Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-01
BRIEFS.

There is telegram at the Western
Union telegraph office for Rito de Cells.
Mrs. Hannah Langan, an insane per-
son, was yesterday committed to Napa
by Judge Clark.
The Baptist Sunday school convention
at the Central Baptist church, closed its
session last evening.
There are kilograms at the Postal tele-
graph office for F. M. French, j. Derrick
and VIM. H. Burns.
The material for the construction of
the Second street cable road has been
ordered and is now on the road coming
here.
Rev. DR.. Pearson, an Episcopal clergy
man, formerly of Oakland, died at San
Pedro yesterday of paralysis. He leaves
wife and daughter.
The ladies of the w. R. G. union fair
will meet in Masonic hall, No. 1851 S.
Spring street, Wednesday, October 1st,
at p. m. All members are requested
to be present.
The Municipal Reform association will
hold meeting this evening in Illinois
hall building, Broadway and Sixth
streets, to discuss city affairs and plans
for future work.
The Terminal company has one en-
CINE working at the levee above Downey
avenue, and two more are on the way
out from St. Louis. The company is
out for business.
Police Officers O'Reagan and Valencia
raided monte gambling den on the cor
ner of Bellevue avenue and Upper Main
street last night at midnight, and arrested
six players. The dealers escaped.
A meeting of the Pond Spanish-Amer-
lean Democratic club will be held this
evening at the clubs headquarters, at
which business of Importance will be
transacted, and a large attendance is
therefore expected.
Diedrich Bruins, of San Pedro, who is
accused OF having obtained by false pre-
lenses, whiskey and cigars from Messrs.
Dillman 4 Company, of this city, to the
amount of $3.50, was yesterday arrested
and brought before Justice Savage, of
the township court. He was placed
under bond of $3.50 and his examina-
ton will take place on the Sd of October.
The fire brigade was called out at 4 80
O'Clock yesterday morning by an alarm
from box Z, to extinguish blaze at
small frame store at lila Hawkins
street, East Los Angeles, occupied by r.
Wilke, caused by the explosion of coal
oil lamp. The building and its contents
were however completely destroyed, the
:tnt:.i loss being estimated at 81 500. The
structure, which belonged to B. Miller,
was insured for $500, while Wilkes stock
was insured for $3.50.
Yesterday afternoon a respectfully
dressed youth presented himself at
shoeblack stand on First street and Of
fered for sale to the colored boy in
charge, pair of backing brushes. The
shoeblack recognized the articles as the
property of his rival at the Natick house,
and requesting the youth to return at
O'Clock for the money, he kept the
brushes. The colored boy, on investi-
eating the matter, found his suspicious
to be correct, and when the youth re-
turned for the money at4 O'Clock he was
pounced upon by Officer Huston and
placed under arrest for petty larceny.
He was taken to the city Jail, where he
gave his name as G. L. Post, and printed
cards were found in his pockets which
announced that he represented Penni-
man and Duke, % Suffer street, San
Francisco, general agents for the Otay
Watch company. Two hours after
Post had been locked up, another sim
liar charge was preferred against him.