Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-03
Local news Notes.

Register
The street gang will clean Main street
and Sonora street to-day.
A very large party went out on the
San Gabriel Valley X. R. excursion yes
terday.
There is a very thin line Of grist for
the legal mill of the Superior Court for
the reat Of the term.
The work is now in progress on the
fourth story Of the new University
building in West Los Angeles.
Register your name to-day and save
your vote
st. Joseph's Branch, No. 397, G. X.
of A., meet this evening at 1880 at the
old church opposite the Plaza.
From midnight up to 7 o'clock last
evening there was but one arrest re-
corded at the police office. It was only
drunk.
Mr.. Boring, the architect. is about to
begin the erection of $500 cottage for
his use on Home street, east of Texas.
in the "toney west end"
The registration roll is still open.
Let every Democrat enroll himself and
voie the ticket next Monday.
The gang Of street cleaners were busy
all yesterday ON Also street. That
thoroughfare Is now in presentable shape
as far as the Alameda street crossing.
One arrest was made by the police last
night for malicious mischief. This
made the grand total of two for the "a
hours ending at midnight.
Mr.. I. w. Blackburn, Chief Clerk of
the General Passenger Agent of the U.
p. X. r., arrived yesterday with the
great Union Pacific excursion.
1t is reported that the tuna eater, Jo-
hannis, whose case has been pretty fully
reported, has been brought into the city
and placed in the county hospital.
Tonight, the Knights of Labor will
give their grand bali at Nadeau Hall.
A pleasant time is anticipated and
large number will doubtless be in at
tendance.
Messrs. Stephen NJ. White and J. W.
Mckinley went up to Sacramento by
train yesterday to press the decision of
the license case before the Supreme
Court.
The Council Committee say they hope
soon to be able to proceed with the
good work Of opening up Los Angeles
street through Chinatown. $50 mote
it be"
Mr.. w. II. Norway, for a quarter Of
a century Deputy U. s. Surveyor on the
Pacific Coast, is paying Los Angeles a
visit and will probably conclude to To-
cate here.
The Board of Education has permitted
Prof. De Lery to introduce his new
writing tablets into the public schools.
The Professors card can always be
found in the HERALD.
The Warner excursion that goes East
at 7 o'clock to-day will be the first that
goes by the Cajon Pass with the Santa
Fe sleepers. By this new route close
connections are made, and Is hours
saved between Los Angeles and Kansas
City.
a The California Southern Railroad
checks its own baggage, bills its own
freight, runs its own freight cars, and in
general does general railroad business
in and out of the city to all points AZ far
as Cotton, to San Diego and through to
the East.
Mr.. A. McNally yesterday obtained
the contract for laying the brick in the
new Wilson building on First street.
There will be about 600, 900 brick used,
reported to come from Mullally's yard.
Who will put up the next large brick
block?
There were not many vorers who
put their names on the Great Register
yesterday. There are probably good
many who thought it was too late. The
rolls will remain open until Friday
night. See that your name is on the list,
and cast your vote for the Democratic
candidates. for fair play and personal
liberty.
Prof. John Houghton Won Keith's
mother, of this city, is one of the claim
ants for the $500, 900, 900 estate in Eng
land. She was an only daughter of
Sally Houghton. of Andover, Mass.
who was direct heress to the great
Aquilla Chase. .Townely estate. This lady
has already spent 500 in prosecuting
her interest in the estate. Los Angeles
seems to be well supplied with claim
ants.
The HERALD has letter from Mr.. l.
Hafen touching poll-tax and the Tax
Collectors way OF collecting the same.
1t is the opinion of legal light OF this
city that as the blanks are printed now,
and the collectors duty laid down, that
officer could not properly receive a
part of taxpayers money and issue
receipt, but that all the taxes due are
payable at one time if the payer wishes
to get his receipt.