Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-11-29
LOCAL HIS.

Mr.. J. M. Griffith has returned
from his trip to San Francisco.
The Los Angeles Packing Com.
pany pay from 81 to cents q pound
for hogs en- the hoof.
Mr.. Fred Potts has returned
from the up.country and is paying
q visit to his parents and his old
home.
The Democratic Municipal Con.
vention will meet at Union Hall at
1880 o'clock this evening to nomi.
nate a ticket.
Mr.. Jacob Phillippi has returned
from Fulton Wells, much benefited
by the sulphurous waters which
there abound.
Mr.. J. X. Skinner, In New To-
Day, advertises the loss of the
plans and specifications for Mr..
Muller's house.
To-day Mr.. w. II. Perry, accom-:
panied by his daughter, Miss
Mamie, will arrive in San Fran
cisco from Italy.
A good cabinet maker, who un-
derstands upholstering, will find
something of interest to him
amongst our new advertiseme nts.
The streets in the neighborhood
of the new State Normal School
show more building activity than
almost any other portion of our
city.
Mr.. T. S. Harris, q gentleman
who has published number of
vigorous Journals, ranging from
Panamint and Darwin to Bodie, is
visiting Los Angeles.
While we have distinctly abdi-
Gated the role of weather prophet,
nobody need be astonished to hear
the rain pattering down upon the
heads of Angeleiios very shortly.
The White Elephant seems to
be drawing like house afire. We
have reliable information that this
accomplished animal is a first
cousin Of the Sacred Elephant of
the Kingdom of Siam.
Seven tramps were disposed of
by Judge Adams yesterday. The
Judge also sentenced vagrant
scamp who scandalized the Illus
trious name of Andrew johnson by
giving 1t rs his right style and
title.
Within The next ten days the
Texas-Pacific and Southern Pacific
Railroads will be connected about
sixty miles east of Camp Rice.
This is significant event, imply
ing varioos changes of Importance.
Saturday General Superintend.
ent A. N. Towne, of the Central
and Southern Pacific Railways, &C.
companied by number OF rail-
way notabilities, passed through
Los Angeles en- route to the
"front," in Texas.
Louis Gutman was yesterday
convicted of forgery In the Supe.
rior Court for forging the name of
l.. J. Rose to check, although he
really wrote L. H. Rose. AS he
intended to write the other initial,
however, the jury were perfectly
right.
We encounter, in the Tucson
Journal Of the 9th inst, the sen.
sational heading, "Firel FireW
On looking below this incendiary
heading, we simply find that the
editor thinks that it would be a
good thing II Tucson had an ade-
quate water supply!
City Treasurer Kays's duties
during the past few days have by
no means been light. Our people
are paying their taxes with graft
flying promptitude; and. within
the period named. Mr.. Rays has
passed between $15i 900 and SIG, 600
into the City Treasury.
The Cotton Semi. Tropic says that
last week a Wall street broker was
left, by talking too much, by the
Eastern bound train, and having
important business in the Territory
that would not suffer dely, he
chartered an engine for $3.50 and
chased bis runaway train clear to
Yuma before overtaking 1t.
Some of his friends may suppose
that unadulterated wickedness has
made the head OF Major Morford so
extremely bald. The fact is, how.
ever, that, in his youth, the Major
was O smelter In lead furnace,
and his luxurlant locks were eae-
rificed to honest labor, In bis nines
teenth year, at that.
Col. John f. Godfrey went up to
San Francisco direct after his visit
to the Total Wreck mine In Ari-
zona. His familiar presence on
our streets to-day advised our peo.
pie that his somewhat extended
travels had been broughtto close.
He is simply looking q little more
bronzed than usual.
Yesterday they commenced the
laying of brick on the State Nor
NAL School. Quite force of ma
sons will be put on To-day. The
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furnished by San Francisco par.
ties, no bid having been received
from Los Angeles. The award for
the hardware appointments of the
school has been given to w. CT
Furrey & 20.
The corn, wine and oil of the
commerce OF scrlptural and classic
times, are supplemented, In Los
ABgelesscounty, by a perfect abiil-
ty to raise tobacco and cettoni
and, taking In the share of the So
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