Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-07
LOCAL BR REVITIES,

afternoon.
Mr.. /. Lankershim returned from
San Francisco overland yesterday.
A large Democratic meeting was
held at Compton on Tuesday night.
There will be pigeon and quail
shooting match at Anaheim Land
ing next Sunday.
Mr.. w. B Cullen, Dem ocratic
candidate for Tax Collector, was In
the city yesterday,
The finder of a nickel bulldog
six-shooter will receive five dol.
lars reward on returning it to this
office.
A butcher at Anaheim keeps q
flock of young ducks in his shop as
fly catchers.
The Board of Supervisors yester-
day concluded their labors and ad
journed until the first Monday in
Septe mber.
Mr.. II. H. Messenger, of this
county, Is introducing the banana
plant into Southern Arizona and 10
meeting with great success.
G. M. Holton, Esq, H. B. candi-
date for District Attorney, was yes
terday admitted to practice in the
Seventeenth District Court.
The attention of sheep men is
directed to the advertisement
headed "Notice to Sheep Men,"
which appears under New To-day.
Mayor Toberman has decided to
refer the matter of Mr.. Sullivan's
management of the chain gang
back to the Council for investiga-
tion.
The settlers on the Las Bolsas
rancho, it is said, are about to pur-
chase Col. r S. Bakers one eighth
interest In the ranch, and thus per-
feet title.
The Workingmen's Campaign
Committee have nominated s. Nc
Kinlay, of Vernon precinct, as a
candidate for Supervisor from the
First district.
In our report Of the proceedings
OF the immigration meeting yes
terday, we inadvertently omitted
the name of D. M. Berry from the
Publication Committee.
Abgelehos at San Francisco he.
tells August 5tb: J. II. Howard, L.
M. Ross, S. M. White, T. S. Hall,
C. A. HOOnn, Palace; Miss N
Beeler, Grand; M. Allen, Cosmo-
politan.
A young lady correspondent,
says the Arisonan, writes that she
can bear the cucumber season with
fortitude, but the can't eiope period
fills her mind with horror,
A Democratic meeting will be
held at Pasadena this evening.
Speeches will be made by Captain
Gordon, candidate for the Assem-
bly,, and T. B. Brown, Esq, candi-
date for District Attorney.
A scorpion six inches long, sup
posed to have been attracted by the
reputation of Count Otto Won
Schmidt, chef de cuisine of that
famous hostlerie, was killed In
front of the Santa Monica Hotel
yesterday morning.
The Republican Convention of
Los Angeles Township met yester
day and nominated ]. A. Fisher, J..
Haley and J. F. Reid for Justices
OF the Peace, and also Messrs. Geo.
Lockwood, Decker and Domingo for
C0nstables.
The hearing in the suit of p. Ga.
nee against Frank Oakley and w.
w. Creighton, which was to have
been resumed before Justice Bald
win yesterday afternoon, has been
postponed TN next Tuesday at
O'clock A. NJ.
The WorkIngmen's County Cam.
paign Committee yesterday with.
| uTbW tue uuuic VI d. nls w iICOA, 4,
their nominee for District Attor-
ney, and substituted that of
Stephen Nj. White, Esq, who is
now absent from the city.
Mr.. G. II. Healey, the surveyor,
is engaged at present in finishing
the work commenced some month 6
ago. viz: running over the lines of
the Stearns Ranches, RELOCATING
formers and correcting the errors 0'
CORNER surveys.
Attention ls directed to the euo-
ti0p sale OF part of the Palos
Verde rancho, advertised elsewhere
in this mornings HERALD, to take
place op Monday, August 25lh
Particulars can be learned at the
auction house of r. Deakers, No
81 Spring street,
Tullis, the Matchmaker, has just
made several important addition.
to his large stock Of watchma aker'.
and engraver's tools, and now hal
az complete an outfit as can be
found In any es ablishment Of the
kind in the State; and, what is
better, he knows how to use them