Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-15


mittees published elsewhere, primary
meetings will be held in the several
wards OF the city next Monday evening,
for the purpose Of selecting candidates
for Councilmen, to be voted for at the
city election, to be held on Tuesday, De.
cember 4th, proximo. A full attendance
of Democrats is desired.
Mr.. E. c. Davis yesterday brought to
the HERALD Office red worm, or little
serpent. that he found imbedded in the
back Of smelt that was being prepared
for his evening meal. The serpent is a
lively little creature, about three inches
long, and as large round as knitting
needle. Davis said at the sight Of the
snake the fish smelt bad.
Mr.. Fl. NJ. Monk, of Virginia City,
Nevada, writes to the HERALD for the
address of some reliable party who has
olive trees or cuttings for sale. This
shows the nurserymen that it is time to
advertise trees once more. Mrs. e. A.
Hambly, Of Oleander, Fresno county,
CAL, also wants to know about olive
trees. Our dealers in olive trees will
rise and explain.
Mr.. Frank Monaghan, formerly con-
ductor on the railway between Los An
geles and Wilmington, and Los Angeles
and Santa Ana, is spending q short vaca-
tion in the city, He is engaged in mer-
chandizing at the Needles, where he re-
ports business very active and increas-
ing. He represents the climate at that
place to be delicious at this time Of the
year.
Thomas Laughlin, Los Angeles
printer, stoppsi over in Tucson yester-
day and to-day ON his way home from
chihuahua. Mr.. Laughlin has been in
Chihuahua four months, during which
| time he has had control Of the Spanish
columns of the Daily News He will re-
turn there in December. Citizen.
Tommy" Is well known here. He
was for long time employed on the
Chronicie.--Globe (Arizona) Chronicle.
What is whims'
The old system Of hod carrying. which
the old joke was founded upon, that,
although the hod carrier took bricks to
the fourth story of a building, "the man
at the top did all the work." has been
changed in nearly all the buildings in
course OF erection in this city, by the use
OF double elevators, worked on pulley,
and by the use Of horse. 1t is not only
labor saving to the men, but the work Is
far more rapidly accomplished.
The Thirty-Eights Engine Company
yesterday purchased from Mr.. Dobyns,
of III Monte. span Of magnificent half
bred Percheron horses for their engine.
The animals are bright bay in color,
with black points and star in forehead.
They are full brothers, three and four
years old, and we're raised by Mr.. Frser,
Of FL Monte, out OF Pereheron horse,
raised in Illinois, and purchased by him
at the State Fair at Sacramento some
five years ago.
A large brown eagle was yesterday
brought in from Downey City, where it
was captured. 1t was exhibited at
Gsrmain's and attracted much attention.
One gentleman, who wanted to feel the
plumage of the proud bird of freedom,
put his hand in the cage, and after the
eagles talons were sent through his
hand be didn't need any more eagle Tin
his'n." He knows great deal about
eagles now, and says it is "a very
tslonted bird" Undoubtedly.
The announcement for grand organ
recital, instrumental and vocal concert,
to be given at the Fort Street NJ. E.
Church on Tuesday evening, Nov. Goth,
appears elsewhere in the HERALD.
The programme is well selected and will
be rendered by our best home amateurs,
assisted by several vocalists and in
struinentalists of note from Chicago and
other Eastern cities. The entertainment
will be one of the finest ever given in
the city, and should attract a large su.
dience.
The former store Of Joseph Murtagh
to let Entire outfit and fixtures for
sale BY Peoples Store.
Judge J. @. Nichols informs us that he
has started new mining camp. thirty
miles south of the great Providence
Mountain mine. and but FIVE miles south
Of the Southern Pacific Railroad at Ad-
son station. He has there discovered
some mines Of copper, silver and anti
mony, which he is opening. These
mines are in the Kane Springs district.
and the Judge appears sanguine that he
has struck it rich.. He Is preparing some
ore for shipment, either 10 San Francisco
or to Denver. We ought to reduce it
here in Los Angeles.
In their business as searchers Of rec
ords, the Messrs. Gillette, Gibson L
Wood keep record Of the names of all
the purchasers Of real estate in Los An
geles city and county. As showing the
rapid settlement of our county by per-
sons who have come to stay, Mr.. Frank
A. Gibson, of the above firm, informed q
HERALD reporter yesterday that during
last week his firm entered ON their regis
ter the names Of sixty persons who had
never before owned real estate in Los
Angeles county, the most of them being
purchasers Of farms upon which they in
tend TO settle.
Date Of sale of Murtagh's bankrupt
stock will be announced shortly-Peo-
pies Store.