Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-04-15
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The church of the Unity will hold a
social this evening at Opera Hall. There
will be large attendance.
Frank Lorenzana went TO San Quentin
yesterday to serve out sentence of fouI
and half years for the crime of burglary
A horse was stolen from the corral oil
w. Thomson, at Pasadena, on Tuesday
night. See notice of reward in anothel
column.
Charley Parcels had q pair Of fine
pantaloons stolen from him yesterday,
The thief IS reported to have left the
legs behind.
The Republicans of the Third Ward
met last night and nominated Chas. X.
johnson for the City Council, vice Al
bert Brown, resigned.
The HERALD is under obligations fol
a neat Russia leather note book, pre-
sented by the eminent hardware dealers
Harper & Reynolds Co.
Good judges think there are still al
least 300 cars of oranges left in the
country. There may be more. They
are nea. ly all in the hands of dealers.
Entries for the spring races at Agri'
cultural Park will close to-day. Those
desiring to make entries should call al
the office of Griffin & Schroeder to-day
A little wreck occurred az Ravena on
Wednesday, whereby q couple of fiat
cars were jammed up. A wreoking train
went out yesterday to clear away the
debris.
The Democrats of the Third Ward
meet at the City Hall tonight at 1880 to
nominate a candidate for Councilman
from that ward, vice Albert Brown, re.
signed.
Yesterday at 8 n. NJ. chicken thief
got into the st. Elmo kitchen and stole
a chicken. The kitchen force turned
out and caught the thief before he
reached the street.
There are very few oranges going
forward these days on account of the
rain. Four cars went out by the s. P.
yesterday. The G. S. people expect a
train load by Saturday.
Some sneak thief got into the Semi
Tropic Saloon last night and distracted
a bright double eagle from the genial
male Hebe who serves nectar to the
gods of night-alias the reporters and
other owls.
Three of the men who came from
South Africa with the cargo of ostriches
have arrived in Los Angeles and gone to
the Los Feliz rancho to prepare the cor
raj for the ostriches, which are due here
next Monday.
Sonora De la Guerra, mother of the
wife of Don Ygnacio Sepulveda, left the
city yesterday foa the city of Mexico to
remain with her daughter while Judge
Sepulveda is absent at Washington as
Secretary of Senator Hearst.
On Friday April 10th, at P. M, there
will be given at the Los Angeles Col
leee, corner Fifth and Olive streets, an
entertainment consisting of recitations,
vocal and instrumental music. The
public are cordially invited.
r. S. Lee, the colored man who some
months ago cut John Embry with razor
at the new depot, on the arrival of a
gang of new walters for the st. Elmo,
was tried yesterday and found guilty of
assault with deadly weapon. Sentence
will be passed ON him to-day.
The last rain washed out all the new
embankment ut the mouth of the toma
to the Zania Madre, near the l.. A. &
S. G.. V. R'y bridge over the river. 1t
is said to have cost the city $1,000 Just
after the big flood, and that now it will
cost as much more. Sand embankments
are profitable.
The river levee is being rapidly made
near the Downey avenue bridge. About
300 cubic yards Of gravel ore being put
into the bank daily. Owing to the in
crease of business on the l.. A. Il 5. G.
V. r. h. another locomotive will be
necessary to cover the gravel embank-
ment with cementing gravel.
Santa Barbara cast S5l votes for
Mavor last week. That fact would
show a population of 1856 persons. But
it is altogether likely that not over 90
per cent. of the voting population cast a
ballot on that day, so that tho popula-
ton of the city is not far from 5000 at
present, while that of the county is in
ereasing at rapid rate.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Manufacturer Association will be held
tonight Thursday at their N.rooms, 81
Spring street, at eight o'clock. A large
attendance is requested to be present as
questions of vital Importance to this city
will come up for consideration. Let
everybody attend. The rooms are OPP
posite the court house, on Spring.