Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-04
LOCAL BREvITIES.

graph office for d. G. Dunning, Albert
Grappengezar, and Richard Kerren.
The Orizaba will bring this morning
eighty-five passengers and one hun
dred and eighty-six tons of freight.
A picnic party visited Santa Monica
yesterday under the convoy of Rey-
nolds, our pioneer Jehu.
Santa Catalina Island has been
nearly deserted by the pleasure seek
ers; only fifteen of them remain to
rusticate.
General Baldwin retires from his
office as Deputy Sheriff to day,
and will be succeeded by Mai. II. M.
Mitchell.
a Mexican while shearing sheep,
yesterday about eight miles from the
city severed one of his fingers entirely
from his left hand with the shears.
Justice Trafford spoke the word
yesterday which joined Mr.. Frank
Sanderson and Miss Josie Hicks for
life.
The Council will hold an extra ses-
sion at ten o'clock tomorrow morn
ing to receive reports from the City
Surveyor on projected street improve
meDts.
The Los Angeles and the Orizaba
are expected to arriae at Wilmington
this morning. The passengers will
probably arrive in the city on the 8
O'Clock train.
No waste paper is to be thrown upon
the streets hereafter from business
houses, under penalty of arraighment
before the Mayor and fine. SO say
the municipal guardians.
Mr.. j. ID. Patrick, the piano agent
and tuner, has returned from San
Francisco and will open in few days
u piano salesroom and repairing es-
tablishment at No. 60 Spring street.
Mr.. James, the Register of the U. s.
La nd Office returned to the city yes
terday from trip to the Mojave des-
ert, where he has been spending q
short time for business and recrea-
ton.
Temple street is to be graded and
placed in passable condition as far as
the Cemetery, by order of the City
Council. This is move in the right
direction, and the expense of few
thousand dollars thus incurred will re-
turn a hundred fold in the rise of
property and city revenue.
Our subscribers are notified that
RolIa Summers, a former carrier of
the HERALD, is no longer authorized
to receive subscriptions or transact
any business whatever on our account.
Mi. II. ID. Malony and Mr.. J. J.
Thomas are our only authorized car
riers.
A gentleman from San Francisco
says that the theatrical troupe which
has been playing the Black Crook
with sech immense success in that
city will soon visit Los Angeles, stop
ping on their way at Sacramento,
Stockton, Virginia City and Marys-
vile.
Messrs. 'Pfeiffenberger & Shauer, Of
the Woolen Mill store, received yes
terday another lot of imported goods.
They now have one of the finest stocks
in their line in the city, comprising
woolen cloths, cassimeres, silk, vest
ings and tlannels, and full line OF
blankets, the finest in the market.
Suits made to order and satisfaction
guaranteed, both in price and work.
manship.
A horse for bit is certainly cheap
enough, and at that price every beggar
tax n,,rht fn hn ,1onIIntp1 A lot
of brood mares and colts were yester-
tlay disposed of at Constable's sale,
bringing that munificent figure each.
A few really high priced and valuable
animals were sold for as much as
three dollars apiece, and 1t wasn't
very good day for horses, either. Now
is the time to sell your stock on at
tachments.
The Los Angeles Guards will meet
at their armory on Tuesday evening,
August Sth, at o'clock, to be mus
tered into the State service as Ma
tional Guards. All the members of
the company, whether provided with
uniforms or not, are ordered 30 attend,
and any citizens who desire to join
the military service of the State can
do 80 by applying to the recruiting
committee and presenting themselves
for muster.
The camp-meeting near Los Nietos
will open to-day. Complete prepara-
tions have been made for the accom-
mediation Of visitors by the erection of
booths, providing edibles, etc. a spe-
cial train to and from the grounds will
probably be run each day for the con-
yenience of our citizens who may
wish to attend. Mr.. L. j. Bedford, of
our city was appointed deputy by the
Sheriff to maintain order on the
grounds, and left yesterday for the
scene of operations.
The Express says that "Uncle Josh'
returned from the Ord District We'd
nesday, whittier he went to show his
snine, the Monumental" to couple
of purchasing gentlemen. They We're
pleased with its location, and brought
IL number of specimens from the vein
which they consider very rich one.
The ore selected will be sent to San
Francisco, and on the strength of the
representations of the gentlemen, and
the results of careful assay, it is be-
lieved the mine will be placed in the
hands of a company of means, who VIII
work it to advantage. "Uncle Josh "
says there are a few parties there inn
proving their claims, and that one
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