Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-20
LOCAL lSIsICVITIES.

The Senator is advertised to sail for
San Francisco tomorrow.
The schooner Western Home, ar
rived at Wilmington yesterday, six
days from San Francisco.
The. VIM. Taber sails for upper
ports to-day. Passengers will take the
I0 A. NJ. train. .
Mr.. Fl. ii. Harmon is a candidate
for City Assessor. He iswell qualified
for the position and if elected will
make an efficient official. utt
We learn that Jackson, the truck
man who was injured at Wilmington
last Wednesday hy n runaway team is
recovering.
The Internal Revenue authorities
have withdrawn their charges against
the Los Angeles Distillery and the
Cucamonga Vineyard. Both estab-
lishments are again running.
Mr.. A. 5. Adds, the popular anti
monopolst photographers, has re-
turned to the city. He will re-estab-
lish his gallery here and may, per-
haps, remain with us.
a committee was appointed in the
District Court yesterday consisting Of
Messrs. Hazard, Wilson and Griffith
to examine Mr.. Jones on an applica-
ton for admission to the Los Angeles
Bar. ,r-.. .t..
The called meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce last night to elect a
Board of Directors proved another
failure, as nobody attended. The dis
agreeable state Of the weather may
furnish some excuse, but We fear
that the organization has had it's day.
In default ofylsecuring quorum
yesterday, the Council took an ad-
journment until 2 O'Clock this after
noon. Should they succeed i'm hold
ing meeting to-day, n proclamation
will be made appointing the munich
pal election for the 7th of December.
The case of Pico VS.. Cuyas, involv-
ing the possession of the Pico House,
was again brought up in the District
Court yesterday, and an amended COM
plaint was filed. The plaintiff now
moves to quiet title, and we suppose
upon the decision of that issue the pos
session of the property will depend.
Owing to the heavy rains of the past
two days and their consequent dam
age to the race track, the trotting
match between Vaughn and the
Moor arranged for tomorrow has been
postponed. The race will occur as
soon as a good day and track can be
had due notice of which will be given.
Yesterday was damp and gloomy,
and in the afternoon considerable rain
fell The rain-gauge for the twenty
four hours, ending ut o'clock yester-
day morning showed fall of eighty
four one-hundredths of an inch. 1t is
fortunate that most OF the grape crop
has been gathered as the fruit still out
Will doubtless be spoiled.
Mr.. Chas. Wise who is travelling
through the county selling goods, is
acting as agent for the HERALD and is
authorized to receipt for subscriptions
on our account. Mr.. Wise is II gentle
man highly respected for his honora-
BILE dealing and we feel sure that the
friends of the HERALD throughout our
county will extend to him the hand
OF welcome. ..Eg
This wet weather is rather deprcss-
ing on ones spirits and the best anti
dote we know of for such unhappy
effects is to smoke one of Goldsmith's
genuine imported cigars. 1t must be
remembered that Goldsmith keeps the
best stock of smokers articles in gen-
eral to be found in the city. The latest
papers always on hand and cordial
welcome to all who call. ft ~y
The complimentary entertainment to
be rendered tOMiss Olivas has been post
poned until next Monday evening in
consequence of the inclement weather.
Several new features have been added
TO tho programme, among which will
be some tableaux in costume. The sale
of tickets has been already quite large
and the probabilities are that there
will be q large Attendance.
The following is n list of passengers
per steamer Ventura, which sailed
from San Francisco for Wilmington
November 18th: p III Look and wife,
A Bragg, son and daughter; c + Leon
ard and wife, A B Reaves, e M Wins
low, l. G Goodwin, w w Steel and
son, G w Parker, S Delano, wife and
child; M Falk, ID Freeman, father
and two children, l. Fletcher; E B
Koke, A Williams, wife and chill
dren, Il Frank, j f Ward, A Sproul,
w CTalbot, ID Armstrong, Mrs An
thony, ID Luis and family, III Spear, A
S Furgeson, p Carroll, c # Marion,
VIM Meyer, VIM Smith. 19e|
Governor Booth has issued call to
the people of California, setting apart
Thursday, November 26th, as the am
nual Thanksgiving Day. He calls
upon the people "to abstain, as far as
practicable, from the ordinary secular
pursuits on said day; to assemble dur
ing some portion of it in their respect
i've places of public worship, and by
appropriate religious exercises mani
fest their gratitude to the Almighty
for the blessings of the year. and their
sense of dependence upon His will.
and that they devote the residue
thereof to family and friendly reunion,
innocent enjoyment, general hospi-
tality, and the kindly remembrance
of the poor and the afflicted.