Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-07-08
LOCAL RREvITIEs.

The attention Of our lady readers
is directed to tile advertiser
headed "Fine White Sewing"
Mr.. A. T. Currisr and wife. of
Spadra, are visiting the city and
are stopping ut the Cosmopolitan.
BY advertisement elsewhere pro.
posals for supplying the Spanish.
American Benevolent Society with
drugs and medicines for the ensu-
ing year are invited by B. A. Yorba,
Secretary.
Three DRINKS were up before the
City Justice yesterday morning
and were each assessed the usual
flne of SO. Two paid out and the
third went to the chain gang to
work out his fine at the rate of 81
per day.
But three petitions for reduction
of assessments have been received
by the Board of Equalization 80
far. The petitioners are the South
ern Pacific Railway Company,
Henry Dalton, agent for the Pioche
estate, and J. o. Matthews.
Col. Strobrldge, the lightning
railway builder of the age, lie in
Los Angeles for few days. rest
and recreation. His great achieve
ment of building ten miles in ore
day on the Central Pacific has
never yet been approached.
Msjor w. H. Toler has returned
from his trip East. He comes back
In advance of az excursion party
organized by him which will leave
St. Louis for Los Angeles and Cali
fornia to-day, via the A. T. & 8. F.
and Southern Pacific railways.
We have received the July num-
Der of the Semi. TTopic California,
which is up to the usual standard
of its issues. It contains q fine
portrait of Mr.. J. de Barth Sborb,
together with short biography of
this prominent orange-grower and
viticulturist.
Arrived at Wilmington, July
4th, schooner Eva, Paul, master, IA
days from Port. Discovery, with
100000 feet of lumber for. J. M.
Griffith e. Co.; barkentine Melanc-
thon, Manson, master, 10 days from
Seabeck, with 355, 900 feet of lumber
for T. M Griffith a. %.
Johnny Mayer and VIM. Abbott
were tried before a Jury In City
Justice Adams's Court yesterday,
on the charge of assault preferred
by man named Chandler. The
jury acquitted Mayer but brought
In verdict of guilty as to Abbott,
who was sentenced to pay fine of
1875 or twenty-five days in the
chain gang.
At the regular semi.annual meet
ing of the Los Angeles Club, last
evening, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term:
President, DR.. Joseph Kurtz; Vice.
President, Col. r. s. Baker; Secre-
tary, E. J. Levy; Treasurer, Eu-
gene Meyer (re-elected); Directors,
G. G. Lips, w. w. Woodwork, 8.
Lacey; j. B. Lankershim, II
Heinsch.
Judge DeForest Porter and wife,
of Phoenix, Arizona, who have
been at Santa Monica for several
weeks, are registered at the Plco
House. Judge Porter, we under
stand, will remain In this city and
at Santa Monica until about the Let
Of September, when he will return
to the discharge of his off eial du-
ties in the Territory.
At the regular annual meeting Of
stockholders of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank OF this city, held
on Wednesday, July 9th, Messrs.
Domingo Amestoy, o. w. Childs,
L. 9. Goodwin. John s. Griffin,
@. Ducommun, I. w. Hellman,
Phil. GARNER, g E. Thorn and jose
Mascarel were elected Trustees for
the ensuing year. The Trustees
then reelected Messrs I. w. He'll
man for President, L. G. Goodwin,
lVice-President and John Miner,
Secretary, of the bank.
Captain Timms having received
the contract for transferring the
San Diego mails to and from the
steamers, has retired from the
command of the yacht Rosita, his
successor being Captain George
Eden, an experienced seaman.
Ga plain Tim ms will act ~ agent
for the Rosita, which will continue
her tri.weekly trips to Santa Cata-
lima Island, sailing from San Pedro
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri.
days.,
That the Calico Charity Bal,
given In aid of the Ladies' Bsnev.
olent Society on the Fourth, was q
grand success is shown by the fact
that the Society cleared $464. so by
the Entertainment. This crafty
ling result Ia due to the unceasing
labors of the lady managers, par
i =. ~, nnAnrn.