Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-13
LOCAL RREVITIES
. Gumpsy has arrived. Marmalade
sovc on

y Gumpsy has arrived. Marmalade
says 30.
The thermometer on Sunday
night, at IL p. NJ, stood at 62o.
The popular merchant tailor, F.
Adams, elsewhere advertises for O
good journeyman.
Fred Mellus is singing it is nice
to be a father, the benefaction TAX
Ing the shape of girl baby.
The first through train to New
Orleans from this coast will leave
San Francisco on the 18th.
Mr.. Meincer has contracted to
build three small cottages in East
Los Angeles, on three lots sold by
Riley & Graham last week.
Mr.. AL. Castle, of San Francisco,
came down to Los Angeles yester-
day for the benefit of his health
and is the guest Of Mrs. Doria
Jones, of the Plaza.
Lewis Lichteuberger has been
appointed by Governor Perkins a
Trustee of the Southern California
Agricultural Society, District No. 6.
The Executive Committee of the
League of Freedom will meet at 8
O'Clock this evening, to draft by
laws and to transact other busi-
ness.
The Turnverein Germania will
give ball on New Years. Eve. 1t
will doubtless be, like all the pre-
yious efforts OF this popular local
society, y brilliant affair.
Who is to blame? Two letter.,
dated goth OF November, sent by
the lightning express from San
Diego, arrived here one on the 18th
and the other on the 18th inst.
Col. Beaver, OF Wilmington
fame, has associated with'himself
Sergeant A. ]. Hickman, and to.
gether they propose to run a first
class saloon ut that lively mari
time town. They are entirely
competent to the task.
The Rev. ]. K. Ellis, with a
hard sense for which many people
in this community will esteem
him has, we understand, expressed
1t as his opinion that the churches,
as churches, should not join in the
sumptuary law crusade.
The fret issue of the Downey
SIGNAL made it's appearance on
Saturday under the proprietorship
of Messrs. Tarwater & Purcell. 1t
announces it's Intention TO eschew
politics and promote the interests
Of the Los Nictos Valley.
A paisano, answering to the
high sounding name Of Juan de
Dios Sotelo, was up before the JUS
tice yesterday charged by Louis
Mendibles with trying to carve up
the Istter's cheeks, Maori fashion.
He Ia held under bail, to appear to-"
day for his examination.
The planning mills are beginning
to talk about being compelled to
shut down shortly, owing to the in
ereasing scarcity Of lumber. The
demand for this material this sea-
ssn has been unprecedented and
the mills have been unable 10 cut
enough te supply the demand.--
fam RerndydiuO Times.
What Is to be- gained by the
Sunday law, when the police dock
ct only contains ono item in "a
hours. viz: w. w. Negle. arrested
on q warrant for disturbing the
pesce. With such deplorable
state of affairs, we are sadly In
need of an earnest band OF moral
iste to act as custodians OF the pub
lie virtue.
At the Anti-Saloon meeting,
which assembled at Good Tenn.
plars' Hall last night, q band OF
twenty was organized to go round
to the different saloons next Sun
day and report such of them
as should ksep open to a meeting
which is named for next Wednes-
day night week, ct the Congrega'
tional church.
VIM. II. Pinkham, o son OF Lydia
Pinkham, from Lynn, Mass,
promising member of New Eng
land society, died in this city Sat.
urday morning. Dec. 3D.. His re-
mains were embalmed at once by
the Messrs. POnet & Orr; and, thii
morning, they leave for his formel
home, in company with his widow
and her brother.
Az will be ssen elsewhere, City
Treasurer Kays is prepared to re-
deem the remnant Of the city'i
subscription of $75. 600 towards the
building Of the San Pedro railroad
Slowly but surely Los Angeles city
and county are sloughing OF th'
incubus of debt; and, where they
do not Bay outright, they are re
ducing the rate Of Interest on theil
outstanding obligations, and tina
very largely.
Mr.. J. Blow, who resides nea
the river, on First street, lodged
complaint yesterday at the police
office to the effect that, on Sunday
morning, about IL O'Clock, Will
he was temporarily absent. SOM
enc, whom he suRposes 70 De !.
msn named Arguello, broke int'
his house and stole therefrem
shotgun revolver and q pair Q
pants. He ssyA the THIEF wor
dark clothes and rode dark hors
with = white face and white iegs'