Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-12
Local Breyities.

The Congregation of the Methodist
Episcopal Church are contemplating
building an addition to the parsonage.
Mr.. Higbie, DR.. Lucky, Mr.. Quinn
and quite number Of other gentle
men paid congratulatory visits to this
office yesterday.
Col. Winston, of San Gabriel, who
was so severely injured Il few days ago,
has fully recovered his senses, and is
cOnvalescent.
Those who want to ship hogs to san
Francisco, will have an opportunity to
do so by the steamer Gipsy the latter
part of this month.
The unclaimed property at Whining
ton will be sold at auction on the 10Th
of this month. Messrs. Gates q
Noyes, auctioneers.
There were three gentlemen (?) up
before the Mayor yesterday for imbib-
ing too much ''fluid." They were all
stored i'm the Bastile.
The "young folks club" social which
took place at I4eck's Hall, last Friday
night, passed off smoothly, and all
enjoyed themselves fully.
The party given at jones' hotel at
the Monte last night was the finest of
the kind ever held in that place. The
tabie de hOte was excellent.
Mr.. F. M. Slaught, of San Bernardo
no has finished shearing his sheep and
is engaged in transferring his wool to
this city. He has sheared over 1000
this fall.
The different aspirants for the sew
eral offices are out with their friends
electOneering. The fight comes off
next Wednesday, and it will be hard
to tell who will be victor.
DIR. Shorb returned to this city on
the steamer yesterday. He is accom-
panied by the Mother of Mrs. ShOrb.
The DIR. is looking very well, and re-
ports that he saw nothing new in San
Francisco, and is heartily glad to re-
turn to enjoy our beautiful autumn.
During the last few weeks the music
publishing houses in New York, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia, have issued
quite number of new pieces by popu-
lar composers. M. Gray, the only
publisher in San Francisco, has also
sent out variety of musical compost
tiOns; These can all be obtained at
Brodrick's Book Store.
The Orphans Fair will be held in
Stearns' Hall, instead of the Turn
Verien Hall, as announced in yester-
days HERALD. The dates are the
18th. 10Th and 30th, of the present
month. The correction is gladly made
If only for the sake of urging the OBJ
ject again upon the people of Los An
geles.
Bishop Peck arrived on the steamer
yesterday. This illustriOus divine will
preach in the Methodist Church this
morning at II A. NJ, and again in the
evening at 7:3O The Rev. gentleman
has a high reputation as scholar
and preacher and his sojOurn here,
it is hoped, will be very pleasant
one.
The German Dramatic Section of
the Tavnperein Gern,0niu will hold
high carnival to-day. Two pieces will
be performed after which dancing will
be order of the evening. The pro-
gramme promises very enjoyable
entertainment to the German speak
ing population of this city. 1t is a
amusements are more intellectual,
and at the same time more innocent
than these other members of the Cali
fornia Cosmopolitan family.
A horse attached to n buggy ran
away yesterday, headed for corral on
Sixth street, and brought one Of the
wheels of the vehicle in contact with
stone at the entrance of the corral.
The buggy upset and the occupant
was thrown out but not seriously hurt.
Pursuing his cOursed, the animal col
lied with post which freed him from
the debris of his harness. COnsidera-
BILE repairing will have to be done be-
fore either man, horse, or buggy will
be in good running order again.
Coming down on the steamer, DIR.
Shorb, of this city, found that there
were men on board working in the
interest of San Diego and Santa Bar
bara. They were supplied with pam
phlets, books and maps. DIR. Shorb
had no requisites for advertising or any
desire to tout, but three families with
their baggage, who were booked for
Santa Barbara, had their tickets
changed at his advice, and were last
night peacefully slumberng in the
Metropolis of Southern California.
A Fort street dog, noted for it's adj
miratiOn of hens, was on the street in
frOntof this office for few moments
yesterday morning, and attracted gen.
eral attention. The animal does not
weigh over eight pounds and is not
over two years old. The vicissitudes
of neighbours temper have, however,
told severely on his frame. Cobble-
stones have made one leg utterly
worthless and transformed two more
into valueless ornaments. His fellow
dogs have almost worried his life out
by their incessant snarlings. Hot
water has made him bald enough to
supply n hair invigOrator manufac-
turer with instructive and pleasant re-
flection for many months at time,
whilst well aimed cOal-clinker has
given to one of his eyes an appalling
expression that is well calculated to
make a full grown man feel an inter-
est in the nearest fence.
A very large shipment of oysters
was received yesterday by Mr.. Satter,
and they may be seen repOsing on
sandbeds prepared for them, terribly
oblivious Of the cruel destiny shortly
awaiting them. Do oysters feel, and
do they die when the knife tears them
ruthlessly from the shell; or are they
still possessed of animation when
consumed in raw state? The follow
ing verse is taken from an "Ode to an
OYSTER"
mysterious bivalve, when | eat thee raw
Dost thou the breath of thy faint life yet
draw,
| Or art thou but corpse prithee tell,
PeDpered and Vinegared on thy peraly