Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-09-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.


The Orizaba will sail for san Fran
cisco tomorrow.
Messrs. Wolf & Gates have purchas-
ed the popular "Buff'um's Saloon" and
will hereafter dispense Local Option
antidotes over that bar.
The HERALD is indebted to "Chips,"
the popular messenger of Wells, Fargo
IL Co., for files of San Francisco papers
in advance Of the mails.
Eight hundred tons of freight is in
course of shipment from San Francis
co to the Panamint Mines, under the
management of Senators Jones and
Stewart.
There was rush for goods in Sam'l
Norton's new dry goods store, Arcadia
Block, Yesterday. Mr.. Norton has a
fine new stock on hand, and he is sell
ing cheaper than the cheapest.
A dispatch was received by the au-
thorities here yesterday to the effect
that the absconding Moser had been
arrested in Santa Barbara with $3.50
of his ill-gotten funds on his person.
Under the new law, Postmasters'
letters are not free, but require the of
fetal Postoffice stamp especially de-
signed for that purpose. Postmaster
Bent desires our citizens to make q
note of this.
The Orizaba arrived yesterday with
some two hundred passengers for this
place. Among the number was a
gang of forty Cinnamon, who will
proceed to Panamint to work on the
road leading into the mines and to
clear q site for the mill which is to be
erected there.
John #. Lambert, alias Frank Ed
wards was conviced of manslaughter
i'm the District Court yesterday and
ordered to appear for sentence on Mon
day Sept. 2lst. 1t will be remember
ed that Lambert was the principal in
the last stabbing affray in Sonora and
killed his man.
Sheriff ]. r. Stone of Ventura
county, is in this city looking after
some horse thieves and house break
ers. He was made the recipient of q
handsome silver-mountcd revolver at
Wolf & Gates saloon on Wednesday
evening-the gift OF Mr. a. w. Potts,
our County Clerk. y number of
friends assembled at the saloon TO see
the honors done and DR.. Russell made
the presentation in neat little speech.
John Purpura's barber shop, on
Spring street, opposite the HERALD
office is increasing in popularity daily.
The shop is we'll furnished and kept
in apple-p'e order, and the three first
class workmen are constantly on hand
to attend the wants of patrons. For
polite treatment, tirst-class work and
satisfaction generally in the tonsorial
line, call on Purpura.
There will be a meeting of those
who desire to unite in forming Tribe
of the Improved Order of Red Men in
Los Angeles, at Good Templar Hall,
on Friday evening, Sept. 25th, 1874,
for the purpose of taking the initiatory
steps for the formation of the Tribe.
Ali who have signed the petition are
requested to be present, prepared to
pay the charter fee, and others who
desire to join should put their names
to the petition before the meeting. A
full attendance is desired, as officers
will be elected for the current term.
The dog law is now to be enforced
in Los Angeles by direction of the
Common Council, and owners of ca
mines who have any regard for the
life, liberty and happiness OF their pets
will do well to take out the necessary
70 10
head, ranging with the gender, and il
can be paid to Officer Hartlee, the
acting Marshal. A crusade will soon be
organized against the worthless ours
which infest our streets and then We
be unto those which do not bear the
municipal tag on their collars.
A perverse bronco hitched in front
of the Court House took pulling
fit yesterday and came very near com
mitting suicide outright. He was
hitched to heavy post with strong
rope, and all of his efforts to pul
loose only resulted in shutting Off hi:
wind without effecting his release
but the strong minded brute pulled
and choked and choked and pulled the
harder; lay down and pulled, stood III
itlu pulleu, UuChcu anu PuilSuj III 'oC
just pulled. At last, not being able
TO dispense with his breath entirely
he gave it up and stood quietly up 10y
the post, looking very much like
fool horse badly sold.
Mr.. H. Smith, Adjuster for the Lon
don and Liverpool and Globe Insur
ance Company, was in the city yester
day, and after adjusting the loss on th'
Stearns mill, which burned last week
drew his check for $4,000, the amour
of the policy held by Mrs. Stearns il
that company. Mr.. Callingham ant
Mr. Chalmer are also here on the par
of the Commercial Union and Stat
Investment Companies, and will
doubtless make their adjustments ant
settlements to-day. Great credit is du
these companies for the prompt ant
satisfactory manner in which the.
have met their losses, not only in thi
instance but on every occasion wher
fires have occurred III our city involv
ing their risks. Mr.. J. w. Brodrick i
agent for all of the companies named