Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Brode's block Is progressing favora-
bly,.
The steamer Ancon sails on Tuesday
for San Francisco.
There Was a ball at Santa Monica
last night and it was we'll attended.
The Thirty Fights held business
meeting last night.
Mr.. Leck is building twenty-five
foot addition to the Grange Store.
The barkentine Discovery arrived at
| the anchorage yesterday, with lumber
| for Perry Woodworth Il Co.
The schooner Eureka having landed
her cargo at Santa Monica, left yester-
day for the North.
The case of Ygnacio Reyes vs.. VIM.
Kincaid occupied the attention of the
U. s. Land Office officials yesterday.
Miss Relffarth has complimentary
benefit next Thursday night at Turn
Verein Hall.
Chavez is reported as having inter-
viewed two campers near Liebre
Ranch. We think not.
The Episcopal Library will be ready
for distribution to-day after service at
st. Athanasius Church.
The steamer Kalorama is expected
In day or two at Santa Monica with
the steam fire engine for the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Rothschild were
warmly welcomed yesterday by host
Of friends.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Amat has arrived
In New York from France. He will
leave via Panama on the 30th inst.
Business at the depot yesterday was
very quiet, but the boys will catch it
to-day.
The grading of Temple street from
Main to Fort street is progressing fa-
vorably.
Butchers are requested to attend a
meeting tonight at Turn -Verein Hail.
The meeting takes place at $3.50 P. N.
The plan for the extension of Los
Angeles street has been prepared by
the City Surveyor.
Jones & Noyes sold fine lot Of fur
niture in Arcadia block yesterday af-
ternOOn.
Mr.. NJ. Keller is grading In front of
his property on Alameda street in q
satisfactory manner.
The Philadelphia Brewery has al-
most completed it's horsepower ma
chinery and soon the establishment
will run by power.
The steamer Ancon arrived yester-
day with one hundred passengers and
four hundred and fifty tons freight.
She leaves for San Diego to-day at 4
P. N.
The Santa Barbara murderers, Jack
Cotton and Mrs. Norton, came down
from San Francisco on the Ancon and
were delivered at Santa Barbara on
Friday evening.
Mr.. Dillon, Of the firm Of Dillon &
Kenealy, enterprising merchants of
this city, left this morning for San
Francisco, where he will purchase a
large stock of goods.
The Wheeler Expedition is in camp
about mile from the bridge. A part
of the scientific corps have been TAX
ing scientific observations at Whining
ton during the past week.
Notwithstanding the vacation, Mr..
]. d. Dorlan's school on Spring street
is well attended. Great progress is
made by the pupils, which is very
fiattering to the teacher.
The Plaza is now thing of beauty.
Under the skillful hand of Councilman
Workman and a landscape gardener it
has become pleasing to the eye and
will soon be blossOming with semi
tropical vegetation.
The Main street railway company
are laying their track from Pico street
out, and will not put the cars on the
track until the extension is finished
This will be aggravating to the people
on that street.
We have received the March num-
Der Of the San Francisco Railro ad
Gazetteer, which is full of useful in
formation. Published by H. s..
Crocker & Co., 4O1 and 4O3 Sansome
street, San Francisco.
Mr.. b. Mcclellan, Secretary of Con-
fidence Engine Company No. 2, has
received dispatch from Weaver, Tay-
lor g. Co., San Francisco, announcing
that they would ship the new engine
by the Kalorama.
Reports from the District Court
show that Judge Griffin, in the case of
Brewer VS. Brewer, helped to make the
"better half" of another couple hap
py, by untying troublesome knot of
ten years standing.
The great objection to poultry breed
ing in this climate Is that setting
hens become so alive with vermin.
Give them nests made entirely of
pepper tree leaves, and you will have
no chicken-lice. 1t is an invaluable
and positive preventive. s.
Rev. w. w. Stoveall, Evangelist,
will preach to-day in Leck's Hall at II
A. NJ. He has been holding union
religious services In the Fort street
Methodist Church during the past
week and will continue this week.
The public will be informed of the
place.
Superintendent Hewitt was busy
making upa new time table yesterday.
We did not get it in full, but hereafter
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