Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-23
LOCAL IsREVITIES:.

Inc schooner n. j.. Drew sailed
from Wilmington yesterday morning
for Eureka.
There is a dispatch waiting at the
telegraph Office for b. w. Harvey, in
care of Rev. w. II. Hill.
The train to Wilmington yesterday
took down number of families who
go to Catalina Island for pasear.
Yesterday, James A. Billings pur-
chased of White A. Denmon, twelve
fine Spanish Merino bucks for 500
each.
A warrant was issued yesterday by
Justice Gray, for the arrest of Ysabel
MendeZ, who was charged with en-
bezzling horse, the property of one
Macias.
The Constantine sailed for Santa
Barbara and San Francisco Yesterday
with twenty-fOur passengers from Los
Angeles and Wilmington, and full
freight list.
Mr.. James, the United States Reg
lister of Lands, informs us tnat there
is an increased demand now for public
lands, by parties who have recently
arrived in the country.
The case of the People VS.. Jose Car
men Lugo, was tried in the District
Court yesterday and the jury returned
verdict of manslaughter. Sentence
will be passed next Monday.
The Erpress says: "a cotemporary
wants to buy safe. Our tobacco box
is for SALE" Better keep it, friends,
you may be able to buy some more to-
bacco after a while and then you'll
need it.
In the case of Wiley McNair, con-
ricted of assault with intent to COM
init rape, the motion made for q new
trial was yesterday argued and sub
mltted, and taken under advisement
until to-day at p. NJ.
The Library is the recipient of val
liable donation from Major Truman,
of the Star. The present is finely
bound volume of reports of the explor-
alton and survey of the Darien Canal,
made by Thos. o. Selfridge.
Last night the Jewish congregation
met in their synagogue to commence
the observance of an annual ceremony
during which they visit the graves of
their dead. The sacred holiday lasts
until sundown this evening.
Mr.. Mappa proceeded on trip to
Elizabeth Lake yesterday, in compa-
ny with Colonel Williams of the Cas-
tao Company, who is about to place a
gang of men to work constructing a
ditch from the lake to the Castac
mines.
Mr.. Owen, Clerk of the County Court,
who has been lying ill for some weeks is
now growing convalescent We have
missed him with regret from the old
familiar places during his illness, and
hope soon to see him behind his desk
again.
The funeral of the late Lawrence
Howard, who died on the 21st inst, at
the Mountain Station on the Coast
Line Stage route, will take place this
afternoon at l O'clock at the Roman
Catholic Church. Friends are invited
to attend.
The body of Eugene Hammond, who
was formerly in the employ of E. La
Venthal of our city, and who died a
short time since in Arizona, passed
through the city Tuesday en- route for
Utica, New York, the former home of
the deceased.
DR.. Mckee, the health officer, enters
some serious complaints against va
rious foul zanjas. masked cesspoOls and
other nuisances which the city ordi-
nances do not provide for The sub
ject is commended to the cOnsdera-
ton Of our City Fathers to-day.
A team ran away at the depot yes
terday morning, taking their course
up Commercial street and smashing
things right and left as they went.
The runaways were stopped at the
White House without doing any
more damage than could be repaired
by dollars and cents.
Mr.. Purpura has purchased the bar
Der shop formerly belonging to Frank
Wilson on Spring street next door to
NOyes q Durfee's auction room. Mr..
Purpura wields the razor with a cum
ming hand, and we advise all who de-
light in good clean shave to call on
him. See advertisement in another
place.
Nothing dies young in this valley.
Yesterday afternoon, Mr.. jeff. White,
one of Los Angeles moving powers,
drove about the streets in his splendid
new spring wagon, to which was at
tached span of horses the combined
ages of which foot up fortyfour years.
One is twenty-three years old and the
other twenty-one years.
Mr.. NJ. A. Powell, from the San
Fernando Oil Works, called at our Of
flee yesterday, and reported progress
on the well which is now being bored
on the Temple claim. The we'll has
thus far been sunk to the depth of
forty feet and has already commenced
10 fill with oil. By next week it will
be down $50 feet. 1t is proposed to
bore to the depth of 400 feet when
steady flow of oil will doubtless be Sc
cured. Two shifts of hands will be
run next week in order to hasten the
work.
NIr. G. w. Hewett, agent OF the
NeoOs-Letter, of San Francisco, is in
the city on professional business. For
wit, wisdom and fearless independence
the NeWs Letter stands without a
rival. It's columns are filled with the
best productions of the ablest writers
the divine, the lawyer, the editor
and the statesman all contribute to
the columns of the NeWs-Letter. If
you want newspaper that ranges
from grave to gay, from witty to Sc
we're, give Mr.. Hewett your name and
permit your coin to jingle in Uncle
Fred Mariott's cash-bOX.
1T will be seen by the advertisement
of Prof. Denton, in the HERALD, that
arrangements are made for two more
lectures in this city-on next Monday
and Tuesday evenings. Subjects:
"The Origin of Man." and "The Des-
tiny of Man" Can two more inter-
esting subjects be presented, to- be