Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-08-24
LOCAL HREVITIES.

operators ID 0lreCC0u TO the 60Yers
tisement headed "Wanted.n
General Stoneman, of San Ga
brieI, is registered at the Cosmo-
politan.
Mr.. Abbot Kinney, of San Cab
riel. in our New To-Day, adver-
tises "Moor" mare and q five
months old colt for sale.
The Seventh-Day Adventists
are building neat frame church
on the corner of Sixth and Charity
streets.
1t lie stated that Col. Baker has
leased the Santa Monica Hotel to
Mr.. Ed. Durham, of Anaheim, for
the term of Eve years.
The Thirty.Eights and Conf
dence Engine companies have
both formally accepted invitations
to participate in the Centennial
parade.
The attention of wool growers Is
directed to the advertisement of
Messrs. Shoobert & Bssle, wool
commission merchants, San Fran.
cisco, which appears elsewhere.
The Eagle Corps have leased the
old rink on Court street, and are
fitting it up for an armory. 1t is
the intention of the Corps, we un.
derstand, to build an addition to
the rear which will give them q
room 100 feet deep by go feet wide.
The stock of goods in the store of
Messrs. Zeckendorf & Co., at Tue.
SOD, Arizona. was damaged by fire
last Friday morning &c the extent
Of $50, 200, fully covered by insur-
ance. The building, on which
there was no insurance, was con-
siderably damaged.
The alarm Of fire at 7 O'Clock
last evening was caused by the
overturning and breaking of II coal
oil lamp in the store of the Messrs.
Widney. Oh Main street. The
flames We're extinguished by the
aid of cloths, so that the services of
the firemen we're not required.
We learn that another washout
occurred on the Southern Pacific
Railroad y esterdsy near Mescal, a
switch station between Pantano
and Benson. Our informant was
unable to give the extent of the
damage, but thought 1t was con-
siderable, as Mescal is situated in
q region in which storms are very
severe.
Some excitement was created on
Main street yesterday afternoon by
an encounter between two soiled
doves. The set-to took place in
front Of Leon,s cigar store. one OF
the plate glass lights in his door
Lbeing demolished in the soufde.
The aggressor was arrested aud
taken before City Justice Adams,
who inflicted fine of $12, which
was paid.
A reader of the HERALD, refer
ring to Major Truman's note, pub.
lished by us yesterday, desires to
inform the Major that the citizens
of Los Angeles knew all the while
that the pueblo was founded or
the 4th of Septe mbsr, but, being
of q religious turn of mind, they
did not wish to celebrate q secular
event on the Lords Day, anC
therefore selected the 9Th AS thu
anniversary of the towns birth.
About O'Clock last evening 6
brilliant meteor, seemingly abou
half the diameter of the full moon
passed slowly across the sky from
southeast to southwest in a lin,
with the horizon, and when il
reached the western limit, it burst
into thousand brilliant particles
like those of huge sky rocket
The effect was most beautiful, thu
whole southern sky having beer
brightly illuminated during III
passage.
We yesterday took look at thu
baby carriage donated by Mr.. F. ]
Gilmore rs prize to the hand
soonest baby exhibited at the an
nual show at the Horticulture
Fair. 1t is a beautiful piece o
workmanship, known to the trad
| klal noanh " Hha
ming gear is dark, basket body, will
nickel plated rail surmountiDg tht
edges, ph@tOn top, reversible han
dies and IL upholstered In old Rolt
rep. 1t is valued At $50 and IL
styIe and finish is the handsOmes
baby wagon we have ever seen.
Sixty-four stand Of arms, accou
trements and u howitzer, shipped
from Sacramento last Friday TO
the Eagle Corps, were expected t.
arrive in this city yesterday. Thu
Eagl les had previously received a
stand OF AIMS, which brings tht
total up 10 los. The weapons arr
of the latest improved breech'
loading pattern. They expect also
. to receive their uniforms durini
the present week. The corps nov
mum Der over. 100 members ana i
IL receiving accessions every weel
which, by the 9Th OF September
will probably bring 1t to the maxi
mum Of al men. The company i
com posed Of the very best materia
: and will be = credit to the city.