Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-16
Local Brevifies.

Mr.. Thomas Temple entertained a
select party of guests last evening.
Mr.. Miller, of the marble works, has
finished two elegant tomb-stOncs.
A large body of men are working Oh
the railroad between the "l'' and the
five mile house.
A fine residence is in the course of
erection on San Pedro street, near the
corner of Washington.
Bell and Green, harness makers,
have turned out fine set Of harness
for the Arizona trade.
The new distillery commenced OPP
erations yesterday, and has Il capacity
for distilling / 800 gallons daily.
The track-layers started yesterday
afternoon for the Anaheim branch, to
begin the laying of the rails.
The track-layers of the San Fernan-
do road were transferred yesterday
morning to the San Bernardino branch.
Mr.. Messmer has - barrels of
Kentucky whisky, which he OBJ
tanned in return for Los Angeles ma
tive wine.
An efficient tailor, Of the Los Ange-
les wOOlen mills store, has arrived
from San Francisco, and is ready to
give customers a good fit.
A Chinaman met with an accident
yesterday morning at the five-mile
house, through cart tipping over and
falling Oh one of his feet.
There were two wagons sent to CerrO
GOrdo yesterday, with goods consigned
to V. H. & Co.; also, two to San Ber-
nardino and one to Spadra.
Bowmeller reports that he has sent
much native wine TO New York,
which sells to great advantage. Cali
fornia wines are getting understood.
The MohongO left San Francisco
yesterday morning., and will arrive at
San Pedro early tomorrow morning.
Captain Douglass is in command.
The proprietor of the City Omnibus
Line intends to run another bus to and
from the Fair, in connection with the
Main and Washington street lines.
While switching cars yesterday af-
ternoon the engine San Pedro"
jumped the track at the east end of
the depot, but was replaced without
much trouble.
The steamer Senator has resumed
her old place on the San Simeon, San
Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara route,
and the MohOngo will discontinue her
calls at the first two named ports.
A gang of fCelestials, working Oh the
Lew railroad, "bucked' yesterday,
because the foreman docked them for
quarter of days labor They are
at present laying by to recuperate (?).
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Los Angeles Petroleum Refining
Company will be held at the Secreta-
ry's Office on Thursday, October 18th,
at p. NJ. Business of importance
will be transacted.
A large fire broke out last night ut
the Ballona, completely destroying
the stock and building of Mr.. Greene
baum. The loss Is unknown, but very
heavy. Mr. Greenebaum was insured
for $1,000. Es;
Yesterday, in this city, the law re-
quiring all electiOneering to be done
100 feet away from the polls was ut
terly disregarded. What use is law
if disregarded? This law was made
for the benefit of all, and should be
regarded by all.
+. f. Hewett, Superintendent l.. A.
Il :. p. r. r. company employed all
the forces at his command, to give the
Orizaba a large freight, and yesterday
morning accomplished the feat Of
loading one of the largest lighters in
two hours.
The Orizaba sailed up from San Pc
drO yesterday afternoon at five o'clock,
taking six hundred tons of cargo from
here. This relieves the freight pres
sure, and under existing arrangements
there will be no undue accumulation
of freight at Wilmington.
The eating house for the workmen of
the new road consists Of three cars,
forming a kitchen, dining-room, and
sleeping apartment. The sleeping-car
contains 4S sleeping apartments, is so
feet long and IL feet high. The other
two ears are of the same height and
width.
The prospectus of new evening pa
per appears in another column. The
proprieturs, who are couple of first
class printers, arranged yesterday to
have it printed in this office on the new
steam press. The title of the new VEN
ture will be The Evening Paragraph,
and its price ten cents week.
The Inter Ocean quotes the number
of newspapers in the United States at
5,OS6, with an aggregate circulation of
1885, ,492. The HERALD increases
the number to 5,0S7 and the circula
tion to 13,5S9,092. The Evening Pura-
graph will still further swell the list
when it appears.
Mr.. WOlfenstein, of the Photograph
Gallery, has added to his staff lady
cOlorist of long experience in her spe-
cial line. Her forte consists in the del
icate coloring and manipulation of
small card photographs, while Miss
Wheeler still has charge of the large
pictures. On the next steamer an OPP
orator will arrive from NahPs gallery,
in San Francisco, who is specially en-
gagged by Mr.. WOlfenstein on account
of his peculiar skill. There is no doubt
that Los Angeles has the largest and
best appointed gallery south of San
Francisco With Miss Wheeler's az
tistic talent to finish the large, life-size
portraits, the undivided attention of
Miss Evans to the small likenesses, ,and
the assistance of another operator, Mr..
Wolfenstein's capabilities for good
work are indeed unsurpassed.