Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Oouucil aJ O'CLOCK tnlS AFTER
noon.
Mr.. Nose Thompson got back
from San Francisco by steamer yes
terday.
What has become of Home IT,
dustry? Perhaps Brother Brooks
can tell.
Mr.. James G. Kays, of the Sher-
iff Is office, returned yesterday from
a short business visit to San Fran
cisco.
Los Angeles people at San Fran
cisco hotels April 1st: D. Freeman,
The Baldwin; j. B. Bunyan and
wife, Russ House.
Carlos Moreno, convicted of burg
larry the other day, was yesterday
sentenced to eighteen months in
the States Prison.
Mr.. J. de Barth, Shorb, of San
Gabriel, will deliver an address in
Anaheim some day next week
against the adoption. Of the new
Constitution.
The San Joaquin rancho is said
to be covered with immense flocks
of sand-hill cranes, which are no
more disturbed by the approach of
man than would be so many barn.
yard fowls.
Great preparations have been
made to enjoy the banquet of the
Thirty Fights tonight. Some of
the invited, men who were never
known to fast before, haven't eaten
q square meal for week.
Col. Hewitt, Assistant Superin-
tendent of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, informs US that the ex-
cursion to Municipalities announced
for the 10th inst, has been post
poned until the 10th of May.
The Los Angeles Presbytery con-
venes in the Presbyterian Church,
Anaheim, this evening. The Rev.
Mr.. Boag, the retiring Moderator,
will deliver the opening sermon.
The session will continue all day
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The rain has been quite general.
We take huge pleasure in stat
ing, upon the authority Of Mr..
Isaac Lankershim, that the crop in
the San Fernando valley is in a
most promising condition. This is
indeed good news.
DIR. Barton, who held post NOR
tenn on the body of G.. r. Dillie, who
was killed at Newhall, on Monday,
informs US that the blow must have
been a very powerful one as the
knife blade passed through the
seventh rib and thence into the
heart.
We have a number of Interesting
communication which we are alb.
solutely obliged to hold over till to-
morrow. We shall then give that
attention to the new Constitution
in its relations to the Orphans
which the gravity of the subject
calls for.
The San Francisco Post saye:
J Far be it from us to indulge in
hasty insinuations,but it does seem
little significant somehow that
burglaries have increased fifty pei
cent. all over the State since the
adjournment of the Constitutional
Convention.
The line of March of the Fire De-
} partment tonight, prior to the 3S'
! banquet, will be found under New
. To-Day. They are notified to NEE
3 at the 3Ss Engine House att O'CLOCK
r P. M. sharp. The exercises at tht
9 Pavilion will commence at
! O'Clock.
We were shown yesterday an Ell
larged and exquisitely colore'
photograph of the recently decease,
daughter of DIR. w. w. Ross, tn
4 work of o. P. Hayes, who, judging
from this work ia q most eapabl
artist. The picture will be on ex
hibition at Merriam's, Spring street
o for one week.
:, Mr.. Joe Dye has returned from
d visit to the Sespe oil wells. He In
>, forms US that the Los Angelo
II Company have wonderful vel
'e He regards 1t as no exaggeration
3 say that it will f1ow-nOt pump, ft
). all it needs Is to agltate the we'll Il
q little while-fully one hundre
and fifty barrels every twenty fou
hours, day in and day out. Th
means wealth, when things al
at properly organized.
IS The following passengers arrive
o. by yesterdays overland train frol
San Francisco: T. w. Cook, J.
Deforce, Alfred Treadway and wifi
y, J.K. Greaves and wife, Mrs. Me,
ers. 8 children and nurse, Mrs.
Isl. moore, w. Kerkhoff, job
Id Rhodes and wife, M. G. Landrun
J. Mile, Mrs. Lightner, Mr.
Mince, G. Leonard, p. H. Look.
IN Wertheimer.
" The announcement of Mend
~ Meyers grand farewell concert a
"a. pears in our advertising colum
a, this morning. MrzM ger has 8
ia cured the best musivai felent
W ~ the city, both vocal and instru me
"a tai, to assist him, and lie determin
W. that his farewell to Los Angel
~ shall be memorable event in t
musical annals Of our city. I
friends should see to it that he G,
LID an overlooking house.
Es, The Committee on Lemons I
1T. pointed by the horticultural
red ciety is doing its work slowly, |
we trust, we'll. Last Saturday
Committee appointed Drs. Cong
Nc Heinzeman and Preuss o comm