Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The steamer Ventura will be in port
this morning.
The Taber sailed for San Francisco
yesterday with 40 passengers.
About one thousand children in this
city are not attending school.
The plaza is to be converted into a
wood market.
Quite party went down to Ana
helm yesterday OH the "first train"
The Board of Education have pc
titioned the City Council for more
school-houses.
The Council failed at last evenings
meeting to agree upon an ordinance
relating to saloons.
Our representatives in Congress ob-
ject to the proposed naturalization of
the "heathen Chinee." 4
The shipments from Downey depot
yesterday were 10 sacks corn, 473
sacks barley and 149 hogs. ~
The Board of Directors of the Cham
ber of Commerce will meet tomorrow
Saturday night.
County Clerk Potts was at his post
yesterday, after n severe siege Of in
fiammatory rheumatism. .,-
Daniel Kevane has just returned
from a prospecting tour in the San
Fernando mountains.
Senator Maciay has just discovered
q coal mine, near San Fernando. The
vein liz four feet thick.
In tne County Court, yesterday, in
the case of Greenbaum vs. Kenck, the
demurrer to the amended complaint
was sustained.
Rain commenced to fall in San Luis
Obispo yesterday morning. Rains are
reported all through the northern and
central portions of the State.
Mr. Dave Green, the well-known
driver of the Coast line stages, has
Just received from Rochester, N. ",
one of the finest hacks that ever came
Into Los Angeles.
James ID. Rubottom, son of the well
known proprietor of the Rubottom
House, at Spadra, died on Tuesday
night of consumption. He was about
40 years old.
In the case of the Mexicans who tore
down house i'm La Ballona township,
trsn Ind irrrx
convicted the defendants, with rec
ommendation for leniency; they were
fined SIS each. 8
Goto the Agricultural Park this af-
ternoon. Besides the match race be-
tween Mr.. Askin's PAGER and MIR.
Leonard's trotter, there will be a
three-in-fve trOt between "Rubber
Boyn to harness and "Sconchin john
and "Pauline" to wagon.
The following weather reports were
received yesterday: Wilmington,
cloudy, San Fernando, drizzling rain;
Downey, light rain. The prospects
are favorable for plenty Of rain
throughout this county. Last night
the rain was pouring down in the
lower part of the San Joaquin valley.
Capt. r.. M. Williams, respected
resident of this city, died yesterday
morning at his residence on San Pc
dro street. He was New Yorker by
birth, but came to California in '49.
He located in Los Angeles about two
wears ago, devotng his attention to
the development of our mineral
wealth. He was a member of Los
Angeles Lodge, f. &c A. NJ, and he
will be buried this afternoon with Ma
sonic honors. .'i.l,.,4
The Los Angeles Turn-Verein have
elected the following officers for the
ensuing six months: First Speaker,
J. Cohen; Second Speaker, Z. Neitzke;
First Secretary, B. Marxsen; Second
Secretary, Il. Lenz; First Instructor,
J. rFanhart Second Instructor, f.
Giese; Treasurer, ]. Weber; Property
Manager, G. Brode; State Manager,
3 G. Reinecke; Librarian, G. Morris;
Trustees, FL. SCHNEIDER, r. Roedner,
JOS Klirtz.
The verdict in the Vasquez case
seems to give general satisfaction. He
takes it calmly, hopeful that he will
not be hung, but will be imprisoned.
The Sheriff will take extra preca u
tions to keep the prisoner safe. Dur
ing the trial there were present in
San Jose about thirty men from Tres
Pinos and HoIlister who had special
interest in the verdict of the jury.
One of the Hollister men quietly re-
marked that he thought there would
he some fun if the jury failed to desig-
nate death ON the scaffold as the pun
ishment. 41aa.sl iataa .hli