Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-27
NEWS NO lES.

The Grand Jury did not hold any ses-
sion yesterday, but will reconvene today
at 10 O'Clock.
The new Baptist church at Avalon, in
Catalina island, received four new con-
verts last Sunday. They were baptized
in the surf.
Judge Shaw and his affable clerk,
Henry S. Knapp, held court in Depart
ment of the Superior Court yesterday,
the first levee after their vacation.
Transfers of real estate yesterday
amounted to $76,256, and were AZ in
number. OF these Is were for more than
81 900 each, and 9 were for nominal
considerations.
Judge Shaw yesterday granted a de-
cree of divorce to Adeline Lewis from
David q. Lewis, on the ground of deser-
ton. The case was let 60 by default on
the part of the defendant.
Grant Bros. yesterday began work on
the Cross road between Los Angeles and
Pasadena. The initial work ia being
done at the Raymond Hotel, South Pasa.
dena, where very large cut is neces-
sary.
The reduction of freight rates on the
Pacific Steamship line begins to show its
effects in the increased shipments from
the North. The Queen of the Pacific
which left San Francisco yesterday car
ries $50 tons of freight.
A mass meeting will be held at the
Pavilion this evening, to discuss the
principles of Sunday law. We are as
sured that the question will be elabor-
ated to the meeting in an interesting
manner, and by able speakers.
The Little Diamonds defeated the Young
Los Angeles baseball club yesterday by
a score OF IL to 10. The victors claim
the championship and stand ready to
uphold that title against any club whose
memb bers are not over 10 years of age.
The Board of Directors of the Home
Investment, Building and Loan Associa-
ton met yesterday afternoon and elected
the following officers: A. @. Shafer,
President; W. B. Scarborough, Vice
President; H. 7 Newell, Treasurer; W.
A. Bonynge, Secretary; J. G. Scarbor-
ough, Attorney.
D. Freeman is suing the Los Angeles
and Santa Monica Railroad Company to
have declared void contract to sell de-
fendant's 800 acres of land at Ballona, ON
condition that a canal and harbor capa-
BILE of accommodating ships drawing
fourteen feet OF water should be con-
structed. This part Of the contract has
not been performed.
For the information of thePostoffice
Department it maybe stated that there
is such street in this country as Athena
street. A man recently inserted an ad-
vertisenent in the HERALD, answers to
which were to be sent to certain mum
Der on Athena street. The postoffice de
clined to deliver some of them on the
grounds that no such street existed.
Albert G.. Lang, one of the Los An
geles boys in the State University, sends
the HERALD the following item from that
institution: The University opens on
Septembe 23d. The, incoming Fresh.
man class will contain about $50 stu
dents, the largest class ever entered
The Los Angeles High School having
been allowed to recommend it's pupils
this year, will probably send fifteen
students.
The steamer Southern California,
owned by D. Freeman, which has been
in use for year or more carrying coal
from Vancouver island to San.Pedro, is
about to sail for England, where she
will be sold. The steamer is of English
build and cannot do any coasting busi-
ness in this country. This fact lessons
her usefulness. Recently she was
obliged to refuse q very advantageous
contract to carry coal from Alaska. A
fine collier is now being built for this
latter service.