Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-21

the brag of a firm that can be
81 900 on such a shaky side of al
argument, yet cannot find employ
ment for more than two clerks
The Peoples store employs six
teen persons to transact its daily
business.
The regular meeting of the Bosrt
of Managers of the Ladies' Benevo.
lent Society will be held in GooC
Templar Hall at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. Important business
will come before it. The mem bers
of the Society and all friends are
extended cordial invitation to be
present.
The Triumph of Love has bee 4
carefully rehearsed and good per.
formance is assured. The play il
one which will be enjoyed by OLD
and young; therefore, Pater .f0.
nailias, turn out next Wednesday,
with your whole family, and IL you
go on Wednesday you will want ia
go again on Thursday. Secure
seats while you can, at Lazarus's
book store,
The Egyptian obelisk recently
transplanted to New York reminds
US Of a certain shoe store in this
town which in Imagination is
great, mammoth and gigantic, but
of no earthly good but to gaze at
aad dwell upon its former great.
ness. The Peoples store is new,
enterprisiHg and active and means
! business.
We direct attention to the card
of Messrs. Morford & Son, success
sors to Morford & Brewn, real es-
tate agents. Mr.. Morford has as
sociated his son, w. e. Morford,
Jr., with himself as partner and
will continue the business at the
old stand. The firm 10 perfectly re-
liable and will transact all busi-
ness entrusted TO them to the best
interests of their patrons.
The funeral services of Mrs.
Mary s., wife of Mr.. A. B. Chap.
man, who died at the family resi-.
dence, Rancho de Santa Anita, on
Sunday evening, will be held at
the Church of our Lady OF Angels,
opposite the Plaza, between the
hours of ii and II o'clock to-day.
The deceased was a most estim q Bile
woman and her death will be
mourned by all who knew her.
The entertainment for the bene-
tit OF the Ladies' Benevolent So
ciety, advertised some time ago,
but which was unavoidably post
poned, will, we understand, be
given shortly. A most attractive
programme is being prepared and
We can assure our citizens that, in
addition to aiding this very worthy
society, q delightful evenings en-
joyment Is in store for them,
The Scott party, coDssiing of
Mr.. and Mss. James P. Scott, son
and msiu, Mira. Andrew Gray, Miss
M. B. Irwin, Mr.. Charles K, Et.
ting and Mr.. Krumbaar arrived in
Los Angeles from Hueneme yester-
day, and are stopping at the Pico
House. Mr.. Scott will prolong his
stay during this week and will
make thorough inspection of our
surroundings and leading indus
tries
Men who profess in q three col.
umn advertisement to sell only for
cash were guilty of not only selling
a pair of shoes Sunday in defiance
of the Sunday law, but of charging
them to an account. So much for
cash principles. If they so desire,
the Peoples store will furnish
proofs.
The Messrs. Woods and Osborne
are considering the question Of
bringing the great Apostle OF the
E'thetes, Oscar F. Wilde, to Los
Angeles. If they can make ad-
vantageous terms with Mr.. Locke
our people will certainly be able to
hear what that gentleman has to
say about the lily and the sun
flower. They will, besides, have
an opportunity of gazing upon
those JOve.like curls and admiring
the symmetry OF @sthetis calves
encased in black stockings and
knee-breeches. These enterprislng
caterers to our amusement, stimu-
lated by their great success in the
Llngard season, have number of
very attractive specislties In view,
amongst which is Billy Emerson
and his mipstrels.
A New Orleans dispatch of the
18th inst, reads:
H. S. Steward, purporting to be
from Los Angeles, palmed eff two
alleged gold bricks on Peter Kier-
nan, Bullion Clerk of the Uuited
States Mint. He received u nego-
table receipt for the deposit of Is
33-100 ounces, valued at $1580.
The assum ption of at least a brief
Los Angeles residence on the part
of this enterprising chevalier din
duStrie is perfectly correct. He
certainly hailed from Los Angeles
and has just about had time to get
to New Orleans snd put the ropes