Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.


The Mohongo sails for San Diego to-
day.
Whenever you want hack, call on
Reynolds, the pioneer hackman Of Los
Angeles. His stand is in front of the
Clarendon Hotel.
An excursion will be made to Los
Nietos to-day, by parties who are in
terested in property in that place.
The train will leave at ten o'clock
A. NJ.
We saw an immense crawfish yes
terday, caught in San Pedro Bay,
which measured as much as two feet
In length. 1t was very formidable
looking insect.
There was q war between Africa and
China on San Pedro street yesterday.
John developed the fact that he sab
bied fightee a heap and came out the
winner in the contest.
A funeral procession passed through
the streets yesterday "on a jolly round
trot." Such indecent haste is very of
fensive to good taste and refined feel
ings, and it ought not to be tolerated.
Mr.. J. Moran shipped three pipes of
wine to New York yesterday to the
reverend Fathers of that city. Mr..
Messer also sent three casks to Detroit,
to be used by the apothecaries of that
city.
In future, our Court reports will be
written up in eXtenso by member of
the bar of our city. They will give all
of the important points in each case,
and may be relied upon as correct and
impartial
Wiley McNair, convicted of assault
with intent to commit rape, was yes
terday sentenced by Judge Melveney
to fourteen years in the Penitentiary,
the utmost penalty of the law for the
offense. The general expression was,
served him right"
A man by the name of Orms was
brought from Anaheim yesterday and
taken before Judge O'Melveny for an
examination as to his sanity. He
was found to be in n pitiable state of
mental alteration, and was remandcd
to the city Jail to await transportation
to Stockton.
We received at the hands of Mr..
Chas. Hass yesterday large bowl of
fine raspberries of the Antwerp vari-
ETY., from his place, one mile and q
half down Main street. The HERALD
office knows just how to appreciate
such a treat. Long may such produc-
ers as our friend Hass thrive.
1t was rumored on the streets yester-
day that the scarlet fever had broken
out in the city. We took special pains
TO ascertain the truth or falsity of the
report, and were assured by reliable
tirely unfounded. We take pleasure
in making this welcome announce
ment to our citizens.
Mrs. l.. w. Fish, who called at our
office yesterday, has a remarkable
stem of roses which she picked up on
Mr.. Garey's place, on San Pedro street.
The stalk has a cluster of fourteen
roses, all ranged together around the
stalk and forming complete bouquet
of themselves. A remarkable feature
is that the flowers are of two different
and distinct colors.
An innocent young man from the
country was yesterday taken in and
done for to the extent of horse, sad
die and bride. Another young gen.
tleman took the horse into his possess
sion for trial with view to purchas-
ing, and he was so we'll pleased with
the animal that he has not returned
cLUnCl W lllo VI pay viz
purchase money. Constable Bryant
has gone to see about it.
Manuel Peppers was tried in Justice
Gray's Court yesterday on a charge of
abusing his family. 1t seems that he
is very dissipated man and has been
laboring under an attack of deliriu M
tremens. In one Of these fits, after
maltreating his wife and children, he
To lAf II ri tD
it over their heads. Justice Gray sem
fenced the man to three months in the
chain-gang or to pay fine Of one hum
dred and eighty dollars.
The steamer Mohongo sailed from
San Francisco yesterday with the fol-
lowing list of passengers for Los An
geles; S. ID. Stafford, j. E. Rocker, j.
M. Fisk, T.. l.. Brumwell, G. Oxariat,
NJ. A. Calm, II. c: Shower, }. >.
Graves, S. j. Cain, J. G. Campbell,
Miss Lizzie MeCarty, Mrs. w. Y. Mil
lard, l.. Morales, Mrs. +. Leacde, J. F.
Cutler, J. w, Whiteleach, J. and l..
Baldwin, Mrs. Ball, J. w. Gilbert, J.
Kidwell and wife, l.. Kidwell and
wife, Miss McWhirter, VIM. Bell.
There was a rather romantic we'd
ding at the Pico House at half-past
five o'clock yesterday morning. The
high contracting parties were former
newspaper man of this State and a
young lady of good family from Ana
helm. The BRIDES parents were very
much opposed to the proceeding, and
had prevented it by their veto for more
than a year, but love laughs at lock-
smiths; also at stern parents; the
young lady took the matter into her
own hands and telegraphed her lover
all the way to Salt Lake city, where
he had gone. He came here post haste,
and the result has been given.