Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-16
LOCAL ES.
Council this afternoon,

Council this afternoon.
Speed the planting of wheat all
over Los Angeles county.
The Supreme Court worked a
lightning "shift" at Los Angeles
this session.
Mr.. Charley Thomas, of Hemitt
valley, San Diego county, got into
Los Angeles yesterday.
Capt. George A. Johnson, of the
PefIasquitas rancho, is stopping at
the Cosmopolitan.
Judge Stephens yesterday seE-
fenced Ambruster, convicted of
embezzlement, to the States Prison
for one year.
Mr.. John G. Capron, of San Di-
ego, en- route to San Francisco per
steamer Ancon, spent few hours
in Los Angeles yesterday.
Myers and Simpson, convicted of
battery before Justice Baldwin,
were yesterday sentenced to TWEEN
ty days in the county Jail.
The baby carriage to be awarded
as a second prize at the Fair Baby
Show will be exhibited in the win
dow of Preuss's drug store to-day.
We are indebted for compli-
mentary tickets to the Unitarian
Thursday entertainment, to be
given at Union Hall this evening.
In addition to the horse racing
at the Park next Sunday, there
will be match foot race between
Messrs. Gordon and Lyons for 500
q side.
Angelef1os at San Francisco ho-
tells On the 14th: DR.. HI. s. Orme,
Lick House; Ct. @. Stewart, A. w.
Ryan, Il. J. Caystile, A. M. Bragg,
Russ House.
We are indebted to Mrs. S. M.
Morgan, of Boyle Heights, for an
exquisite bouquet composed of
about dozen different varieties of
roses, cape jasmine, heliotrope and
other fragrant flowers.
Seavey, the City Marshal of San
ia Barbara, is supposed to have alb
seconded, taking with him the wife
of another man. According to the
best information available, the
Uavt ri rH
Mr.. George F. Mcclellan, the ur-
bane assistant at the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company's office in this
city, left yesterday per steamer
Ancon on a pase0 to Portland, Or
egon. We wish him bon voyage
and pleasant experiences.
Mr.. f. H. Day, who started East
in charge of an excursion party
some months ago, returned to Los
Angeles yesterday. He says, and
his word is endorsed by his looks,
that he had delightful time dur
ing his absence.
Mr.. Ned Huber yesterday showed
us a bunch of Muscat of Alexandria
grapes that for symmetry of form and
size of fruit, each grape being al
most as large as q plum, surpassed
anything of the kind we ever saw.
1t was grown on the place of Mr..
o. w. Childs and weighed 81
pounds.
The other day we encountered q
Chinaman who had paid ST. for a
set of BEARS paws. He informed US
that he intended to pack them In
alcohol and send them to China,
in which country, he assured us,
there are no bears. They are used
for charms Of come kind.
Yhe Supreme Court having COM
pleted the business of the October
term, yesterday adjourned. CHIEF
Justice Wallace returned to San
Francisco overland and Associate
Justices McKinstry and Niles by
the steamer Ancon. Mr.. Barney
Woolf, Clerk, will remain with US
several days.
The half mile and repeat race a.
+ the Park next Sunday promises tC
be very interesting. So far Ban
dera, Eagle and Dick Johnson are
entered. There will undoubtedly
be two or three more entries. Tit
match race, half mile dash, is be
ween Mr.. Stroud's sorrel colt
Wright, and Mr.. Durfee's sorrel
gelding, Milk Wagon.
Senator Williams and family
Senator Farley, ex-senator Gwin
General Murphy and the other dis
tinguished strangers who have beer
visiting Los Angeles for severa
days past, returne dto San Francis
+, co overland yesterday. Senator
Williams and family before return
ing to their Kentucky home, vii
visit the Yosemite.
We had the pleasure of cal
q yesterday from Mr.. M. V. Hotel
kiss, who is connected with tn
= Peoria QlIinois) Starch Company
/. AS sign of the revival oil bushes
1t may be mentioned that M
l. Hotchkiss's company are so full {
y business ahead that no new order
4 can be accepted for months to com,
s. He is stopping OF the kimba
Mansion.