Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

See notice of lost check, under
New To-Day.
The steamer Orizaba sails for San
Francisco to-day.
There was false alarm of fire
about s o'clock last night.
The Grand Jury will probably
get through with its labors to day.
Green corn is delicacy that can
now be had from our market gar.
deners.
Officer Thorpe yesterday evening
arrested boy named Johnny Mar
ley for atoning Chinaman.
A fine assortment of shells and
abalone jewelry was yesterday re.
ceived by Louis Levin & Co.
Two impecunious drunks were
sent to the chain gang for five days
each by Mayor Toberman yester.
day.
The examination of the Junior
and senior classes OF the Los Apge-
les Academy was concluded yester-
day afternoon.
DR.. Pigne-Dupuytren, we UNDER
stand, is about to assume editorial
charge of l. Union, the French
paper of this city.
DON'T fail to call at Louis Levin
& Co.'s bookstore to examine the
magnificent stock of shells and alb.
alone jewelry just received.
The Knights OF Pythias will give
an invitation social at their hall
next Thursday evening. 1t prom
ises 10 be II very elegant affair
The Star Club, colored, will play
the Green Meadows Club match
game of base ball at Agricultural
Park tomorrow Sunday for bat,
ball and name.
The seepage in the new tunnel
through the hills north of the city
is said to be SO great that very lit.
tie of the water let into 1t finds its
way to this side.
District Attorney Thorn goes
down to Anaheim this morning to
conduct the examination into the
alleged starving of an infant by the
Societas Fraternia, near that place.
The last number of the Pacific
Speecimen, topographic journal,
has a handsome cut of Los Angeles
as an accompaniment to the EDITORS
notes of his late Southern Califor-
mia tour.
Mr.. Il. X. Hyndman, Superin-
tendent of the Pittsburg & Balti-
more Railroad, accompanied by his
wife and Miss Lizzie Reynolds, ar
rived by special car from Pittsburg
yesterday.
There will be a match pacing race
at Agricultural Park, mile and re-
peat, Sunday, May 25tb, between
Lew Rcse's two.year-old and John
Wilson's bay mare, four years old,
for stake of $50.
The barley crop in the Eastern
part Of the county is reported to be
unusually good. The prospects for
a good crop of corn are also above
| thn a in hnf
The Juvenile Templars are re-
quested to be present at the meet.
ing at half-psst two o'clock this
afternoon, in order that parts In
the Cantata may he assigned to
them.
Los Angeles people at San Fran
cisco hotels on the ed: ]. r. Civ
ems, Palace; G.. f. Stamford, Miss
X. Mulvehill, Miss N. Dryden, ].
Whistler, Brooklyn; J. Starr, Russ
House.
The auction sale of the livery
stock at the Temple Street Stables
will commence at 10:30 o'clock this
mernipg. Among the horses are
Bob, Chief, Lizzie, Blossom, and
other good ones. Buggies, carriages
and hacks. No reserve.
Assistant Engineers Bates ard
Gillette, of the Southern Pacific,
and eight or ten men arrived this
morning. They have come to sur
vey the grades in this vicinity and
finally locate the tracks. They are
camped just east of town.-Arisona
Citizen.
The closing sale Of the st.
Charles Hotel furniture, at Baker
Block, will commence Mt l O'Clock
p. NJ. to-day. Blankets, bed and
table linen, beds and bedding,
crockery and kitchen furniture,
chairs, sofas, etc. Those desiring
articles in this line should not miss
this sale.
Much and serious complaint was
made yesterday at the absence of
the street sprinklers- The dust
not so pure as the beautiful snow
flew in fitful gusts under the inspi-
ration of the trade winds, to the
Infinite dieQuet of every one who