Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-01
LOCAL BR EVITIES.

Poultry dressed free of charge at
Henry Baer's market, 81 Spring
street.
w. e. Creary and G. w. Walton,
U. S. A., were registered at the
Cosmopolitan yesterday.
In our New To-Day money is Of
fered to loan on improved real es-
tate. See advertisement.
John Brutig, charged with steal
ing water, was convicted before the
Mayor yesterday and fiued $40.
M. P. Grove, J. w. Craig and E.
M. Hamilton. of Los Angeles, were
registered at the Russ House, San
Francisco, on Monday.
The Sunday School of the Epis-
copal Church will give one of their
excellent concerts at the church
next Sunday evening.
We are under obligations for COM
plimentary tickets to the Horticul-
tural Fair which opens at the Ia.
vilion ON the Goth instant.
There viii be a Pinafore rehears-
al at Union Hall next Saturday
evening, preparatory to the pre-
sentation of the operetta during
Fair Week.
BY card elsewhere it will be seen
that Dr.. w. w. Ross has removed
his office to Nos 50 and 81 Main
street, IN the sama Offices occupied
by DR.. Kurlz.
Mr.. A. st. G. Ruxton, who has
been engaged in surveying the ter
ritory of the Los Angeles Oil Com
pany in the Sespe district, for some
weeks past, returned to the city
yesterday.
The trial Of John Wilson, indict-
ed for assault with intent to COM
NIT rape, was yesterday continued
for the term on account Of the at
sence of u material witness.
The case of Bolan, of the Cape
House, was partially heard before
Mayor Toberman yesterday and
continued until this morning to
ena BILE the defendant to procure
witnesses.
On and after to-day the rates of
the Western Union Telegraph
Company for messages going East
by Utah will he reduced to So for
ten words. and Is cents for each adj
diti0nal word. The rate on ten
word message has heretofore been
So so.
Mrs. Williamson, wife of the
Commissioner of the General Land
Office, Washington, d c., and Mrs.
Wagner, wife of the United States
Survey or-General for California,
arrived in Los Angeles per steamer
Orizaba on Sunday and are stop
ping at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Attention is directed to The card
of Messrs. Eastman, Haley, King
& Robarts, attorneys at law, which
appears elsewhere in this morn
ing's HERALD. These gentlemen
stand deservedIy high among the
legal profession of Los Angeles and
will transact any business entrust-
ed to them In the most satisfactory
manner.
In the Supreme Court, at San
Francisco, on Monday, in the case
of the People VS.. Sprague, convict
ed of the murder of Il. Wallace
More, in Ventura county, and sem
fenced to be hanged, rehearing
was denied aud cause remanded,
with directions to the Court below
to fix day for carrying the judg-
ment into execution.
Covarrubias and Den have two
horses in training for the races at
the Los Angeles Fair. One will be
entered in the hurdle race, and the
other in the five mile dash. George
Temple, the horse to be entered in
the hurdle race, won the cup three
wears ago and will probably be rid
den by Emanuel Den, who handled
him on the former occasion.-Sonto
Barbara Press.
A match tive-mile race, between
Gordon ond Lyons, the victor in
last Sundays contest, for 5000 q
side, was arranged last evening and
The money placed in the hands of
Mr.. Davis, stakeholder. The race
Will come off at Agricultural Park
next Sunday, aud promises to be
the most Interesting and closely
contested pedestrian event that has
ever taken place in Southern Cali
fornia.
La Sonora Is the name of new
Spanish paper which is before us.
1t is sixteen-colum journal, pre-
sents neat appearance and is ably
edited. Though small in size, the
fine texture of its reading matt ell
and editorial makes 1t more than
equal to some journals much larger
than it. 1t is published in our city
by Mrs. Josetina Lindley Corrella
wife of Hon. M, M. Corrella. We
welcome Mrs. Corrella to the pro-
fession Of journalism, and bespeak
her ubounded success in the enter
prise and large and profitable
circulation to La Sonora. The sub
scription price is So per year. Tue
son (Arisona) Star.