Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-31
FOCAL BREvIrIES.


There was not vacant seat at the
Merced Theatre last evening, and very
little standing room.
A new substance has been discovered
in the sun by a Los Angeles scientist.
He calls it helisium.
Two teams left the city yesterday
for San BernardinO, with goods for X.
Il B., B. G. B. and NJ. Ritter.
DR.. Gregory of the United States
Army is now in town on his way to
Arizona to join his detachment.
The urbanity and gentility of the
ushers at the theater are marked and
most creditabie features of that insti-
tuition. :.
The Fall wool trade is about cleaned
up, and there is little or nothing
doing in sheep. Useful wethers are
quoted ut So. 80.
The Orphans Fair was very well
attended last night. 1t is hoped that
they may clear over 81 900 during the
three evenings.
BY way of altering their diet a little
in San Diego, a few sacks of beans
were shipped from here there on the
Mohongo this morning.
Mr.. Heinsch, the saddler, has moved
into his new quarters on Commercial
street, and HIS old store is being fitted
up for the dry goods business.
The Dollar Store has large stock of
crockery which it purchased at auc-
tton ut q bargain. Purchasers will be
given the benefit of its bargains.
Now is the time to plant the Plaza.
The rain will soon be here and meas
ures for beautifying it, by laying it out
in beds and grass borders, should be
adopted.
Judson & Gillette record elsewhere
eleven transactions in real estate
which deducting double sale of the
same piece of property, amount to
over Sll ZOO.
Mr.. Mathews sent away four car
loads of wine this morning; also, a car
load of freight, consisting of wool,
wine, castor and red beans, walnuts,
dried peaches, etc.
Two cases came before the Mayor
yesterday, one relative to the pay
ment of city license, and the other
had reference to the pthat inebriates
but does not cheer.
Mr.. Morris vineyard Oh Main street,
will shortly be laid out in lots of five
acres, for building purposes. Mr.. Nor
ris does not state whether he will build
himself or sell to new comers for that
purpose.
Messrs McKenny and Brown, the
nnkI 1nff Ia nj
the 18th inst, with $1,000 sheep, for
Arizona, have progressed as far as the
MOhave river, and report good grazing
on the route, and the sheep doing well.
- Messrs. Malone & Fennessy, the
wagon and carriage makers, on Also
street, have just finished and ready for
sale, very handsome and substantial
four spring wagon, in which strength
and beauty seem to be judiciously COM
bined.
A wordy dispute took place yester-
day, between a Spaniard and Ameri-
can, near Signoret's. The quarrel
was about debt of 81, and bystand-
ers expected to see weapons drawn. 1t
terminated however without the ex-
pected fracas.
=, The odor of the open sewers on
Main street, is not as fragrant as that
of the "nectar that Jupiter Sips" but
with the completion OF the many new
buildings in progress it will be dis
persed and persons can pass along
without holding their noses.
The shipment of the Los Angeles
Refining Company consists of pure
alcohol, and not brandy, as reported
yesterday. The entire amount for the
first week will be II pipes, about 5000
proof gallons. The alcohol is worked
up very high, the spirits containing
ninety-five per cent of pure alcohol.
Mr.. Appleton will not give up the
superintendent of the TelegraphStage
Company as reported, although Mr..
Fall has returned and will attend to
the outsidel interests of the company.
The office will not be removed from
the United States Hotel, but Mr.. Fall
will probably have desk at the Pico
House.
Mr.. Bennett called at this Office
yesterday to deny the truth of the
item referring to him, publis he'd yes
terday. He certainly does not live at
Ell Monte, as stated, and he further
adds that there is no truth in any part
Of it. Mrs. Bennett sent for physi-
clan to whom she gave the version
word for word which appeared in the
HERALD.
A visit to Gervasio Valencia yester-
day found the little fellow conscious,
but worse. His adopted mother stated
that he hardly ate anything, and that
his extremeiies were cold. There is a
doubt as to whether the shot that
pierced the temple penetrated the
brain; it may have remained in the
frontal sinuses. His recovery is very
doubtful, and his agony is terrible.
The morning before last weary
HERALD man was plOdding up the
street at about $3.50 A. NJ. 1t was so
dark that he kept the middle Of the
street although the Fire Company had
been out With the engine the night
before. On nearing the PicO House u
vision af man all muffled and carry
ing a huge club, loomed up and
barred the way. II was only officer
Sands caring for the peace of the city,
but for a moment the prevailing idea
in that reporters breast was that his
obituary notice would afford little
copy to the printers next day.
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