Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-19
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We are sorry to announce that Mr..
Scott, the guardian of our city time, is
lying quite ill.
The San Fernando train took out q
large lot Of grain and other goods for
Nadeau, yesterday.
Mr.. Jacoby, editor of the Southern
Californian, has gone to San Bernar-
dino on business trip.
The Ventura arrived from San
Francisco yesterday. The freight list
will be found elsewhere.
The case of J. P. Shannon VS.. J. B.
Gray, engrossed the attention of the
County Court yesterday.
a Maine paper says two men named
Hoodlum have been arrested in Cali
fornia for beating Cinnamon.
A fine set of furniture, with house
hold fixtures complete, is for sale at a
bargain. See advertisement.
1t is reported that Mexican boy
about six years Of age was bitten by a
mad dog in Sonora yesterday.
A general meeting will be held at
Turn-Verein Hall tomorrow evening
at 8 o'clock, to which all Germans are
cordially invited.
The Grand Jury had it's numbers
completed yesterday, by the addition
of A. Cottle and E. III. Workman, and
the Jury proceeded to business.
An election will be held on the I'd
of September, to choose Supervisor
in the First District, Vice DR.. Griffith,
whose term expires at that time.
Couer de Leon, Commandery No.
9, Knights Templar, will hold their
regular conclave on Thursday eve
ming, August Goth, at seven o'clock.
Mr.. Beaudry, the Councils Commit
tee to look into the Irregularities Of
the town clock, has authorized Messrs.
Fisher & Thatcher to make the needed
repairs.
The Ventura will sail for San Fran
cisco to-day. Passengers by this
vessel can avail themselves of the eX-
cursion rates-eighteen dollars for the
round trip.
A contested case was on trial in the
U. S. Land Office yesterday, wherein
James d. Hill, E. Agila and Antonio
Abila, all laid claim to portion of the
same piece of land.
A truckman created quite a sensa-
tion yesterday by backing his vehicle
int 1n arrio Of M Moron I,
the French Consul. No particular
damage was done.
The Mechanics Fair opened in San
Francisco yesterday. A rare oppor-
tunity Is now offered our citizens by
the steamship lines, to visit San Fran
cisco at excursion rates and see the
sights.
A family row, with all of its invit-
ing details, was brought up before
Justice Trafford yesterday, wherein
Franciscia Silcidu was complained of
for beating child of Catalina Mazon.
The Justice dismissed the case.
We had a tangible compliment yes
terday in the shape of some luscious
peaches sent to our Office from Mr..
Shaw's place near the city. Nobody
could taste them and say with clear
conscience that California fruits lack
flavor.
A man by the name of Franklin,
who lives near the race-track, took a
dose Of poison by mistake last Mon
day. DR.. Kurtz was called in about
10 o'clock in the evening, and by q
vigorous use of the stOmach-pump
saved the mans life. Franklin will
take his whisky straight hereafter.
An exchange notes the fact that Tom
Carroll, of Los Angeles, has secured a
patent for tree-lifter, designed to
take up trees in such a manner as to
retain the earth around the roots,
greatly lessening the danger in trans
planting trees. The litter has been
tested with most satisfactory results.
A Yreka man has invented tor
pedo in the shape of kernel Of corn,
which is designed for the beguilement
Of festive crows. AS soon as that
offensive bird takes hold of it, it ex-
plotes, and blows the top of its head
off, This affords a cheap and innocent
reCT6aLlOu IOT Ulle crow duu dU buc
same time does away with grievous
evil.
A small fire occurred on Fort street
between Third and Fourth yesterday,
but it was fortunately extinguished by
the neighbors without sounding an
alarm. The flames caught in the
kitchen of frame house from an
overheated fiue, but they were imme-
diately discovered, and the applica-
tion of half-dozen buckets of water
prevented any serious damage.
1t will be remembered that a party
of our citizens left about week since
for hunting expedition in Tehachepi
Pass. A letter received from Mr.. IL.
+. De Cells, one of the party, under
date of August 10th, says that the
hunters are all in good health and
spirits; had killed seven deer, and at
the date of writing were in pursuit or
bear. The party will return to the
city about the Goth or 2lst inst.
Thos. A. Carey, County Deputy P.
of H., writes us that he has just or
ganized Rincon Grange, San Bernar-
dino county, with the following Off
GERS: F. M. Slaughter, Master; t. b.
Walkinsham, Overseer; j. Z. Harris,
Lecturer; George Lord, Steward; f.
M. Wood, Asst. Steward; ]. M. Hattie
way, Chaplain; S. M. Mathews, Treas
,,ror. Tohn Tavlor Secratary: r. W.