Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-11-05
WAR DEPARTMENT, SIGNAL SERVICE
us. ARMY.
LOCAL RREVITIEs.


The races at Agricultural Park
today will be called promptly at
O'Clock.
The best races Of the season come
of at Agricultural Park to-day.
See programme elsewhere.
The people Of San Bernardlno,
according to the Ind &c, are elated
over the lighting of their town by
gas.
Considering that Fair is being
held here the city has been un-
usually quiet during the past
week.
City Treasurer Rays yesterday
cashed school warrants to the
amount of $4,000, leaving a balance
of about $500 still to be paid.
The loser OF a small shawl can
recover the same at the HERALD
Office by paying for this notice. 1t
was found below Washington Gar
dens.
Visitors to Agricultural Park to.
day sho uld be on hand early, as
the races will be called at l O'Clock
sharp.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Mr.. John Schumacher, who has
been confined to the house for
some weeks, on the street yester.
day.
By advertisement In our New
To-Day column it will be seen that
an important meeting of the
Sportsmen's Club 10 called for
Monday evening next.
San Diego is to have an Authors
Carnival on the 9th and 10th of
this month, and the ladies in man.
agement extend q cordial invita-
ton to their Los Angeles friends to
be present.
We understand that the oil COM
pany OF which Hon. Chas. FELTON,
Is President, has, within q short
time past, shipped 1000 barrels of
crude petroleum from the San Fer.
nando district to Guaymas, Sonora.
The Teachers Institute yesterday
completed the business for which
they met and adjourned. 1t is pro-
nounced by al who have watched
Its proceedings to have been the
best and most satisfactory Institute
ever held in Los Angeles.
The attendance at the Fair at
Turnverein Hall, last night, not
withstanding the delightful musi-
cal programme presented, was
quite slim. Mechanics Maria and
BeesOn we're In fine voice and In
the quartettes with Mesrrs. Aber-
nathy and Rees captivated their
hearers. Professor Fiske also sang
most acceptably.
The officers and members of PEN
talpha Lodge No. POP, F. and A.
NJ, are notified to meet at their
Lodge at 1880 O'Clock this morn
ing to attend the funeral of their
late brother VIM. S. Chapman.
See notice.
An accident happened at the San
Bsrnardino gas works on Wednes-
day evening by which Mr.. Carrot.
con, the engineer, was severely
burned. It seems lie was working
around the retorts aud turned the
blower, which admits a current of
air and petroleum to feed the
flames, IN the wrong direction,
whom jet of flame burst out, Sc
verely burning his face and hands.
Mrs. Ira Chandler, mother of Mr..
B. Chandler, Of this city, and Mr..
Ira Chandler, of Santa Ana, who
arrived In Los Angeles from Bing-
hampton. New York, about ten
days ago for the purpose of spend
Ing her remaining days with her
children, died at the residence of
b. Chandler on Thursday night.
whence she will be buried at IL
O'Clock this morning.
Some Of the pupils of Prof. T. A..
Saxon yesterday presented him
with magnificent inkstand and
secretary combined. 1t is made
from California laurel and is q fine
work Ut art as we'll as very neces-
sary and useful article to one In
his profession. Mr.. Saxon was
taken completely by surprise and
will treasure the gift as a pleasant
souvenir of his connection with the
FL Monte public school.
We learn that suit will be
brought shortly for the possession
Of part OF the site of the River
side colony. The claim is based
upon deed made by Roubidoux
In the fOTties, to some of the Tru-
jillos for one and half leagues
and which deed was only discover.
ed by Father Stockman in Los An.
geles short time since.-Sdn Der.
n0rdino Times.
We heard a runner yesterday thai