Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-21
NEWS ITEMS.

Elder Grant, the great revivalist, is
stirring up the sinners in Napa.
Lafayette r. Herbert has been APP
pointed Postmaster at Nordhoff, Ven
tura county.
Since the discovery of gold in New
Zealand the mines have yielded over
$14O,OOO,OOO.
The oldest prisoner in San Quentin
is Peter Metz, German, who was SEN
fenced in 1858 for life.
The colored men of Massachusetts
propose to erect q monument to the
memory of the late Charles Sumner.
Jesse Apologize, of Siskiyou county,
has lost 300 head of stock, after freez-
ing his feet badly trying to take care
of them.
The Republic of Chilli, South Amer
lea, proposes to have an international
exhibition at Santiago, to be opened
on September 16, 1875.
Trains on the Vicksburg and Shreve-
port railroad of Louisiana have ceased
running, owing to break in the upper
levee near New Orleans.
The citizens of Marysville are mov-
ing for the construction of railroad
from that city to Knights Landing,
on the Sacramento river.
Reese river, for the first time in
many years, now empties into the
Humboldt-caused by the volume of
water from melting snow.
Last year the wool produced in this
country amounted to l74,700,00O
pounds, which was anincrease of four
teen million pounds over 1872.
The town of Aurora, Nevada, eXpe-
rienced two heavy shocks of an earth
quake on the night of the 18th. Door
bells were rang and clocks stopped.
The Register says that every room
in the Napa College is engaged for
the Spring term, and that many stu
dents will have to obtain rooms in
town.
The Customs receipts so far for
March equal the corresponding period
last year. Treasury officials believe
that the Customs have recovered from
the panic.
The Assembly Committee on FEEDER
al Relations have reported favorably
on the Senate concurrent resolution
asking for the improvement of Oak
land harbor.
The East Boston ship-yards have in
course of construction two ships OF
1000 tons, three brigantines of 500
tons, and several schOoners and small
fishing boats.
Albert A. Hopkins, who recently
shot and seriously wounded Mrs. Brin-
ton at Virginia City, has been SEN
fenced to two years hard labor in the
State Prison.
The Marysville merchants, tired OF
paying high freights, have bought the
steamer G.. M. Small for $500, and
will have her make weekly trips to
San Francisco.
The Trustees of jacksonville have
raised the license on retail liquor deal
ers to $75 per quarter, so that the
town and county license amounts to
$50 per quarter.
The compulsory education bill pass
ed the Senate on Tuesday. The vote
was eighteen to eighteen, and the bill
was carried by the casting vote of the
Lieutenant-Governo
Fifty cars of through freight arrived
at Oakland ON Wednesday, and one
hundred and thirty-six are on side
tracks at various stations along the
line of the Central Pacific.
The Directors of the San Francisco
Fire and Marine Insurance Company
have elected S. S. Tilton as President,
William II. Knight as Secretary, and
William Sherman as Treasurer.
The Committee on Mines and Min
ing in the House reported Representa-
tive, Pages bill relating to the DISPOSE
ton of mining lands, with the amend
ments agreed upon by the Committee
on Monday.
James II. Lucas, who died recently
in st. Louis, left an estate valued al
S7,OOO,OOO. Previous to his death he
gave his sons $2,OOO,OOO. Mr.. Lucas
was the father-in-law of Senator Hagel
of California.
The San Luis Rey Irrigating Com
pany has filed its articles of incorpora
ton with the Secretary of State. IT.
place of business is San Luis Rey, Sar
Diego county, and its object to built
dams, bitches, etc.
The army reform bill cuts down thu
number of enlisted men to $4,000, anf
takes care to rid the army of numbel
of officers corresponding with the re
duction of 5000 enlisted men. Thu
reform is to be completed gradually by
January LIST, 1875.