Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-06-16
WAR DEPARTMENT, SIGNAL SERVICE,
US. Amy.
LOCAL RREVITIEB.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club
are quartered at the Cosmopolitan.
General r. II. Chapman went up
to San Francisco overland last eve
ming.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Hon. Asa Ellis 10 the city yester.
day.
MIR. o. A. LaDow, Of the Agrlcul-
tural Department, Washington, D.
c., 10 stopping at the Pico House.
The steamer OrIzaba will sail for
San Francisco and way ports
this morning. Passengers will
take the 1850 A. M. train, Los An.
geles time, for Wilmington.
Angelefios at San Francisco ho.
tells on the 18th: Il. X. James, Pal.
ACE; F. Dietz, International; R. P.
McGaughey, Lick House; Mrs.
Gilbert, 6. A. Wilson, A. s. Nc.
Donald and wife, Russ House.
The examination of J. w. Day,
on the charge of embezzling 5000,
which was to have taken place be-
fore City Justice Adams yesterday,
owing to the absence OF important
witnesses, has been postponed till
Friday.
A handsome attache of proml.
nent business house in this city is
reported to have left for parts un.
known. leaving his employer out
and injured to q considerable
amount on account Of overdrawn
salary.
By telegram on our first page it
will be seen that the Supreme
Court yesterday decided the Feliz
water suit In favor of the city, hold
Ing that the city of Los Angsles
has q prior right to the use Of the
waters Of the Los Angeles river.
A deed from the Bank Of Califor.
MIA, conveying the distillery prop.
erty on tho East side of the river
to Messrs. L. J. Rose and Charles
Stern, consideration $12, 500, was
filed for record in the County Re.
corder's office yesterday.
We would suggest to the ushers
at Turnverein Hall that the proper
time to carry on an animated con.
versation 10 just when some partic.
ulsrly soft air Is being executed on
the stage. Persons occupying back
seats will then be able to appre-
oiate the beauty Of the music, by
contrast.
The HERALD Acknowledges the
compliment of a pleasant ssrenade
from tho Confidence boys last
night. Also the further compli.
ment of three rousing cheers and Q
tiger, given with will. After
leaving the HERALD office, the
company serenaded the proprietor
of the Pico House, Mr.. 1. M.
Hellman and Councilman B. Cohn.
III the City Court yesterday J. B.
Fields, who has been q pretty con-
slant boarder at the city's expense
for the past two years, was arraign.
ed on the charge of drunk and dis.
orderly, the latter offence consist.
Ing In an attempt to tear down the
jail yard fence. He was sent up
for sixty days. John Fay, an.
other regular, got twenty days.
Owing to the rush for reserved
seats to the Mendelssohn concert
last evening many were unable to
obtain tickets, which has induced
the Club to repeat the concert this
evening with an entire change Of
programme. Seats eau be obtain.
edlat Wangeman's music store to-
day. We advise all who wish a
good seat to secure it early.
We have received No. i, Vol. !,
of the Sierra Madre Vista. edited
by N. c. Garter, San Gabriel. The
present number 10 devoted to set.
ting forth the advantages of the
San Gabriel valley as q place fol
settlers. It also contaius fine
views Of the Mission San Gabriel
and Willow Dale, the home of Mr..
Carter. Altogether It Is a credita'
BILE paper and should be widely dis.
seminated.
Mr.. Porter Spence, son OF Mr.. E
F. Spence, of the First National
Bank, leaves for Yuma Tomorrow
morning to take q position In tn,
engineer corps Of Col. Chalmers
Scott, who IL about to survey Z
route for q branch Of the Southern
! Pacific Railroad to Port Isabel, OF
,, the Gulf Of California. We wisl
our young friend pleasant expe
( rienees and trust that old Sol MAJ
I be induced to modify the ordinar!
warmth Of his glances during tn
], stay Of Mr.. Spence In that section
The members Of Confidence En-
CINE Company No. 2 turned out Il
full uniform last night and. accom-
panied by the City Band, ssrsnad
;. cd Mr.. George A. Vignolo, Treasure
OF the Company, who has just n
turned from his bridal trip. Alta
several airs had been played, th
party were invited into the house
}, where . sumptuous lunch, pr
: pared for the occasion, was dii
!: cussed with gusto by the boys. Al
n ter some time spent In social chs
70 the company retired, wishing thsl
comrade and his amiabfe wife
q long life Of welded bliss.
DR.. H. B. Lathrop and wife,
Los Angeles, left for home th
= morning by private conveyance
after q visit of several days to th
.,tv Tho Doctor surprised h