Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-28

NEWS NOTES.
Tomorrow afternoon at 8 O'Clock
Rev. Van Meter will lecture at the
First Congregational Church.
The witnesses in the Cain Burglary
case are ordered to be present at
Judge O'Melveny's court May End at
. An.
The old adobe house on Main street,
formerly owned by Colonel j. j.
Warner, is being torn down, prepara-
tory to the foundation for the Bur-
bank theatre.
Transfers Of real estate yesterday
amounted to $2O5, 1881 and we're 1O7 in
number. OF these 46 were for more
than 81 900 each, and 18 for nominal
considerations.
On Mayday Messrs. Estudillo q
Gilman will conduct an excursion to
San Jacinto, which will be one of the
most pleasant affairs of its kind ever
noticed in this county.
A pleasant party took place last
night at the residence of Mr.. Ed.
Fisher, corner of Twelfth and San
Pedro streets. Games and dancing
were the order Of the evening.
The Germania Lodge A. O. U. W.,
will give a picnic and firework dis
play at the Second Street Park. The
summer night festival OF this society
is always interesting and will be
largely attended.
A lady had her pocket picked yes
terday Of $s5 on Los Angeles street.
and as this il not the first case during
the past few weeks, it behooves the
people to be vigilant of the thieves
Suspicion points to the female sex.
A complaint was yesterday fled in
the United States Circuit Court by
George Booth against Susan E. Eells
ct al. The plaintiff prays judgment
for the possession OF tract OF land III
the town of Santa Barbara.
Andrew 8. Harris was adjudged in
sane in Judge Gardeners court day
before Yesterday, and committed to
the asylum at Napa yesterday. His
wife filed the application to declare
him insane.
The Calvary Presbyterian Church
at Pasadena filed articles Of incorpora'
ton Yesterday with the following di-
rectors: J. r. Ellis, Samuel Gamble,
81. H. Dodge, Edward Carter, Will
lard Thompson.
The following persons were yester-
day licensed to wed: NJ. Kiley to
Mary Mccarthy, Carl Lassmann to
Mary johnson, Isidore Durand to
Amelancie Bandouard, William Koop-
man to Louisa Linsenbard.
The Junipa Land and Water Com.
pany filed articles of incorporation
Yesterday with the following directors
F. C, Howes, G.. A. Fridickar, Fred
erick Mohr, Edwin A. Meserre, Shir-
ley c. Ward. The capital stock is
$3,OOO,O0O.
The New York Society will hold its
initial reception at an early date, o1
which due notice will be given. The
Executive Committee intends to make
this grand affair, and appearances
indicate a successful termination OF
their labors.
Considerable excitement ensued
yesterday afternoon on the corner OF
Court House and Main streets by the
swarming of hive of bees on an ex-
press wagon. The owner Of the wa
pon claimed the right to express the
bees home, and soon had them hlved
in box.
The musicale given by Mrs. s
Mace Connell last Wednesday evening
at her residence, No. 35 Philadelphia
street, was quite a success. Hei
beautiful little parlors were open tc
her many friends and a very enjoya-
BILE evening was spent.
The Canadian Society meets this
evening in it's new hall, Opera House
Hall. Master Robbie Burns will
dance in costume, and an excellent
programme of vocal and instrumental
music, recitations, etc., is forthcom
ing. All Canadian ladies and gentle
men will be heartily welcome and
will enjoy pleasant evening.
The undersigned owners OF the
jewelry stores Of the city have agreed
to close, after May 1, 1888, their re
spective places of business at P. M.
Saturdays excepted: Bartlett Bros.
Montgomery Bros, 7. M. Kaiges, M
M. Lowenthal, A. S. Joseph, Hollings
worth & Woodward, F. M. Reiche
Goldman & Feig, M. M. Harris, @. D
Platt, Fred. Linde, S. Nordlinger
Roth 4 Son, A. N. Polyneath, Viii
liam F. Brown.
s. G. Wilson, a constable at VIII
mington, had narrow escape iron
death yesterday. While he and Jus
tice Johnson were engaged in making
out the commitment papers of Robt
Mendus, a lunatic, Wilson was as.
saulted by the maniac, who drew re-
volver that he had got possession Of
somehow and in moment would have
shot him had not Justice Johnson sue.
ceeded in graspipg the weapon. Men
dus made a desperate struggle, and it
with difficulty that he was handcuffed.
He was brought to the County Jail.