Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-14
LOCAL BREvITIES.

n hO0dlum OF the Mexican order
was yesterday arrested, for injuring a
little daughter of Mr.. Maguire's, by
beating her with stick.
Major Erskine M. Ross received
telegram Wednesday, announcing the
severe illness of his mother, and will
probably start for Virginia in a day or
two.
There was lively row up in China
town about 8 o'clock last night, and
two of the celestials We're escorted
down, and lodged in the cooler by the
police.
Messrs. Schmidt & Schneider have
purchased eighty acres of timbered
land at Ell Monte, and will proceed at
once to cut the wood and place it upon
our market.
Golden Rule Lodge, I. o. o. F., will
hold meeting tonight for the pur-
pose of conducting limitations and the
transaction of other business. All
brothers in good standing are invited
to be present.
A team attached to a peddler's
wagon ran away yesterday, and took
their course up Alameda street from
Also. They succeeded in demolishing
the wagon very effectually, but did no
further harm.
Complaint was entered in Justice
Trafford's Court yesterday by Luis
Castro against one Francois for point
ing a loaded gun at him and threaten
ing to take his life. The fracas oc-
CURED near Elizabeth Lake.
Kimball & Bancroft have for sale
fine orchard and vineyard property of
35 acres, containing 600 fruit trees
Improvements. A more extended no.
tice will be seen in another column.
There was little coolness" and
some demonstrations not altogether
friendly between a barkeeper and
porter at the Clarendon Hotel yester-
day, and now each enters complaint
against the other for assault and bat
terry.
A farmer reports agricultural inter-
ests in prosperous condition in the
vicinity of Los Nietos and New River
settlement. The grain has all been
harvested, but threshing has not yet
commenced. Corn promises pay ing
crop in the Fall.
On Wednesday last, fine cluster
ring was lost somewhere between
First and Second streets on Fort or on
First or Spring streets, coming from
Fort to Main street. The finder can
receive five dollars reward by leaving
the same at the HERALD office.
The case of Edward Moore, arrested
for his promiscuous shooting on the
premises of Judge O'Melveney Tues
day night, will come off before Justice
Trafford on Monday next. Wen Lung
is the name of the fortunate Chinaman
who had such narrow escape from
Moore's bullets.
There is a dangerous piece of road
on Alameda street, in front of Mr..
Beaudry's water works. The ground
in that locality is Of a marshy charac-
ter, and parties who drive over it are
in great danger of having their ami
mails and vehicles mired almost beyond
resurrection. We commend the sub
ject to the attention of our City
Fathers.
Two impecunious individuals took
dinner at the Mechanics restaurant
yesterday, and then attempted to leave
without the usual formalities. A
scene ensued in which the said I. rs,
an irate landlord and a landlady with,
a broomstick all played star parts. A
coat and vest were finally left in pawn
for the provender consumed and the
play ended.
The party who stole lot of hides
from Mr.. Kinds, at Wilmington, some
time ago was yesterday arrested and
brought to the city. The culprit's
name is John Brown, and it is claimed
that he is relative of the immortal
one Of that name whose soul is still
marching on, according to common
report. The trial will come off on
Tuesday next.
The Goodall, Nelson & Perkins
Steamship Company advertise excur-
sion tickets to and from San Fran
cisco, to accommodate those wishing
to attend the fairs soon to be held in
that place. The fare for the round trip
will be reduced for the time to SIS.
Tickets good from August 18th to
September goth, passing the holders
on either this line or the Pacific Mail.
Complaints are made that the water
supply gives out about o'clock every
afternoon, and none is to be had in
the high buildings and upper portions
of the city. The water company should
give this matter their prompt atten-
ton, and take measures to increase
the supply, if possible. With our
rapidly increasing population, little
want now will become great neces-
sity before long.
Mr.. E. Putney has just finished bor-
ing two artesian wells on the premises
of Chas. Worldeman, at New River
settlement, near Los Nietos. A fine
flow of water was found at the respect
i've depths of 145 and 178 feet, and both
wells are now in successful operation.
Mr. Wiley, another farmer in the same
neighborhood, has lately completed a
well at about the same depth, with
like successful results.
A complimentary benefit will be ten
dered to Vivian on Monday evening
next at Turn Verein Hall. This, it is
stated, will be his last appearance in
the city prior to his departure