Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-04-03

| Commodore l. @. Green. at the an
nual meeting Of ass Engine Company
last night, was unanimously elected t
the responsible post Of Steward of thu
company for the tenth time.
Sunday was unusually dull In thu
city. A large proportion of people
either staid at home to rest; or excurtei
to various places Of resort. As 1t was Z
lovely day, one and all enjoyed them
selves.
| In City Justice Morgans Court yester
day Philip Grogan, convicted of stealing
q pig of lead, was fined $40 or, in de
fault, twenty days labor on the streets,
D. johnson, plain drunk, got ten day.
on the public works.
| "Frank. late Of the first chair in
Camillo's barber shop, Spring street, b,
advertisement elsewhere, notifies his
friends and patrons that he has removed
to the Fountain, near the postoffice,
where he will be glad to receive oil hi
customers.
The tree squirrels placed in Cenlrs
Park, New York, but four years ago
numbered half dozen. 1t is now
stated that there thousand Of them,
and that they greatly damage the trees.
They will be exterminated and fed te
the animals in the menagerie.
The remains of W. o. AFFORD were
yesterday disintsrred. on orders from Ro'
chester, Michigan. embalmed by Messrs
Ponet & Orr, and will be sent East this
morning by railroad. Mrs. Ledbury, Of
this city, . friend Of tho family Of the
deceased, will accompany the remains.
Immediately after the close Of this
mornings business the Produce Ex-
change will hold a meeting for the pur-
pose of electing Caller. The name
most prominently mentioned in oonnec.
tion with the position is that of Mr.. J. j.
Mellus. The Board could not make a
better selection.
Attention Is directed to the advertise.
mont of A. NJ. Wright, real estate agent.
which appears elsewhere in this morn
ing's HERALD. A fine line of city and
farm properties are listed at this Office.
all Of which will be sold at moderate
prices. Intending purchasers will do
well TO call.
The year 1857 was the most disastrous
year ever known for theatres throughout
the world. No less than forty -one were
burned. most Of them with loss Of life,
while few proved holocaust. They
were almost equally divided between
Europe and America, Europe losing
twenty -ons and the United States
twenty
Miss Willard will organize q branch
society Of the Woman's Christian Tenn
p,rancs Union at the Fort street NJ. 4.
Church this morning at 10 o'clock. All
Christiaa and temperance workers are
specially invited to be present and assist
in the organization by joining the
society, 1t will ho Miss Wizards last
public meeting ~ II city
The advertisement Of Messrs Hast 4
Holtzhoussr, proprietors Of the Central
House. Santa Monica. viii bs found in
this mornings HERALD. The house has
been thoroughly renovated and re-
furnished throughout and is now open
for guests. Persons intending to spend
the summer at the seaside and transient
visitors will find the Central House
pleasant place to stop.
Mr.. II. B. Smith, r., . sometime Az.
geleno but now Pacific Coast agent Of
the Missouri Pacific Railway, with
headquarters at San Francisco, looked
In to see us yesterday. Mr.. Smith is
the same genial fellow as of old and by
his tact and business aptitudes is rapid.
ly advancing to the front rank as rail
way man.
Sales on Change yesterday embrace 2
oars feed barley $40 and two cars more
were offered at the same rate--no buyers;
four sacks Of alfalfa seed at l3lc. two
cases eggs lSc, and ten ditto at l9c, For
ave sacks onions 81 is bid, with n. 20
ssked. For ten sacks Of walnuts Sc was
the best bid. Alfalfa hay was offered at
el2.75 and barley hay, wire baled, az
el4--no buyers for either.
We learn that Mr.. A. ]. Finlay, the
accomplished agent Of the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad at the new depot in this
city, viii shortly 60 to Central America
70 take charge Of some important rail-
way interests In that country. and will
be succeeded in Los Angeles by Hank
Wagner the rollicking railroad
rhymer.
After several contraaictory kilograms,
It is now definitely settled that Apollo
Commandery. Knights Templar, Of Chi
cago, and one Of the finest Communicates
in the country, will visit San Francisco
during the great triennial conclave in
August next. So says DR.. j. 5. Coils.
ter. the agent of the Commandery, now
in San Francisco making arrangements
FOR It's reception,
Mr.. J. C. Pilling, Librarian OF the
chronological Bureau, Smithsonian In
stitute, Washington, and author Of q
comprehensive photography Of Ameri-
can linguis.'cs, now in the hands Of the
printer. left tins city for San Francisco
yesterday afternoon, after a days visit.
Mr.. Pilling, we understand, will make
MS q longer visit on his return to his
official duties.
We are indebted to Mr.. John j. Noon,
of Daggstt, for pleasant call. Mr..
Noon Is Q native son OF the Golden
West, who has seen about as much SER
vice as falls to the lot Of men of his age.
We are pleased to know that he has
gathered plenty of shekels during his
eventful life, and we hope his new loca-
tion at the Calico mines will be q
| bonanza to him.