Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

to-day.
Remember Mime. Martelle's lecture
tonight in the County Courtroom, as
advertised.
The people of Santa Barbara are
earnestly discussing the subject of
erecting o WOODEN mill at that place.
The Mohongo will sail for San Diego
on Thursday, July I'd. Returning, she
leaves on the Fourth for San Fran
cisco.
The Los Angeles, the new steamer
of Goodall, Nelson d Co.'s line is ex-
pected to leave San Francisco on
Thursday next.
The steamer Pacific was dispatched
on the 5th3as an extra vessel to Pam
ANA, calling at San Diego and various
ports in Mexico and Central America.
Seven more hydrants for the water
company were received at the depot
yesterday. This is an indication OF
what the City Fathers really can do
when they set their foot down.
Justice Trafford tied the matrimon-
ial knot last Sunday which bound to-
gether A. III. Niedecker and Sarah
Tuttle. AS Brick Pomeroy quotes it
"2 souls with but single thought
hearts that beat as l."
Farmers from the southern part of
the county report crops as n whole
good; the hay crop fully an average;
the grain crop promises fully an aver
age yield, and the corn crop never
looked better.
A Spring-street merchant slapped q
collector in the face yesterday, and
then gave his donation to Justice Gray
to appease the offended majesty of the
law. Such little luxuries are expens-
i've at this season of the year.
Rev. A. M. Campbell delivered a
lecture at Leck's Hall on Sunday eve
ming for the benefit of the Louisiana
sufferers, the net proceeds of which
were seventeen dollars, which sum he
paid to the committee yesterday.
Our citizens will bear in mind that
the great auction sale of San Fernan-
do lots is rapidly approaching, and
will take place on next Friday, the
third of July. Some rare opportuni-
ties fer investment will then be
offered.
Maria II. Burk entered complaint
before Justice Gray yesterday against
Augustn Levi, for drawing a knife
and threatening to take her life. An
other nice candidate for the hospitali-
ties of San Quentin in the course OF
time.
-Four Cinnamon were arrested Satur-
day night for playing "tann,n n
gambling game. After having free
board and lodging for two nights and
4 day, they were brought before JUS
tice Gray yesterday and discharged
for wa mt of evidence against them.
The children of the Jewish Sunday
school will hold picnic in the
Arroyo SecO to-day. Singing, dancing,
and the usual games will furnish the
young people their wished for amuse-
ment. Our pioneer hackman Rey-
nolds has the contract for conveying
the picnickers to and from the
grounds.
4 gentleman by the name of Cor
such lost n pocket-book containing
$3.50 in gold notes, Sunday evening.
The book was either dropped or stolen
between the Clarendon hotel and the
Episcopal Church, or on Los Angeles
street between Requena and CONNER
cial streets. The sum Of one hundred
and fifty dollars is offered as a reward
for the recovery of the lost treasure.
A full car load of people visited San
Fernando on the excursion train last
Sunday. Senator Maclay met his Wis
itors at the depot with teams and
l. he x,,l>
the party were cordially received and
entertained until the time of their de-
parture for home. The day was
passed very enjoyably by all who par
ticipated.
Mr.. Orrin Horton, from near Gala
tin, a farmer, called on us yesterday
and reported the crops looking splen-
did. Ranchmen are joyous over their
good prospects. Mr.. H. calls himself
a small farmer, but has just finished
harvesting thirty acres of barley,
which he thinks will yield fifty BUSH
els to the acre, and has seventy acres
of corn now more than six feet high
and Just tasselng out, besides the
usual variety of farm products.
The General, John Lord
Love, the highest prosecuting officer
in the State, will conduct the prosecu-
ton of Vasquez on his trial, which
takes place at Salinas, July Goth.
The Attorney General will be assisted
by District Attorney Farley of Mon
terey county. Chas. b, Darwin of
San Francisco, will defend the noted
criminal, assisted by p. B. Tully OF
Gilroy.
A special meeting of the Council
was held last night to devise means
Tor the protection of the city's inter
est in the water of the Los Angeles
river north of town. 1t seems that SO
much water has been taken from the
river in that locality that the sup.
ply in the reservoir has been rapidly
decreasing, and serious apprehensions
were h d t lat tie people adjacent ia
the WOODEN mill ditch would be left
entirely without means OF irrigating
TIE Committee on Zanjas was i'll
structed to take immediate action III
the matter, and report at the next
meeting of the Council.
A Teachers Association has been
formed in San Francisco. and the fol.
lowing circular forwarded to parties
interested in school matters through.
out the State: County Superintend'
ents, School Trustees, ETC.. in future
wanting experienced professional
teach, rs, married or single, are. re.
spectfully asked to communicate with
the State Teachers Club, San Fran.
CISCO" We suppose that the rule
works both ways, and those who are
DESTROYS of positions as teachers woulC
do we'll to communicate with the AS.
ISOLATION also. Those so inclined will
do well to make note of this.
The picnic of the French Benevo.
lent Society, at the Arroyo Seco last