
the 10th inst.
The sentences of Cape and Cant
Ion. convicted, respectively, of per-
jury and grand larceny, were post
poned in the CeuGty Court yester.
day until Monday next.
The preliminary examination OF
Pierre Billiard, for shooting vii.
liam Jones, was commenced before
Justice Trafford yesterday and will
be continued to-day.
The social of the Fort Street M,
e. Church, which was to have tax.
en- place of the residence of Mr.
Strohm, Hill street, last evening,
was postponed on account of the
threatening appearance of the
weather.
A movement is on foot among q
number of young gentlemen of the
city to get up dancing class, and
as soon as twenty-five subscribers
are secured the school will be open,
ed. Apply at the music store o.
Wapgeman Bros, Spring street.
The case against the Health Off.
Ger, Chief Of Police and police off.
GERS, charged with misdemeanor il
arresting Cinnamon for violation
of the cubic air law, is set for hear
ing before Justice Baldwin at nine
O'Clock this morning.
The County Judge and County
Auditor, on counting the money in
the hands Of the County Treasurer
pursuant to law, January 3lst,
found S116,292 35, as follows: Golt
coin, $92, 900; silver coin, $23 ,692 80
the full amount received as showl
by the Troasurer's books anC
vouchers.
Mr.. e. w. Nottage, of San Di
ego, erstwhils Democratic war
horse, and lately leading light II
the Workingmen's organization il
our sister city, is registered at TIL
st. Charles. He is here on q littl
paseo Of business and pleasure, an,
gladdened our sanctum with hi
resonant voice and hearty ways.
Arrived at Wilmington, schoon
er Columbia, Johnson, master, ,eigh
days from Salmon Creek, with
1925 railroad ties for the Pacific
Improvement Company; steame
Newport, Hayward, master, from
Newport, bound for San Francisco
Sailed, schooner Lizzie Madison
0harlsen, master, for Hueneme
schooner George Higgins, Balk
master.
We trust that, by the time th
Council meets tomorrow aftel
noon, that body will present evl
dences of returning reason on th
license question. By tho way, W
have been surprised at the numbe
of our citizens who regard the i'm
position of business licenses as al
together wrong in principle. b
. making the impost as reasonabl
: as possible, the issue on principl
r will probably not be raised and tn
city will get some revenue which
!. with prohibitive licenses, she Gel
tainly would not.