Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-08
LOCAL BREvITIES.

The Constantine will arrive at Will
mington to-day.
The Pacific will sail for San Fran
cisco on Saturday, September 18th.
r. Davis & Co. will have an auction
sale of furniture at IL o'clock this
morning.
In front of a Main street coffin
warehouse there is sign "Rooms to
rent"
The District and County Courts
both opened their sessions yesterday
for the September term.
Mcdonald and Edwards alias Lam
bert, both indicted for murder, were
arraigned in the District Court yester-
day and given the usual time to plead.
Mr. Kaiser's auction sale Of his fine
collection of oil paintings will take
place at the salesroom of Dewy, Kim
ball & Co., on Thursday next.
Ground was broken yesterday on
Mr.. Temples lot adjoining the
HERALD office for the new postoffice
building which is to be erected at
once.
Remember the social and ball of the
Los Angeles Guards, to come off at
their armory tonight. A grand time
is expected and will be enjoyed by all
who attend.
Captain Chas f. Beane and General
John M. Baldwin have formed CO.
partnership, and will carry on the
business of real estate and money
brokers.
1t is reported that the Temescal Tin
Mining Company and others have
commenced the construction ofa ditch
twenty miles in length which will
take water enough from the Santa
Ana river to irrigate about 5000 acres.
$500 of which belong to the above
named Company, and the balance to
Hayward & Co., being portion of the
Hartshorn tract.
Attention is directed to the advertise
ments appearing this morning of prop
erty for sale by Messrs. Chamberlin &
Bancroft. Eight splendid building
lots on Main street are offered at pri-
CtS pdIJ Ing llOtH SOOO W $lOOs "A hllC
property consisting of house and lot
on the east side of the Plaza is for sale
at bargain. They have also mag
nificent orchard property on their
books which can be purchased for
$4,000 cash, and many other bargains
in real estate.
The County Board of Examination
granted teachers certificates at the
close of their session last Saturday, as
follows: First Grade - Miss Maggie
Hamilton, Messrs. H. A. SAKE, S. H.
Butterfield, l.. T. Smith, II. w. Cline
and w. G.. MOsher. Second Grade
Mrs. Mary E. Martin, Miss Nettie
Hamilton, Miss Ella Hall, Messrs. H.
n. Lowry and J. P. McNamer. Third
Grade-Miss Jennie H. Clapp, Miss
Sylvia Hartley and Miss Matilda Nc
Murtry. Five candidates stumbled by
the wayside and were commended to
other fields of usefulness.
By reference to the directory in an
other column it will be seen that
change has been made in the arrival
and departure of portion Of the
mails; those from stations between
San Francisco and Los Angeles OPEN
ing at II A. M. and closing at P. NJ,
and the tri-weekly mail from South
ern Arizona arriving at 9:45 A. NJ. on
Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, and
leaving at 4 P. NJ. on Monday, We'd
nesday and Saturday. On the San
Diego line the mail arrives at 9:4O "A.
NJ. and closes at p. NJ.
Last Saturday night was the occa-
sion of a surprise party in honor of
the birth day Mrs. Henry Rheim.
About twenty young couples marched
down Main street to her residence
where serenade was started by a duet
sung by Miss Rosa REIN and Prof.
Arevalo; then music by Dick Kern &
Co. Curtain raises and the entire
company walk in and indulge in
dancing. About midnight the sur
prisers were surprised by Piepenberg's
Brass Band. Miss Blanche performed
some very difficult Irish and Spanish
jigs All enjoyed themselves to their
entire satisfaction and the party broke
up at daylight.