Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Bank Exchange-Mr. Signoret's
saloon - is receiving new floor
throughout.
The Irish Literary aud Social Club
will give a grand ball on the 25th of
this month.
The exports from Los Nietos depot
yesterday were 105 sacks rye, 205 sacks
barley and bales wool.
The private sewer in course of con-
struction on Main street by Perry q
Riley is to be completed by consent of
the Council.
There have been seven baptisms at
the Catholic Church during the pres
ent week. Yesterday an American,
thirty-five years of age, received the
rite.
An employee of the railroad COM
pany at work on the depot building at
Spadra had his hand badly crushed
yesterday. He was brought to this
city for medical attention.
The German entertainment and ball
comes at off Turn-Verein Hall this eve-
ming, and not Sunday evening, as re-
ported by our evening cotemporary.
A general good time is expected
such as our German friends always
have at their merrymakings.
The 10th of this month is designated
by contract as the time fer the city to
deliver the Wooden Mill ditch into the
hands Of the Canal and Reservoir
Company, the lessees. The necessary
ceremonies of transferring the possess
ion of the ditch will devolve upon the
Committee on Zanjas.
Mr.. Chas. Shepherd, the Manager of
the Western Union Telegraph at this
place, yesterday moved his office into
the new quarters in Perry & Riley's
building. The accommodations In
the present location will be much su-
perior to those in the old office.
Mr. J. E. Reed, farmer living near
the city, returned yesterday from
visiting trip to the East. Mr.. Reed is
the gentleman who demonstrated
"What man can do on forty acres,"
as published in the HERALD some
time since.
Robert Gaines, the party who was
recently before Judge Gray Oh a charge
of maliciously killing neighbor's
horse, was again arrested yesterday
on complaint of assault with intent
to commit murder. From killing an
innocent dumb brute through spite, it
is an easy step to the commission of
murder The fellow ought to be Sc
verely dealt with.
From the City Treasurer's report for
the quarter just concluded, which was
presented to the Council yesterday,
the following figures are condensed:
The aggregate balance on hand in II
of the regular funds is $l0,712 %. The
amounts overdrawn on the Railroad
Interest Fund, School Bond Fund and
Funded Loan Interest of 1862 foot up
SI,198 "a. Unappropriated moneys on
account of taxes yet to be apportioned,
$l,05l 10; leaving Il net balance of
cash in the treasury, Sl0,564 81.
Serious objections are being raised
in the Council against the grading of
upper Main street by the Spring and
Sixth Street Railroad Company for
the extension of their track to the new
depot grounds. In one place cut Of
six feet has been made and it is claim
ed that this will almost ruin the street
for purposes of travel by teams. The
work has been ordered discontinued
by the Council until the grade can be
regularly established by the City Sur
veyor.
An exchange reports the death of
Dona Soledad o de Arguello, in Santa
Clara on the 9th ult., aged II years.
She was the wife of Captain Don
Louis A. Arguello, first Governor of
Alta California under the Mexican
Government, and grandmother of the
Messrs. DeCelis OF our city. Some
time since Mr.. Jose NJ. DeCelis started
for Spain TO bring his mother back
with him in order that she might see
the aged lady, her mother, before her
death, the two having been separated
for twenty-five years. 1t will be q
sad disappointment to the long absent
daughter when she arrives after her
long journey to find it in vain.
The following is list of the passen-
gers per steamer Senator, which
sailed for Wilmington October 1st:
FM Cahill, r G Cochran, John t Bro
ply, Samuel Mckinley, Kelley, j
Slatterly, p J Sullivan, p Il McGernly,
is ONeal, J Flushman, John HOyt,
JIM Griswold, Mrs F + Morse, J Max
on, John Grant, III Stall, Miss Mary
Griswold, r Smith, wife and daugh-
Ger, G b Andrews, Fred Hayes, G F
Inter, A M Steven, wife and child, J
Clark, E Rudolph, j x Owens, Fred
Kragweski, f Boser, l. G Butler, IL j
Stevenson, wife and two children, Jas
Oliver, ] l. Beckens, G West, J J
Cohn, John Forbes, w II Peabody, d
Gridley, f Kane, Mrs w 4 j Brooks,
r s Ranelty and wife, w p Rhoades,
wife and child