Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.


for him at the Western Union Tele-
graph office.
The Senator sailed for upper ports
yesterday, taking So passengers from
Los Angeles.
The Ventura will sail for San Fran
cisco and Santa Barbara to-day. Pas
sengers will take the 10 A. NJ. train.
The important land case of Nichols
was closed in the United States Land
Office yesterday.
TheFiremcn's ball to be givenThanks-
giving night promises to be grand
affair. Tickets are already selling rap
idly.
The Orizaba is expecte d to arrive at
Wilmington tomorrow and sail for
San Diego. She will return on We'd
nesd.y, upward bound.
Mr.. w. r. Jones was yesterday adj
mitted to the Bar by the District Court
on the favorable report of the exam
lining committee.
The Alden Fruit Drying Works
closed operations last night to COM
mence packing the stock of raisins
thus far cured The works will be
running again in three OF four days.
In the case Of the city vs.. Gay & Co.
in the District Court yesterday the in
junction was granted on the part of
the city and the injunction bond fixed
ut $4,000.
l.. M. Foulke, Supervisor of Inter
raj Revenue for the Pacific Coast Dis
trict, nnd H. II. Bgelow, General
Manager of the Home Mutual Insur-
ance Company, are at the Pico.
On New Also street near Crumbs
blacksmith shop large stream of
water, probably from u broken water
pipe has been spur ting from the
ground for the last four days. The
street is in bad condition. Whose
business is it to look after this matter?
Read the advertisement of the Bach
man House appearing in another
place Mrs. Bachman has rented the
entire second and third stories of the
Perry & Riley Block, and proposes to
devote it TO u first-class family board
ing house. A more extensive notice
will appear in our next issue.
There was no meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce last night
Nota member of the Board was pres
ent at the appointed place, and the
room was not lighted. The Angel
Gabriel will toot his trumpet ten
minutes before the next meeting oc-
ours.
The great trotting race in San Fran
cisco yesterday was won by Full
lerton in three straight heats. Time,
2:2O], 2:2223 and 2:2lA Purdy came in
second in each heat and Occident
thrd, Purdy taking the second money.
About eight hundred dollars in pools
were sold by Noyes e. Durfee at the
Fashion Saloon.
Mr.. VIM Pridham has consented to
become q candidate for reelection to
the office of member of the Board of
Education. 1t is presumed also that
Col. Smith will consent to re-nomi-
nation. Both gentlemen should be re-
turned unanimously by our citizens to
the position which they have filled so
faithfully.
Mrs. III. Hoffman Larkin, M. D.,
will lecture in the M. Il. Church, Fort
street, on Monday evening, the 23d
instant, for the benefit of the Metho-
dist Sunday School, and with II fine
magic lantern, will give illustrations
of Bible scenery and Bible characters
together with plates of astronomy,
botany and natural history. Admis-
sion-adults, so cts; children, % cts.
Mr.. Rollin p. SAKE arrived yester-
day with his lot of blooded stock and
now has the animals at Ferguson &
Metzker's Stable for exhibition and
sale. The lot comprises nine thor
oughbred Durham bulls, ranging
from nine to nineteen months old.
They were all brought from Kentucky
and their pedigrees are we'll authenti-
Gated The prices run from S400 to
5000. The stock is in fine condition
and deserves an inspection by all who
are interested in such matters.
The fine, large three story brick
building erected on New High street.,
north of Turner street, by VIM. Cape
is nearly completed. The two lower
stories are already occupied and the
third will be ready for those desiring
rooms in short time. The house
stands sufficiently above the level to
enable person standing OH either of
the balconies to obtain II fine view OF
the city and valley and almost within
n stones throw of the Pico House, is
desirable place for those wishing
rooms outside of a hotel. Mrs. Cape
superintends her fine house in person,
and is ever ready to show its rooms to
those in search of pleasant locations
The trotting contest to raise funds
for the purchase of clock to be placed
in the tower of the High School build
ing has been set for Monday, Novem-
Der 30th. The managers have con-
cluded not to hold the race on Thanks
giving day as at one time arranged.
Entries must be made with Ben. G.
Truman on Monday, November 23d,
and 10 entries will be received after Z
p. NJ. on that day. Tickets can be pro-
cured at the Farmers and Merchants
Bank. Many of the most prominent
ladies of the city have volunteered to
sell tickets. 1t is ardently hoped that
all will turn out and make the affair
grand success.