Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-04
CITY AND SUBURBS.

The Excursion Train leaves ut 9:3C
sharp.
The cloudy appearance il unfavOra.
s BILE to the Harvest Feast.
We note the arrival In Los Angeles
Of Chas. f. Huse, Esq, of Santa Bar
bara. HH 5zlts u-4 . 4.
Four cars of iron, one of ties and four
of lumber came up to-day from San
Pedro.
-Four teams left yesterday, two to San
Bernardino for M. IL. Co. and l.. ia
Z cobs; one to Lone Pine for r. l.. p;
and one to Cerro Gordo. 81
The Cienega school closed on last
Friday, to resume again in January,
under the supervision Of Mr.. S. A.
Waldron, who has been retained at an
increased salary. .s
- Whilst the telegraph brings accounts
OF snow in San Francisco, a stormy day
and clustering frosty weather, in Los
Angeles we grumble because the ther-
mometer only registers SO degrees.
There are one hundred and twenty
two Oranges in this State, of which,
fifteen are in Los Angeles county.
These Oranges are distributed through
out twenty-six, of the tifty-one coun-
ties.
Another Grange was organized ut
Westminster by Thos. \. Carey,
County Deputy, on the 18th plt., with
seventeen Charter members. This
makes the fifteenth Grange in Los An
geles county.
Fishers silver ware must be seen to
be appreciated. His diamonds are not
healthy for kleptomaniac to look at.
His gold chains are the heaviest in the
State, and Fisher is the biggest jewel
Of them all. q
There are on exhibition at Harris 4
Jacoby's, some very beautiful speci-
mems of Japanese work. Two Of the
dresses cost in Japan $l40. There are
also some curious knives and scimi-
tars. All of these were brought from
Japan by NJ. Willmott. ID
Harris L. Jacoby announce a cost
sale of their varied stock of goods this
Christmas. They have one of those
wonderful stores where you can pur-
chase a blank mortgage form or two
bits worth of matches; pair Of socks
or an Havana cigar; in fact anything
from fine shirt to family bible.
Blessed rain and still more blessed
mud! Now is the time for the new
Council brooms to sweep clean. Re-
pairs to the main streets are wanted
] more than anything else. Sidewalks
and crossings is the wall which much
enduring population sends up to
heaven.
Mr.. A. Shindler who was absent
from Los Angeles about four months
on visit to Germany, returned yes
terday on the steamer MOhongo. Mr..
Shindler is an old member OF the Turn
verein Germania; always has taken
an active part, and no doubt his brother
Turner's will greet him back with three
hearty "Gut Heils!" taa.
Attention is called to the semi
weekly Local Market Report in to-
days issue. If not perfect this morn
ing 1t will be SO very shortly, and form
valuable price-list for country sub
scribers. Messrs. Newmark Il Co.
have kindly consented to give us the
bulk Of the Sunday report, and Messrs.
Hellman, Haas & Co., that Of Thurs
day.
Amongst our eastern visitors who
has been induced to come here and
settle, is Mons. Willmott Belgian
gentleman who has travelled through
Europe, China, Japan, the States, etc.
He was so pleased with our climate
and advantages that he at once pro-
ceeded to negotiate for fifty acres at
Richland, and will depart tomorrow
with wagons, horses and farming i'm
plements, to improve his trial invest
ment. NJ. Willmott intends devoting
his attention to the culture of tobacco,
fruit, grain and vegetables.