Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-04
NEWS NOTES.

The excursion. to Arcadia to-mor-
row promises to be one of the great
events of the season.
Captain Fletcher's wife's sister
Mrs. J. J. Griffiths, died suddenly
yesterday afternoon at Oakland.
Tomorrow night the Caledonia
Club will be addressed by Mr.. Nc
Quarrie on "Scotch Patriotism"
The office OF the City Surveyor hai
been moved to the Oohn Block, or
the east side Of Spring street, neal
Fourth
A grand prize masquerade ball will
be given by the Frank Bartlett Pos
G. A. r., at Armory Hall on Apri
18th.
The Los Angeles Baseball Club has
been re-organized and announces
itself as now ready to play any nine
in Southern California.
Companies A and G met last even.
ing in. Arnory Hall for the purpose Of
drilling, but owing to the absence Of
Major Russell the drill was post
poned. .4
AmH. Miller and I. G. Dcrmalch
yesterday gave bonds in the sum Of
81 900 for the appearance Of 7. F.
Pendergast before the United States
Grand Jury.
Transfers OF real estate yesterday
amounted to $456 ,4OS and were 167 in
number. Ofthess 55 were for nomi-
nal consideration and 5S for more
than 81 900 each.
Yesterday Mr.. L. A. Kelley, OF the
Pacific Mutual Insurance Company.
paid to Mrs. L. B. Lawrence, widow
Of the late A. M. Lawrence, $5 900 on
9 policy made two years ago.
The Southern California Lawn Ten
i,is Association intends to challenge
the northern CLUB to a contest for the
championship of California, the match
TO be played at Santa Monica some
time in July.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany will issue return tickets to Santa
Barbara at one-third the regular rate
for the State Convention of Fruit
growers which will meet at that place
on the 9th and continue in session
four days.
A man named Michael McAneny
was run over and killed by the cars
yesterday morning at Newhall. Nc
Aneny was a night watchman, 20
years of age and unmarried. An in
quest was held by Justice Thompson,
OF Newhall.
Thursday evening Mile Rhea will
present her great success, Fairy Fin
gers, at the Grand Opera House, and
also present each lady attending
the performance with a handsome
silver thimble with the name "Rhea"
engraved on the top
kilograms were forwarded yester-
day to the following members of Con-
gress, requesting their aid in securing
action in the Assembly on the bill in
creasing the appropriation for the
United States building here: Hon.
Geo. Hearst, Hon. Leland Stanford,
Hon. w. w. Morrow and Hon. w. II.
Handever.
There is talk of a wrestling match
IN this city at an early date between
j. Faulkner, teacher of the Olympic
Club of San Francisco, and Pete
Schumacher. The contest will be
for the best two falls out Of three,
"catch-as-catch-can" and Graco-Ro-
man rules.
On Friday, the Orange people will
vote upon that city's incorporation
0. P. Chubb, G.. z. Culver, H. F
Gardner, p. J. Shaffer and VIM
Blasdale are candidates on the
regular ticket for the offices oi
Trustees and A. Cauldwell for City
Clerk; w. M. Scott, City Marshal
and w. H. H. Clayton for City
Treasurer.
A special meeting OF the Council
was held yesterday afternoon in the
Council chamber when the order &C.
cepting I'll e bids for Los Angeles I'm
provement bonds of Messrs. Phelan &
Brand, of San Francisco, was re.
scinded and the bid of the Safe Deposit
Company of San Sose, E. McLaugh-
lin, manager, was accepted.
. The following persons were yester-
day licensed to wed: DR.. Charles
Lowry to Miss Margaret Sinks, Ed
ward E. Crew to Charlotte f. Pickens,
Charles Tisdale to Irene Giguett,
George Warner to - Upsher, An
drew j. Bean to Celia Sanders, Urek
4. Swenson to Emma Betton.
The case of D. G. Marcelino, charged
with selling whisky to Indians at San
Bernardino. was yesterday taken up
In the United States District Court,
and on motion of the United States
District Attorney the prisoner was
allowed to 60 on his own cognizance,
as he has been confined in the county
Jail since November 30th awaiting
the meeting of the grand jury, and
was in danger Of losing his eyesight.
Yesterday morning about half-past
8, Us a, G. Williams delivery horse
WAS being driven along Spring street
in front of the Phillips block, it
stepped into an iron pipe about five
inches in diameter, which had been
covered with piece of tin or sheet
iron. The horse fell to the ground,
and after some difficulty the driver
succeeded in extricating its foot from
the pipe.