Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-03
Local Brevities.

The market is completely glutted
with all kinds of fruit.
There was no matinee of any conse
quence at the Mayors, yesterday.
Another word of thanks, for the un-
usually liberal patronage extended to
the HERALD.
The passenger list for San Francisco
is comparatively small to what it has
been heretofore.
On Sunday at II O'clock, Rev. s..
Wernley breaches his farewell sermon,
in the courthouse.
Mr.. Fluhr expects to have his hotel
finished and ready for guests by the
first of November
There is a regular daily attendance
at the High Schools OF over 400 schol-
airs, big. and little.
Simon Levy, shipped yesterday di-
rect for Boston 60 bales of pressed
wool, and six hundred hides.
The chain-gang is busy on a general
cleanup through the city, much to the
qualification of the citizens i'm general.
Thanks to Major Ben. G. Truman,
for extending the cOurtesies of the
Agricultural Society to the HERALD.
Tonight, will be produced for the
first time i'm Los Angeles, the enter
tanning comedy of the "HoneymOOn."
Several residents of Los Angeles are
intending to start for Arizona with a
flock of sheep, numbering 1000, in Il
few days.
Information from Mr.. Sheppard, Of
the Western Union Telegraph, is that
the wires are all up, and in fine work
ing order.
The thermometer ranged yesterday
from 60 to7lo To-day Mr.. BrOdrick
will commence to keep special record
for this office.
Messrs. Sacriste, Elliott & Go. have
ordered two new sets OF machinery,
for the manufacture of desirable dress
and other goods.
Rev. J. Nj. Campbell is the new
Methodist Minister. Mr.. Stump, his
predecessor, is located at Sutter Creek,
AmadOr county. ..-
Note the bargains i'm the column of
S. HI. Slaught He is prepared to loan
money at less rates than can be OBJ
tanned elsewhere.
Thomas Temple and Mr. Ledyard are
now assisted in their duties at the
Bank, by Mr.. Bullock. The addition
to the corps is a most satisfactory one.
The HERALD will not insert quack
medical advertisements. This an
nouncement to save further trouble
from agents of charlatans.
l.. NJ. Holt, agent of the RHol Press,
is in town, looking up its interests.
He also is President Of the Southern
California Semi-Tropical Fruit Com
pany.
Cannot something he done to the
Plaza, opposite the PicO House, to
make it more pleasing to the eye Of
the stranger, and present respectable
appearance:
The Los Angeles No. Fire Brigade
will hold on to the nozzle this even
ing, at 7-3O p. NJ, sharp. In other
words, the boys will assemble for drill
at that hour, at the Engine house.
There were seven teams dispatched
from the depot yesterday to San Ber-
dino; one with freight for M. Il Co.,
one to II. B. Il Co., and three with as
sorted goods. One to FL Monte, for II.
M. l..
The Misses Peel, Miss Lily Milliken,
and Miss Laura RaynOr, were the re-
cipients of a choice serenade last even
ing. The serenade was Il vocal one,
and the music was rendered by four
ladies and four gentlemen.
The vestry ofSt. Athanasins' church
met last night to discuss the exchange
of their property with the City Coun-
Gil, for the schOOl-hOuse property on
Second street. No quorum was pres
ent, and the meeting adjourned.
To w. S. Chapman, of Santa Ana
Rancho, are due many thanks for an
act Of courtesy to the new paper. He
brought into town quite a quantity of
very large water-melOns, and, from the
imps upward, the HERALD Office was
WatermeioniOus.
Col. Baker is about to enter into
wool raising in Arizona. Now the
Apaches are pacified the rush in that
direction will he heavy, and the pros
poets for making money are good. If
any one will succeed, the energy of
the Colonel will carry him through.
Mr.. WetmOre, of the Alta CalifOr-
MIA, was in the HERALD office last
week, and expressed surprise and plea
sure at what he saw. He is q vigorous
and pleasing writer, who has already,
while a young man, attained f1altorr
ing reputation as a newspaper writer.
A careful comparison of the premi-
ums awarded at Eastern fairs where
the population almost centuples that
of our country, is more than fayOrabletO
the Southern District. Intending ex-
hibitOrs will please rememberthat the
entries close Tomorrow night without
fail.
The town il fortunate in having two
such energetic jewellery firms as are
those of Messr Fisher and NOrdlinger.'
Without apparently interfering with
each other, they both enjoy q large
patronage and are undoubtedly two Of
the most enterprising business men in
the city.
Yesterday afternoon, Askin Il
Metzger had their fOur-in-hand gray
team out. They were attached to a
new, six-seated Kimball barOuche,
which was supposed to convey Mr..
Hazard and his friends to the scene of
the nuptial ceremony, at the Mission
San Gabriel.
1t has been suggested by several in
terested friends that, for the benefit of
Eastern people, the HERALD shOuld
insert the word California after Los
Angeles. It would be as senseless as
writing Chicago, Illinois. There is