Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-03
CITY AND SUBURBS.

If Mr.. L. P. Cook is in the city, he
will learn something to his advantage
by addressing J. c., this office.
A private dispatch received from
Judge Sepulveda, announces that he
will return to the city Friday next.
We learn that Mrs. Griffin has sold
her ranch and corral near the city to
Mr.. Dan Stevens for the sum of $1O,-
600.
There was no meeting of the Direc-
tors of the Chamber of Commerce last
night, as there was not quorum pres
ent.
Splendid five-acre lots for $3.50. Lo-
Gated one mile this side of the race
track. Apply to Kimball & Ban
croft. -
Mr.. J. d. Patrick offers some rare
inducements to purchase new and Sec
ond-hand pianos. See card in another
column.
In the case of Lewis VS.. Anderson,
on trial in the County Court yestcr-
day, u motion for the new trial was
argued and overrhled.
John Coleman charges one of our
policemen with beating him over the
head with a revolver without provoco-
cation. The matter will be adjusted
in Justice Gray's Court.
The case CT Reed VS.. Quintano, an
action for ejectment from land in the
Nogalles Rancho, occupied the atten-
ton of the District Court yesterday.
The case will probably continue sew
eral days longer.
The case of Dukes, charged with
stealing water from zanja beyond
the limits of the city, was up for trial
before Justice Gray yesterday, but the
complainant failed to put in appear
ance, and the case was dismissed.
The Oil Company shipped their en-
CINE and boring machinery to Sc n
Fernando yesterday. They will soon
commence operations on the Temple
claim near that place, drilling for the
petroleum which is supposed to be
there.
Mr.. WOlfenstein will soon take his
departure for Europe. He has leased
his galleries for the term of two years
to Messrs. futile & Lee, who are
counted among the best photograph
ers in the State. We wish the new
firm the best of success.
Spanish Joe, the man who is sup
posed to have committed the dastardly
robbery Of lady at Anaheim, some
time ago, was }ferreted out by
Officer Thomas in this city, Monday
last, and placed under arrest. He was
taken to Anaheim at once. 1t will go
hard with the man if the Anaheimers
prove their charge against him.
Are we to have Fourth of July
celebration Public spirit must have
reached very low ebb when we no
birthday. Let somebody make q
move in the matter, and we will have
the Declaration of Independt nee read
and sing Hail Columbia at least. to
keep alive the memories of lang syn @.
The Palmetto Oil Man still enlivens
our streets with his presence, pro-
claiming the virtues of his wonderful
medicine. He never fails to draw a
crowd at his open-air concerts and
scientific lectures; and like the Good
Samaritan of old, he finds the afflicted
stranger and takes him in. If ready
sale and good recommendation speak
anything in favor of the medicine, it
must be good.
Mr.. J. M. Hellman is tearing down
the old corral on the corner of Second
and Fort streets, preparatory to build
ing three cottage houses on the prem
Uses. Thus, one by one, the old land
marks are fading away and are sup
planted by the evidences of thrift and
enterprise. Every adobe wall which
fails contributes five hundred dollars
worth towards the prosperity of Los
Angeles.
The northern terminus of the Spring
and Sixth street Railroad was COM
pleted yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Cap
pc, the proprietor of the Pico House
bar brought out ten-gallon keg Of
beer for the boys, to honor the driving
of the last spike. 1t wssal suspicious
event and worthy to be honored as it
was. To-day the few cd d jobs remain
ing to be done along the line will be
completed and the road placed in
readiness for the cars.
The Board of Supervisors yesterday
granted franchise to w. r. Olden
and others for building wharf in San
Pedro Bay. The petition to the Board
from these parties stated that the
wharf was designed to be from eigh-
teen to twenty-five hundred feet in
length, reaching out into deep water;
the whole to be built at cost of be-
tween twenty-five and thirty thous-
and dollars. This is an important en-
terprise and we cannot over-estimate
the good which it will do our whole
country if carried out as planned.
Pictures extraordinary.- If YOU want
to see what an immense business the
Cottage Gallery is doing, just go to.
the Pico House any day between 8 and
3. You will see carriages, wagons and
horses oil belonging to people waiting
for their turn to be photographed.
Adds has only had time to eat one
dinner since he opened-two more to
help him and still no time to eat.
Adds turns out from twenty-five to
thirty dozen pictures per day. Where
do all the people come from; who say
Los Angeles is not becoming a city of
note?
The eminent artistical trio now in
the city Is the topic of conversation
among our music lovers. Undoubtedly
it will be an enjoyment of the highest
order to see Norma, in the celebrated
third act scene, personified by so great
a dramatic artist as Madame Fabbri is
famed to be, and the charming young
Anna Elzer, with her powerful, extern
sive contralto voice, will not fail to
make a furore, as she did in London,
New York and San Francisco. ANA
tours having had the occasion to hear
Prof. Mulder Fabbri trying piano,
admire him as great pianiste.
We were yesterday made the recip-