Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-11-02

The City Band last evening sero.
naded Messrs. Frank B. Tanning,
w. H. H. Russell, l.. M. Holt and
Joe Bayer, the latter of whom was
celebrating his birthday. AT each
house they were received most cor
daily and treated with hospitality.
The lot and other articles for
which chances were sold at the re.
cent festival for the Orphans, will
be rallied at the County Recorders
Office tomorrow (Monday) evening,
under the supervision of Mr.. Char
ley Miles. Ticket holders will
please be on hand.
Railroad Commissioner Beer
stecher, who is a leading me mber
of the Turn Verein Germania of
San Francisco, has been rendered
reception by the Turner's of this
city, to take place on his return
from Casa Grande, probably on
Tuesday evening next.
A general Sabbath School meet.
ing will be held at Union Hall this
evening by the Presbyterian School
and congregation. New measures
will be introduced in the work, and
an address will be delivered by
Rev. ]. w. Ellis, on The topic,
"How to build mp Sabbath
SCHOOL,
The Downey Courier reports that
on Tuesday night last five head of
of horses were stolen from Hinds's
pasture, near Compton, and no clue
has yet been obtained to the thief
or animals. There is no doubt an
organized band doing the periodic
al robberies that take place in this
section.
Messrs. f. G. Hanna & Co, the
we'll known dealers in agricultural
implements, Main street, are
agents for D. M. Osborn & Co., also
have full display of the latest i'm
proved farm machinery, among |
which we notice the Sweepstake
Pillow Company's plows and the
Moline, Avery and Oliver chilled
plows and the Lyon rake.
There is to be regular shooting
at the City Gardens to-
day. From s to 10 A. NJ. the Guards
will practice, to be followed by the
match between Captain Werner, of
the Turner Rifles. and Mr.. Marion,
of San Francisco, for $50 side
and between 2 and A o'clock z. NJ.
the Turner'S will practice. There
will also be other sports IN which
visitors can amuse themselves.
In compliment to u notorious
rustler in his line of business. Mr..
S. J. Levy, the owner of a large
of pictures which were
offered for sale during Fair week
and which could not be sold at
that time, on Monday after Fair
week, placed them in the hands of
the indefstigable Noyes, who dis
posed of the lot in twenty minutes
at private sale at satisfactory
prices.
The San Bernardino Lder UNI
derstands that on or about the first
of November q new freight tariff
will go into effect on the Southern
Pacific Railroad, and that there
after all freight will be carried at so
much per ton per mile. The index
that such a tariff is no
more than just to all parties along
the line of the railroad, and is just
what has been needed, and that
under it surplus products can be
shipped to Arizana, and thus reach
4 profitable market which has here.
tofore been closed by the high rates
Of freight.
We learn from Col. Morford that
Messrs. Woodhead e. Gay, of our
city, have purchased from River
side parties 1900 boxes of raisins,
for which they pay So per box.
Messrs. Lusk 81 Co., of San Fran
cisco, have purchased 1000 boxes
at the same price. This is an adj
vance of forty cents u box on the
prices which were obtained
at the time of our late Fair. The
advance is owing to the reported
failure of the crop in Malaga, Spain.
Messrs. Lusk & Co. and Haas "
Co., of San Francisco, have bought
all the raisins in the northern part
of the State, amounting to some
10000 boxes, at the same price.
California is in the ascendant.
The Semt-1fopic says that, be-
tween Cotton and Yuma, distance
of 191 miles, there are only two
Postotlices, but there are nearly a
dozen stations that have more or
less mail matter. 1t has been the |
custom heretofore for the route
c. r ""eommodate these peo-
Pvt strict
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