Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-07
CITY AND SUBURBS

CITY AND subj RIBS
Governor Stafford, of Arizona, is in
town.
Askin & Metzker have received q
new carriage.
The Recorders Office is receiving q
coat of paint and whitewash.,
A number of shade trees have been
planted in front of the Synagogue.
The steamer California, carrying
freight only, is due at wilmington to-
day.
Four carloads of miscellaneous
freight were received at the depot yes
terday.
The tickets for the school exhibition
next Wednesday evening are meeting
with lively sale.
Mr.. Gillette, the County Recorder,
is charging and improving his resi-
dence on Hill street.
Justice Gray, who has been on the
sick list for a few days, is recovering,
and will soon be about again.
A small brick building is being
erected i'm the rear OF McDonald's res
taurant, on Commercial street.
The citizens of Ell Monte will apply
to the State for assistance to confine
the San Gabriel river to its channel.
The Sherfff's sale of property for
delinquent taxes proceeded as usual.
The sale begins again to-day at Ii
O'clock.
The grangers of Florence Were. to
hold a harvest feast yesterday, but
owing to the prevalence of scarlatina
it was postponed.
The parlor entertainment advertised
to come off at the Turner Hall this
evening is postponed until the latter
part of next week.
Everett Chamberlain, of the Chicago
Times, has presented the library with
with a copy of his interesting work
on Chicago and its suburbs.
The Los Angeles District Agricul-
tural Society has no representative at
the agricultural meeting called to-
gether by the State Board of Agricul-
ture at Sacramento.
Yestesday was put down as a dull
day by our merchants; the threaten
ing aspect of the weather in the morn
ing probably induced country people
to remain at home. To-day we shall
see them in town in force.
The WEEKLY HERALD, containing
the proceedings of the Board of Super
visors, court record, and a great varie-
ty of local and miscellaneous news,
was issued yesterday. Extra copies
can be obtained at the Office. - y
A couple of savage dogs attacked a
man on horseback on Spring street,
and were driven off with difficulty.
There are few valuable dogs in the
city, but for every one there are score
of worthless ours that ought to be made
into sausage at once.
Newmark's communication in rela-
ton to the duties on wines, published
few days since in the HERALD, is at
tracing attention in the State wine
growers meeting at Sacramento, and
was considered of sufficient impOr-
lance to warrant its reference to a
special committee.
On Wednesday last, Willie Faris of
Florence settlement shot and killed, at
assistance of fifty yards, and with small
shot, a large bald-headed eagle. Tt
measures seven feet from tip to tip of
the wings, and weighed fifty pounds.
That may have been good shot, but
it is treating the great American bird
very cruelty. .,fsge
The articles of association of the Los
Angeles City and County Printing and
Publishing Company have been filed
in the Office of the Secretary of State.
The capital stock is fifteen thousand
dollars, and the directors are F. P. f.
Temple, Prudent Beaudry, I. w. Lord,
John S. Thompson, Thos. w. Carey,
J. w. Potts and j. Bixby.
NJ. G. Mappa, Deputy Collector of
Internal Revenue for this city, has re-
ceived communication from the Col
lector informing him that the provi-
sion of the revenue law requiring
dealers in tobacco to sell from the
original stamped packages will be
rigidly enforced on and after April
LIST, and requesting him to notify
dealers to that effect. Fancy jars will
have to take a back seat hereafter.