Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-01-06

lively.
Judge O'Melveny took his seat yes
terday as judge of the County Court.
Passengers from San Francisco, by
the steamer Pacific, will arrive in this
city on this mornings train.
There are several bad mud holes in
town that need filling. Will the City
Council give them attention..
A pair of curls have been found on
the sidewalk and left at this office.
The owner can have them by calling
for them.
Two teams left the depot yesterday,
to w. McD., and one to Cucamonga
to j. l.. l..
All the public schools of this city
will reopen on Monday, Jan. 18th,
except the High School which will
open on Tuesday, Jan. 18th.
Mr.. Wilson who advertised for a
gold buckle which he had lost was
happily rewarded by having it re-
turned. One of Mr.. Dupuy's employees
found it.
The receipts of bullion at the depot
yesterday We're quite heavy, footing
up 1000 bars, or over forty tons. A
part Of this came in on Sunday, but
was included in the amount received
yesterday.
Col. J. G. Howard and III. Il. Haz-
ard have joined in a law partnership,
and A. A. Wilson and =. w. DOoner
have done the same.
Another of those cred clay" cross
walks that friend Messmer referred to
in his communication the other day
has been constructed, this time be-
tween the Herald office and Temple
block.
Passengers for San Francisco by
the steamer Pacific, will leave this
city on the three O'clock train on
Thursday afternoon, instead of Satur-
day, as advertised.
Mrs. Irene Hunter, of San Beruar-
dino; Il lady who has been abandoned
by her husband, after he had incum-
bered her home, and reduced her
nearly to restitution is stopping at the
Clarendon, and seeking assistance.
Calrin Fletcher, ESQ.,, wealthy and
influential citizen of Indianapolis,
who has been looking around the
country for some time, has returned
to his headquarters at the Pico House
well satisfied with the appearance OF
things. 1t is quite likely that he will
invest.
Mr.. G. w. Morgan, the agent of the
Los Angeles Fruit Association in
forms us that the company has sold
every alternate lot in their tract to
gentleman of means, who intends
taking immediate steps for their i'm
provement and settlement. He says
that it is his intention to have fam
lily on every lot, before the expiration
of another year. Those who are look
ing for houses would do well to exam
inc this trict.
Newspaper-men are sometimes ac-
cusod of being liars, and to have too
little regard for truth, &C., but a more
noble array of truth-telling "typos"
than were present at one of our city
courts yesterday afternoon, never
graced q courtroom, and, it seems to
us, suffices to prove that, SO far as Los
Angeles newspaper-men are concerned
such slanderOus accusations are en-
tirely without foundation. Each and
every one of them told the truth, and
ssgore to it.
In compliance with the impOrtuni-
ties of his many friends, Mr.. Morris
has at last cut up his splendid vine
yard into lots to suit purchasers. l4o-
Gated on Main street near the city, 1t is
one of the best places for business men
to purchase hOmesteads. The lots ex-
tend from Main through to Charity
street; the ground is high and dry
with no fear of frost. Street cars will
soon be running in front of the tract.
the vineyard is in full bearing, and
produces the best grapes in the city;
the orange trees are laden with fine
fruit, and the Sicily lemon trees are in
full bearing. The tract will be sold in
whole or in part to suit purchasers.
The first of the Winter season
Monthly Sunday Evening Concerts by
the Fort street NJ. f. Church Sabbath
School, was held on Sunday evening
last, and was attended by such a large
number Of people as to fill the Church
to it's utmost capacity. The exercises
consisted of music by the Church
choir, and chorus of children, read
ings, Rotations, etc, and were highly
pleasing throughout. Some of the
recitatons, especially that of petite
Helen Widney, eliciting audible
smilesn from the audience. These
Sunday evening concerts, besides ex-
hibiting the advancement and prof.
cheney of the Sunday School pupils,
serve to give our people pleasing and
at the same time a moral entertain
ment, drawing to them many who sell
dom attend church on any other occa-
sion, and who thus may be led to in
terest themselves more in religious af-
fairs. We hope to see them inaugura-
ted in connection with the other Sab
bath Schools of the city.