Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-06-06
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Lecture this evening by Col. J. J.
Ayers at Fort Street NJ. E. Church.
"Pioneer Times"
Reserved seats for Col. Ayers's
lecture can be secured at Lewin's
bookstore, Spring street.
A five-ton Robertson furnace, for
the reduction Of ore, Is being built
in this city. 1t is Intended for the
Silverado district.
Attention is directed to the Adj
vertisement of the Continental
oil store, which appears in cur
New To-Day.
II. J. Stevenson, Of this city, yes
terday received the nomination for
Surveyor. General from the Work.
mems State Convention.
The jury in the case of Pierre
Billiard, on trial for murder in the
District Court for the past two days,
failed to agree yesterday and wei
discharged.
The Workingmen's Central Com
mittee have decided to hold their
County Convention on the 28th
instant, allowing the same basis of
representation as that adopted for
the late Convention to choose State
delegates.
The sale Of reserved seats to the
testim onial concert to be given to
Professor G. e. Day, at the Fort
Street M. l.. Church on Monday
night, will commence at the book
store of Louis Levin & Co., Spriug
street, on Saturday.
Council yesterday authorized the
Police Commissioner to employ
four mounted policemen TO patrol
the Los Angeles river to prevent
unauthorized persons from taking
water for irrlgating purposes from
the river above the city.
We had the pleasure of call
from Sheriff Gabriel, Of Ariz ma,
yesterday. He informs US that
promising developments are under
way all over that territory. Mr..
Gabriel has not been in Los Ange-
les for some two years and four
months. He leaves for home to-
day.
The bid of the defunct Star Pub
fishing Company to do the city all
vertising has been assigned to
Messrs. Littlefield & Hewitt, who
are negotiating for the purchase of
the material of that paper of varied
ownership and changeful politics,
and who propose TO revive and run
1t as Republican organ.
Owing to illness caused by eating
poisoned oranges, an account Of
which appeared IN the HERALD,
Major Isaac Kinley has been com.
PEELED to suspend the publication of
the Comm0ner. The Major will go
to the seaside to recuperate. He
has been unable as yet to discover
who the person or persons were
that left the poisoned oranges at
his house.
Mr.. Shattuck, of the firm of
Shattuck & Co., apiarists, informs
tie Evening Express that the re-
fort OF his loss by the recent fire in
Calabasa caiion was greatly exag-
gerated. He thinks he may have
lost $50 stands of bees which he
had in the canon on shares, but
certainly no more. The losses of
his nelghbors he thinks proper
tionately overrated.
Cummings, charged with having
set fire to Mr.. e. J. Baldwin's corn
crib, at Ell Monte, a short time ago,
was to have had preliminary ex-
animation at that place yesterday.
Cummings was arrested on the in
formation OLA young man named
John Forbes, who, 1t Is said, was
with him at the time the arson was
committed. Mr.. Baldwin offered a
reward Of $500 for the arrest of the
incsndiary.
AS will be seen, by advertise
ment elsewhere, Mr.. A. Major
proposes TO carry passengers who
may desire to visit Mammoth City,
In the Lake district, Mono county,
for the low sum Of $50. When It is
borne in mind that the stage fare
for the trip Is $50 from Moiave, Mr..
Msjor's proposition is very at
tractive one. Particulars as to the
trip may be obtained from Mr.. u.
w. Noyes, ut Deakers's auction
store.
We We're shown yesterday eve.
ming by Mr.. George Furman, Fore.
man Of Confidence No. Q, of this
oifv certificate If memberships ~
F. Relief Fire EIglns aa3 1aas Som
pans iesdrd Ia~athau di.dfcth,
I ia CincinYat. Ohio October .,
I l8ts, stating that as be had ger7ed
.ha eampaty faithfully lor ten
( yaals, ~ aHs utitlal 90 10 ihe re-
specJ ana an0luments 9i az non.
hfa,y meiubtg lhs company was
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