Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-29
LOCAL HIS.
Parker has taken very satisfac-


tory photograph of the late Fair.
The moon changes tonight and
we confidently predict cooler
weather from this time forth.
Indescribably beautiful moon
light nights have somewhat con-
soled our people for the hot spell.
One of the military secretaries of
President Grant, Major G. G. Sniff
fen, U. S. A., was registered at the
Pico House yesterday.
Col. Josh Talbot-"luclSy Joshn-
has consented, on repeated solicita.
tions, to limit the amount Of his
next bonanza to $400,0O0,000.
Hon. John S. Rollins, of Mssou-
ri, and his son, Captain James III.
Rollins, Ordnance Department, U.
s. A., are stopping at the Pico
House.
Judge and Mrs. Goodner and their
little daughter, Miss Viva, are
about to return to the East; and
Miss Viva, in consequence, will be
the recipient of farewell afternoon
party, at 2 o'clock to-day, at the
Pico House.
Mr.. Fl. Geise narrowly escaped
death from chance pistol ball
yesterday, while standing in the
opened front door of his residence.
The pistol had accidentally eX-
ploded while u Caucasian was ex-
planning its uses to Celestial.
We had pleasant parting shake
hands with Mr.. Worley, the cor
respondent of the San Francisco
Bulletin, yesterday. He has been
collecting the materials for an in
teresting series of letters to his pa
per, the first of which has APP
peared.
Frank Trsnor, Frank Cohn, w.
Brown and ]. Salevar, four Area
dian souls who believe in "hoofing"
it through the world under the
broad canopy of heaven, have been
billeted at the Hotel de Thompson,
under the undignified appellation
Of tramps.
The Unitarian Thursday manage
ment have advanced the price of
admission TO their charming enter
tainments 10 cents-25 cents for ad-
mission and the extra 10 cents for
a cup of coffee. The programme
for tomorrow night is, we learn,
delightful one.
Judge Pedro c. GARLIC, whose
disappearance was subject of con-
siderable interest to our citizens
Yesterday, was found by his son
Alfredo in the Cahuenga Pass.
Grief over recent melancholy
event had temporarily unhinged
the old gentleman's mind.
Even after the Fair Mr.. Susskind.
of the Progress Store, ia still doing
very fair business. His stock Of
clothing, as we'll as his stock of
gentlemen's furnishing goods, is
complete and very reasonable in
price. His new styles of shirts can
not be beat. For good bargains and
fair dealing go to the Progress
Store, 100 Main street, Cardona
Block.
The ladies' of the Congregational
Church propose giving lunch and
entertainment at Union Hall next
week. beginning Tuesday, Novem-
Der 4tb, and continuing three days.
Lunch will be served from IL to 2
O'Clock, and u literary entertain.
ment will be provided each even
ing. The ladies are untiring in
their efforts to make the affair sue
, cessful and we bespealS for them a
liberal patronage.
Quite o party of ladies and gen.
tlemen went down to Wilmington
yesterday. Amongst them was a
large delegation of Pinafore fame.
They proposed to have feast OF
reason and flow of soul on board q
British ship anchored off VIII
mington. Her captain is noted fol
his hospitable ways and deserves tt
be an "Admiral of the Queens
Enavee.n Music and the dance will
while away the time till the wee
sma' hours; when, returning tt
terra trina, the excursionists will
get back to Los Angeles in car
Iiages.
Capt. Darcy, in note to the Ea
press, denies the statement that thu
Turner's beat themselves in the tar
get shooting with the Guards. HI
says the Guards beat them and car
beat them again, il need be, ant
that he offered the Turner's twenty
five points of percentage to star
with provided they would exchange
weapons with the Guards ant
shoot the match over again. Cap
tain Darcy intimates that til,
i Turner's declined to have any NOR
u target shooting with his compan,
until they had improved their prac
= tice. Time and opportunity vii
throw more light Oh this heate
controversy.
5 Denker, of the Cosmopolitan He
tel, is genius in his line. III
knows more, when an unconscion