Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-08

terday as Board OF Equalization.
The Orizaba sails for San Francisco
this afternoon. Passengers will take
the 4 o'clock train.
No San Francisco mail arrived yes
terday, owing to failure in making
connection at Bakersfield.
Professor William De nton, the re-
nowned scientific lecturer and geolo-
gist, is stopping at the Clarendon.
Capt. Chas. Thorn of the steamer
Senator, with his wife and daughter,
spent Monday and Tuesday in this
city. They were at the Clarendon.
Mr.. John Collier, an old and highly
respected citizen, who came to this
country in 1S49, died at his residence
yesterday, after somewhat protracted
illness.
Carmen Lugo, who was recently ar
rested in San Diego on the charge of
numbering a boy on ranch near this
city about year ago, will be tried in
the District Court to-day.
Mr.. Griffith, the advance agent of
"The Great San Francisco Circus"
gave us a call yesterday and informed
nS that his show will be along soon to
give Los Angeles benefit.
In the L. S. Land Office yesterday
the case of Greenwade VS.. Duarte was
concluded. The case of the State VS..
Peter Larson, set for hearing yester-
day was continued until the 18th.
Juan Capistran, the man who beat
his wife almost to death recently, at
San Gabriel, and subsequently made
assaults on various other parties, has
been arrested and lodged in Jail at the
Mission.
John Cassidy has resigned the posi-
tion as telegraph operator at the rail-
road depot in this city. He was sue
ceeded yesterday by Thos. McCaffery,
who resigned his place in the Western
Union Office to take that vacated by
Cassidy.
At the last meeting Of the Board of
Education the following rates of tut
tion were agreed upon for pupils living
outside of the city: Primary Depart.
ment, So per session of twenty weeks;
intermediate Department, 50; Gram
mar Department, $40. High School,
free for all in the county.
Those wishing baskets and willow
ware should remember the manufac-
tory of Patrick Hoban, on Spring
street. Mr.. Hoban is recently from
the State blind asylum, and is labor
ing under the misfortune of being par
TALLY blind. He is endeavcring to
earn livelihood by this industry and
is deserving of the patronage and en-
couragment of our citizens. His
work is of the best quality and is sold
hnIow San Francisco priceS
The new savings bank commenced
operations yesterday, with the follow
ing officers: President, J. S. Slauson;
President, j. M. Griffith. Di-
rectors: j. S. Slauson, j. M. Griffin,
V. A. Hoover, Robert s. Baker, J..
Bixby, H. b. Tichenor, George S.
Dodge. We understand that the busi-
ness of the institution commences with
very fiattering prospects. One praise
worthy feature of the management is
that the bank will be kept open on
Saturday evenings from to O'clock.
There will be some trotting and
running ra ces at the Agricultural So
eiety's Park on July 23d. Messrs.
Askin, Billings and Smith, owners of
Rubber Boy and Don Elipho and Mr..
James Hurd, manager of Sconchin,
have made sweepstake race, two
mile heats, best two in three, to har-
be 500 each; making $500 to the
winner. On the same day Mr.. Myers
horse Sleepy Charley will try Bay
Jim again for stake of $500; $3.50 a
side. The cause of this race, we un-
derstand, is an honest difference of
opinion.
There was very fair attendance at
the auction sale Of San Fernando prop
erty, by Noyes & Durfee, yesterday.
The bidding was quite lively and
town lots were disposed of readily at
prices ranging from $3.50 to $40 each.
A large number of blocks were sold at
prices ranging from $3.50 to $3.50. Also
number of tracts, one selling as high
AS So 80 an acre. Senator Maclay has
had much better luck than he antici-
pated in disposing of the property, and
he will probably reserve all of that
remaining for this market, making
another auction sale next Fall, previ-
Gus to the meeting of the District
Fair.
We have before us a little book, en-
titled, "Arabesques on California
Dinner Table," by VIM. Mcpherson
Teeeptly issued from tile 1hTTOT oilict
in this city. The work is printed
IN pamphlet form, contains eighty
pages and has very creditablt
typographical appearance. The sub
ject matter comprises three idealistiC
essays, entitled, "Whom Shall We
Choose" " Hilaria," and "Publicity.'
The writing is profusely illustrated
with choice quotations and historical
references and is apparently designed
10 while away leisure hour without
affecting anything profound or start
ling. Just what the book has to dc
with California or dinner-tables we
cannot see, but suppose that the rose
will smell as sweet by this as by any
other name.