Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-19
CITY AND SUBURBS.

The City Council meets at . o'clock
to-day.
We understand that the Methodist
Society talk of building a new church.
F. P. Bacon is putting up seven
miles of fence on his ranch at the
Mission.
Real estate is lively, and most of the
purchasers, we are glad to say, intend
building.
Rev. M. Zahn has purchased lot
on Spring street, near Fifth, and will
soon put up residence.
The steamer Monterey sailed from
Wilmington wharf yesterday with
freight for San Francisco.
The Board of Directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce hold an adjourned
meeting this evening at y o'clock.
The steamer Senator is due this
morning and passengers for San Diego
will leave this city on the afternoon
train.
Games Moultain, colored party,
was fined $40 by Justice Trafford yes
terday for assaulting Mack Alexander
with pistol.
A correspondent gives some very
good reasons why our orange growers
should be encouraged to go on increas-
ing their orchards.
Gil. Jones, formerly proprietor of the
soap works, is now associated with DR..
Whistler in the grocery and provision
business at the Depot Store.
The Kalorama, of Goodall, Nelson &
Perkins line, sails for San Francisco
this morning, and passengers from this
city will take the 10 A. NJ. train.
Business was light in the courts
yesterday. One case of trifiing i'm
portance occupied the attention of the
County Court, and that was all.
A lot of rich ore received here few
days since from lately discovered
mine in Arizona will be shipped to
San Francisco by the Kalorama to-
day.
Seven bales Of refuse tobacco shipped
from San Francisco have arrived at
the depot, for San Bernardino sheep
owner, to be used for making sheep
wash.
Two new cars that were built in
Sacramento and shipped here in Sec
tions, are being put together and
painted at the railroad shops on Ala
media street.
DR.. r. Il. Hayes, q former practi-
toner here, has decided to resume the
practice of his profession in our city,
and has opened an office over He'll
man, Haas & Co.'s store.
The amusement season is again
over for a time and amateur perform
ances of the play of "Pedro' now de-
light our masculine play-goers every
evening at the hotels and bar-rooms.
Ellsworth, the clerk of the Claren-
don, is engaged in trying to solve the
question OF steam navigation on canals.
We hope he will succeed, and get that
hundred thousand dollars offered by
the State of New York.
The receipts of bullion at the depot
yesterday was the largest received in
one day for some weeks past. Bullion
and oranges, two staple articles of
trade, about fill up the receiving de-
partment of the depot these days.
Gen. Beale arrived in this city yes
terday by the Telegraph stage. 1t is
understood that he is interested in the
projected narrow-gauge railroad to
"Shoo-Fly" landing, and his presence
here probably has something to do
with that enterprise.
J. L. Ward & Co., commission mer-
chants and agents of GooGall, Nelson
4 Co.'s steamship line, have gone into
the real estate business, and their we'll
known energy and success in other
directions is u guarantee that they
will make things move.
The ladies of this city are determined
not to weary Of well-doing in the tenn
perance cause. They will meet in
Good Templar's Hall on Friday after
noon to organize Womans Temper
ance Society, and it is intended to open
communication with organizations of
a like character in other parts of the
State.
A stated conclave of Occur de Lion
Commandery, Knights Templar, will
be held at the Asylum in Masonic
Hall this evening. AS it is the time
set for the annual election of officers,
it is especially desirable that there be
full attendance of all members of the
Commandery. Visiting Sir Knights
are also invited to be present.
DIR. J. S. Mckee has just settled with
his family in this city and opened an
office for the practice of his profession.
The Doctor is graduate of the medi-
cal department of Nashville Univer-
sity, and comes to us well recon-
mended. We are sure that our citi-
zens, who are always ready to welcome
q newcomer according to his deserts,
will give him a favorable reception.
Two new passenger cars have arrived
at the depot for use on the new rail
road branches recently constructed.
They are somewhat different in design
from those in general use. Each car
is divided into three compartments, q
baggage, smoking, and ordinary pas
senger room, the seats of which run
parallel with the sides of the car.
They are neat, durable and well de-
signed.
Any one in want of a good weod-saw
and fine carriage neck-yoke could
have had them cheap last night. They
were left out over night in front of one
of the Main street hardware stores.
Our night prowler saw them and came
near appropriating them, but as he is
too impecunious to buy a carriage to
match the yoke, and not essentially
predisposed to wood-sawing, passed
them by, hoping that the next time
such an opportunity presents itself the
articles will not be SO i'll suited to his
use.
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