Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-20
LOCAL BRIEVITIEE.

The Turner'S netted $500 by theil
ball.
Regular session of Council at 8
p. NJ. to-day.
Fresh salmon and shrimp at On.
stotts market to-day.
Two first-class chambermaids are
advertised for in our New To Day
Tho attractions for the ball Of
Confidence Engine Company Sat
urday night are multitudinous.
Three drunks were up before the
Mayor yesterday morning. One
paid SIS fine and the other two
were sent to the chain gang for five
days each.
At the meeting of the Los Auge-
les Guards last night five new
members Joined the Company
bringing the active membership
up TO 73 men.
The Los Angeles Guards, by ad-
vertisement elsewhere, are notified
to appear at their armory on Satur-
day next, at 2 O'Clock p. NJ, in full
uniform, for parade in honor OF
Washington's Birthday.
Officers Lockwood and Thorpe
yesterday afternoon arrested man
named George w. Brown on the
charge of having stolen a horse
from resident of Newhall. Brown
was committed to await the action
of the next Grand Jury.
Members of C9ur de Lion Com.
mandery, X. T., are notified by adj
vcrtisement elsewhere in this
mornings HERALD, to meet at
their Asylum, in full uniform, at
l:30 O'Clock this afternoon, to at
tend the funeral of their late com.
panior, Major Erie Locke.
The case of Aguirre VS.. AleXan-
der ct al, involving the title to the
land known as the "Temple & Glib
con Tract" including, we believe,
the town of Compton, and in which
there are fifty-nine separate cases
consolidated, is still on trial in the
District Court before jury.
BY notice elsewhere it will be
seen that the old firm of Eugene
Meyer & Co. has been somewhat
modified, Mr. Constant Meyer re-
firing and MIR. Leopold Loeb, who
has been connected with the firm
in responsible position for some
time past, taking his place.
Mr.. w. Ii. Nortlicraft, by adver-
tisementin in our New To-day, noti-
fies his Numerous patrons that he
has secured the lot at the corner of
Requena and Los Angeles streets,
where he will hereafter, owing to
the new city ordinance, conduct
his stock and other outdoor sales.
San Diego Ne,0s: a story was in
circulation in town yesterday that,
on Saturday evening, a party OF
men had met the somewhat noto-
rious Bustemente, in this city, and
shot him, but that he was carried
off by his friends. The whole thing
is so confused, and seems so uncer-
tain, that it looks like hoax.
AS will be seen by advertisement
elsewhere, the furniture and baI
fixtures of the Restaurant de Paris
will be sold at public auction at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. next Saturday. The
sale, which will be conducted by
Mr.. e. w. Noyes, offers a rare op.
portunity to any one desiring to
enter the business, to purchase an
elegant and complete outfit at nom
inal rates.
We refer our readers to the ad.
vertisement of tho Messrs. Morris,
Klllie & Wright, who are engaged
in getting up the most complete
directory Of Los Angeles oity evel
issued. These gentlemen have al.
ready made thorough canvass OF
the city and will publish their di'
rectory early in March next. II
will embrace the names OF more
residents of our city than have evel
appeared before.
Mr.. Thistlewaite, oTSilverado; in
forms the Anaheim paper tha
authentic information has been re
ceived to the effect that a fivt
stamp mill will shortly be put vi
at the mines. The manager of the
project, Mr.. Bray, has been serious
ly Ill in San Francisco for SOM
time, otherwise the mill woult
probably have been in operation
some time ago,
A new machine for separating
gold from dry gravel has beel
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