Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-23
Local Brevities.

A scarcity of butter and eggs, espe-
cially butter, is reported in this mar
| ket.
The last thing on Commercial street,
is new "barber shop which is To-
Gated near the depot.
The United States steamer Hasser
is at Santa Barbara, surveying the
Santa Barbara Channel.
Five cars of railroad iron, and two
of bridge timber and ties, arrived from
Wilmington yesterday afternoon.
The Turner'S "dramatic section ;"
has concluded to postpone its perferm-
ance to the evening of Saturday, a
week from next.
Seven teams departed yesterday, as
follows: Six for San Bernardino, with
merchandise, to l.. j., w. B., and A.
J. e.; and one to Cerro GordO to w. B.
ID. Campbell has erected new liv-
cry and feed stable OH Also street, and
announces the fact through the adver-
tising columns Of the HERALD to-day.
Toffiemier, brakeman on the rail-
road lost the end of his right fore fin
ger last evening, while coupling ears.
1t is fortunate his injuries were no
worse.
Madame Anna Bishop has given
four concerts to crowded houses here.
In San Diego she will give but one,
and return on the steamer, probably
to Santa Barbara.
Several persons yesterday subscribed
for the HERALD on account of it's tel
egraphic news and the daily record of
the morning and evening San Fran
cisco Stock Board.
Mr.. Knox, the editor of the Southern
Californian, paid a visit to this office
yesterday. He ian amiable and talent
gentleman, and has done good deal
for Southern California.
The engine "Wilmington," with
three immense water tanks, goes down
the line every three days about 5
o'clock, to the end of the track, about
four miles beyond Florence.
The Madame Anna Bishop season
of concerts has made lively times for
the city carriage line, and has given
our streets quite "a metropolitan ap-
pearance during the evenings.
The steamer Orizaba left Santa Bar
bara at half-past six last evening, with
passengers and $50 tons of freight for
San Pedro. The passengers will prob
ably arrive here on the morning train.
A San Diego man, mot man of the
World, has ast0nished his neighbors
by picking up Wells, Fargo 4 Go. s
treasore box, which was lost from the
stage, and returning it to the company.
Home, Sweet Home" was the bur-
den of the song rehearsed by the pu-
pills of the High School on yesterday
afternoon. Their clear, youthful voices
were distinctly heard from the HER
AID Office.
''The same old drunk" confided two
more inebriates yesterday to the care
OF the city authorities, until the usual
headache shall pass away, and the
mind shall have had time for sober re-
flectiOn.
The reports Of a number of "blasts"
which were distinctly heard from the
city yesterday, in the direction of the
Mission San Gabriel, would indicate
that work on the railroad "goes brave
ly on" in that locality.
Malone's Patent Pruning Shears are
the best instrument for this purpose
invented. The agent f. w. Doss is
canvassing Los Angeles county for
the patent. Il. d. Saunders is the
agent at San BernardinO.
J. A. Bell, of the Ballona, is engag-
ed in selling a novel pen. 1t writes
three pages of ordinary matter with
one dip, and is termed the fountain
pen. 1t is an admirable invention, and
certainly boon to newspaper men.
There is pressing need in town for
good, thorough machinist, fitted out
with all kinds of machinery to do his
work. There are excellent black
smiths, carriage-makers, and other
workers in iron, but no good machin-
lists. A man who could come here,
Thoroughly posted in his business, would
find very fine field.
A new soda factory will shortly be
in operation here. Although the
house of Henry Stoll turns out daily
from 40 to $50 dozen, according to the
weather; yet Messrs. Ockerblum 4 Oh
denberg have determined to enter the
list. One of the partners IL this new
venture left for San Francisco yester
day. Competition is the soul of busi-
ness.