Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-16
LOCAL fSISEVTTIEss,

Aue STEAMER AucOu Saii0u lOf san
Francisco yesterday.
There was o false alarm of fire
abnu. half-past nine O'Clock last
night.
A reward of $40 is offered, in our
New To-Day, for the return of a
stray COW.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
will picnic at Santa Monica Canon
Saturday next.
Mr.. L. j. Rose, of Sunny Slope,
returned from San Francisco over
land yesterday.
Mr.. G. III. Bradley AMI daughter
got home from San Francisco by
yesterdays overland train.
Hugh Sweeney, native of Ire
land, was made a citizen OF the
United States by Judge Sepulveda,
yesterday.
The auction sale of furniture,
sllverware, crockery, etc, Of the
st. Charles Hotel will be continued
at the Baker Block to-day.
Any one wishing to get good
breakfast, particularly broiled
steak, should call at the Interna-
tional Restaurant, No. l32 Main
street.
Council yesterday, on petition of
H. D. Barrows and others, post
poned proceedings In the matter of
widening and Strengthening San
Pedro street for one year.
Inyo county has been heard from
at last. The total number of votes
cast out of ,443 registered was only
378 for, l39; against, ,237-majority
against the new Constitution, 9S.
The Silver Guild Cuterie are
making every arrang cement TO make
their first annual picnic, at the
City Gardens, next Sunday, the
most delightful of the season.
The Southern California Congre-
gational Association, which has
been in session at the Cougrega-
tional Church in this city since
Tuesday, concluded its business last
evening and adjourned.
Addie L. Ballou, widely known
as an inspirational speaker and
popular writer, will address the cit
liens of Los Angeles this
(Friday) evening at Good Tempiars'
Hall, at 8 o'clock. Subjects to be
selected by the audience. Seats
free.
The members of the Democratic
County Central Committee should
not fail to attend the meeting of
the committee, at the office of the
Secretary, Stephen NJ. White, Esq,
on Saturday next, as business of
great Importance will be consid.
cred.
A numerously signed call to some
of the most prominent Republicans
of this city, to run as candidates for
delegates, at the election on Satur.
day next, to the State Republican
| Convention, appears under New
To-Day in this mornings HERALD.
We met q self-denying patriot
yesterday, one perfectly competent
to the discharge of the duties of the
Office, who said that if the good
people would but elect him to the
position of Railroai Commissioner,
he would donate the salary to the
State.
Messrs. ]. G. Eastman and III. T..
Hazard are candidates for delegates
to the Republican State Conven.
tion from the Third District, which
includes the Third Ward. Mr.. Geo
T.. Gard will be candidate from
the Fourth Ward.
A petition has been filed ia thu
District Court, by Messrs. Porter
and Maclay to set aside the orig
inal decree in partition of the mag
pifieent rancho EX Mission de San
Fernando. This action paves The
way for innumerable lawsuits
Mrs. Emily Aubury, one of the
most successful city teachers, has
been obliged to give up her school
for a few weeks on account of pool
health. A release from harrassipe
school duties and a change of eli
mate, we hope, will restore hel
usual health and bring her back
among us again.
The new spring clip of Californ
wool sold in Boston last week a!
high as 80 cts. IF grading hous'
was established here, SO the woo
could be shipped direct to Boston
1t would bring net to within fou
or five cents of Boston prices. Lo
) cal buyers have this year been abb
to avail themselves of wool grow
els' necessities and buy their WOO
: anime to eleven cents.
Mr.. Levick, of the Juapa, arrive'
la town yesterday, bringing will
him several specimens of splendid
! coal from the mine recently discov
cred in the Temescal mountains
He leavee to day for the mine will
-..kqt "a dauafnn md toe