Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-04
Local Bfeyiiics.
The weather il quite warm.

VIII ne put III place III Il snort time.
Postmaster Bent expects to get into
hisnew residence by the first of No
vembcr.
The artesian sand pump was released
at $3.50 on Thursday. The contractors
are preparing to lower the pipe.
Jacob WeiXel, of the Weixel Brick
Yards, will burn 100000 brick, as soon
as he can obtain fuel
The pepper trees along Main street,
looking north from Temple Block pre-
sent grand appearance. -.4 ~.
"A meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce will be held tonight in the Of
flee of Judge Widney,
Five teams were dispatched to San
BenardinO yesterday, one to Lone
Pine, and one to Cerbat, Arizona.
Mr.. Frank I.athrop announces that
an abundance of deer are to be found
in the vicinity around Santa Monica.
Messrs. Dotter & Lord are to furnish
the new Lafayette Hotel throughout
with all the necessary articles of fur
niture.
Owing to the extensive rush of busi-
ness during the past two weeks, Dot
ter & Lord have been Obliged to refuse
to receive several orders.
George NJ. Fall, recently appointed
assistant superintendent of the Tele-
graph stage line, will be succeeded by
Mr.. Appleton.
1t was Gratifying toj know this
morning that the city circulation alone
of the HERALD to actual subscribers
exceeds 30O.1
Four fiat cars of railroad ties, four
of rails, and two large tanks of water
left the depot yesterday for San Fer
nando and points this side
Certain business men of this city are
forming a company for the cleaning of
wool, and will then proceed at once to
the erection of their machinery.
Ifany one doubt the adage that "it
is dangerous to be Safe" let him try to
navigate Spring street on foggy
morning at three O'clock, without gas.
There were three car loads of wool
dispatched yesterday for the steamer,
and it is expected that the next
steamer will have u large cargo up.
The room in Downey Block to be oc-
cupied by Aaron Smith as a carpet
warehouse is almost finished, and will
be the finest sales emporium in the
city. 6=8. #fe. EM
When Hamlet said "Let the devil
wear black,n he had no reference to
the groggy chap with two fearfully dis
colored optics, visible on Spring street
last evening.
The Los Angeles Woollen Mills haye
in their employ l. Chinese and eight
Americans. They will have large
and fine selection of goods finished
next week.
DR.. p. N. Richardson, has, fora year
been living the life of bachelor, but
i'm short time he expects the return
of his wife who has been sojOurning in
Texas.
A good recipe for the determination
of cOckrOaches is to scatter green
cucumbar peelings about the kitchen
and cupboard floors. They will leave
Immediately.
A fine cabinet adorns the office of
DIR. Orme, which is composed of some
of the finest mineral specimens from
CerrO Gordo, Nevada, Slate Range,
and Desert Springs. The DR.. has also
skulls of Apaches 'braves."
General Banning visited this office
Yesterday. He expressed himself
greatly gratified with the appearance
/ of the paper, and added that the feel
ing i'm Wilmington was universally
to that effect.
Samuel Berge is the news agent and
carrier for the HERALD, and will de
liver the paper anywhere within the
city,limits. Those who have met with
some difficulty in getting their papers
heretofore will receive them hereafter
on time. #Ess
To-day Il meeting of the land own
ers of San Gabriel and FL Monte, will
be held at the last named place for the
purpose of discussing irrigation, etc.
General Baldwin, Mr.. Hansen, and
other scientific gentlemen will be i'm
attendance.
The .earful stencil arising from the
gutter along the Telegraph Stage Com
pany's corral, is suggestive OF anything
but new-blown roses, and needs the
immediate attention of the health Of
ficcr.
Attention is again called to the no
tice of the HERALD in another issue,
regarding industries. y reporter Will
be sent free of expense anywhere in
the District, to record information of
any industries or productions of adj
vantage to intending immigrants.
The appearance Of the Library has
been greatly altered and improved, by
the removal of the paper rack to the
back room. More room is given to the
Library proper, and there is less noise
in the room. ..ttIj f#H
J. l.. Ward & Co. yesterday dis
patched Il team loaded with material
and stores for Wallapai. The mines
in that district are very rich i'm miner
ais, but for want of fcapital are behind in
development. The team will return
with ore and bullion.
The cause Of so much water ut the
intersection of Commercial and Los
Angeles streets, is from the bursting of
the sewer pipe. The Mayor examined
the sewer yesterday morning, and in-
tends having it mended at once.
d. V. Waldon is making large inn
provcments OH his place, Washington
Garden, and contemplates building a
skating rink, and n large dancing hall,
which will give the citizens chance
of visiting pleasure garden some
thing after Woodwards, San Francisco.
The culture of the banana has not,
hitherto, been attended with success
in California; but one in the yard OF
II. III. Workman, of this city, is now
about three years old. The shuck has
begun to open, and the size of the fruit
is plainly shown, each banana being