Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-01-31
The Mayor and the City Coun-

xue mayor anu tne lily COun-
ell, comprising the Board of Trus-
tees Of the Public Library, meet at
the Library rooms at a o'clock this
evening to elect o Librarian for
the ensuing year. The candidates
for the position, we believe, are
Miss Mary O, Foy, present incam-
bent, Miss Carey and Miss Birdie
Cannon.
We received a call yesterday
from DR.. r. G. Harrison, who ac-
compapied Mrs. DR.. Potts on her
visit to this city come months ago.
The Docter Informs us that Mis-.
Potts met with great success in her
tour of the Pacific Coast and that if
proper arrangements can be made
she will return to this city and
give another course of lectures.
Occasionally during the past two
weeks some free and easy individu-
ais have packed from the HERALD
Office copies of the San Francisco
NeWS Letter and other interesting
papers without the fOrmality of
saying by your leave. Now We
wish to say TO the aforesaid spoli-
ators that If they will allow us to
read those papers first we will be
much obliged.
Officer Horner yesterday ed
q man at the railroad depot who
had loaded pistol pointed at his
head with the seeming intention
of ending his mortal career. He
was taken into custody and at the
police office gave his name al Da-
vid Thompson. He was evidently
crazy drunk and will be taken be-
fore City Justice Adams this morn
ing to answer to the charge of
drunkenness.
BY telegram elsewhere 1t will
be seen that the store of Edelman
Brothers and the livery stable of
Kenisten & Brazelton, at Cotton,
were destroyed by fire last night.
AT one time it was feared the en-
tire square would go. The Messrs.
Edelman Brothers, who are the
cons of Rabbi Edelman, of this
city, bold a policy OF insurance for
$1,000 and Keniston & Brazelton
one Of $1,000, both in the Fireman's
Fund Insurance Company. The
total less is reported at $4,000.
A case of canine affection and
constancy is now being exempli-
fed at the Evergreen Cemetery.
Some ten days ago a man, a stran-
ger to the sexton, was buried
there. Two days afterwards dog
entered the cemetery and after
searching about for some time,
finally found the grave in which
the stranger was inferred; and,
lying down on it, has remained
there ever since. The sexton has
made repeated Efforts to entice
him away and has carried food to
him, but the faithful creature will
neither eat nor desert his post.
A brief glimpse of Wilmington
yesterday morning showed that
ancient burg TO be instinct with
life. A vessel had just ridden up
to and made fast to the historic old
wharf. far inland Of that of the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Company
and the extension of the Whining.
ton branch of the Southern Pacific
Railway. Even at an early hour
the streets were full of people, and
the wharf was busy with gangs Of
brawny stevedores, who were de-
barking from lighters, and load ing
on to fiat cars, steel rails for the
Mexican Genital Railway. Dave
Main, locking every inch trusty
fisherman, was just pushing off
with his nets to ensnare the finny
Inhabitants of the Bay of Will
mington and the deeps beyond.
Dave looks fully ten years younger
than when we last saw him in Los
Angeles We encountered another
old tim Apgelefio, Jack Hickman,
who, on the strength of the iodine
and ozone and excellent whisky
dispensed at Wilmington, looks rs
fresh as bridegroom. Jack is in
partnership in saloon with Col.
George H. Beaver. A glance at
the wharf at Wilmington recalls
the brightest times ever known in
Los Angeles county. The presid-
ing genius of the place Admiral,
lately General, Banning, is at his
post early, and his indomitable
energy counts for much of the life
and drive of the place. The unob-
trusive but genial Frank Tanning
also counts in picture which has
nothing but pleasant suggestions
OF business and prosperity. AS the
Admiraps right-hand man, Frank
Is the right man In the right place.