Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-17
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Judge Willis presided in the County
Court yesterday.
The Ventura will sail for San Fran
cisco and Santa Barbara on Monday,
Oct. 10th.
Engineer Crawford left with his
party yesterday to make the prelim-
mary survey for the independence
road.
Chief Engineer Charlie Miles, with
his family, returned from San Fran
cisco yesterday.
Daniel Norcross, of the San Fran
cisco New Age, is stopping at the
Pico.
The steamer Senator arrived from
San Francisco yesterday. She will
start on her return trip to-day.
The funeral of Mr.. Harris New
marks little daughter Edith, took
place yesterday afternoon and was
largely attended.
Engineer j. U. Crawford, of the Los
Angeles and Independence Road, has
been appointed Mineral Surveyor for
the State.
The "Thirty- Fights" turned out
with Piepenberg's band last night and
serenaded their Chief, G. e. Miles, at
the Pico House, in honor of his return
from San Francisco.
BY direction of the City Fathers,
the chain-gang will find pleasant oc-
cupation for some time to come in
preparing streets and cutters for the
coming of the rainy season.
The question of the grade for upper
Main street along the line of the
Spring and Sixth Street Railroad has
again been referred to the Board of
Public Works. This little pleasant
ness is being drawn out to remarka-
BILE length by the action of one or two
members of the Council.
Miss Fannie Marston sings at Ana
helm this and tomorrow evening.
Her grand mplimentary concert will
be given at Turner's Hall in this city
on Monday evening. In order that all
may hear the beautiful singer, the
price of tickets has been reduced to
fifty cents.
Read the advertisements of Messrs.
Dewey, Kimball & Co. which appear
this morning. Seven pieces of orange
and vineyard property are offered for
sale at prices varying from So 900 to
5000. Forty acres of land adjoin-
ing the Agricultural Park are also Of
fered at bargain.
We yesterday saw some pieces of
partially petrified sycamore or willow
wood which were taken from q we'll
bored on Mr. Haskins place, near
Compton, some eighty feet from the
surface. The specimens would make
good subject for the consideration Of
geologist.
Messrs. Doyle & Silver, knights of
the razor, who were recently engaged
in Pupura's barber shop, Spring street,
are preparing to open shop of their
own on Temple street, near Spring.
Speaking from experience, we can rec
commend them as first-class workmen
and we'll worthy the patronage Of the
shaving public.
Los Angeles assumed another metro
polital feature yesterday by the ac-
QUESTION of brigade of boot-blacks.
They were fair specimens of the orig
inal, wild, semi-barbarOus hoOdlum.
Meanwhile, it would be well for our
citizens to keep close eye on their
property which may be lying around
loose.
By vote of the Council the irrigators
from public zanjas living outside of
the city limits are to have the same
reduction in water rates as was grant,
ed them last year after the close of the
irrigating season. This reduces the
price per day from three dollars to
one.
DR.. Yaeger, Sheriff of San Bernar-
dino, arrived on the Spadra train yes
terday morning, having in his custody
Bonner the murderer of Smith, who
proceeds to San Quentin to serve out
Il life sentence. He will be taken
above on the Senator to-day.
Col. Charles Crocker, General ID. ID.
Cotton, Col. G. E. Gray and S. T.Gage,
the prominent railroad officials who
are visiting us, went to Wilmington
yesterday on a special train and took
a ride over the harbor on the little
steamer Los Angeles. They will visit
Anaheim to-day.