Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-03
LOCAL BR EeS,
Council this afternoon,

Council this afternoon.
General r. H. Chapman returned
home from San Francisco overland
yesterday.
The carriage of the Park Hose
Company makes a very handsome
appearance in its new dress.
Mr.. Locke informs us that the
preparations for the production of
"Pinafore" are progressing most
favorably.
Angeleflos at San Francisco he.
tells on the 1st: D. Freeman, J. d.
Lynch, S. Lacey, The Baldwin; w.
8. Zeller, Occidental.
The city wore a deserted appear
ance yesterday, the delegates to
the two Conventions having re-
turned to their homes.
In the District Court yesterday
Alice j. Maxwell was granted a
divorce from VIM. s. Maxwell with
the right to resume her maiden
name.
The ladies of the Catholic Church
will have lemonade for sale all day
on the Fourth at the st. Charles
Hotel diniug-room. Lunch will
be served from IL 10 4.
The young girl whose arrest was
noticed in yesterdays HERALD,
was discharged by the Mayor yes
terday on promising to return to
her home and amend her way Of
life.
War will be resumed on all un-
licensed dogs next Monday. Own
ers of valuable canines will do well
In the interim to step up to Police
Headquarters and take out Ii.
cense.
The aides TO the Marshal of the
lst Division are requested to meet
at the office of Judson, Gillette &
Gibson, Mcdonald Block, this
(rnursday) evening at s O'clock. f.
w. Wood, Marshal.
The Mexican War Veterans, by
notice elsewhere, are requested to
meet at the office of J. D. Dunlap,
Secretary. at 8 O'CLOCK sharp on the
M ,rning of the 4th to take part in
the cele ebration.
The auction sale of pools on the
two great trotting events to come
off at Agricultural Park tomorrow
afternoon will be held at the
Fashion Saloon this evening, COM
mencing at 8 o'clock.
At last accounts all was quiet at
Fort Cuddy, on the raging Los An
geles. The militia have not been
called out, but we understand that
Capt. Cuddy with his long handled
shovel is holding In check all wa.
ter breaks and the breaks Of all
water thieves.
Judge Sepulyeda yesterday re-
ceived a telegram from Sacramento
asking him If he would accept the
nomination for Congressman from
the Fourth District. The Judge, in
view of his candidacy for the posi-
ton of Superior Judge of this
county, declined the proffered
honor.
More girls are still wanted to fill
up the car of States for the
Fourth of July celebration. All Of
the girls who have thus far volun-
teered, and all who may subse.
quently hand in their names, are
requested to report at Riley &
Rothchild's store promptly at half
past 8 O'clock Friday morning.
Yesterday, while the one legged
acrobat was swinging and turning
and Topping around on his tight
rope, We thought his proceedings
not unlike those of certain knee
sprung politicians we know of,
whose changes Of base from one
side to the other are made with as
much facility.
Mr.. H. H. Harmon is at work on
bis farm about two and half
miles west from Santa Ana, solv-
ing the problem of how to dispose
of his potato crop. He is making
potato starch, or rather, starch from
pot toes, and the sample which he
has placed on the editorial desk
augurs well for the success nf the
enter prise. .-Andhein, Gazette.
Anaheim Gazette: Mr.. Denis
Nagle VIII, leave us Tomorrow for
Los Angeles. He has rented the
store on Main street formerly occu-
pied as u drug store by A. Junge,
- will open cut with stock OF
eoo" formidable enough to create
GrI;aniS Ianio ;nong the knights OF st.
Euspb Euerpvhoav II, neighboring city.
EVeryuouy m Anaheim wishes
DENIS 'ots OF luck, 18th In love and
business.
1t is dangerous to lie. ahus;ya
language to "A PostofIlce clern. as n
gentleman learned yesterday to i.,
sorrow. The abusive gentleman
was waited Oh after Office hours by
the clerk, and a rongh-and-tumble
fight ensued in which the clerk
was victorious, coming out with
only two slight scratches. This es-
| tablishea a precedent that postal