Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-03

Spring street.
A good nurse is advertised for in
our New To-Day.
Travel to Los Angeles 10y steamer
is picking up lately.
The session of the Supreme Court
in Los Angeles this month will be
very short one.
An unusually large area will be
planted in wheat in Los Angeles
county this year.
Charles Pratps oil $l.60 per five
gallon can, at the Standard Oil De-
pot, No. First street.
Exquisite moonlights have been
one of the climatic luXuries of Los
Angeles for several weeks past.
Nearly every intelligent pros
pector who went out to Arizona
during the past year has done well.
John Boland, convicted of dis.
turbing the peace, was mulcted in
a fine of $50 in the Mayors Court
yesterday.
There will be regular monthly
meeting of the Board of Education
in the mmercial Bank parlors
this evening.
Mrs. Katie S. Baker, the spright.
ly and gifted lady editor of the San
Diego Nea0s, is registered at the
Cosmopolitan Hotel.
The residence and honey house of
S. w. True, in Arroyo Seco Canon,
above Pasadena, were destroyed by
fire last Tuesday.
The Unitarian Church, Rev.
John d. Wells, minister, will hold
service at Union Hall at 8 o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
There will be meeting of tie
Directors of the Horticultural So
ciety, at the Secretary's office, at
IL o'clock this morning.
The completion of the improve.
ments to Turn Verein Hall will be
celebrated by grand ball tonight.
A delightful time awaits all who
attend.
We are indebted for compliment
airy tickets to the first social party
of the Native Sons of the Golden
West, which will be given at Good
Templar Hall on Friday evening,
October Nth.
By advertisement elsewhere it
will be seen that Mr.. J. de Barth
Shorb offers the highest market
price for grapes delivered at his
place at San Gabriel.
Messrs. J. M. Griffith, J. S. Slau-
son and John E. Jackson got home
yesterday from q visit to the Rest
ing Springs mining district. They
report everything progressing fav-
Orably in that section.
All citizens of this city are invit-
ed to witness the grand illumina-
ton and fine display of fresh SAL
mon, crawfish, etc., at Fuller's
Market, so Spring street, this eve
ming. Come one, come all!
G. Granville Johnston, ESQ.,,
Secretary, informs us that the
Greenback Club have secured the
Round House, Main street, and
will meet there regularly every
Monday evening.
Officer Gillis, about IL O'Clock
last night, arrested an italian
baker in Sonoratown who was
flourishing pistol in threaten
ing and dangerous manner. He
was committed to await eXamina-
ton before the Mayor this morn
ing.
Santa Ana has got the biggest
sweet-potato. The Times says:
Geo. Ford has brought into our Of
flee the largest yield of one vine of
sweet-potatoes, or yams, that we
have seen. The largest one weighs
fourteen pounds, and the three
others weigh twenty-four pounds.
The trial of J. ]. Carrillo, ex City
Tax Collector, was commenced in
the County Court yesterday. Dis
trict Attorney Thorn, assisted by
City Attorney Godfrey,appeared for
the prosecution and Messrs. Brun-
son and Eastman for the defense.
The trial will be continued to-day.
A Santa Barbara paper reports
that the birds are destroying the
almonds growing in that section.
On the place of Mr.. I. B. Pierce the
fruit of an entire tree, of the varie-
ty known as the paper shell aim
ond, was ruined, a clearly-cut oval
shaped hole being made in each
shell and the meat extracted.
The appraisers of the estate of the
late Mark Hopkins, one of the Di-
rectors of the Central Pacific Rail-
road, recently found the small mat
'ie ~" NJ 600 ann In bonds and $780,
.IN tH 4.l1 his estate,
s.G which .I..r.N Rocked in
tha lrst apprRl5s ment The estate
as now approved am bunting to
S28,0J0000,
Ia the match Give Or lie running