Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-09
LOCAL BR REVITIES.

The steamer Ancon sails for San
Francisco to-day.
Fresh salmon and shrimp at On.
stotps to-day.
Council meets in regular session
at 8 o'clock this afternoon.
An experienced chambermaid is
advertised for in our New To-day.
The citizens of Prescott, Arizona,
enjoyed the novel pleasure of
sleigh-riding last week.
A reward of SIS is offered, in our
New To-Day, for the return of o
brindle slut to the Pico House
saloon.
A drunk and u disturber OF the
peace were sent to the chain gang
five days each by Mayor Toberman
yesterday.
Madame Inez Fabbri, we UNDER
stand, will visit Los Angeles in
the early part of April next with a
iuu oPeTa tfoupe.
Chief of Police King has appoint
ed ex-Chief Gerkins as his office
deputy, vice Frank Baker, who filled
the position 80 aceeptably under
chief Harris.
VIM. Chittenden, arraigned be-
fore Justice Trafford, yesterday, on
the charge of stealing horse, was
discharged, there being no evidence
to connect him with the crime.
our oltizens, we learn from the
Sacramento correspondence of the
Evening Express, may expect a
visit from tho celebrated Hutchin-
son Family in about three weeks.
Los Angeles residents registered
at tSan Francisco hotels on the 7th
inst: E. r. Wright, d. F. Gersten-
berg, J. Long, Palace; e. Hall and
wife, Occidental; w. Cliff, D. Grid
ley, Russ House.
In the running races at Agrlcul.
tural Park yesterday, the honors
Ia both contests wero carried of
by Mfr. Machadois horses. Tho first
race, half mile and repeat, was won
by Eandera. The second, single
mile dash, Montana won, beating
Vampire, Queen Emma and John.
At the meeting of Frank Bartlett
Post, g. A. r., held last Friday
evening, the following officers were
Installed by mastering officer, J.
M. Pearson, P. p. c.: Geo. E. Gard,
p. c.; irving A. Dunsmoor, s. V.
p. G.; John Davis, j. V. P. G.; H.
r. Brown, @. NJ; A. McAllister,
0. D.; B. Davids, Q. G.
Rx-O -Ohief Of Police Harris leaves
to-day with Long Sing Dock, who
pleaded guilty to the charge of
murder in the second degree and
was yesterday sentenced to San
Quentin for a term of twenty years.
II the condem ned's statement as to
bis age Is correct, he will be 63
years old at the expiration of bis
sentence.
Mrs. DR.. Elizabeth j. French,
who has been stopping at the Pico
House for some days past, had talk
Ell passage by the steamer Ancon,
which sails for San Francisco to-.
day, but, at the solicitation Of
friends, she has consented to pro-
long her stay in this city until
Tuesday next.
II Is an absolute fact that we can
hardly wander into the back room
of grocery store of late without
encountering a caucus In full flow.
We will just deferentiatly suggest
that politics may be made too in
auisitorial and incessant. The pub
lic want rest occasionally. They
are in danger of being treated to toe
much OF good thing,
Az an incident of our encounter
ing Don David Alexander on our
streets we learn that, day before
yesterday, three small steamers
were at the Wilmington wharf
while one other steamer, the An
con, was lying outside at the
anchorage. This is a good exhibit
aud shows decided life and pro-
gress in the Banning Bailiwick.
We have the following from 6
lady lately from Quitovaca, in So
nora; The indians in that neigh
borhood (Papagos) have for many
years celebrated the Catholic festi-
Yal Of Corpus Christi, which usu-
ally comes in June; they have
what they say is the custodiu
(casket or reliquary In which the
Host is exhibited for veneratiop,
which formerly belonged to the
Mission Church at Yuma and
which was carried off when the
church was pillaged and the jesuit
fathers murdered here. This, will
some gold bequeathed to the trIb,
by an old and venerated chief, Pila
is wrapped in buckskins. What
ever 1t may contain, this packet i.
Sealously guarded and kept during
the wear up in the mountains. Ii
June it Is brought down, an alta
made and two squaws, ono on eacl
side, placed to guard 1t. The Pap
agoes assemble from all sides-th,
Gila, Tubutam, Colorado, Pitiquito
etc.-and festivities are kept up fo
several days. Each family bring
coras or baskets of wheat, corn an,
other provisions, for which finally
races are run. A procession daily
makes its way through the village
bearing a large shield on which Il
painted the sun, stars and othe
symbols. Yuma Sentinel.