Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-17


CITY AND SUBURBS.
March winds were whistling yester-
day.
The Kalorama is due at Wilmington
this morning.
Beaudry expects his steam pump in
about two weeks.
Scarlatina has about disappeared
from this vicinity.
The snow blockade still has chill
ing effect on our mails.
A frame building is going up on the
corner of Hill and Fifth streets.
Rev. Josiah Bates of this city
preached in Ventura last Sunday.
Mr.. Bradley is building a frame
house on the corner Of Hill and Front
streets.
Senator Bush has sent us copy OF
the apportionment bill as it has passed
the Legislature.
The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Chamber Of Commerce takes
place this evening. /,
The bank building is progressing
rapidly, and already presents quite an
imposing appearance. rs.
A prayer meeting by the friends OF
temperance was held in Good Tenn
plar's Hall last night. .4s,F i.sfsar8
Mr.. Saxon's Grafton before st, Pat
rick's Benevolent Society to-day will
be delivered at 8 P. NJ. 1ss1 s
That magnificent mud. hole in front
Of the Courthouse has been blOtted
out with few loads of gravel. 4ss I T
The sociable of the NJ. E. Church will
be held at the residence OF Judge Wild
ney tomorrow evening. asah
The Spring Street Railway Company
have received their certificate OF incOr-
poration from the Secretary of State.
Gen. Banning paid the HERALD Of
flee a friendly visit yesterday. He is
full Of faith in the future Of Whining
ton. ~ VI f.a
Lumber and other material for the
construction of the Wilmington wharf
is on its way, and the work is progress
ing rapidly.
BY the new apportionment act Los
Angeles county retains her former
representation, one Senator, and two
Representatives. .ffrrT grEr ri
]. M. Banks, charged with the muir
der of the Mexican not long ago,
pleads not guilty, and his trial is set
for the I'd Of April. Ifsla3ha q.
The game law went into effect on
Sunday, the 18th. Gophers and
ground-squirrels do not come within
the range Of its provisions. s,a, ..
Our special dispatches from, Sacra-
mento state that the City Charter has
passed the Senate, and will pass the
Assembly without delay. 14is.l1a 80 -
The Western Union Telegraph Conn
pany will run branch line to River
side this week. twill leave the main
line about four miles from that place.
The Templetons go to San Diego to-
day. They talk of coming back to this
city after fulfilling their engagement,
and will probably give q few enter
tainments. $3.50 -. -,,.s...,ts-~.
Hon. Asa Ellis started to the State
Capital yesterday with the petition of
our citizens for the passage of an ena-
bling act to authorize our Supervisors
to provide for the turning of the San
Gabriel.
The stockholders of the Los Angeles
Printing and Publishing Company
will meet in the Office of Lindley &
Thompson at o'clock to-day, for the
purpose of adopting bylaws for the
government of said company. ,a 3al =
The champions of the new county
movement have not lost heart Their
lobbyists at Sacramento have prevailed
on Senator Martin of Placer to reintro-
duce the Orange county bill, and an
earnest effort will be made to crowd it
through before the close of the session.
Bishop Kip Of San Francisco dis
coursed to a large congregation morn
ing and evening at Templar's Hall
last Sunday. At the close Of the eve
ming services 1t was announced that
he would again officiate at the same
place on next Sunday morning. iani6y
The detective City Charter has been
made to bear the blame, Of the back
ward state of our street Improvements,
but that excuse lasts no longer. With
as much charter as our city Is likely
to possess, we ought to be able to put
everything in tip-top order. ssa.aissf5
Schuenemann Pott delivered q lee
ture to q small audience at Turn Hale
Sunday evening on "Religious Fanati-
cism." Mr.. Pott is represented as a
fluent and capable speaker, and an ef-
fort is being made to have him deliver
another discourse next Sunday. g
The steamship Monterey, of Goodall,
Nelson & Perkins line, arrived at the
wharf at Wilmington yesterday morn
ing. AS part of hercargo, she brought
one hundred tons of coal for the Gas
Company, and materials for the erec-
ton of the new lighthouse at San
Pedro. ~ ~ 49,
A large number of our German citi.
Gems held social reunion ct the Ar.
royo Seco resort ON Sunday last. The
music of Mendel Meyers violin with
the accompaniment Of that of the
birds of the neighboring forest con.
tributed no little to the pleasures Of
the day. Is slr,.sa ~ 49,
Work on Messmer's big addition tc
the United States Hotel Is driving
along at rapid rate. Workmen are
laying the foundation walls on Los
Angeles street and excavating the eel.
lar. It will be substantial building,
and will greatly improve the looks Of
things on Los Angeles and Reqnena
streets. :. =
On Sunday last a party of gentlemen
from this city and a HERALD Orange.
man paid visit to the extensive nur-
sery and orange orchard of DR.. Shaw,
on San Pedro street, one Of the finest
nurseries in the county. Reports OF
the wonderfully exhuberant growth Of
oranges in our valley are SO frequent
that there Is now little novelty in such
reports; but in our limited depredatory