Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Orizaba will sail for San Diego
on Friday, August l4th.
The Los Angeles Guards had drill
and parade in uniform on Fort Hill on
Sunday.
The Los Angeles and San Bernar-
dino Grange Council convenes at Ana
helm to-day.
The Senator will sail for San Fran
cisco to-day. Passengers will take
the p. VI. train.
Robert Duncan will find it good
idea to call at the money order desk
In the Postoffice.
A single gentleman wishes board
and room In private family. See
"want" column.
The Common Council will probably
be in session as a Board Of Equaliza-
tion all Of this week and next.
Mr.. A. w. Whitney, Superintendent
of the Chariot Mill in the Julian min
ing district, is in our city for short
visit.
Justice Gray yesterday issued a
warrant for the arrest OF Cyrus San
ford for threatening to take the life
of Philip Wiseman.
A man was thrown from horse on
Alameda street yesterday and received
some severe bruises on the shoulder,
but fortunately escaped any broken
bones.
Agency Imperial of London and
Queen of Liverpool Insurance Com
panies; capital, SlS,0OO,OOO. John
Carlin, agent, Room 8, Downey
block.
We regret to learn that Postmaster
Bent is threatened with an attack Of
bilious fever, and has been unable to
attend personally to business for sew
erals days.
We had a call yesterday from Mr..
w. Heaver, nurseryman, from Nash
vile, Tennessee, who comes to inves-
tigate for himself our wonders of coun-
try and climate.
Mr. j. Walker, while out on hunt
ing expedition the othe day, beyond
Mr.. Baldwin's ranch, killed a wildcat
which proves to he one Of the largest
ever taken in this country. 1t weighs
seventy-five pounds. Mr.. Morsch, the
painter, will stuff the animals hide
and keep lit for souvenir.
The increase OF the HERALp's daily
circulation has necessitated the en-
ployment Of another carrier to deliver
the paper through the outskirts of the
city. If any of our subscribers in the
new route should fail to receive their
paper, they will do US favor and cor
rect the delinquency at once by leav-
ing word at the office.
Mr.. J. Roberts, while driving over
the track of the Spring and Sixth
Street Railroad yesterday with
loaded wagon, was so unfortunate as
to make total wreck Of his vehicle,
breaking the wheels, axletree and
everything that was breakable. The
trouble was caused by the track being
too high above the grade Of the street.
1t is not often that items como in
search of us, but we had one yesterday
deposited on the sidewalk in front of
our office, very drunk. After reclin-
ing peacefully for a while In the arms
of Morpheus, he was at last persuaded
to move on, and he left us, leaning
confdingly on the arm of a policeman.
Favors Of that kind are always thank
fully received by our local.
g Mr.. w. w. Stetson, late Secretary
Of three mining companies in San
Francisco and former resident of Los
Angeles, is on flying visit to our
city, before leaving for Boston, where
his family lives. Mr.. Stetson has
been away from home for twenty-five
years, and during that time took to
himself wife, who accompanies him.
They will return to California in two
or three months.
J. H. Strobridge, Superintendent of
Construction, E. A. Phelps, Chief En-
gineer,. and Judge H. B. Underhill,
Land Agent, are in our city with a
party of surveyors, preparing to COM
mence active operations upon our An
aheim branch railroad. With such
men at its head, the movement looks
very much like business, and we an
ticipate the consummation of this inn
portant enterprise in tho near future.
The Good Templars will hold an
other one of their delightful socials at
Templar Hall tonight. There will be
aiterary exercises, vocal and instru-
anental music and some other attrac-
tions, which we have agreed to say
nothing about. 1t is hoped that they
will be able to furnish a glass of ice
water for the parched throat of the
visitor who has been obliged to forego
everything with ice in it for the past
four days or more.
There is a nuisance in the road on
Pico street, near Mr.. Fletcher's place,
which is. deserving Of attention from
our paternal guardians. The raised
fiume which crosses the road at that
locality leaks badly, and has thus
caused some very ugly sink-holes in
the road which are dangerous to drive
through. A farmer informed us that
three or four serious accidents have
been barely averted by parties who
have passed the place with loaded
wagons within the past few days.
We had the pleasure yesterday OF
smoking cigar manufactured by Mr..
George Spiker, from tobacco raised in
Los Angeles. From cur own expert
ence, therefore, we can pronounce it
excellent, as il really proved. The
tobacco company have some twenty
- a t. ~nh m