Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

lHe hdloIdlud Salleu yesterday
morning at A. NJ.
Another lot of material for the Main
Street Railroad, came up on the Sena-
tor last evening.
Mr.. Thomas Scully has disposed of
his interest in the st. Charles Restau-
rant and bar to Colonel Woods.
Mr.. Frank Gross, of the San Fran
cisco Post, who has been with us sew
eral days, leaves to-day for San Diego.
Our fire department turned out last
night, for little practice. They make
very creditable display.
Passengers for San Francisco and
principal way-ports per Senator will
leave the depot at 3:45 P. M; for San
Diego, per Ventura, at same time.
In the County Court yesterday David
Dominquez, convicted of house-break-
ing, was sentenced to three years. i'm
prisonment in San Quentin.
A lady has lost n bracelet which the
finder will please leave at the ST.
Charles Hotel anG receive five dollars
reward.
Bishap Kip will visit Los Angeles
Sunday, April 18th, for the purpose of
holding confirmation in the Episco-
pal Church of this city.
Those photographs taken at the
Cottage Gallery, First street, are as
good as the best and cheaper than the
cheapest.
The st. Charles Restaurant Sunday
dinners are doing a great deal in the
way of making fat men, embompoint
women and chubby children.
We are pleased to note that Mr..
Geo. b. Davis, proprietor of the Alden
Fruit Works, is able to ride out again
after his long and serious illness.
The rush to Sam Prager's to buy
those rich and fashionable dry goods
is the sensation of the week. Seven
teen clerks are kept busy all tie time.
Fisher & Thatcher have seven men
and seven-horse power engine stead
lily at work manufacturing massive
gold chains, heavy gold rings and
beautiful pins.
The funeral of A. A. Campbell will
take place this forenoon, under the
auspices of the Odd Fellows. Mem
bers of the Order are requested to
meet at the Hall at 10 O'Clock this
morning.
A man named Gray was arraigned
before Judge Gray yesterday on a
charge of beating his wife. He gave
bond to keep the peace. In the even
ing he renewed his abuse by beating
her shamefully with cane.
The following named gentlemen
were the purchasers of the lots sold by
General Bouton yesterday: Duns-
moor Brothers, 2 lots w. Mimic, 2;
L. Wolfskill, 2; w. Osborne, 2; and
J. u. Crawford, V. Wolfenstein, Chas.
Parke, B. f. Goode, and S. Jones, one
each.
We call attention to the advertise
ment in another column of the ball to
be given by st. Patrick's Benevolent
Society on Easter Monday night,
March 29th. Our Irish citizens have
shown what they can do towards get
ting up first-class ball, as all can
testify who attended the one in Turner
Hall on st. Patrick's night. No pains
or expense will be spared to make it a
success. Mr.. Desmond's full band has
been engaged to furnish the music.
Notwithstanding the recent ordi-
nance passed by the City Council or
dering saloon-keepers to close their
places of business at IL A. NJ, several
of them chose to keep open for the
purpose of testing the legality of the
ordinance. Yesterday morning Mar
shall GARLIC directed his police to ar
rest the parties that had violated the
ordinance. Messrs. Wolf & Burns,
Jos. Breson, Mr.. Williams, and sew
eral others, were accordingly ordered
to appear before Mayor Beaudry. The
counsel for defense made the point
that the ordinance had not been pub
lished in the La Cronic0, as the law
required. They were all discharged.
The Wheeler Comedy Troupe gave
their first appearance at Merced Thea
tire last evening to large and appre-
ciative audience. The perform
ers were each encored several
times. Miss De Courcy's singing
and acting was very good.
Mr.. Wheeler in his Irish specialties
was a perfect success and drew shouts
of laughter from the audience. Master
Bennie and Mr.. Petrie, the former as
change artist and character actor
and the latter in his negro delinea-
tions, acquitted themselves very cred
itably. Taken of a whole, the per-
formance was a success, and reflects
credit upon the management. 1t will
be repeated on Monday evening.