Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-13

The Santa Barbara Press says
Mr.. Lyons, for several years frs
officer of the Orizaba, has been pro
NOTED to the command of the
steamer Victoria, to run from Sar
Francisco to northern ports. The
Victoria is one of the finest vessels
on this coast, and has recently beer
overhauled and improved, one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
having been expended on her.
There were about one hundred
persons present at the Philhar.
monic parlor conoert in Good Tenn
plar Hall last night. Madame
Maria sang with her usual accept.
ance and Mrs. Knight acquitted
herself of an exquisite solo. The
quartette by Mrs. Knight, Mrs.
Book, Madame Mara and Mrs.
Mayo-the Angels Chorus-was
the gem of the evening.
The several committees in charge
of the grand ball, to take place on
the evening of March 18th, in honor
of st. Patrick's Day, are composed
of the following gentlemen: Com
mittee of Arrangements-A. j.
Norton, L. McCann, M. II. Collins.
Floor Committee-D. Murphy, A.
J. Hamilton, M. II. Collins. Recep-
ton Committee-H. King, r.
Moloney, John II. Jackson, J. C.
Kays, j. Sullivan.
Mr.. MacCrellish returns to San
Francisco to-day. By the way,
this veteran Californian informs US
that he knows Of no interior city in
California that has, in the long
run, brighter future than Los An
geles. His Southern California
trip has entirely re-established his
health. He will pay US more ex-
tended visit in n couple of months.
We have received from the pub
fishers, the G. M. P. Company, 532
Clay street, San Francisco, mo
body's Darling but Mine" com.
posed by G. w. Hunt and arranged
by John Knell, q brother of Pro.
f.ssor Knell of this city. tits sung
with great success by Mr.. Edwin
Harley, of Barlow, Wilson, Prim.
rose and Vests Minstrels, who
open at Turn-Verein Hall to night.
Contents of the International Re-
view for March, 1879: The Admin
istration and Civil Service Reform,
by Edward Carey; Sleep and
Dreams, by Prof. n. S. Shaler, of
Cambridge; The Currency and the
Banks, by Gso. Walker,
Vice President of the New York
Gold and Stock Telegraph Co; The
Present condition of the United
States Navy-I; A Forgotten Eng.
lish Poet, by Sidney Lanisr; Self
In the Territories, by
Decius .. Wade, Chief Justice of
The Silver Conference
and the Silver Question, by Simon
Newcomb, United States Naval
o Observatory; Critical Notices of
Contemporary Literature; A Re-
view of Recent English Books, by
George Barnett Smith, of London.
"Talking about adroit swind-
lers," says the Wimingtonian,
"Lambourn & Turner, of Los Ange-
less, were almost made the victims
of a sharp dodge. On Saturday,
the 8th instant, stranger offered
four rolls of butter for sale which
bore striking resemblance to their
own. Mr.. Turner examined the
butter chest and was astonished to
find four rolls gone. He tried to
detain the man until he quietly
sent for policeman, but the thief,
saying that he would go for evi.
dence that it was his butter, slipped
out and did not return. He had
evidently taken advantage of the
absence Of the proprietors In the
rear of the store, and quickly TAX.
ing the rolls out of the open butter
chest, quietly awaited their return
to offer it for SALE"
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Kim
ball, who lives near the Cahuenga
Pass, alighted from his wagon in
'front.' of the st. Charles Hotel to re-
place one of the fore wheels
which had come off. While
he was holding the axle
lp the team started and
before he could catch the reins,
which were fastened around the
brake, he was knocked down and
run over by the hind wheel, receiv-
Ing severe injuries to his right leg
and wrist. He was carried into the
hotel where his injuries, which are
quite serious, were dressed by DIR.
The team continued
up Main street and near the corner
Of Bath street, ran into o telegraph
pole, zone horse passing on each side,
and demolished the wagon. The
horses continued their wild course
and ON Bath street one of them
Jumped over an infant which was
being wheeled along in a carriage
by it's mother, fortunately without
iDiuriug the child,