Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-22
LOCAL RREVITIES.
Ash Wednesday.
Washington's Birthday.

Washington's Birthday.
Mr.. l.. J. Rose, of Sammy Slope,
was in the city yesterday.
Shoe department of Peoples Store
will close at l O'clock to-day.
The banks will be closed to-day
In honor Of Washipgton's Birth
day.
MIR. &c. Laventhal is Il passenger
by this mornings train from Ari.
ZOna.
THERMOMETERS for "a hours ending
at S:l5 last evening: Maximum 6la;
minimum $50.
The trial of Happy Jack for petit
larceny has been set for Thursday
by City Justice Adams.
The pleasant face of Major P. II.
Downing, of Wilmington, was
prominent on our streets yester-
day.
Mr. w. H. Perry went up TO San
Francisco overland yesterday on
n brief business visit. He Will be
absent about week.
One OF the great difficulties in
Los Angeles to-day il to get an
eligible room. They are scarcer
than angels visits.
Mr.. James G. Peacock, Jr., editor
of the Cotton Semi 1ropio, is pay
Ing Los Angeles visit and is stop.
ping at the Cosmopolitan.
To-day bei''g legal holiday the
Post Office and Wells, Fargo & Co.'s
Express office will be open only at
the same hours rs on Sunday.
To-day, Washington's Birthday,
being a legal holiday, no buslne
will be transacted in the Courts
and other pubic offices.
The Eagle Corps will be the
cynOsure of all eyes this afternoon,
just as the gallan. Confidence boys
will engross all thoughts in the
evening
Domestic department of Peoples
Store closes at O'clock to-day.
A match game of base bail will
be played this afternoon at Agri-
cultural Park between the Ivy and
University clubs. Game to be
called at 3 p. NJ.
The indefatigable executive man
OF the Gas Company, Fay. tells us
that he il kept pretty busy, Of late,
putting down connections with
new buildings.
One of the finest stables OH the
Pacific slope is that Of Mr.. E. J.
Baldwin, OF the Santa Anita
ranch. His stud alone comprises a
small fortune.
We are now verging on the lat.
ter end of February, and we have
az yet had no great, drenching
rain. A two inch dOwDpour would
make our mesas yield great wealth.
Our Irish fellow.citizens are de.
termined to surpass themselves In
their reception of Mr.. O'COnnor,
aud their contributions to the Land
League will doubtless be right
royal.
Our hardy City Justics seldom
acknowledges fatigue, but be
frankly admits that his eight days
wrestle with the Siorb case has
tested his endurance to the ut.
most.
The steamer Orizsba Is due
from San Francisco this morning
aud will sail for San Diego in the
evening. Passengers will take the
3P. NJ train, Los Angeles time,
for Wilmington.
By card published elsewhere II
will be seen that ninety Of the
most prominent business houses oil
the city have agreed to close. at
p. N. to-day, out of respect to
Washington's Birthday.
We were informed by MIR. Perry
that the statement published In
the Commercial that his daughter,
Mics Mamie, would give a concert
ut San BernardiDo next Saturday
evening was entirely without au-
thority.
The HERALD acknowledges the
compliment of champagne and
cake from Mr.. John Phillippi, who
Yesterday entered the ancient and
honorable guild of Benedicts. We
wish the newly married couple q
great deal of happiness on theil
journey through life.
Gents furnishing goods depart
ment of Peoples Store closes at
o'clock to-day.
p. Heyman, arrested for choking
HE wife, was tried before City JUS
tice Adams yesterday. The testi.
mony showing that the case was
not IS aggravated as at first report
ed, he was ssntenced to the chain
gang for twelve days In default Of
Sl2 line.
Our old Pittsburgh friend Mr.
Glass yesterday left to rejoin bis
brother, Mr.. ]. B. Glass, at Salt
Lake City. after sOjourn Of some
weeks in the Orange Grove City.
We hope. In the near futurs,t ball
both gentlemen as residents OF Los
Angeles county.
The Council at its meeting yes'
terdsy Instructed the City Attor'
ney to take the proper steps to
have all unused street Car tracks
removed from the streets OF the