Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-02
NEWS NOTES.


The steamer Queen of Pacific has
taken the place of Corona and will not
stop at Redondo and Newport.
Mrs. Solomon, owner of the building
on Spring street. near Second, which was
damaged by fire on the night of June
22d, has presented $50 to the fire depart
ment.
Stanton post and w. r. G. leave their
hall, 1853 South Spring street, for the
Soldiers home, Friday morning at
O'Clock. All are invited. Take your
lunch.
The Southern California Packing COM
panY wants one hundred more girls as
will be seen by, looking over the adver-
tisements on the sixth page of the HER
AID. Good wages are offered.
Henry and George Valiant, the two
young boys who were charged with steal
ing silver watch from Conrad Wald-
vogel, were discharged by Justice STAN
ton on August 22d, there being no evil
dence against them.
The clock in the High school building
for several days has indicated twenty
minutes to four as being the time. This
clock has been worthless since it was
put in, and is nothing but nuisance.
1t should be replaced by Waterbury
watch.
There are undelivered kilograms at
the Western Union telegraph Office,
corner Court and Main streets, for
Chas. johnson, Alfred Huddart, NJ. A.
Geoolmais, Mrs. S. M. Kerr, ]. A. Jones,
Pantaleon Savaleta, D. Lee Requa, Miss
Josie Pratt.
The young Englishman, Brook, who
sacked the till of the Ocean View house,
at Redondo on Sunday morning, was
tried and found guilty by Justice Lever
ich at Redondo yesterday, who ordered
him to be confined in the county Jail
for ninety days.
The regular meeting of the Newsboys'
Home society will be held today at the
home, 319 East First street. A full at
tendance is earnestly requested, as
business of Importance will come before
the society in reference to the annual
meeting to be held in October.
The Los Angeles Stoneware company
filed articles of incorporation with the
county clerk yesterday. The directors
are M. d. Chamberlin, George W. Par
ker, w. W. Everett, all of Los Angeles.
The capital stock is placed at $100 900, of
which $2S00 has been subscribed.
+. Poundmaster John D. Laverty reports
that in August he captured 422 dogs, of
which 276 were killed, S5 were redeemed,
10 were county dogs and were returned
to their owners, 10 were sold, 20 were
given to women and children, is es-
capped and AZ are now in the pound.
Rev. W. B. stradley, pastor of Trinity
M. E. Church Sou h, has filled the pas
torate Of this church six out of the
eight years he has been on this coast.
This, we understand, is the longest time
within an equal period that any pastor
of this denomination has filed one pull
pit in California, and it shows that Mr..
Stradlev is greatly beloved by his con-
gregation.
. Billy Schumacher died last night at
the Sisters hospital. The deceased was
well known in Southern California. He
for several years. He was a great ad-
mirer of race horses and was known on
every race track in California. His
funeral takes place on Thursday after
noon from Peck. Sharp and Neitzke's un-
dertaking parlors.
The county clerk makes the following
report of receipts during August: Grim
inal business, $550.50; civil, $930.60;
miscellaneous, ,$341. .25 sundries, $194.95;
refunded, $657 40; paid to the county
treasurer on account of the library fund,
$40; paid to the county treasurer on
account OF salary fund, $235. go. The
receipts of the sheriff's Office during last
month were $3480.68; expenditures,
$1071.95; paid to the county treasurer,
$2408.73. The receipts of the recorders
Office were $2329.4 As.
1t is important to note 5he high attain
ments made by prominent photographers
throughout the United States, who rank
foremost in the art in all countries. At
the late convention of the Photographers
Association of America, held at Buffalo,
New York, July 14th to 18th, the exhibi-
tion of fine portrait photography and of
.other classes were large and varied, en-
bracing the work of leading artists of
both continents, who spared neither
pains nor expense to make their display
the best. Mr.. Steckel, OF this city, was
one of the competitors for the prizes, and
sent five large cases of some OF his excel
lent work made at his studio, carrying
off high honors, and was awarded the
bronze medal and diploma. Mr.. Steckei
is to be congratulated on his success, as
there were exhibitors from San Francis
oo Of uhon no mention was made