Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-12-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

cisco money king and the richest man
in the State, is visiting Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Guards are making
preparations for social on New Years
night.
e. w. Moore, agent for number of
steel and manufacturing firms of
Pittsburg and Cedar Falls, Pa, is in
the city.
Lost, few days ago, just this side
of the San Gabriel river, the outside
case of gold watch. The finder will
please leave ii ut the HERALD office.
We learn that Mexican living in
the southern part of the city acciden-
tally shot himself yesterday, but
We have been unable TO gather the
particulars.
The only business in the Courts yes
terday was the case of O'Donnell vs.
Matthesias before Judge O'Melveny, in
which "a judgment was rendered in
favor of the plaintiff for $50 and COSTS
Next Monday evening Merrill
Lodge, No. 299, I. O. G. r., will cele-
brate the seventh anniversary of the
founding of the lodge by u grand So
cial.
We have requested numerous par
ties to furnish information for our 1st
of January review An immediate
response will prove of great cOnven-
ience.
The Cienega school closed on last
Wednesday, and the prizes were
awarded by ballot. The first was taken
by Miss Ella Gird and the second by
Lena Cottle.
Los Angeles Lodge No. AZ, F. & A..
NJ, will install their officers for the
ensuing Masonic year at 2 p. NJ. to-
day. Pentalpha Lodge, No. 202, and
all Master Masons in good standing
are cordially invited.
Colonel M. n. Johnson, of the Cali
fornia Military Academy, Oakland,
and Professor J. n. Haskins, Principal
of Golden Gate Academy, also OF
Oakland, are spending two weeks
vacation in the city.
We were favored on Friday night
with a smart shower and the sky was
cloudy yesterday with sprinkling of
rain. The farmers and stock men need
rain badly, and we hope it will now
be given them in full measure.
DIR. Rives of Downey informs us
that the ball given at Gallatin on
Christmas Eve was a fine affair. Most
of the gay lads and lassies of Nietos
were present and enjoyed themselves
to the full limit of the law circum-
venting human happiness.
Mr.. Fisher, editor of the Whining
ton Enterprise, passed his Christmas
in Los Angeles. He is greatly elated
over the bright prospects of his town,
and the truth is that Wilmington h as
bright prospect in the immediate
future.
Mr.. S. G. Foy informs us that he
found Henry rifle ball in his house
the other morning, which had been
shot through the window on the night
previous. 1t was doubtless the work
of some careless person, but, inten-
tional or not, such visitors through
the window are not pleasant.
A special meeting Of Orange Grove
Encampment, No. 81, /. o. 0. f., will
be held on Tuesday evening next, for
the purpose of comforting degrees and
the transaction of other important
business. All members are requested
90 be present.
The Christmas Tree for the Sunday
School of the Episcopal Church will
dispense it's fruit to the little ones to-
morrow (Monday) evening, at the
church. The exercises, consisting of
music by the school and several of our
well-known amateur vocaiists, read
ings, ETC., will commence q O'Clock.
All interested will be on hand in seal
son.
Col. Bob. Wood, of Missouri, is at
the Clarendon. During the war he
commanded the 18th Missouri Regi-
ment (Confederate) and also served as
A. ID. G. on Gen. Sterling Prices staff.
He was in the van from first to last
and never had the luck to be sick
enough to miss fight. He did as
hard fighting and just as much of it,
AS any man in the Confederate army.
The following is the list of passen-
gers per steamship VIM. Taber, which
sailed last Friday for Wilmington: L
Neuman, IT w Goddard, Mrs Dares
and daughter, H Bourliee, Master Da-
Wis, Mrs G M Jones, Capt Sarals, Miss
Reiss, w N Crane, jr, ] M Jones, Jas
Winter, A S Canady, JAS Orendorff, X
w Green, ] II Stinard and wife, J
Endy, wife and 3 children, J w Nortt
and son, G N Deonard, Il Z Moody ano
wife, Mrs E de Cells.
The First Presbyterian Church helt
a very pleasant social at Good Tenn
plars' Hall on Christmas evening
One of the features of the affair was
Christmas tree loaded with present.
for each of the l03 scholars of tn
Sunday schooA Among the present
was an elegant ebony and rosewoo,
writing desk, accompanied by a goi
pen and pencil, the gift of the Congre
CATION to their pastor, Rev. A. i
White. A fine silver watch and chai
fell to the lot Of one of the boys an
numerous other expensive ,presenl