Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-07
LOCAL BREVITIES,

A high agricultural authority es-
Inmates the loss on English crops at
SIPS, 100000
The evidence in the GARLIC case,
on trial in the County Court, was
all in yesterday evening. Argu-
ment will be heard to-day.
The five-mile pedestrian match
at agricultural Park, on Sunday,
between Gordon and Lyons, was
won by the former in SO minutes.
The argument in the GARLIC
case will undoubtedly abound in
figures of speech, and the Judge
will have hard task in summing
it up.
Mr.. VIM. M. Griffith, agent for
Kerens & Mitchell's Arizona stage
line, arrived in Los Angeles yes
terday and is stopping at the Co.'S
mopolitan.
Mrs. A. L. Lankershim, Miss
Lankershim, Mr.. J. b. Lankershim
and Mr.. 1. N. Van Mugs, got home
from San Francisco by Sundays
overland train.
Mr.. Clarence King, of Washing
ton, D. c., the eminent geologist.
arrived in Los AMgeles overland
yesterday and is stopping at the
Cosmopolitan.
Judge Thomas III. Bush, ex. Coun-
ty Judge of San Diego county,
passed through Los Angeles on
Sunday on his return to his new
home at Florence, Arizona. The
Judge has promised to keep read
ers of the HERALD an courant of
affairs in the Territory.
By telegram published elsewhere,
it will be seen that there was a
light rain throughout the State
yesterday. If "sIgnsu-aching
corns, rheumatic twinges and SIGH
amounted to anything in South
ern California, we should predict a
shower here before many days.
We have been requested to an-
nounoe that Judge McNealy will
be In Los Angeles on the 18th in.
slant to try any causes in which
Judge Sepulveda is disqualified.
Members of the Bar will please no.
tice this fact as it will be the last
opportunity to try such cases un.
der the present judicial system.
The board of Directors of the
Horticultural Fair, propose to offer
three premiums for the Baby
ShOw-first, the Society's silver
medal; second, an elegant baby
carriage; third, silver cup. That
ought to bring out the precious in
fants in full force.
The Board of Supervisors yester-
day adopted a tax levy for the fiscal
year 1s79-S0 of S1.65 per $1O0-624
cents State and S24 cents county
taxes. This applies to that portion
of the county outside of the city
limits and includes Is cents per
500 road tax, which is not assessed
on property within the city, where
the State and county tax is, conse-
quently, bu $3.50 per 500.
At the second annual meeting OF
Park Hose Company No. l, last
evening, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term
Foreman, o. Pappineau, reelected;
First Assistant, Jos. Corwin; Sec.
ond Assistant, M. Cassidy, re-elect-
ed; Treasurer, Geo. H. Pike, re-
elected; Fire Delegates, A. l..
Bath, w. M. Osborne, Geo. II.
Pike, reelected.
The advertisement OF General
Phineas Banning, forwarding and
commission agent, Wilmington,
CAL, will be found elsewhere in
this mornings HERALD. 1t is
needless to assure our readers that
any business entrusted to General
Banning will meet with careful at
tention, as his reputation fol
trustworthiness and promptitude is
CO extensive with the limits OF
Southern California.
A bed of oysters has been discov'
cred at the west end OF Santa Cruz
Island. The bivalves are said tc
be of fine flavor and unusually
large, many of them being larger
than mans hand. Winemiller IL
having some oyster tongs made
and will shortly go after a load o.
these oysters, and the people will
have an opportunity to test them
for themselves. = Santa Barbara
Press.
Mr.. VIM. III. Perry has received
a letter from H. u. Wheeler In re-
! ply to the invitation sent to Gen
Grant to visit Los Angeles. The
Generals movements are projected
Re into the month of October, and hi
visit to Oregon will probably pre-
vent him from coming to this city
He says he would be delighted tt
visit Los Angeles, but it is impossi
BILE to say whether his wish can b
grati6ed. The General will for
ward an answer to the Invitation
himself.
On Sunday next, at Agriculture
Psrk, those of our readers interest
eo In turf matters, will have an or
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