Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-21
LOCAL. BREVITIES.

The exports from Los Nietos depot
last Monday were 22O sacks wheat and
100 sack 8 corn.
The sale of Downey City property
was postponed yesterday for one
month.
Mr.. f. Gay gives notice this morn
ing that he will commence the con-
struction of the Main street sewer this
morning, in accordance with his con-
tract with the city. Work will be
commenced on Main street in 'front.' of
Temple block.
Last night, at 8 p. NJ, Miss Sarah
Diller and Mr.. Daniel Welch were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony
in the Catholic church. A large con-
course of friends and acquaintance
were present to witness the ceremony.
We wish the welded pair II happy and
prosperous future.
From the reported proceedings of
the Grand Lodge of Free Masons
which recently convened in San Fran
cisco, we see that Rev. w. H. Hill of
our city was appointed Grand Chap
lain and Mr.. c. w. Bush Grand Stew
ard. The honors were we'll awarded,
we think, in both cases.
Postmaster Bent wishes us to an
nounce that Thursdays Eastern mail
will close this evening at o'clock.
This arrangement is made specially
for to-day, as the mail will leave
Thursday morning before business
hours. Hereafter the closing will be
at the usual hour, 10 A. NJ.
We learn that the Turn-Verein So
ciety contemplate making some ma
terial improvements in their hall be-
fore long. Among the rest, the stage
will be made twenty-five feet wider
than at present, thus eflecting a much
needed improvement in its theatrical
and concert advantages.
Van Buren,, the colOred artist who
polishes boots in front of Burpura's
barber-shop, met with quite serious
accident Monday n.5ht. While out
riding, he drove into the trench dug
on upper Main street for the new gas
pipes, and being thrown from his
buggy, broke his arm. g." $3.50
Nordlinger has just received Il fine
assortment of fine ladies' and gentle
mems watches-stem- -winders and en-
ameled cases. He has also Il great
variety of gold chains for ladies and
gentleman of all patterns and weights.
Some of those Chains are real beauties,
and when the girls tell their lovers to
''go buy 'em" they most always do it.
The railroad magnates who are pay
ing Los Angeles their respects, re-
turned yesterday by special train
from San Bernardino. They will
doubtless start for San Francisco to-
morrow overland. taking their private
conveyance to obviate the necessity
of staging from San Fernando to
Bakersfield.
Mr.. Davis will commence opera
tiOns in his ~fruit-drying establish
ment to-day. The press have been
kindly invited to be present and wit
ness the general drying-up and after
wards general moistening-up. Both
processes, no doubt, will be gratifying
to the visitors. Mr.. Davis has been
delayed somewhat beyond his expec-
tation in completing his establish
ment, but Is yet in time to reap full
benefits from the grape crop as well
as great variety of other fruits.
We saw yesterday at the jewelry
store of Messrs. Fisher & Thatcher
one of the most elegant specimens of
engraving to be found in the country.
The work was done on q silver plate
probably ten by twelve inches in size.
The design embraced Masonic, Odd
Fellow and Knights of Pythias en-
blems, representations of the face and
cover of watch, the coat of arms of
the State of California and two female
figures, the whole bordered by trac-
ings of grape-vines, corn and wheat.
Notwithstanding the great variety Of
objects introduced into the engraving,
the unity of design is most excellently
preserved and the whole is so blended
together and so finely wrought that
one does not discover half of its beau
ties without close and prolonged in
spection. The engraving was done by
Mr.. Fisher and two of his assistants,
and itinvolved u vast amount OF labor
In the matter of enterprise and thor
ough workmanship, the house of
Fisher d Thatcher stands pre-eminent
in the jewelry line in Southern Cali
fornia. Seven men are now constant
ly employed in the establishment and
the demand for articles of their manu-
facture will soon make an enlarge
naut oP force and flcilit les necessary