Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The oil refinery at San Fernando
will be in operation in few days.
The bark Harrison arrived at Will
mington yesterday with lumber for J..
G. jackson.
The Ventura is advertised to sail for
San Diego tomorrow and for San
Francisco on Saturday, the 26th.
1t is reported that the lands of the
Orange Grove Association are being
rapidly settled up and improved.
The evening DeUolrop says that our
dentists are looking so much down in
the mouth that they are all perfectly
happy. Toothin!
A difficulty occurred between two
hackmen the other evening, near the
Clarendon Hotel. One drew pistol,
and is now in Jail.
The land sale at Downey City yes
terday passed off very successfully.
Between twenty and thirty lots were
sold, bringing from $25 to $165 each.
The sale was adjourned for six weeks,
and the eXcursionists returned to the
clty at O'CLOCK.
Prof. o. w. Parker is about to or
ganize company of singers to pro-
duce the Cantata of Esther A meet
ing has been called at the Congrega-
tional church for next Monday even
ing to form q class. All who have
musical gifts are invited to be present.
Prof. Snyder reports progress in his
proposed literary and musical enter
tainment, in which he hopes to engage
number of our best amateur vocal
lists. Several have already promised
their assistance, and others who are
absent from the city will doubtless
concur on their return.
A party whose sobriquet is "Jim"
meddled with a shop-keeper's money
till on Los Angeles street yesterday,
and walked off with about $40 in coin.
Officer Hartlee gave chase and sue
ceeded in capturing the thief, but not
until he had thrown the money away
to avoid conviction. Jim now lam
guishes in the calabaose.
Goldsmith has the genuine havana
cigars. AT his last trip to San Fran
cisco he purchased Il large invoice of
them, and made arrangements to re-
ceive more, directly imported. He has
also fine stock of smokers articles in
general, together with the best quail
ity of tobacco and cigaritos. If you
ever indulge in these luxnries, call on
Goldsmith.
M. P. Morse, General Manager of
the Pacific Branch of the Etna Life
Insurance Company-Portland, Ore
gon-has made application for men,
bership in the Mutual Aid AS
sociation of this city thus show
ing his confidence in its sta
bility. Those who would become
first-year members and thus secure
the benefits of receiving each year on
the lst Of October the largest dividends
las dividends are paid in proportion
to the length of time persons have
been members) should send in their
applications for membership to the
Secretary by the 30th of this month at
which time the Board of Directors
meet to act on large list now on file.
The Board adjourned yesterday to the
30th to give all who desired a chance
to join before that date.
Mr.. G. B. Sanguineti who starts for
San Francisco to-day, en- route for
Italy, has very sensibly concluded to
keep himself posted on Los Angeles
affairs through the medium of the
HERALD. Mr.. Sangueneti will have
in view the interests of his American
home during his absence, and among
other valuable services to this section
proposes to send back sprouts of all
the new varieties Of orange and LEM
on which he can find. In this list the
"blood orange" is mentioned as a very
fine variety, which has never yet
been grown in Southern California.
Mr.. Sanguineti will also devote his
closest attention to discover the cause,
nature and cure for the disease which
has shown itself among our orange
trees in the scurf upon limbs and
leaves and the decay of roots. In his
long absence from us we can but wish
our much esteemed fellow citizen bon
gOyage and may he accomplish much
good for Los Angeles.