Los Angeles Herald, Volume 11, Number 42, 18 January 1879 — LOCAL BREVITIES. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL BREVITIES.

A liberal reward is offered In our New To-Day for tbo return of a lost hunting dog. Messrs. Lockhnrt Bros., of Orange, offer a baud of 700 ewes for sale. See advertisement. Dr. A. 8. Shorb got homo from a short visit to the East by yesterday's overland train. This morning W. H. N 'i thcraft will sell at bis auction house, Spring and Market streets, ten casks of Eastern smear cured hams. While you are out shopping be sure and call at Slsnry's, 100 Main street. You will be supprised at tho low prices of his boots and shoes. Ju?6 Maria, arrested for stealing a ham from the T store, was arraigned before Mayor Tobormao yesterday raornimr und sentoiiced to the chain gang for ten days. By order of Mrs. W. D. Gould, C. T., nil Juvenile Templars arc reluested to meet at their Temple to-day, January 18th, at 2 P. M. Hugh J. Finn, Recording Secretary. The bee keepers of Los Angeles couuty will meet on the third Saturday in January, at one o'clock p. M., at the Couuty Court room. Au invitation is cordially extended to all bee-keepers. Col. L. T. Fisher, of Ihe lale Santa Monica Outlook, hut now of Downey C'iiy, did us ihe honor of a friendly call yesterday. He informed us that the first number of tho 'Downey Outlook will appear about the Ist of February next. Ths High School Baud wlil give a matinee at Turn Vereiu Hall this afternoon, repeating by special request "Rough Diamonds'' and the "Shadow" pantomime, as well us tho musical part of last night's programing. Admission 25. cents, children half price.

On Monthly Mr. Paul Sansovaiue sold $2,700 worth of wlno to Los Angt-les parties. He has about $15 000 wortli remaining in bis collar. Under tho management nf Mr. Sansevaiue the Barton wines have increased even their previous high reputation. — 6'an Bernardino Times.

Mr. F. M. Wulff, of the Koy West cigar store, will remove his factory next week to the store formerly occupied by Reed's Palace of Sweets, Lunfrauco Block, Main Street. The excellence of the Cigars manufactured by Mr. Wulff has already secured him a large patronage from connoisseurs which, we are glad to learn, is increasing dally.

Attention is directed to tho advertisement "Rooms to Rent," in our New To-Day. Mrs. La Masney has secured the brick cottage at the corner of Main aud Second streets, which has been renovated and repainted throughout and will be furnished iv elegant style. The location is one el the best in tho city, being near the business center.

Night before last some thieves entered the hen-house of General BoutoH, who lives near tlie French Hospital, autl carried off' nil his chickens, some twenty thorough tired Leghorns. The Oeuerul's principal regret is that they carreed off ihe rooater, as Its inaiii--1 inn! crow acted as a sort of alarm clock and uwukutied him every moralbf.

Three Chinamen, denizens of Negro alley, caught in the act of smoking opium, contrary to the provisions of the city ordinanoe, were arrested by officers Etigeiburt and McFuddeu lust evening and Incited up to await examination helore the Miyor this morning. All the paraphernalia used lv smoking opium wits raptured and brought to police headquarters. On Thursday the jewelry store of Mariuno M lyo, ou Short sireet, just beyond the old church, was burglarized and six watches, five revolvers, a lot of jewelry und $200 lv cash were carried oil" An entrance wits effected by prying open Ihe front shutters. An cfForl was also made to get iv i>y the door, us a number of uugur holes had been bored near tlie look. The thieves must have been very dollb crate in their movements ou tlie in-

lid* for, instead of carrying olf ull the jewelry,worth about $lOOU,ilicy selected such articles as suited their fancy and left the rest. Toey also I. f v number of valuable revolvers The mysterious puit of Ihe robbery is that Mr. Moyo, who slept In tbe adjoining room, waa not uwakeued by the noise ueobssarily mado iv prying open the shutters and breaklug off some sluts that were on the inside ofthe wlndew.