Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-25
NEWS NOTES.

About fifteen French emigrants ar
rived yesterday in Los Angeles to make
their homes here.
A patent car-couple will be exhibited
at the Santa Fe depot this afternoon be-
tween four and six o'clock.
There are undelivered kilograms at
the Postal Telegraph office for William
S. Lyon, John w. Mitchell and ]. G.
Pollock.
The first annual ball of the Iroquois
club of San Diego, will be given at Ar
mory hall, in that city, on Wednesday
evening.
Hon. w. j. Curtis, Democratic candi-
date for congress, and Colonel Tobin of
San Francisco will speak tonight at
Turn Verein hall.
DIR. J. P. Widney will speak this even
ing at Prohibition meeting at Temper
ance temple, on the corner of Broadway
and Temple streets.
One of the most attractive features of
the coming Chrysanthemum fair will be
the guitar and banjo specialties by Prof.
Aravello and his pupils.
The steamer Santa Maria was at Re-
dondo last evening on her way south.
The steamers Bonita and Los Angeles
discharged cargo there yesterday, and
cleared for San Francisco.
DIR. G. H. Parker had house on the
corner OF Grand View avenue and Tenth
street, but yesterday morning at about
2 o'clock it was destroyed by fire. The
building and contents represent loss
of $4,000.
There will be given grand picnic and
barbecue on Sunday at the old mesa,
"for the benefit OF county and city can
didates," at which everything will be
free. G. s. Arguello and G. Moreno will
be the hosts.
Mrs. Francisco Manriguez de Roques,
a native of this city, aged 45 years, the
wife of Joseph Roques, an old and re-
spected French resident of this city, died
on Thursday at the Ballona. She was
buried yesterday at O'Clock at Santa
Monica.
Prof. Howard will make grand bal
loon ascension and parachute jump at
Agricultural park Sunday, October Goth,
at pm The professor will jump from
the balloon at a height of 2000 feet and
make his thrilling descent in para
chute. This will be an exciting treat;
don't miss it.
Lucy Webb Hayes memorial services
were held last evening in the First M.
f.. church. Mrs. Cantine presided.
Original papers bearing ON the Christian
character of Mrs. Hayes were read by
Mrs. Preston, Mrs. Bodkin, Mrs. Grow
and Mrs. S. A. Widney.
An evangelistic meeting for men only
will be held at the Young Mems Chris
tian association building, Broadway,
near Second street, tomorrow, at p. m,
especially for commercial travellers and
i'boys" away from home. Mr.. E. S.
Hooper. commercial traveller from
Philadelphia, will speak about Home"
Mr.. j. A. Williams, a commercial trav-
eler from San Francisco, will sing.
This afternoon and evening there will
be homemade candy pull at the Pleas
anton, on Temple street, for the benefit
of the St. Paul's hospital. The young
ladies OF St. Paul's guild are in charge OF
the affair, and an admission of twenty-five
cents will be charged. AS number of
charming young society ladies have sig
nified their intention of taking part, the
candy pull is sure to be success. The
following programme has been arranged:
Guitar selection, Professor Arevalo;
banjo duet, Mr.. and Miss Masac piano
solo, Miss Strohm; vocal quartette, Mr..
Averill and others; selections. Ahrend's
orchestra.
Yesterday mornings HERALD had an
article headed "Pythian Reception"
into which serious error crept. 1t was
stated the "The Order of Princes of the
Orient" will be conferred on Saturday
evening, and that the same was the
fourth rank of the Knights of Pythias.
The Knights of Pythias have three
ranks only, and the only connection
''The Princes OF the Orient" has with
it, is that this particular body OF them
are composed wholly of X. of P's. The
Princes will be on hand and aid the
knights in every manner and confer the
boon on all who crave it, but wish to be