Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-11
LOCAL BREVITIE ESS.

lure OF q I0uglng mouse ior sale.
Charles Mcmillan, discoverer of
the Mcmillan mine In Arizona, is
at the Pico.
Sumptuous lunch at the Elm
tracht saloon, Spring street, on
Saturday evening.
The City Band have secured a
com modious room at Turn. Verein
Hall, where rehearsaIs will hereaf-
ter be held.
Don Marcos A. Forster, of Los
Flores Rancho, San Diego county,
is visiting Los Angeles. He is
registered at the Pico House.
Having refitted his saloon
throughout, Joe Maier will set
sumptuous lunch on Saturday
night. His friends are invited.
See advertisement of Mechanics
Fair, which opens at San Francis
co August 5th, which appears else
where in this mornings HERALD.
The Board of Supervisors sat as
Board of Equalization yesterday
forenoon and in the afternoon paid
an official visit to the County Hos
pital.
Raffis this evening at 8 O'Clock at
Congress Hall for that fine picture
frame designed and carved by Mr..
Ruthard for certificates of exempt
firemen.
Messrs. Harris, Sha fer, Merz, ex-
Councilman Kuhrts, Mueller and
others left yesterday for the Nal
aga ranch on ten days hunting
excursion.
Council yesterday instructed the
City Attorney to draw up an ordi.
narce prohibiting the use of coal
oil for kindIing fires within the
city limits.
The Grand Jury paid the custom.
ary visit of inspection to the Ccun-
ty Hospital yesterday. They will
probably get through the business
Of the term on Saturday.
We are under obligations to Con-
fidence Engine Company No. 2 for
complimentary tickets to the mill
tary and firemen's excursion to
Anaheim next Sunday.
We understand that General
Murphy and Adjutant General
Walsh and staff, N. G. c., are ex-
pected to be present at the Fire
mems picnic at Anaheim next
Sunday.
The Grand Jury made partial
report yesterday, having thus far
found fourteen indictments-one
on Wednesday and thirteen yester-
day-and then resumed considera-
ton of cases not yet determined.
A permanent organization of the
Santa Monica Social Club was eff
fected last evening, with the fol-
lowing officers: President, Otto
schmidt; Secretary, p. Macarthur;
Treasurer, J. Hunter.
At the meeting of Council yes
terday afternoon petition was re-
ceived and filed asking the next
Legislature to appoint an oil IN
spector for Los Angeles a nd TO pass
laws prohibiting the use of illu-
minatipg oils not properly in
spected.
All the preliminaries having
been arranged the foot race be-
tween DAVIS and Williams, for
$500 a side, lis yards, Davis to con-
cede nine feet start, will come off
at Agricultural Park on Sunday,
July Goth. See advertisement.
We have received a compliment.
ary ticket to the Northern District
Agricultural Fair to be held at
Marysville from September 18th
to September 20lh. Tue Speed
Programme offers fine premiums
and National Association rules
govern the races.
Miss George Mott, daughter Of
Col. Il. d. Mott, celebrated her fif-
teenth birthday by pleasant par
ty at the residence of her parents
last evening. The young lady was
the recipient of many kind wishes
that her life may be long and
pleasant.
The excursionists to Catalina Is
land have returned aud report
having had delightful time.
There is a romantic episode con-
nected with the trip, in which u
disciple of Blackstone figured as
hero, about which the party are
inclined to be reticent.
The announcement uf Mr.. Isaac
Norton as candidate for Tax Col
lector of Los Angeles county, su b
ject to nomination by the Demo-
cratic County Convention, appears
else where. Mr.. Norton is we'll
qualified for the position and, if
elected, will make an efficient Of
ficer.
| Considering that an evening con-
temporary, only two weeks ago,
was favorlng its readers with red
hot Democratic editorials, the slur
cast upon Councilman John Shat
fer, because, seeing the falIacy OF
the so.called reform parties, he re-
turns to the Democratic party, we
think, to put 1t mildly, comes with
very bad grace.
The advertisement of Mr.. ID.
Nagle, who has opened fashiona-
l0e oot and shoe store in Temple
{, opposite tue United States
!, Main street, will be found
mere. Mr.. Nagle is an expe'