Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-05-17
CITY AND SUBURBS.

he will leave in Benicia College.
Rev. Mr.. Archibold, of the Presby-
terrain denomination, will preach in
the County Court room at IL O'clock
a. NJ. and 81 O'Clock p. NJ. to-day.
The Mohongo will sail for San
Francisco to-day, calling at Santa
Barbara. The steamer train leaves at
o'clock p. NJ.
Quarterly meeting will be held in
the M. E. Church, Fort street, TOT day.
Preaching at II A. NJ. and y p. NJ. by
the Rev. J. r.. Tansey, Presiding
Elder.
Moses Chowniski yesterday brought
charges before Justice Gray against
one II. f. Jackson for assault and bat
terry. The case was tried, and defend
ant acquitted.
1t is said that the Waldron Railroad
will be commenced this week. The
road will run out Main street to the
Washington Gardens and thence TO
the race track.
Justice Trafford's Court opens again
tomorrow. The Justice arrived in
the city last Friday from San Fran
cisco, and has the appearance of being
greatly benefited by his trip.
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon
field of barley about three miles
southwest of the city, was burned.
We did not learn the name of the
owner or the origin of the fire.
The Grand Chancellor of the Knights
of Pythias, Mr.. Manner, and Past
Grand Chancellor, Mr.. Booth, are
visiting this city. They will proba-
bly, organized Lodge here before
leaving.
The Spring and Sixth Street Rail
road was pushed rapidly up Spring
street yesterday, and the track laid as
far as the HERALD office. Now for the
ears, and we have become a metrOpol-
itan city.
Brown, who is under arrest on a
charge of stealing valuable harness
from CampbelPs livery stable, has
been retained in Jail in default of $50
fore the Grand Jury.
Services in German will be held in
Good Templars' Hall this morning at
II o'clock, conducted by Rev. G. H.
Bollinger, pastor of the San Jose
Church. A general invitation is eX-
tended to the German public.
Dr. Gates of Virginia City is in
town. He is the agent for Kinkhead's
Sage Brush Hair Tonic and also for
DIR. Lepper's Oil of Gladness, which is
good for all aches and ills. The doctor
will be seen and heard on the streets.
Mr.. Wolfenstein, the photographer,
made an effort to secure some pictures
of Vasquez yesterday, but the physi-
clan in charge would not consent to it.
The patient is still too weak and sore
from his wounds to undergo the opera
ton of picture taking.
We found the card of Fred. w.
Athearn of the Southern Californian
on our desk to-day, and as keards y
don't travel of themselves, except up
Il mans coat sleeve, we conclude Fred.
must have been around himself. Sorry
not to see his smiling cOuntenance.
The work on the Spring and Sixth
Street Railroad will be finished this
week, ready for the cars. The COM
pany desires that the stockholders
will pay to the Treasurer on Monday
forenoon the balance due on their
stock. The money is needed to pay as
the work is completed.
We acknowledge the receipt of COM
plimentary tickets to the ball OF the
e. O. r. M. at Turn Verein Hall this
evening. A fine time is expected at
the picnic in Sycamore Grove to-day.
Carriages will be run to and from the
grounds during the day, and no pains
l. tn lya
one of the most enjoyable of the sea-
son.
Daniels, who was arrested sometime
since on a charge of horse-stealing,
and who was also suspected OF being
an aecomplice of VasqueZ, was again
before Justice Gray yesterday, and dis
charged for want of sufficient evidence
against him. The District Attorney
failed to secure material witness in
the case from Santa Barbara, whom
he had sent for, and thus the case was
allowed to go by default
There will be praise service this
evening at the Congregational Church,
on New High street, at half-past I
o'clock. This will be service OF song
entirely, in which some Of our best
amateurs will participate. These
meetings have become very popular IN
San Francisco, and that to be held to-
night, as we'll as being highly de-
votional, will be very entertaining for
all who attend.
We would call the attention of our
readers to the new schedule Of arrivals
and departures of the steamers of the
p. M. S. S. Co., as found in our col
umns. 1t will be seen that the COM
pany are now running four large side
wheel steamers between San Francisco
and San Pedro. The Mohongo and
Orizaba making the trip in 45 hours,
the Senator and Pacific in abont 80
hours. One of these steamers will
leave San Pedro about every third
day.
A private letter from the bleak shores
of Michigan, in the lumber region,
says: "rhe snow has gone; the ice has
left; vessels come and go; logs are
floating down; the mills hum; the saw
dust glistens; Col. Jacobs and the little
birds have returned, and everything
i'm nature smiles" So, at last, while
we are enjoying the comforts of mid
summer with the equitable tempera-
ture of Spring, the belated Inhabitants
of the northern country are just
emerging from their long, cold Winter.
Folks can pay their money and take
choice,
Sam. w. Piercy, the young Califor-
MIA tragedian who has been playing
engagements throughout the interior
of this State and Oregon, starts from
here in a few days, overland, for San
Francisco, and will make short stay
at San Luis Obispo, Salinas City, Wat
sonville and Gilroy, for the purpose, of