Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-05
NEWS NOTES

AI1reQO ArguellO was drTestcu yootOi
day on warrant charging him with
battery.
There is telegram at the Office of the
Postal Telegraph company for Lawrence
Nordhoff.
The fire department was called out
early last evening for an Insignificant
blaze on Winston street.
West Vernon has been made into a
postoffice district and will hereafter be
known as South Los Angeles.
+. H. Kennard was arrested yesterday
for grand larceny by Officers Wallin and
Rich on warrant from San Bernardino.
The fire commissioners, at meeting
held Yesterday, suspended Driver Ryan
and Engineer Church, of the Boyle
Heights engine house.
The Los Angeles bench show takes
place April 10Th. Those proposing to
exhibit their dogs must remember the
entries positively close next Saturday.
Geo. Collins was brought to the po.
lice station yesterday for medical treat
ment. He was subsequently sent to the
county Jail, and was reported to be
dying at a late hour last night.
The police yesterday recovered consid-
cradle of the plunder recently stolen
from the Brunswick hotel, corner of
Sixth and Hill. Among other things a
valuable clock was recovered.
The meeting of the University club,
appointed to be held April 9Th, has
been postponed until Saturday, April
18th, at pm, at which time the re-
port of the committee on constitution
will be presented.
John Melsted, the proprietor of the
Melsted cafe, on Second street, died at
midnight last night, from liver trouble.
The deceased was fifty years old and has
lived in Los Angeles many years. Notice
of the funeral will be published tomor-
row.
Mrs. T. Masac on Thursday evening,
at the Broadway hall, in the Potomac
block, gave most enjoyable musicale,
which was largely attended. 1t was
participated in by Mrs. Masac, MIR. j. B.
limerick, Miss Maud and Mr.. Harry
Masac.
Ralph E. Hoyt is to deliver his
humorous and satirical lecture, entitled
The Man on the Fence, in Riverside
next Wednesday evening, April Sth,
under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A.;
also at South Riverside on Thursday,
the 9th.
Prof. Daniel De Leon, of Cornell uni
yersity. New York, will deliver an ad-
dress on the Great Social Question, on
the 10Th prox.. in Turn Verein hall.
Those interested in social reform are
looking forward with much pleasure to
his visit.
The lecture on Ancient Egyptian Art,
the last OF the Plymouth church course,
will be given on Tuesday afternoon,
April 14th, at the rooms of the Ruskin
art club, AZ and 48 California bank
building, corner of Broadway and Sec
ond streets.
The painting of the Christian Worthy,
lately exhibited at the clothing store of
Mullen & Bluett, for the benefit of the
church of San Pedro, will be disposed of
at the store of Chalmers & Doran, 2l5
South Main street, on Thursday next,
the 9th instant, at 3 p. m.
The street superintendent ordered
work stopped yesterday on the corner of
San Pedro and Washington streets.
There is a difference Of opinion in regard
to the ownership of 22-foot strip at
that corner. The matter will result in
suit to determine ownership.
The Riverside papers state that Los
Angeles people will enjoy rich treat
when they hear H. H. Wilson (Hon.
Jethro Hitchup), who is to appear be-
fore the Illinois association next Tues
day evening with his Dissertation on
Reading, as it comprises humor, pathos,
impersonations, foreign and negro
dialect, etc.
By reference to the advertising col
umns of the HERALD it will be seen that
the grand auction sale OF Moreno lots
takes place April 30. People are quite
we'll content now with eight per cent.
per annum on their money, but the in
vestors at Moreno, in the lovely Ales-
sandro tract, are quite likely to realize
600 per cent.
DIR. MacGowan yesterday made the
first experiment with Koch's lymph ever
made in this city. The person operated
upon was an old man named Andrew G.
Nelson, from ;Glendale. Two injections
were made by the doctor. The first in
lection did not react and the second in
lection was tried. The result will be
watched with more than ordinary in
terest.
The silver celebration of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held by
Bartlett, Stanton and John A. Logan
posts tomorrow evening, at Illinois
hall, corner Broadway and Sixth streets.
An excellent programme will be rem
dered, closing with social dance. The
ladies OF the relief corps will serve ice
cream and cake.
Frank Beard, the famous humorous
caricaturist, who will appear in the star
lecture course, at the Simpson audito-
rum, on Wednesday evening next, has
the highest encomiums from the eastern
press. The Buffalo Courier says: "As
an artist Mr.. Beard, in his line, stands
peerless, and he is highly entertaining
and accomplished as lecturer. He
held his audience spell-bound to the
close"
The music at the cathedral at 10
o'clock this morning will be Vidi