Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-16
LOCAL I3REVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
A dress rehearsal of the "Colol
Guard" will be held at Turn -Vereir
Hall next Saturday night.
The Sacrament Of Confirmation,
we learn, will be administered al
the Cathedral on Sunday, April
9th.
II Is stated that q Swiss Colony,
to settle near Cotton, is expected to
arrive in Los Angeles on Friday
next.
Sailed from Wilmington, April
18th, schooner Eclipse, Miller, mas
ter, for Eureka; schooner Frithiof,
Hudson, master, for Coos Bay.
Judge r. L. Arick, of Bakers
field, arrived overland yesterday,
accompanied by his bride. They
are registered at the Cosmopolitan.
The latest sporting sensation is a
six hours walking match between
well known Angelefios, to come off
ut Agricultural Park in about two
| weeks.
Jim Goggins. an employ6 at Fer
guson & Roses stable, was thrown
from a bucking horse yesterday
and fractured his wrist. The in
jured arm was set by DR.. Richard
son.
Messrs. Haley, Murray, Brown
and Burke, the class examined on
Monday as to their knowledge of
the law, were yesterday admitted
to practice in the Supreme Court
and all other Courts in the State.
Mr.. ]. D. Schuyler, Of the State
Engineering Department., has re-
turned to Los Angeles from visit
OF inspection Of the San Gabriel
valley. He pronounces that region
the most charming in the State.
We heartily agree with him.
1t is reported that Col. H. G. Otis,
editor of the Santa Barbara Press.
has been appointed a special Com
missioner to visit ALASKA and re-
port upon the condition of affairs in
the only Republican addition to
Uncle Sans domain.
Rev. 1. 8. Kalloch delivered an
eloquent lecture last night at
Turn. Verein Hall on "The Chinese
PERIL" to a crowded hoase. To-
night he will lecture on "Califor-
mia, Her Danger and Destiny"
which will no doubt be very inter-
esting.
Among the passengers by yester-
days train from San Francisco
were Judge D. s. Terry, Judge PIT.
Colby and Messrs. l.. T. Haggin,
r. K. Eoughton, s. w. Backus and
j. H. Campbell, who came down to
attend the sessions of the Supreme
| Court.
A sou of Henry Ward Beecher,
who ccompanied his father in his
lecturing tour to the Pacific Coast,
remained in this State and is now
ranching on the Tejon ranch. He
is pronounced by those who know
him to be "chip off the old
block"
Mr.. II. J. McKusick, Superin-
tendent of Railway Mall Service,
has returned from an official visit
to Arizona, aud, we understand,
will recommend number of
changes in the mail service which
will greatly facilitate the distrihu-
tion of the mails in the Territory.
The Cosmopolitan Hotel, which
has been thoroughly renovated and
refurnished throughout, was for
mally opened to the public on Mon.
day evening. Under the manage
inent of Messrs. Ham mel & Deuker,
who understand their business In
all Its niceties, this elegant hotel
cannot fall to become popular re-
sort. Mr.. Fred Kohler has charge
of the office.
On Wednesday night the rail,
road track was within four mile.
of the Maricopa Sum nit, which II
seventeen miles west of Maricopa
This left twenty.one miles TO bt
laid during the following twenty
one days of April. The rate u
which rails have been going forward
this week, If uninterrupted, will
enable the spanning of that gap by
! April Goth. Yuma Sentinel.
:, Mr.. r. @. O'Connor, book-keepe
to the well-known musi, house o
Sherman, Hyde & Co., San Fran
cisco, is in Los Angeles, looking
after the interests of that firm. II,
is stopping at the United State
Hotel, where he has for sale an up
right Weber plano and an Este.
organ, which he will sell very low
y and on easy terms. He will sci
!, pianos on installments of from ST.
to $25 per month, each piano guar
anteed by the manufacturer and b,
the firm which he represents.
q A. A. Cohen, Esq, has consente
!. to deliver an address at Turn
Verein Hall Tomorrow night O
!. the relations Of the new Constltu
tlon to the railway corporation
!. Mr.. Cohen is the gentleman wh
won such reputation, somethln
over q year ago, by his trenchau
and red hot fight against the raj
D. ., way magnates. He told what h
- knew then and he will doubtless b
equally outspoken now. We hav
: never heard Mr.. G. speak, but "
~ understand that he Is Q brilllRT
= and forcible ta'ker.