Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-04-08
LOCAL RREVITIES.

of San Diego, passed through Los
Angeles yesterday.
Why Smiths has become 80 pop.
ular. Because he Keeps fine cup
Of coffee, No. 2 Temple street.
Angelefios at San Francisco no.
tells on the 9Th: E. F. Harper, E. J.
Harper, Occidental; r. w. Ellis,
Lick House.
The motion for a new trial In the
case of Hunt, convicted of murder
in the first degree, is set for argu.
ment before Judge Sepulveda to-
day.
The 1st National Bank yesterday
received from Bidwelps Mill, Ivan.
pah District, q bar Of bullion
weighing 1523.75 ounces, go fine
and valued at $19l0.93.
William Hobbs, fireman on the
Santa Ana train, was severely
burned in recovering his shovel,
which he had dropped into the fur
mace of the locomotive, on the up
trip last Wednesday,.
In Judge Sepulveia's Court yes
terday. John Ryan, J. mccarthy, F.
Schafer and Daniel Lessig, indicted
for robbery, were found guilty of
grand larceny and sentenced to the
States Prison for one year each.
Judge Howard yesterday COM
mitted Thomas Milliken, to the
Napa Insane Asylum. Doctors
Harmon and Ross, the examining
physicians, report that his insanity
was caused by excessive use OF OPT
UNI.
The first shipment of express
goods by the Southern route for
San Francisco passed through Los
Angeles Oh Wednesday evening.
1t consisted principally of millin.
cry goods, shipped from st. Louis
and Kansas City houses and filled
| two cars.
We had the pleasure of meeting
our old friend Judge o. s. Wither.
by in Los Angeles yesterday. The
Judge belongs to the whole of.
Southern California, and we al
ways feel like claiming him as an
Angelelo. He looks as bright and
clipper as young man Of forty.
Sunday Mr.. Robert Eokert, of
Congress Hall, will open the PAvil-
Ion at Santa Monica. Visitors to
the seaside are increasing in num-
bsrs daily. Mr.. Eckert will see to
II that the throngs who shall seek
the balmy ocean breeze and the re-
freshing surf are not without crea.
ture comforts and amusements
from that date forth.
San Diego Uaion:--Barracouta
are ripe. Capt. Dunnells gathered
the first OF the season from his or.
chard over beyond the kelp plan
tstioD, yesterday; and rain or no
rain the Captain says his grounds
are moist enough for u good crop
and the fruit was never better. He
takes party of harvesters into the
field With him to-day.
Mr.. Hanpas, of the Temple street
barber shop, took a pistol, which
he thought was unloaded, out of q
drawer yesterday and while ex-
aiming it, the weapon went of,
fortunately doing no other damage
than to make q hole in the floor.
A large crowd, however, WAS at.
tracted by the discharge and
seemed to be disappointed when no
scene Of blood presented itself to
crafty their curiosity.
There are enough sensations un.
der way in Los Angeles lately to
forcc the roofs off the buildings,
and yet foolish good.naturs pre-.
vents the newspapers from even
alluding to them. Such are the
drawbacks of q small city, where
every body knows every body else,
and it seems like cruelty to show
any local newspaper enterprise.
QewhilikinsI What food for COM.
ment has there not been about this
neighborhoOd lately!
Judge Ahasusrus Belisarius Moi.
| ct, Of San Fernando, looked in on
lis yesterday. He was as fresh and
healthy looking. not 10 say hand
some, "a a marble Apollo Belvi-
dere. He breathes nothing but en-
couragement as to the wheat pros
poets In the famous valley Of San
Fernando. OF the Judge we can
only repeat what the poet Fitc
Green Halleck said OF Abou Ben
Adhem, "May bis tribe increase"
The temporary PRECEDENT OF the
Democratic National Convention
which nominated Hancock passed
through our city the other day.
For the noues we were not aware
that the Judge Hoadley registered
at the Pico House was the illus
trieus jurist of that name. The
Judge dissolved his connection
with the Republican party in. the
Greeley campaign and became q
full-fiedged Democrat Ia the TIL.
den.Hayes contest.
II We have received the Send.
7ropic California for April. It con.
tsins the address of Mr.. J. de Barth
Shorb, President of the Southern
California Horticultural Society.
at the opening Of the recent Citrus
Fair, and the list Of premiums
. awarded, besides q number Of arti-
Giles, original and sslested, OF inter-
est to the horticultural and agri-
culturist. The only illustrations
are likeness Of Mr.. L. J. Roses OF
sunny Slope. with short sketch
; | Of bis life, and : cut Of the He'll
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