Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-01-28
WAR DEPARTMENT, SIGNAL SERVICE,
U.S.. ARMY.
LOCAL HREVITIES.

The Los Angeles Guards give
one of their pleasant socials at
Military Hall this evening.
The United States Signal Service
office was removed yesterday from
the Ducommun building to the
third story Of the Baker Block.
Angelefios at San Fra ncisco ho-
tels on the 26th: G. r. Pierson, F..
r. Day, w. Walter, The Baldwin;
J. r. Mcdowell and wife, Brook.
Ign.
In the City Court yesterday,
George w. Welsh was examined
on the charge OF burglary, and
committed to Jail, in default Of
$3.50 bail, for trial.
In the cantata of the Flower
Queen, to be given at Turn Verein
Hall next week, our citizsns may
expect one OF the most enjoyable
concerts given In Los Angeles in a
long while.
An important meeting Of the
Citizens Committee on Whining
ton Harbor improvement will be
held mt the First National Bank at
II O'Clock to-day. A full ate nd
ance is desired.
About 10 O'Clock last night off.
Ger Kettler arrested All Luck, q
Chinaman, for burning straw in
the rear Of the stable formerly kept
by Mr.. Yeary, on Also street. The
Chinaman was locke'! up for ex-
animation this morning.
Mr.. I. H. Onstott shipped to one
firm in Arizona last week fifty
seven dozen chickens and thirty
four dozen more on general OILERS.
The chicken trade of this section is
all in the direction of Arizona
now-a' days.
Ellen Stewart, the ebony hued
damsel who stabbed the woman
"Shasta" in the eye, was examined
before City Justice Adams yester-
day on the charge of assault to
commit murder aud, in default of
ST, 700 bail, WAS committed to jail
for trial.
A Debating Society has been
organized by u humber of the
younger members of the Los An.
geles Bar 1t meets every Friday
evening ut the office Of Walter d..
Stephenson, E.q, for the discus
sion of questions of interest in luw,
politics and literature.
We understand that ex Council
nah II. Schumacher will shortly
leave for his old home in Germany
to settle up al estate to which he
has fallen heir by the death of q
relative. We wish him bon voyoge
and speedy return.
We are indebted to Assembly.
man Crank for u copy of Assembly
bill No. 29S, introduced by Mr..
Paulk, entitled Gan act to provide
for municipal corporations of the
fourth class" 1t Is quite vOlumi.
nous-45 quarto pages-rivaling in
length the new Constitution and
the present charter of the city of
Los Angeles.
Pretty good showing for our Con.
tention mine When tho Treasurer
of the Company has 2O4,S0O on
hand. Pretty good business to put
up double set of hosting works,
dig nearly 1000 feet under ground
and erect a twenty.stamp mill and
still have that amount on hand, the
entire expenses having been paid
out of the bullion produced
Tombstone Nugget
Judge Sepulveda yesterday is.
sued writ OF mandate to the
Board of Supervisors requiring
them to canvass the vote cast for
Justice of the Peace at the recent
election and commanding County
Clerk Potts to issue certificate Ol
election to John Trafford as Jus.
tice of tho Peace for Los Angeles
township, falling In which the
Board of Supervisors and the Coun'
ty Clerk are commanded to appear
before the Superior Court on the
10th day of February, at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, and show cause why such
certificate has not been issued,
Robert Thompson, Grand WOr.
thy Chief Templar Of the I. y. q
T. of California, gives notice thai
Mrs. Emily Pitt Stevens, Grand
Lecturer Of the Independent Order
Of Good Templa,s, will speak al
Los Angeles Jan. 20, 80, 81 and
Feb. l; Santa Monica, Feb. 2, 8
Pasadena, Feb. 4, s; Los Angeles
Feb. 9; Downey, Feb. 7, 8; Santa
Ana, Feb, 8, 10; Westminster, Feb
IL, II; Anaheim, Feb. 10. IA; Or.
ange. Feb. Is, Is; Artesia, Feb. II
IS; Compton, Feb. 10, 20; El Monte
Feb. 81, %; Spsdra, Feb. %, "a
Pomona, Feb %, &c; San Beinar'
dino, Feb. 81.
The varying fortunes Of the Post
office controversy threw Mr.. Frank
Gibson to the front'as the coming
man yesterday. Frank 10 both
popular and able, and would make
| q fortune, in time, in the business
he is now in, II he only sticks to 1t,
The rumor reaches US that Hon,
Walter s Moore Is lying back, like
| o lion In Lis lair, ready to spring
upon the official moroccan, carry II
off and devsur 1t at his leisure.
Meanwhile the face OF Dunkelber'
ger Is again wresthed In smiles
and he has that immemOria
strong. poiut Involved Ia actual
possession.
The Alvord mine, which bal