Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-20
LOCAL BREvITIES.


Twenty-four passengers left by the
Ventura for San Francisco yesterday.
Message at the telegraph office for
J. III. Fruit.
The Orizaba will sail for San Fran
cisco and Santa Barbara next Sat
urday.
The schooner Eclipse, Hayward
master, sailed yesterday for Hum
boldt. .l..t no
Bishop George L. Pierce. of the
Methodist Church South, win be here
this week, and preach next Sunday.
Mr.. J. A. Diggles, prominent mer-
chant of Fort Jones, Siskiyou county,
and wife, are stopping at the Pico.
The delegates from this place to the
Grand Lodge, +. "a. NJ. of the State,
which lately met in San Francisco re-
turned to the city yesterday.
Remember that Goldsmith keeps
the best imported cigars in the city.
Perhaps you are already aware Of the
fact; and if so, further reminder would
be superfluous.
The Court calendar will be
called in the District Court next
Monday. Counsel who have cases
before the Court are requested to be
present.
Deputy Grand Master Thos. A.
Carey returned yesterday from Stock
ton, where he has been to attend
meeting of the Grand Lodge of the
State. ~.
Mr.. Simon Levy is preparing to
build two-story brick store on the
corner of Aliso and Alameda streets,
to be occupied, we understand. by
himself.
We understand that Mr.. Reyfee has
purchased the interest of his partner
in the livery stable on Also street and
will hereafter carry on the establish
The brig Perpetua, Mcdonald mas
ter arrived yesterday morning ut Will
mington, eighteen days from Port
and 225,000 laths, to Perry, Wood
w.
DR.. Mckee has changed his resi-
dence " from 239 Main street,
to First, between Fort and
Hill, where he can hereafter
be found outside of office hours. He
still retains his old Office, corner
Spring and Temple streets, upstairs.
A somewhat notorious character
named Carries Dominguez, broke into
the house of Elias Newmarl1 last Sat-
urday night and stole silver watch.
Complaint was filed against him in
Justice Trafford's Court and warrant
issued for his arrest The stolen
watch was recovered, We believe.
The Ladies' Orphans Fair will
commence at -Turn-yerein Hall to-
day. 1T is to be hoped that the
weather, somewhat unpropitious for
the past two days may improve, so
that nothing will interfere with the
complete arrangements which have
been made for grand time.
The second sale of Downey City
property will commence In this city
to-day. Some fine opportunities will
be offered to purchase desirable prop
erty while it can yet be purchased at
q reasonable figure. The sale will
commence at 10 O'clack A. M. on the
corner of Market and Spring streets.
The Great Chiefs of the Improved
Order of Red Men will be in Los An
geles on the 26th of this month to in
stitute the eShominac Tribe here. The
charter members of the tribe will
meet tonight to make arrangements
for the coming event.
The interesting suit of the city VS..
the proprietors of Los FeliZ ranch, in
volving the right to the water in the
Los Angeles river, came up in the
District Court yesterday. No decided
action was taken, more than to dis
miss the suit as to Messrs. Hart and
Holmes,
The Commissioner General of the
Land Office at Washington has con-
firmed the decision of the Los Angeles
Land Office, granting to Valenzuela
the tract of land heretofore in dispute
between him and Juana Verdugo. In
the case of Edward Merrill VS.. How
ard, Mace and Gillette, the decision of
the Los Angeles Office was reversed,
awarding the land in dispute to the
State. I q 81 u iss ItsE
The Grand Jury was empanneled in
the County Court yesterday, consist
ing of the following members: G. o.
Tiffany, foreman; H. Jacoby, Wilson
Beach, J. A. Cooper, p. Bowers j.. B.
Kipp, Chris. Fluhr, a. C. Bronson, H.
Fleishman, J. J. Hill, j. Cohen, c. T.
Parker and H. Chaplin. Judge
'O'Melveny charged the Jury to be
vigilant and thorough in the discharge
of their duties, that the law may not
be repl cached by such weak and un-
just action ms has characterized some
.juries heretofore. tgl rie
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