Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-16
LOCAL RE1EVITIHS.

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There is a good demand for land
at Pomona.
A young man desires a situation
In a private family. He NAV be
seen at Dotter & Bradley's.
Mr.. E. Hall, the Sheriff of Fresno
county, and wife, are registered at
the Cosmopolitan Hotel; also, Mr..
l.. Phillips. of Spadra.
Mr.. Flanagan, Of the Southern
Pacific, and lately resident at Will
mington, in the com papy's serv.
Ice, Ia paying u visit to his old
stamping ground.
There was sprinkling rain at
Newhall yesterday. 1t was mere
drizzle-a sort OF Scottish mist.
Still 1t laid the dust and made To-
comoti0n pleasant.
The notion and toy stores in
town present very attractive ap.
pesrance, with their large array of
holiday goods, skillfully placed to
captivate the beholder.
Captain H. l.. Haskell. Aid.de-
Camp to the Commanding Gen.
eral of the Department of Arizona,
with his family, are registered at
the Cosmopolitan.
At twelve last night the rains
set in. They were blithe and glad
some. Rattling on the tin roof of
the HERALD, their sound was both
resonant and welcome.
A train consisting of sixteen
cars OF lumber. twenty-four cars of
coal, one box Car, and two passep.
ger cars, propelled by two loco.
motives, arrived from Wilmington
yesterday afternoon.
A gentleman up from Whining
ton this morning reports business
at that port as simply tremendous.
Constant arrivals and departures
OF vessels make 1t scene of the
greatest business activity.
The Hon. John Mansfield will
of1ciate as President OF the day,
and the Hon. r. F. del Vale az
Orator, during the ceremony of
laying the corner stone Of the
Branch Normal School tom orrow.
Mr.. w. w. Creighton, for some
time connected with the press of
Los Angeles in various capacities,
and latterly q resident of Arizona,
arrived in this city yesterday. He
proposes to stay amongst us for
week or ten days.
Our last issue, through an mad
vertence, made r. Pico guilty Of
taking a hOrse and bride. The
item should have read q saddle and
bride, otherwise it would be grand
larceny, and his bondsmen would
have been losers to a much larger
amount.
There will he a grand rally Of the
boys and girls, next Saturday, at 8
P. M. Good Templars' Hall, to
complete the organization of q
Band IF Hope. The badges and all
things required to go on with the
work are now on hand.
A man must be terribly hard up,
or have remarkably small
amount of pluck, to be guilty Of
stealing the side curtains of a bug
ey and a horse blanket; but some
wretch has been equal to the 0cca-
sion, to DIR, ShOrb's loss.
That old time Angelefio, John
Haley, who has been absent from
Los Angeles for some time past,
DIR. A. M. Owen, of the United
States Navy, and James Irvine, Of
the San Joaquin ranch, are passen .
gers to arrive from San Francisco
by the Southern Pacific this morn
Ing.
Owing to the fast increasing
amount Of freight handled be-
tween Los Angeles and else ere,
the railroad company, even with
their admirable storing facilities,
are compelled to extend their
warehouse, and they are now add.
ing $50 feet to their accomm oda.
tions. They are also building q
new foundation for another car
shop.
Last night Deputy Sheriff Bar
retto brought into town Jean Pom
chon, a Frenchman living near FL
Monte, and possessed of about 5000
head of sheep, on q complaint
lodged against him by Richard
Garvey, who believes him to be
inn plicated in the burning OF hay
stack at that place. Ponchon AYERS
his innocence and says he Is not at
all anxious about his ability to ex-
cuIpate himself.
We had the pleasure of O call
yesterday from Mr.. George Werner
for long time the press and dra'
matte agent Of the Ward Combine
ton. Mr.. Werner is an accom-.
plished gentleman, who proposes
to make himself q resident of Loo
Angeles, and who will afford our
people the opportunity of attend
ling number OF agreeable ORA
matio entertainments through bill
connections with troupes Of recog'
mixed excellence.
| In the grand rattle presided over
at the Palace saloon last night BY
Julius Vogelsdorff, No. 10 threw a
and drew the fret prize, No. Il
threw AZ and captured the SECOND
prize, No. ITO threw Al and carried