Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-08-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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A lost locket marked "Ora" is
advertised In our New To-Dav.
Hon. Byron Waters was register
ed at the Cosmopolitan Hotel yes.
| terday.
Judge Howard proposes to accord
himself o we'll earned vacation In
September.
Ex.Sheriff 7. Frank Miller, of
san Diego county, is paying Los
Angeles u visit.
There will be social dance this
evening at the Pavilion at Santa
Monica, under the direction of Mr..
Will A. Henry.
The genial face of Mr.. Z. II.
Boyd, mine host of the Mojave
station, was remarked in Los An.
geles yesterday.
Justice Fisher has indefinitely
post poned the hearing In the case
of Corona, charged with robbery
by Capt. H. NJ. Smith.
Bishop Simpson shows great
deal of A Apostolic zeal in being will.
ing to do M iouary work in Ari.
zona during the heated spell.
Col. ]. G. Eastman and family
have returned from their trip to
| Santa Catalina Island, having
much benefited in health by their
long stay.
Mr.. Callahan's challenge still re-
mains unanswered aud his $50 de-
posit stays In our safe uncover
ed. Where Is the hitch or Is lie
conceded to be master OF all he
surveys?
The Hon. jesse II. Butler is
building himself an elegant man
sion on the brow OF the hill over
looking Sonora. A little bird
whispers us that the Honorable J.
II. B. is attuning his ears to the
merry marriage bells.
Judge Thomas H. Smith is on
record as predIctinga a hot, dry win
ter. The Judge has known this
coast a long while, but we hope
that his provisions will turn out
wrong this time. He thinks there
Is big money In holding hay and
grain.
We suspect that the Doctor of
the regiment now residing In
Southern California and practicing
his profession, referred to in Gen.
Hancock's conversation with the
Mexican Veterans at Governors
Island yesterday, means DR.. John
.. Griffin, Of this city.
The Los Angeles Guards will give
an anniversary ball ON the night Of
the 9th of September. Tickets ad-
mitting q gentleman and ladies,
one dollar. The ball will be held
In Military Hall and will be a
brilliant affair, undoubtedly, or
We mistake the gentlemen who
have the matter in hand.
Through a mistake in the adver.
tisement it was generally under
stood that the fireman's race was to
be finished last night. This Is an
error, as the race is for two hours
every evening during six days.
The start will be postponed this
evening until 10 O'clock, as the
track is to be kept clear for the in
ish of the fve.day walkers.
We had q call yesterday from
Mr.. George d. Shearer, the repre-.
sentative of the Boyal Baking
Powder, Kingsford's Oswego
Starch, and other commercial spe.
cialties of acknowledged merit,
Mr.. Ehearer is treating himself tC
q brief run over Southern Califor-
mia, and he has already been pretty
we'll over Los Angeles and San
Bernardino counties.
We are indebted to Mr.. A. Blk
of the Sunbeam Gallery, for two
very handsome photographs taker
from a portrait Of Gen. Hancock
belonging to DR.. J. s. Griffin. The
General, at the time this pictur,
was originally taken. was ut leas
ten to fifteen years younger thai
when he sat for the portraits whicl
form the basis of the generality o
the counterfeit presentments O
him which are current.
Gen. Tom Ewing though an en-
thusiastic supporter of Hsncocl
and q Democrat OF the first eml
nence, was one of the great leader
and founders of the greenbacl
movement. In interesting him
self In Arizona mines, however, b
shows that his whole soul Ia no
!. Intent on soft money. Even Al
8 fred Moore himself could not resis
the attractions of bursting ledg
which promised gold and silver II
= equal proportions.
United States Senator Tor
Ewing passed through Los Angs
les yesterday TO Arizona, where b
will stay some days. Would it nc
be q good idea upon the part Of th
Democratic County Central Con
mittee to open negotiations wit
Y this distinguished Democrat wit
= . view to having him address th
y people OF Los Angeles. The 6a
7, Francisco Examiner says that Ser