Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-25
Postmaster Bent is very sick.

No Christmas rain this year.
No paper tomorrow. Wish you a
merry Christmas.
M. Morris has some very beautiful
locations for sale.
ID. w. c. Nesfield returns to Los An
geles on the Mohongo.
Mrs. S. b. Caswell is a passenger on
the Mohongo.
The Changers cleared over $500, at
their Ball last night.
J. j. Ayres has Christmas sketch
in the last issue of his paper.
Solemn services sanctified Christmas
eve ut the Catholic church.
Judge John Hanna of Chicago, is
coming to this city, per the steamer
MOhongo.
The Mohongo left San Francisco yes
terday with u large passen-
ger and freight-list for this city.
Two teams with assorted merchan-
disc left the depot to-day for San Ber-
nardinO.
Christmas being legal holiday, the
Post Office will only be open from
to Z. M.
The Clarendon tree looked very
beautiful last evening, and will glad
den the eyes of the little ones when
they see it this evening.
Our streets are lighted-by the moon,
and no thanks to the Gas Company or
the city dads.
John Brannan went for revolver
belonging to Frank Mollce, yesterday
morning, but officer Bildarrain re-
covered it.
We are pleased to hear that Chris.
Henne, Esq, who for some days past,
has been dangerously ill, with pleurisy,
is recovering again.
The Congregation st. Athanasius
Will hold Christmas services at Good
Templars' hall, this morning at II
o'clock.
These beautiful December days, the
hills about town are covered with the
late arrivals enjoying the balmy
weather and the magnificent prospect.
The Chronicle puts Dona Higbie as
Republican. He was elected as an
Independent, what he has since as
snmed nobody knows.
The Mutual Aid Association received
yesterday from San Francisco through
Dotter 4 Bradley very fine desk for
their Secretary's office, No. 46, Temple
Block.
HI. ID. Barrows 4 Co. are now pre-
pared to sell to farmers and grangers
agricultural implements at the same
prices they are held at wholesale.
More will be said about them in day
or two.
The "Delmonico" is famed for it's
promises such 'lay-out" of fish, tur-
key, game, homemade pastry, &C.,
as Will convince his patrons of his abil-
ity to get up q real Christmas dinner.
One Of the cutest G hristmas presents
we have seen, was u Combined ladies
work-case and music-bOx," costing
$25, purchased yesterday by ]. Tib-
belts, Esq, of Ell Monte, for his little
daughter. Surely there will be one
glad heart at Ell Monte to-day.
Andres Bencon invaded the chaste
and peaceful precincts of Los An
geles street bagnio and threatened the
safety of the concern with drawn
pistol. He was arrested by officer
Bildarrain, and this morning called at
the Mayors office, where he contribut-
ed SO SO to the City Treasury.
At the Stated meeting Of LeXing-
ton Lodge, Mo 104 f. & A. M. FL.
Monte, Cal. Dec, Goth. A ID. 1873, tn
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Peter PenfOrd, Master Q
Albert Gibbs, S. w; Z. G, Parrich, j;
w; J. w. Broaded, Treasurer; j. H.
Gray, Sec. installation of same, the
9th Inst.
The HERALD is under obligations to
the Anaheim Turnverein for COM
plimentary to their New Years Ball,
to be given at Enterprise Hall, on the
evening of Dec. 3lst. The names Of
the gentlemen in charge is sufficient
guaranty that the ball will be properly
conducted, and we hope our Anaheim
friends will have a jolly time.
Messrs. Satter & Bayer paid their
respects to the employees Of the
HERALD last evening in the shape Of
generous supply OF smokables and
drinkables, accompanied by COM
plimentary note expressing their
wishes of Merry Christmas and gen.
eral prosperity. These gentlemen un-
derstand exactly how to make such
an occasion jolly, and their contribu-
tion was fully appreciated by the boys,
who know good thing when they see
it. 1t is severe test submitting ones
refreshments to the critical taste of a
printer, but Satter & Bayer keep no.
thing that would notdo credit to the
most princely establishment.