Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-09
LOCAL BREyITTES.

ton, preparing the bed for the laying
of their irrigating pipes.
The Orphans Fair, under the direc-
ton of the ladies of Los Angeles, will
take place this Fall in Turn Verein
Hall, commencing on the 30th of Oc-
tober.
Mr.. G. J. Stearns has received let
ter from his sister at Lowell, Mass,
stating that Mr. Carter with his col
ony for Southern California left that
place on the Goth ult
An excursion train will be run to the
camp-meeting grounds at Los Nietos
next Sunday, leaving Los Angeles at
1915 A. NJ, and leaving Los Nietos for
return at G:15 p. NJ. Fare for round
trip, 81.
We are indebted to Brodrick & Co.
for copy of the Pacific Coast Directo-
ry. 1t will be found convenient
book of reference in every family and
business house of the city.
We were in error yesterday in stat
ing that there had been change of
mails; it was only correction in our
Postofflce directory which brought
forth the comment.
The Constantine was delayed beyond
her expected hour of arrival yester-
day, and had not reached Wilmington
at our latest report in the evening.
She is advertised to sail for San Fran
cisco to-day.
We learn that DR.. J. II. Wells will
shortly leave our city to associate
himself with his brother, who has q
drug store with fine business at Mon
terey. The Doctor will leave many
friends in Los Angeles.
The teachers of the Spring-street
school are endeavoring to raise fund
by contribution to lay platforms, con-
struct benches and arrange other con-
veniences for the children in the school
yard. For this purpose they have
sent notes to the parents of the schol-
ars, asking for the sum CT twenty-five
cents from each. 1t is to be hoped
that the small amount required will
thus be secured, and the children very
greatly benefited by it in the coming
wet season.
TO the milkman who desires to find
way out of his dilemma imposed by
the city hitching-post ordinance we
have suggestion to make. He can
provide himself with a five-pound
weight and attach it to hitching-
strap of sufficient length to reach from
the hOrse's head where fastened to the
wagon. With this arrangement he
can drop his weight on the ground at
any place with the slightest possible
trouble and his animal is tied, to all
intents and purposes in compliance
with the ordinance.
A young America about twelve
years of age, was heard from yester-
day in the commercial world. He
had twenty dollar gold piece in his
possession, and with it was trying to
bargain with a gentleman on Fort
street for colt. The gentleman was
naturally little surprised that boy
of his age should be possessed with so
much money, and instituted inquiries
concerning the matter. He found that
on the day previous the boy had had
two twenty dollar pieces, and that one
of the double eagles went for candy,
with which he regaled all of his youth
full companions. The young sport will
have an examination into his finan-
cial affairs to-day, and no doubt will
be compelled to suspend payment for
u brief term.
We have commented several times
upon the evil results of keeping
viscious dogs within the city limits to
the danger and annoyance of pedes-
trians. We have now to chronicle
another occurrence which deserves
the attention of the proper authorities,
and provisions by them against its re-
currence either in this or similar cases.
Yesterday while Mrs. Dawes and two
childred We're coming down Temple
street and passing q house near the
Episcopal church, a large dog sprang
out of the yard and attacked one of
the children, little boy. The ami
NAL seized the child by the face, its
upper teeth entering near the temple,
and the lower beneath the jaw, infiict-
ing terrible wound before he could
be driven off. Yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Dawes instituted O. suit before
dog for maintaining public nuisance.
A man who will knowingly keepa dan
gerous animal of that kind in the city
ought to be kicked to death by Grip
piles.
The Express states that the sudden
death of Carl Luther, at San Fernando
last Saturday, arose, as ascertained by
the Coroners inquest, from variety
OF causes. He had been for several
days troubled with dysentery, and was
in state of great physical and ner-
vous debility. While in this condi-
tion he had been bitten in very
tender and vital part by a spider, re-
sulting in great pain of body and an
guish of mind, the whole so seriously
reacting on his nervous system, as to
throw him into q state of coma from
which he could not recover. Although
the bite of the spider was not of itself
sufficient to have produced death, yet
it is believed he would have recovered
had he not been bitten. Carl Luther
was an old man nearly sixty years of
age, native of Germany, and has
Just started into business at San Fer
nando, where he had bakery and
restaurant. He leaves an estate worth
about 81 200, and his partner has ap-
piled for letters of administration.