Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-18
LOCAL BREVITIE@.

II. w. Morgan SttU has money 10
loan.
The Orizaba sails to-day for San
Diego.
The Board of Equalization will be
in session again on Monday next.
Vivian will soon be here to regale
us with his inimitable character-act
ing.
The Bianchi Operate troupe will
not be here, probably, until about the
first of September.
Passengers for Santa Barbara or San
Francisco by the Los Angeles will
leave the depot at P. NJ. to-day.
On Monday, July Goth, the Orizaba
will put i'm at Wilmington on her way
to Santa Barbara and San Francisco.
The Senator will sail for San Fran
cisco and way ports tomorrow. The
steamer train will leave the depot at
N4PM. .-. ..-...4
The members of Olive Lodge, X. Of
P, will meet this evening at Old Fell
lows Hall for the election of officers.
A full attendance is requested.
The firemen's ball, to be given by
the Thirty Fights, at Turn-Verein
Hall next Thursday evening, will be
The employees of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad were paid off yesterday.
Major McCrea, the pay-master, will
go to Spadra with his car to-day.
We hear rumors Of an interesting
suit for slander, lately inaugurated,
wherein one citizen claims damages
in the sum Of $4,000 for his injured
name and fame.
Professor Denton's lectures are in
creasing in popularity as they. pro-
gress. 1t is not yet too late to derive
much instruction and entertainment
by attending them.
Our street prowler informs us that
Nadeau had q bag of money yesterday,
and that he took it up to San Fernando
to pay his hands. 1t is consoling to
know that somebody has funds.
McNair, who was convicted of as
sault with intent to commit rape, will
be sentenced next Monday. He is
elected to the Penitentary for term
anywhere between one and ten years.
Workmen were yesterday engaged
i in moving away the old frame build
ing on the corner of Also and Ala
media streets, preparatory to the cree
ton of fine brick structure at that
place.
The Odd Fellows Library at Santa
Barbara is almost ready to be opened
DO the public. Newspapers through
their daily or weekly issues to the
library, and thus aid in the good
work.
Fanaticism, so-called, is not con-
fined to the churches. J. M. Price,
nd IF nrro N
Kansas, has decided that ga Master
Mason who keeps saloon should be
suspended or expelled, and a saloon
keeper is not a suitable person for the
degrees"
We learn that Messrs. Butler &
Beach have sold their livery stable, on
Main street, to Messrs. Macy Il Will
son for something over fourteen thous-
and dollars. The former proprietors
ofthe stable will devote their time and
attention to sheep-raising upon their
extensive ranch.
The proprietor of the Southern Cali
fOraiG Post, the new German paper
soon to be started here, informs us
shat he is meeting with very flattering
success in securing subscriptions and
advertising patronage for his paper.
We bespeak for the new enterprise a
liberal support.
Senator Maclay has made contract
with the railroad company whereby
residents in San Fernando can secure
their tickets to and from Los Angeles
at half price. and also have the benefit
of reduced rate of freight. This will
be very acceptable boon to the San
Fernando people.
The Los Angeles Tobacco Company
will commence cutting the first crop
early next week. Those interested in
safe tobacco culture will be well repaid
sfos q visit to the grounds of the COM
,pany. near the race-track. The crop
lis as fine as ever seen anywhere, and
presents a beautiful sight.
The preliminary trial of Collector
Mccormick commenced at San Diego
son Wednesday last. A lively interest
was manifested by all classes of citi-
Zens, even to the ladies, who turned
out in force, and the City Hall was
filled to repletion. An adjournment
was taken to Horizons Hall and the
examination of witnesses CONT nued
on Thursday.
Professor Cain brings suit before
Justice Gray against Maria Jesusa
Thompson, for forcibly ejecting him
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down in the statutes. 1t is presumed
that the Professor neglected the for
mality of paying his rent or some
such slight matter and hence this
Goodness" arose between landlady
and tenant. The case will be settled
next Monday.
We called at the Grange Co-opera-
tive Store yesterday, in Leck's build
ing, and found things in that line run
ming in the most satisfactory manner.
The store is well stocked with the best
goods in the market, comprising
everything usually found in the gro
Gerry business. The stock is purchased
direct from San Francisco, and sold
at the lowest possible margins. AL
though the store has only been in
operation short time an extensive
trade has already been secured and
the enterprise is now counted a COM
plete success.