Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

shakes for sale.
Our friend NJ. G. Baker smokes two
bit cigars for this week. 1t is boy.
The schooner Constantine arrived at
Wilmington yesterday.
The Senator will sail for San Fran
cisco and principal way ports on Sat-
urday, Nov. 2lst.
The Wm. Taber will sail for San
Francisco and principal way ports to-
morrow. 4.
Miguel Vieulinaries made cash
entry of the east half of SW. ! Sec. II,
in the U. $. Land Office yesterday.
III e Real Estate Associates held a
meeting yesterday and received q
large increase of membership.
The "T. S. C.'s" will give their
second reception at Leck's Hall on
"Wednesday evening, Nov. 25th.
There are messages at the Western
Union Telegraph Office for Silas Ben
nett G.. f. Buck and Miss Fannie Vol
mer. ~
The case of Mrs. Plummer VS.. the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Land Office yesterday and continued
until next Saturday.
Dunsmoor Brothers have received
large invoice of holiday goods and
now offer probably the finest stock of
the kind in the city. Attention is d-
rected TO their new advertisement
which appears this morning.
Justice Trafiord tied the matrimon-
ial knot yesterday for Mr.. John Hauck
and Mrs. Caroline A. S. Muller The
groom was 81 years of age and the
bride 40. We wish the twain many
happy years yet, and pleasant jour
ney down the decline of life. .la
j. p. Barber has purchased Mr..
Purpura's interest in the Spring Street
Barber Shop and will hereafter con-
duct the business as sole proprietor.
Mr. Barber has a genuine regard for the
tender spot on ones chin, and besides
he is n safe man to trust with sharp
razor around the jugglar vein.- Call
on him when you have some tonsorial
busines to be done. ''e
The case of the city vs.. the Spring
and Sixth Street Railroad Company
injunction to restrain the COM
pany from completing their road
north of the Pico House until they
conform to the natural grade-was
brought into the District Court yester-
day. The plaintiff was allowed to
amend complaint and the case reset.
Capt. J. w. 4. Wright, State Lee
eturer of the Grange, left the city last
Sunday. He goes to San Bernardino,
thence to San Diego, Santa Barbara
and up the coast. Mr.. Wright carries
with him the good wishes of all the
Changers in Southern California who
have had the fortune to hear his plain,
earnest talk and to note the interest
p which he takes in the canse. w.
A German whose name we are UNI
able to learn, was accidentally shot in
a gunsmith's shop on Los Angeles
street about half past 6 O'Clock last
evening. The man was eXamin-
ing q small revolver in the hands of a
friend, and by some slip of the trigger,
=
ball in the feshy part of the hip. The
man was taken to the Sisters Hospital
where his wound was attended to by
DR.. Jones. His injury is slight.
Professor Carr will deliver lecture
tonight at half past 7 o'clock
ut the Congregational Church for
the benefit of the Public Library.
The subject will be "Woman's Prerog-
ative.n Prof. Carr is an eloquent and
entertaining speaker as well as a
sound thinker and his opinions on
this subject-one of the most vexed
questions of the day-wll be worth
hearing. The object to which the
proceeds Of the lecture Will be devoted,
is a good one and our progressive citi-
zens ought to contribute their hearty
support. ....
The firm of J. l.. Ward & Co., has
been dissolved, by Mr.. J. L. Ward re-
tiring from the business. Mr.. Ward
will hereafter devote himself strictly
to a brokerage and insurance business,
holding the agency of the Goodall,
Nelson Il Perkins Steamship Line,
selling the popular Balm Wagon and
representing the Union and Etna In
surance Companies, and the London
Il Assurance corporation. Messrs. Haw-
lev d Bell will succeed l.. J. Ward &
Co. in general forwarding and COM
mission business. Both firms
will occupy the store-room, No.
Is Main street. These gentle
men have become SO thoroughly
established in Los Angeles and are so
we'll known for business integrity and
enterprise that any commentator
which we might give them would be
superfiuous. We bespeak for both
firms continued prosperity.
The following is a list Of passengers
a per steamer VIM. Taber, which sailed
from San Francisco fol. Wilmington
Nov. 18th: A Backherd, f G Fitzger-
aid, AC Wayfield, M Smith, r Smith,
wife and child, w Shomen, b Rice,
w G Tobin, wife and child, L Evans,
w J Goodman, d T Huston and fam
ily, A B Hinkley, Mrs Rahtee and 3
children, A Natter, ] G Homer and
daughter, A III Johnston, } nj Foster,
81 VIM Murphy, James Skagg, ID Mer-
Ger, J Wilson, E w Howe, VIM Wood,
J Otto, VIM Dunphy, A McWade, X
Thompson and family, w Barree,, IL
Peter, J Sturges, Mrs Yost and family,
III Weaver, ] Hickenson and family,
A White, l. o Pratt, DIR Manger, A Z
Peterson, d G Young, ID Bragg, y 7