Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-11-20
LOCAL BREXITIES
Regular meeting of Council this
n nftarnOou Mt 2 O'clOck

LOCAL bESH " Ill HSs
Regular meeting of Council this
afternoon at O'Clock.
Teachers examination next
Wednesday, Goth inst.
The next Ivy Club social will
eclipse all its predecessors.
Railing for bouquets Is the harm
less nightly amusement at McGin-
miss Pico House saloon.
Mr.. Joeger and Yuma Jim, the
Indian runner, have returned to
the classic sands of the Colorado
river.
! Mail agent Alexander Is the
champion hunter, and meadow
larks sing small when he comes in
sight.
Mr.. Andres Briswalter, of this
city, will have a crop of 100000
oranges this seasen.
The ladies of the Benevolent
Society cleared $3.50 in their "New
England Kitchen" of Fair week.
Mr.. Stern, the New York partner
of Mr.. l.. ]. Rose, of the Sunny
Slope Ranch, arrived by yester-
days overland train.
Mr.. Denker Informs us that he
declines to be a candidate for the
Council, and that he has repeated
ly informed all palties of the fact.
John Wslson was yesterday SEN
fenced to one year in the State
Prison, and Thos. H. Cook, for in
juring Jail, will be sentenced this
morning.
Our hotels are filling up. 1t is
expected that when the wave of
prosperity ana travel reaches us
our hotel capacity will be INSULT
cient for the throng of visitors.
Mr.. L. G.. Sresovich, leading
fruit dealer of San Francisco, is at
the Pico. 1t ia rumored that he has
arranged for the purchase of several
million oranges.
Fish, which have been very
scarce daring the recent severe
weather on the coast. are again
coming into market plentifully.
The variety is large and price rea'
sonable.
The ladies of the Fort-street Meth.
odist Church will hold festival
and musical entertainment at their
church on Friday evening, the 2lst
inst, for the benefit of the German
Church.
Most of the overland passengers
from San Francisco pass through
Los Angeles to Arizona, and it is
believed that considerable capital
is flowing into the Territory for in
vestment in mines.
Yesterday Uncle Josh Talbot
showed Us box of foe ore which
he is about shipping to Berkeley
University as "A contribution to its
museum. Uncle Josh takes great
pride in his specimens, and we
trust will make q fortune out of his
mine.
A man by the name of III. T..
Hooker was arrested yesterday af-
ternoon by Officer Gerkins for
stealing a set of harness and other
things from man named Neer, on
the outskirts of the city. He will
have q hearing before the Mayor at
8 O'Clock this morning.
On Tuesday, at Mojave, the con-
ductor of q freight train stepped
out of his caboose directly in front
of the locomotive of another freight
train and was dragged about ninety
feet without receiving any serious
injury. 1t was almost miracu-
lous escape from Instant death.
1t is q matter of surprise to our
Eastern visitors that beautiful
roses, tuberoses and other delicate
flowers grow in the open air while
the East is chilling under foot Of
snow. Splendid bouquets are of.
fered on the streets for twenty-five
cents, which in the East could not
be purchased for many dollars.
Southern California is land over
flowing with milk and honey, and
Lot Angeles is a bower of roses.
| A two horse team attached to @
farm wagon, the property of Mr.
Howard, of Compton, ran away
down Spring street yesterday
creating decided sensation. Col
liding with street car, the neck
yoke of the runaways broke, letting
the pole of the wagon down upon
the ground. Below Second street
another collision occurred, this
time with hay wagon belonging
to MIR. Hart. Both vehicles were
somewhat damaged, and the frac-
tious team was brought to stop.
The Tucson Citizen says: 9TH,
party of surveyors for the Atchison
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, wht
left Tucson recently to run a line t,
Camp Apache, reached the Gil,
River last Saturday. Thus far the,
have an excellent route, running {
little west of the old wagon road t,
: old Camp Grant, and thence dowl
the west bank of the San Pedro tt
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