Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-12-18
THERMOMETER RAR,
LOCAL BREVITIIES.

Only a week to Christmas, the most
joyous festival of the year.
The shipment of oranges has COM
mefced, and will soon be lively.
The Chinese yesterday paid the last
rites, in their peculiar way, to the
memory of departed Celestial.
The freight agent reports very large
shipments, during the past few days,
of wines and brandies.
Eighty passengers arrived by the
VIM. Taher Yesterday afternoon. The
freight list footed up to 900 tons.
The steamship Taber will not leave
for San Francisco until Sunday at 10
o'clock.
The examinations in the German
English school take place o-day, COM
mencing;at A. NJ. and p. NJ.
Several arrivals from Panamint yes
terday but nothing new about affairs
ut the camp.
Operations in the Holcomb valley
mines will be curtailed until the Win
ter SHOWS have passed away.
Mayor Beaudry and the other newly
elected city officials will assume the
robes of Office to-day.
There are messages at the Western
Union Telegraph office for Judge F..
Hartman and Robert Smith.
Meeting of the City Council at 10
O'clock this morning to swear in the
city officers-elect.
The public schools closet last night
until ihe 18th of next month. Twenty
four days ofsrest for pupils and teach
ers.
Lights are now shown at Point Fur
man, near San Pedro, capable of being
seen nineteen nautical miles out at
sea. -i.t
A new mill, sixty stamp, will soon
be in operation in Bear valley, with
abundance of rich ore on hand for re-
duction. ....r.
There were number oforphan boys
on the gallery at the school exhibition
last night. The City Council ought to
appoint guardians for them.
Messrs. Cohen & Davis have pur-
chased the cigar stand in the Palace
Saloon. They are certain to have in
creased patronage as they know just
how to run cigar stand.
A public lecture will be given at the
Court House ON Sunday evening, at
seven O'Clock. The subject will be
determined upon by the audience.
Melchart g. Stoll, at the Germania
Bowling Alley, SO Main street, will
roll off on the ten-pin-alley a fine lot
of turkeys on next Saturday night. If
you are good on the ten strike you can
win the fat ones. .tt..e
Fire alarm yesterday at noon and
great excitement. The firemen were
out promptly but fortunately their
services were not required. The alarm
was caused by a fire in Reveira' 8
butcher shop on Main street, but
the flames were extinguished without
loss. h.t.,,-a at,.,'
Rev Gustav Borchard, now at Ana
helm, will return to Los Angeles next
- month and make every effort to estab-
lish a German church in this commu-
nifty. He desires the HERALD to state
that the German Sunday School will
be held regularly each Sunday.
DIR. Paul NJ. Brennon of San Fran
cisco, the celebrated physician arrived
on the Taber last evening, and has
taken rooms at the Pico. He will prob
ably remain in this city month,
during which time he will deliver a
course of his popular lectures.
The following little anonymous note
was received through the Postoffice
by gentleman of this city: "Leave
this town in twenty-four hours ol
else YOU are dead man. Your crime
is KNOWN Up to one O'clock this
morning the gentleman was still alive
and feeling as we'll as could be eX'
pected under the circumstances.
Mr.. A. B. Moffit, of San Fernando
has received the appointment of No
tary Public from Governor Booth. A
Justice of the peace, Pound Mastel
early anticipated embellishments o
san EeFDa11u0s SalQck O IItUiidTu navy
Just opened large store at that place
and are doing a fine business.
The examination of the scholars il
attendance at the public schools, hell
yesterday, evinced great attention t.
their duties by the teachers and clos
application by the scholars. Quite
number of our residents, including
many ladies, were present, and all ex
pressed themselves delighted with tn
Improvement manifested by tn
"young ideas"
Tourists to San Bernardino shoul
take the coach that runs through fror
Spadra to San Bernardino by day
light, and thus view the fine lands i
that section of the State. A short hal
is made at Riverside most prosper
Gus colony. The coach leaves spadr
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday
The driver, Heller Parks, is we
posted young man, and will give a
desire1 information to travellers b
that line. We doubt If there Is mol
pleasant stage route in the State.