Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-12-19
LOCAL BTSEvITIEs.

The VIM. Taber will sail for San
Francisco tomorrow.
Ranchmen in the neighborhood of
Los Angeles report half an inch of ice
yesterday morning. .... d,
Look out for the Chinese Laundry
and the Mutton Trial at Little Macs
Minstrels tonight.
Between one hundred and fifty and
two hundred buildings have been
erected in Los Angeles during the
present year. .4s.a
The Lafayette Hotel is to have an
other story added to it. The present
dimensions of the house are too small
to meet the increased patronage.
There is a-chance for an Intelligent
and willing boy to procure employ
ment at the Fish and Poultry Market,
Los Angeles street.
The schooner Ivanhoe, Captain
Welsh, sailed from Wilmington this
morning for San Francisco, to stop at
Point Sal.
The whole number of Oranges re-
reported this month in the United
States is q, ,472, an increase of 364 dur
ing November.
DIR. Brenan's lecture tomorrow
night at Turn-Verein Hall will be
free. There will be large attend
ance and those who desire seats should
go early.
We acknowledge q call from Mr..
Matrick, editor of the Visalia Times,
who is on u short visit to our city.
Our latcf-string is always on The out
side for u brother quill.
DIR. John O'Farrell, of The firm of
Goodall, Nelson G Perkins, is visiting
our city. The Doctor is so we'll
pleased with Los Angeles that he
pays us frequent visits.
The engine Wilmington" got off
the track below the depot yesterday
and caused considerable trouble and
delay to the railroad men in setting it
to rights. No serious damage was
done, however.
The Los Angeles Social Club elected
the following officers at its meeting
Thursday night: President, Il. E..
Rowan; Vice President, M. J. New
mark; Secretary, b. f. Drakenfelt;
Treasurer, p. N. Roth. Directors,
Judge Sepulveda, w. II. Brodrick,
Chas. Jaceby and Constant Meyer.
Mr. J. HI. Bland, who has acquired
favorable reputation as one of the
most enterprising real estate agents of
our city, has associated with himself
in business Mr.. Rugglcs, end the firm
will hereafter be known as Ruggles &
Bland. Their advertisement appears
under the head cf "New To-day"
City Surveyor Moore and Mr.. NJ.
Kelleher have formed a partnership as
civil engineers, surveyors and
draughtsmen, with an office in
Wolfskilrs building on New
High street. Captain Moore al
reany commands the confidence OF
our citizens and Mr.. Kelleher comes
to us with excellent recommendations
We predict for the new firm a full
share of patronage.
A gentleman just in from Spadra
reports lively times in that burg and
much passenger and freight traffic
going through for Panamint and Ari-
zona. Uncle Billy Rubottem's house
is kept full to overflOwing. Ol We'd
nesday evening he lodged fifty guests
and it was not an extraordinarily
lively day, either. The town will
soon have another saloon and restau-
rant under the proprietorship OF
Messrs. Osborne and Robinson. Or
Wednesday night q gale visited the
place, which blew down house in
course of construction by Mr.. Hutch
inson.
DR.. Lucky informs us that the total
receipts of the school entertainment
Thursday night were $500. After pay
ing all expenses, the net return il
$3.50. This will pay the Indebtedness
on philosophical instruments of sos
purchase the desired physiological ap-
paratus, to cost sos, and leave 500 tt
buy fine magic lantern. In q few
weeks fund of $3.50 will come to the
school from State monies. and thi!
can be applied to enlarging the lib
rary or purchasing more scientific ap
paratus. The High School will ther
be as we'll supplied with these neces
sary adiuncts to study as any schoo
in the State and better than many
colleges.
The portion of the recent PostOtfic'
regulations for the prepayment of the
postage OH newspapers and periodical
relative to country papers has beer
modified as follows: newspapers
without regard to the frequency O
issue, one copy to each subscriber &C
tually for the time being residing il
the county where the same are printe
are entitled to pass free of postag
through the mails; but the rate c
postage on the same, excepting week
lies, when deposited in a letter cal
rier's office for delivery by the offic
or it's carriers, shall be uniform at on
cent each; weeklies, when sent throug
the mails to or deposited in lette
carriers office in the county wher
printed, shall be weighed ia bulk an
be subject to postage of two cent
per pound, to be pre- paid at the mai
ng office by special adhesive stamp