Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.


tomorrow
The Orizaba sailed for San Fran
cisco yesterday.
The schooner Phil. Sheridan, Cap
tain Brown, sailed for Humboldt yes
terday morning.
The bark Emma Augusta sailed
from Wilmington yesterday for Port
Discovery
Volney f. Howard, the District At
torney, left by the Orizaba yesterday
for short business trip to San Fran
cisco.
A gentleman or family either in the
city or country wanting good house
keeper will do we'll to address Mrs.
Wintwerth, through the postoffice.
The Spadra train brought in yester-
day thirty-six bales of wool, three
pipes of wine and twenty cases of
honey, from Phillips K Caldwell OF
Spadra.
The new lyceum will meet at Prof.
Lawlor's Institute this evening. All
who are interested in literary matters
are invited to be present. There Will
be "a feast of reason and n flow of
SOUL" enjoyable for all who choose to
be present
We learn that the pleasure-seekers
at Santa Monica are growing smaller
by degrees and beautifully less now-a-
days. The chilly nights and morn
ings on the beach constitutes one Of
ha al, iaf Nd, TO fpr fhn;, lno
ing. Sic transit.
Mr.. Simon Levy, No. "a Also street,
has twelve fine thoroughbred merino
rams, brought from Addison county,
Vermont, which he will dispose of to
purchasers applying at once. A rare
opportunity is here offered to sheep
raiSerS.
The assessments against property
owners for the construction of the
Main street sewer were yesterday re-
ported to the Council by the City Sur
veyor and received the municipal en-
dorsement. The names and assess
ments will be found in our report of
the Council proceedings.
Mr. Bancroft has purchased the in
terest of Mr.. Kimball in the real es-
tate, insurance and brokerage busi-
ness, heretofore conducted under the
name of Kimball & Bancroft. Mr..
Bancroft will hereafter conduct the
business at the old stand, Spring
street, two doors north Of the HERALD
office.
Last Saturday Mr.. Stanley COM
pleted an artesian we'll on the San
Pedro ranch, recently purchased by
Mr.. Burlingame from Messrs. Beaudry
and Downey. The well is 130 feet
deep, and the flow is sufficiently strong
to rise in the pipe seven feet above the
surface.
Mr.. II. Benedict, who came to our
city some two months since with DR..
Crawford for a visit yesterday took his
departure for the East, and will soon
return with his family to settle in Los
Angeles. Mr.. Benedict is n gentle
man of wealth and enterprise, and he
will be gladly welcomed here as a
permanent citizen.
A little child, three years old, fell
into zanja on the corner of Los An
geles and First streets yesterday after
noon and came near drowning. Some
passers-by found the little one in it's
perilous situation and rescued it. DR..
Wise was called in and in short
time succeeded in restoring the child
to life and consciousness.
We yesterday saw in the furniture
store of Herberger & Johannsen on Re-
quena street, a fine smoking chair
manufactured by that firm for one Of
our wealthy merchants. 1t is made
otter late invention with all OF the
patent adjustables adapted to the
greatest comfort fthe occupant. This
house has some of the most elegant
furniture on hand which is to be
found in the city.
The Mutual Aid Association has
nearly completed its first year, and is
in more prosperous condition to-day
than at any former period. Yesterday
J. S. Tam started out on behalf of the
Association, with view to introduce
ing it throughout Southern California
His object is to secure new members
and establish local agents. The offi-
GERS, agents and members are now
making unlueu oIIOrU TO Dullu up tue
Association, and their efforts are
marked with success. Mr.. Tam yes
terday went to San BernardinO, and
will spend some time in that county.
The time was yesterday morning.
John stopped his go-cart near the
southern junction of Main and Spring
Streets and went into house to de-
liver some vegetables. The horse
thought it very opportune occasion
to have a spin about town and so took
his departure sans ceremonies, sans
driver. When John came out of the
house his rig was long distance
down the road and the animal was
making dust, vegetables and all su-
perfluous trappings fly in every direc-
ton. This was too much for Johns
patient nature to stand, and forgetting
the Christian training which he had
received in this country he exclaimed
"Ho! stopee, hose; damp The rem
nanrs of the runaway equippage were
finally brought to halt by a friendly
individual down the road, and John
rejoiced and was exceeding glad.
One hundred thousand dollars to
loan in sums of five thousand dollars
and upward. Enquire at j. Jones
Arcadia Block, Los Angeles Street.
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