Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-07-01
LOCAL RREVITIEs,

Prof. Roadway is suffering from
congestion of the brain.
The comet took a dead square
plunge to the north late last night
land is becoming smaller by degrees
and beautifully less.
Mr.. Isador Polaski, who has been
up north for some days. is a pae.
senger by the train due from San
Francisco this morning.
The closing exercises at Mrs. On.
stotts school yesterday were inter.
esting and successful, the young
people pcquitting themselves most
acceptably.
Just received from the East q
large assortment of TRussEs of the
very best quality. Theo. WolI-
webber, Apothecaries' Hall, SO
Main street.
The perverse comet Is going in
an opposite direction from that ex.
pected. She handles her train,
however, with the grace OF belle,
ami spaDgles the heavens In capt.
tai style.
The annual reception given by
Dr.. J. P. Widney to the teachers
and graduating class of the Los
Angeles High School, takes place
at his residence, No. 129 Hill street,
this evening.
Judge Peel has arrived in Los
Angeles from Tom bstone on u sholt
visit of relaxation aud pleasure.
While Arizona lie a charming ter
rit0ry, it's mid-sum mer aspects are
not altogether fascinating.
Fishing excursions to the streams
on the top Of the Sierra Madre
mountains, eince County CLERK
Potts ha, popularized them, are
the vogue. The denizsns of the
San Gabriel are catching the infec.
ton.
Mr.. Lacy, of the First National
Bank, returned yesterday from q
ten days paseo to San Francisco
his first relaxation since he came
to Los Angeles. He deserved the
vacation several times over, and
shows up much the better for it.
He who would have q correct
theory of come:ary visitations
would do we'll to sit at the feet of
that astronomical Gamaliel, Col.
r. s. Hall. He can give the Inc
qliirer all the law and the prophets
10 the matter.
offer Hart last evening arrested
Emil Buttkowsky, who was identi-
fed az the man who sold two rss,rs
that had been stolen from the bar
Der shop Of Mr. Avon some time
ago. He will be exa Mined before
City Justice Adams this morning.
Mr.. D. A. elnolair, who was for
several years Treasurer Of Kern
county, returned from Arisona,
whsre he has been engaged in bus
iness for the rast year, day before
yesterday. Il is the intention OF
Mr.. Sinclair, we understand, to
make his future home In Los An
geles.
We learn that a long pending
event was oonsum m at ed y yesterday,
viz, the marriage Of Mr.. Frank A.
g bson to Mis- NJ. X. Simonds.
Both parties to the matrimonial
contrac, have tbs hearty good will
of hosts Of Angel. d ~, who wish
them long life and happiness.
Professor Wells, the mronaut. and
his wife, Mrs. Or. Wells, will de.
liver free lectures at the Fort street
NJ e Church this evening. Mr.
and Mrs Wells. have travelled ex.
tensively in all parts of the known
world; and. judging from the com
ments of the press in places al
which they have lectured, they re-
count their experiences In q mos
graphic and entertaining manner
A cordial invitation is extended tt
our citizens to go and hear them
tonight.
Night before last was pregnant o
accidents on the railway. Freigh
Conductor Jim Woodin was killed
at Upton, ten or twelve miles thl
side OF Tulure. AT $50 he had go
on top OF lis train TO signal a start
The train men having obeyed hi
signal, he turned to descend, slip
ping aud falling between the emf
grant and eabO0se oars. His heat
and shoulders were torn from hi
body, his death, of course, being
On the same nigh
u ack-walker at Atwater, WHIT
was trying to board freight train
had bis arm torn Off Ia the effort.
| A Chinese cook suicided at TIE
mecula, San Diego county, q short
time since, by hanging himself
When found lifeless, dangling a.
the end of u rope, he al-O held d
large knife grssptd In his RICH
hand. To the speculative mind l
10 now q gu, sti0n as to whether the
Celestial was merely experiment
iug-just 10 SEQ how it would feel
7 and il the event 1t became uncOm
Portable, ~ cuf the rHpr; or in cas-
the rope failed TO d.. It's work, finish
the Job with the knife. Any one
of our readers who IL fond of specu
Iation can work 1t out ct his or he
leisure. San Diego Union.
There Ia a mendioant Ia this city
who has hole in his throat, will
tube which Hts into the aperture
When he wants to excite sympA
thy and extort aims he removes