Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-11
LOCAL BRIEVITIES.
THE COLOR GUARD.

A lost locket is advertised else.
where.
A woman to do cooking is advef.
tised for elsewhere.
Look out for new development s
In the sewing machine war.
A light rain commenced to fall
at 1890 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. J. w. Shaffer, the San Fran
cisco cigar manufacturer, is regis.
tered at the st. Charles Hotel.
One of the walters in the st.
Charles Hotel has remarkable
facial resemblance to Earl Bea.
oonsfield.
The tickets for the Constitutional
election, from the Office of the State
Printer, arrived by Wells, Fargo &
Co.'s Express yesterday.
Hereafter Deputy Zanjeros will
be required to give their personal
in their respective districts.
Mr. J. Merritt, a gentleman in
terested in gas contrivance which,
he claims, saves forty per cent. of
the consumption, is in our city.
In Council, hereafter, on recon-.
mendatisn of the Finance Commit
tee, speeches of members will be
limited to five minutes on each
question.
Judge I. Hartman, who has been
living at San Diego for the past
four months, is paying Los Angeles
visit. He is registered at the St.
Charles.
Mr. Frank Weinshank, of the 38s,
had the misfortune to sprain his
ankle while going to the assistance
OF Messrs. Lehman and Blanchard
yesterday.
Captain Greene, Janitor, is busy
getting the Supreme Court room
and the Judges consulting rooms
ready for the opening of the Court
on Monday next.
Tickets to the 3S, Easter Monday
ball, we learn, are going off like
hot cakes. They intend that it
shall be the most delightful Terpsi-
choreau event of the season.
The President of Council has ap-
pointed Mr.. Lawlor Chairman of
the Finance Committee, Uice Mr..
Butler, deposed, and Mr.. Molony to
fill the vacancy on the COMMITTEE.
Col. Louis Mesmer is one of the
most energetic wharf builders in
Southern California. From all ac.
counts the music of the pile driver
will again shortly be heard in the
land.
Mendel Meyer is busy preparing
for his grand farewell concert and
informs us that he expects to make
it one of the most memorable mu-
sical events that ever took place in
Los Angeles.
THE Color GUARD.
DR.. O. Donnell and Mr.. Bates, who
are travelling about tho country ex-
hibItiDg Chinese lepers, whom
they use to illustrate their lectures,
it is reported, will arrive in Los
Angeles on Saturday.
By advertisement elsewhere, i,
will be seen that, on Saturday
morning, Mr.. E. w. Noyes will sci
ut the auction house of J. G.. De
Turk, a splendid almost, new, ,omni
bus, suitable for either two or toul
horses.
In our report of the proceeding.
of the subscribers to the new whar
at South Santa Monica, in yester
days HERALD, by come unaccount
able oversight, the name OF Mr.. l.
Mesmer, Chairman of the Board o
Trustees, was omitted.
English journals are speaking IL
high terms of the wines of Califor
MIA. The London Times says
"The wines of California are risi nj
in price and quality. California /
destined to become a great wine
producing State"
Mr.. Arpsd Harasztby, the note'
wine expert, Is paying his sister
Mrs. Major Hancock, visit. IL
does not spend all his time at SAINT
Monica, but looks In on Los Ange
les occasionally.
Council, yesterday, spent just Oh
hour in discussing whether til
Chairmen of the several commit
tees should be entrusted with tn
, power to order such supplies as ma
be required in the discharge of thei
duties.
THE COLOR GUARD.
There were two alarms OF br
. yesterday evening. The first ws
caused by the burning of som
brea on Alameda street, and tn
secoad by q burning chimney.
7, the Wright House. In neiIhe
case were the services of the Ell
glnes required.
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