Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-23
BREVETIES.

LOCAL BREE VETIES.
The Senator sailed yesterday for San
Francisco.
The Orizaba will sail tomorrow for
San Diego.
Look in the city pound for your lost
horse-if you have any.
The Los Angeles will sail for San
Francisco on Tuesday, August 25th.
The Councilmen expect to finish
their equalization Iabors tomorrow.
Remember the German dramatic
entertainment and ball at Turn-Verein
Hall tonight.
DR.. w. II. Lucky will preach in the
Congregational Church this morning
on the subject " Wine is Mocker."
1t is reported that the assessment
rate this year of Los Angeles will not
be fixed at over one dollar on the
hundred.
There will be preaching before the
Baptist Congregation to-day at 3 p.
NJ, in the new German Church on
Spring street.
The store-room on the corner OF Los
Angeles and Arcadia streets is being
srefitted for the occupancy Of q dry
goods store, to be opened by Mr. Ham
ilton.
The corner store-room in Signoret's
new building on Main street is being
fitted up with counters and shelving
for drug store, soon to be opened by
V. Cheveher.
The "Band Of Hope" will not meet
in Good Templars' Hall to-day as an
nounced, in consequence of the occu-
pancy of the hall by the Presbyterian
Church for services.
NJ. J. Banks, will be called upon to-
morrow to tell Justice Traflord why
he took, stole and feioniously carried
away twenty-five dollars worth of
wood, the property of Henry Arm
strong.
DR.. Lyford yesterday performed a
successful surgical operation upon Mr..
Brown of the Mirror, removing from
his lip large epithelial cancer. Mr..
Brown will soon recover now that he
has been relieved of his troublesome
pet.
Rev. VIM. II. Hill will preach in the
Episcopal Church, corner of Temple
and New High streets, to-day at / A.
IS. and 7:45 =. VI. Subject of the eve
ning's lecture, "The Rite of Confirm
alton; is it SoripfuYal ." Seats free,
and all are invited.
The Gas Company is building eh
addition to their works, and in
serting another retort with furnace
and enlarged capacities for the man.
ufacture of gas. This has long been
an apparent necessity to keep pace
with the large and constantly inoreas-
ing consumption of gas in our city.
Mr.. I. Goldsmith's rattle for the fine
bird-cage and bird came off at Joe
Breson's saloon last night and was
won by Mr.. Frank Cobler, one of the
compositors in the HERALD office,
Forty-three was the lucky throw.
For once printer is in luck. and one
who we'll deserves his little piece of
good fortune.
La Cronic0 says: In the garden of
Don Tadeo Botiller we lately saw
yeritable curiosities. These are an
orange tree, only five years old, bear
ing luscious fruit, a cherry tree which
bears fruit twice year and an almond
tree, laying OH the ground, with only
one root in the ground and covered
with almonds.
Messrs. r.. Davis & Co., Arcadia
Block, Los Angeles street, are receiv-
ing an immense stock Of furniture
and general household goods, brought
direct from Eastern and San Fran
cisco markets. These they will sell at
auction at the lowest current prices
for cash. Two public sales will be
held weekly and the most desirable
opportunities will be offered for the
purchase of fine class of oods. Call
and see the stock for yourself.
Yesterdays La Cronicd, in an edit
orial, recommends the establishment
OF Postotfice III La Ballona, setting
forth that places OF less Importance
and less population have obtained
that boon, and advises the citizens OF
the GlStrlCU TO make Lile neceSSdTy PEI
tition. We most heartily indorse the
opinion OF our Spanish friends, and
commend the subject both to the ac-
tive support of those who are without
the facilities of a POstot1ice and to the
postal authorities.
lIr. Jenkins, the efficient Govern
ment and Railroad Land Agent in our
city informs us that he he has at last
succeeded ia putting a quietus upon
the parties who were perpetrating the
. Wholesale thefts of timber on Govern
ment lands some time since. Mr..
Jenkins has made application to the
Surveyor-General for survey of the
Government land lying north of our
city and adjoining the San Fernando
property and it is hoped that much
valuable territory will thus be thrown
upon the market before long.
Our sanctum was gladdened yester-
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