Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.

yesterday.
The Ventura is advertised 10 sail for
San Francisco and Santa Barbara to-
day.
Dr.. Lucky will not be able to repeat
his sermon to-day on the subject,
"Wine is Mocker," as announced.
The gas throughout the city will be
turned off at l2 o'clock tonight. Let
consumers govern themselves accord
ingly.
1t is reported that the work of dredg-
ing Wilmington bar will be COM
menced on Tuesday next, according to
contract.
AS Rev. A. NJ. Campbell will be in
attendance at the camp meeting at
Los Nietos, there will be no preach
ing at Grange Hall to-day.
Mr.. I. Goldsmith, the enterprising
tobacconist, has just returned from
san Francisco with fine lot of inn
ported cigars. If you are q smoker go
and sample his stock.
The brig Hisperian, NJ. Wilkinson
Master, arrived at Wilmington yester-
day, eight days from Humboldt, bring
ing one hundred and sixty thousand
feet OF lumber, shingles, shakes and
posts to Griffith & Lynch.
The Rev. VIM. H. Hill will preach
in the Episcopal Church, corner of
New High and Temple streets, to-day
ut IL A. NJ. and 7:45 p. NJ. Subject of
the evening discourse, Blessings
Cursed Seats free, and all are in
vited.
The Pacific Mail companys Pana-
ma steamer leaving San Francisco
Thursday next will call at San Pedro
for passengers and freight for New
York and way ports, and if sufficient
inducement be offered, these calls will
he continued every two weeks.
The stores of our Jewish citizens
were closed generally through the city
Yesterday, in honor of the Hebrew
New-Year. Services were conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Edelnan at the Syna-
gogue, and a large congregation was
present. FE 8t#tsE
September has an Il in it: ergo,
oysters are now good. Oystermen re-
port that blight has struck the oys-
ters of our coast, however, and those
known as Shoalwaters are consid-
erably affected.
Miss Emma l.. Hawks, of the Sac
ramento High School, has accepted
the position rendered her of assistant
in our High School. She will be here
next Wednesday and assume the du-
ties of her position at once.
A correspondent writing from Mer-
idian, Miss, thus compliments the
HERALD: | desire to offer you my
cordial thanks for several numbers of
yonr very interesting journal. After
devouring its contents myself, lay it
on the tables of our Library rooms to
be read by the people generally.
Many of our citizens will visit the
camp meeting to-day, taking advan-
tage of the excursion train which
leaves the depot at l0:15 this morning.
Mr.. Dupuy win have n bus running
from the depot at Los Nietos to the
camp grounds. aEss @2 80 9
Ilcts LII Wv uitS Wv tic iCSby SCAi0H
church will preach in Good Templars'
Hall this morning at the usual hour.
Sabbath School will be held at palf
twelve. In the evening the third
lecture of the series on ''The Teachings
of Scripture and Deductions of GeOlo-
gy," will be delivered.
Charles Miller, the man arrested for
burglary by officer Harris the other
day, was arraigned before Judge Gray
Yesterday and his trial set for Tues
day next, He proves to be an old Of
fender and his self-complacent bear
ing before the Court is evidence that
he has been there before and often.
Rev. Mr.. Packard, of the Congrega-
tional Church, has not been able to
return to the city, as expected, and
will not fill his pulpit until next Sun
day. To-day Rev. Mr.. Devine will
officiate in the morning services. The
Sabbath School will he held at the
usual hour. No services in the eve
ming. is....- -.,..,
summary of our article on the artesian
wells south of Los. Angeles, and says
that John c. Hogan, of Compton, fur
nishes the Express with the interest
ing statistics. The items in question
were furnished the HERALD by Mr..
Hogan and printed iy us. Afterwards
they were reprinted in the Express
without credit.
Apropos to the communication from
"B. l.. p" on "Spiritual Phenom.
ena,p published inl'yesterday's HER
AID, we reproduce to-day an interest
Ing article taken from the Kirksville
Mob Journal. The article Is reprint
ed at the request of n number of our
most prominent citizens, and is wor-
thy perusal. The Mr.. Thomas who
is referred to therein has relatives re-
siding near. Los Angeles. A commu-
nication from ''G.'h on the same sub
ject is crowded out of to-day's issue,
but will appear Tuesday morning.