Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-01-27
LOCAL RREVITIES.

turns from San Francisco overland
this morning.
A lady of experience, In our New
To-Day, advertises for a situation
as teacher or gOverness.
Mr.. James Grant, President of
the Blood Horse Asso ociation Of the
United States, is registered at the
PicO House.
Mr.. c H. Simpkins, President of
the Los Angeles Gas Company, Ia
a passenger by this mornings
overland train.
Mr.. l.. Levin, who has been at
San Francisco on a brief visit, re.
turns home by this mornings
overland train.
The County Treasurer remitted
to sacramento yesterday $llS,-
375.70. taxes due the State from
Los Angeles county.
Sergeant Jack Hickman, of Will
miegton, was in the city yester.
day, looking as r0bust and roey as
youth Of twenty.
Mr.. A. w. Poole, United States
Marshal for California, will arrive
In Los Angeles by this mornings
train from San Francisco.
Dennis Nagle, of al Main street,
returned from San Francisco yes
terday with q large stock of the
latest novelties in boots, shoes and
other foot gear.
Mr.. w. E. Willmore writes to a
gentleman in this city that he will
probably reach Los Angeles with
an excursion party about the mid
die Of next month.
The steamer Ancon Ia due
from San Francisco this morning
and will sail for San Diego in the
evening. Passengers will take the
5 P. NJ. train, Los Angeles time,
for Wilmington.
Another prize shooting contest
commenced Monday at the Centen-
nial shooting gallery. There are
nov 600 scores shot and the high
est ale B. Straus 20, II. Il. HsZard,
e. Harris, J. Kuhrts and r. w.
Dawson each 28 and four 27s.
Mr.. Frank Shay, private Secre.
tary to Ex-Governor Leland Stan.
ford, and wife and Miss Annie
Bell aud Miss E. 8. Hewson, all Of
San Francisco, arrived in Los An
geles y yesterday morning overland
and are stopping at the Pico Heuse.
Mrs. Ivar A. Weld leaves to-day
via the Southern route for New
York, whence she will take the
steamer for Copenhagen, Denmark,
on q six months visit to her rela.
tives and the scenes of her child
hosd. She will be accompanied by
two of her children. We wish her
q pleasant passage and o safe re-
turn.
Messrs. Harper, Reynolds & Co.,
in a double column advertisement
elsewhere, advertise a clearance
sale IF damaged stock and invite
everybody tn call and purchase
goods at their own figures. To per.
sons in need of goods in their line
this is an opportunity not often Of
fered. Give them a call.
A lodge of the Independent Order
Of Good Templars was recently OF
ganized at Compton with seventy
two charter members. The follow
ing are the prominent officers: +.
Caseres, w. G. Il; Lucy Jenkins,
w. V. r.; Rev. J. B. Green, w.
Oh hsplain; G. e. Hammond, w.
Secretary; j. s. Abbott, w. Treas
urer.
The jury in the case Of F. M.
Matthews ct ux VS.. the Central
Pacific Railroad Company, which
has been on trial before Judge
Howard for the past two days, last
evening brought in verdict fol
plaintiff. Of $25, 500 damages for in.
juries received by Mrs. Matthews
while q passenger Oh one OF de.
fendant's trains from Sacramento
to Los Angeles.
The attention OF property owners
and others who may want to take
out insurance policies IL directed
to the double column advertise.
| mept of Charles H. McNelly,
| which appears elsewhere. The
companies he represents are among
the most substantial and reliable
in the country and are noted fol
their promptness in settling losses
Policies issued on the most favora
able terms.
City Justice Adams was en-
gagged all day yesterday in the re-
trial, the first jury having failed tt
agree, of the case Of the People VS.
VIM. Andrews, charged with ma
licious mischief ia removing eur
yeyor's stakes from the dividing
line of his property and that OF ont
Cox, at the Ballona. The jury
which consisted of four persons
after due elaboration, brought II
a verdict Of not guilty. Major Bel
appeared for the complainant ant
lW. T. Gage, Esq, for the defense
The Quien Ssbs Petroleum Min
ing Company, composed Of Messrs
lWm. R. Rowland, ]. Q. Kays, w
B. Cullen, J. G. Bower, A. w. Gil
fllan and B. Chandler, yesterda.
ordered tools and machinery TO
putting down an oil well on thei
claim, located fourteen miles south
east OF this city. The machiner