Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-09
LOCAL BREVITIESs.

49, - - 40 hh ' u n Il kAs-7.
The Orizaba is advertised to sail for
San Francisco on Sunday the llth
inst.
The track on the Anaheim branch
will be laid TO New River by this eve
ming.
There is n dispatch at the Western
Union Telegraph Office for John SEN
tons.
Angelita Lodge, No. 1913, |. O. O. f.,
will hold special meeting at odd Fell
lows Hall this evening.
The exports from the Les Nietos de-
pot yesterday were, Al sacks corn, 60
sacks ground feed, and 100 sacks
barley.
Joe Breson has been retitting and re-
painting his saloon and the place
looks more inviting than ever. "Tidyn
is no name for il.
The irrigating season is virtually
closed and the offices of Zanjero's as
sistants have been vacated by the
Council.
Two tickets-Nos. 81 and (Which
drew prizes in iiaiser's picture rattle
are unaccounted for. The holders will
please present them.
1t will be seen by an advertisement
in our columns this morning that the
ears hereafter will leave the depot on
the days of the sailing of the Orizaba
and Npntnpa # I'll inStnoI of i
as formerly.
Yesterday afternoon, for an hour or
two, was the most sultry weather
which we have had for the season.
More rain may be expected soon, if
the threatening elements are an indi-
cation.
An incendiary fire occurred on Hon.
+. NJ. Slaughters ranch, ut RincoE,
on Tuesday night. His barn was de-
stroyed, together with buggy, harness,
etc, and his fine stallion was burned
to death.
We acknowledge the receipt of
complimentary tickets to the races of
the Southern District Agricultural
Society which take place from the
26tlrto the 3lst of this month inclu-
SiVe.
The distillery was not in operation
yesterday, as no grapes We're picked in
consequence of the rain which fell on
the preceding night. The establish
ment will probably be running at its
full capacity next week-crushng 20
tons OF grapes daily.
We yesterday tasted some fine large
peaches which We're raised on a three
year-old tree on Judge Gray's place,
near the College The flavor WAS as
rich as that of any fruit of the kind
which We have ever eaten.
The attention Of the [. 5. Land
Office was yesterday directed To the
case Of Henry j. Dull, on application
10 make proof and payment for a
tract of land in Sections lG and Il, II.
3 S. l3 w.
A gentleman from Anaheim reports
things exceedingly lively in that
burg, and building generally pushed
forward with rush. The new brick
structures of Kreger and Landenberger
are rapidly nearing completion.
The Lyceum meets tonight at Law
lor Institute Some pleasant literary
exercises and the second number of
the Los Angeles Independem will
form the attractions. There will
doubtless be a large attendance.
The Wafer Company signified their
intention yesterday to the Council to
the accommodation of the city, and Il
committee of Councilmen was APP
pointed to confer with them on that
subject.
Mr.. Putney has just succeeded in
sinking another frst-class artesan
well. 1t it is on the ranch of Messrs.
Moore and O'Melveny some two miles
east of Compton. A fine flow Of water
was secured at the depth of one hun
dred and thirty feet with three-inch
stream thrown two and-a-half feet
above the surface.
DR.. r. II. Chase, late of Detroit,
Michigan, has located permanently in
Los Angeles, and opened an office in
Perry 4 Riley's new building. DR..
Chase is a surgeon and homeopathic
practitioner, and he comes to our city
with the most favorable endorsements
from his former homo.
Goldsmith, the enterprising tobac-
conist, has just finished Il regular
Aunt Dinah's " clarin' up time" in
his establishment by the assistance of
paint, putty and whitewash, and the
place looks much improved therefor.
This does not interfere, however, with
his selling the best imported cigars to
be found in the city.