Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-22
LOCAL BREVITIE EsS,

Mr.. o. H. Bliss reports 16 10Olhs
OF an inch of rainfall yesterday.
A public mass meeting to discuss
the proposed new Constitution is
talked of.
The reign Of the demagogue is
the worst kind of a rain which has
ever threatened California.
Mr.. Myers, of Mendelson &
Myers, who has been i'll for some
days, We are glad to learn, is i'm.
proving.
Gen. ]. r. Mcconnell, who has
been attending the District Court
at San Bernardino, got home yes.
terday.
Heads of families are advised to
read the double column advertise.
ment of George D. Rowan, which
appears in our New To-Day.
Judge Sepulveda leaves for San
Buenaventura to-day to try the
More murder cases, Judge Fawcett
being incapacitated by Illness.
Arrived at Wilmington, the bark
Sierra Nevada, Nelson, master,
from Departure Bay, with 1175 tons
coal for the Southern Pacific Rail.
way.
Mr.. Denis Kearney, after the
slight unpleasantness at Santa
Ana. took the stage for San Diego,
where he is advertised to speak to-
night.
Mrs. Wilcox has Joined her hus-
band, Capt. A. II. Wilcox, at the
st. Charles Hotel. They will 60
down to San Diego on the Orizeba
on Sunday.
In consequence of the dissolution
Of the firm of Lips, Craigue & Co.,
the agency of the DamIana Bitters
has been transferred to the house
OF Michel Levy.
By notice published elsewhere, IT
will be seen that the several street
railways of this city have agreed
upon u uniform rate of fare to go
into effect from and after April
l, 1879.
Chief Engineer Miles yesterday
received a letter from Hank Wag-
goner, in which he states that he
will certainly be present at the 39:
banquet, April 81, and read an
original poem on that occasion.
Attention is directed to the forced
sale at auction of liq1ors. saloon
and fixtures, to take place on the
premises, corner of Commercial
and Los Angeles streets, Dext Mon.
day, March Oath, at 10 O'Clock A. M.
The celebrated mare "Lady
Fleet" owned by Francisco Estu-
dillo, has been entered for the two
mile race at San Diego on April
18th; Johnson's "Maid of the
MIST" Treats "Reveille" and
Elena r." of Los Angeles, are also
entered.
Elsewhere will be found the call
for the annual election of officers
of the Southern California Horti'
cultural Society, to be held at the
Horticultural Pavilion, this city,
on Saturday, April II, 1879, al
IL A. NJ.
Deputy Chief of Police Gerkins
returned from Mojave yestef ay
He says that he pursued Houle, ,tht
fugitive robber, about twenty
miles, but having no funds will
which to continue the pursuit.
further, lie was obliged to return.
The old patrons of Mr.. Harris, o
the Quincy Hall Clothing Store
are invited to visit him at his new
quarters, Downey Block, where
not his more ampl
accommodations and, consequently
Increased rent, he will continue I,
sell them the latest styles of cloth
ing and furnishing goods at as reas
onabl rates as at tn @ old stand.
We are indebted to Mr.. o. II
Bliss for an exquisite specimen o
the Magnolia Purpurea. The bull
, from which 1t was grown wa
. brought here three years ago b.
Mr.. Heber. Its tints are simpl.
delicious. The Magnolia Grandi
flora, of Louisiana, is forest tree
: but the Magnolia Purpurea Is
shrub.
We understand that Mr.. Bunch
q stalwart Workingman. was, ono
upon a time, employed in layin
oobble stones, and other light dl
vertissements, at 81 so a day, worl
ing from 7 A. NJ. to 9 p. M. We ar
also informed that he now, unde
> the reform administration Of til
city government, only works fror
lea. M. to P. M, and gets $S.5
d day. Nothing reforms like reform
!. you know, II you don't know IT,
p is time that you should learn 1t.