Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-14
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Quite a number of prairie schoon-
ers" left for Panamint yesterday.
Coal has advanced two dollars per
ton.
Council meets this afternoon at two
O'clock.
Passengers for San Francisco by the
Taber will leave here by 10:l5 A. NJ.
The Grand Jury will convene on
Monday morning.
Look in your box at the Postoffice.
The P. M. has "little present" for
his patrons.
A neat depot has been constructed
at Norwallk one Of. the new stations
between Anaheim and Downey.
Lumber and general merchandise
are being shipped in large quantities
to San Fernando.
Don't forget the races, to come off
tomorrow afternoon at Agricultural
Park.
The Gipsey will leave Wilmington
this morning with a cargo of hogs for
San Francisco.
An interesting communication from
the Health Officer will appear in to-
morrow's issue.
New cinnabar discoveries are re-
porteb In the Sierra Madra range, op-
posite San Fernando.
Have you subscribed for share in
the Los Angeles City Homestead
Association? If not, do so at once.
Vivian has rented Merced Theatre,
and will be here on the 2lst inst, to
give series of entertainments.
Shipments from Downey yesterday
1865 sacks of corn, Sc sacks of meal, 19
sacks of bran.
At the Backman House every room
is filled, but day boarders can still be
accommodated.
The st. Charles dining rooms,at the
old Clarendon, are being elegantly re-
fitted, and will be opened in about
week. ta
Two Cinnamon were arrested yes
terday for killing hogs within the
city limits, but the charges did not
stick. a
At the U. s. Land Office the case of
II. M. Turner VS.. T. l.. Guam is on trial,
involving the title to land in San Di-
ego county.
The "monte" and "faron banks
have all closed, and the gentlemen of
the green cloth have left for Arizona
and Panamint.
The brig Hesperian, from Humboldt,
and the brig Tanner, from Point Dis
covery, are at the harbor, ladened with
lumber. -
DR.. Lucky, Superintendent of the
City Public Schools, states that the
attendance of pupils is as large as at
any time last year. e1
The first train will leave for Ana
helm this morning at 9:30, arriving at
Anaheim at II O'Clock; returning
leave Anaheim at p. NJ, arriving here
at 2:30 p. NJ.
The Occidental Laundry is worked
with white labor and is doing fine
business. It's patrons all wear their
own clothes and they are not rotted
out with Chinese chemicals.
Our subscribers at Panamint conf
plain that they do not receive the
HERALD regularly. 1t is promptly
mailed from this Office. Where is the
trouble?,
Mr.. johnson, of the Santa Barbara
Press, now lecturing in the East, says
that at least dozen families, intend
ing to remove to Los Angeles county,
have lately called on him for inform
alton as to route, etc.
Engineer Crawford is making every
arrangement for a vigorous prosecu-
ton of work on the L. A. & /. Road.
Tomorrow he will dispatch corps of
engineers to the front. The entire road
is to be graded inside of eight months.
On and after the 14th inst. mails for
San Diego and way stations close at
8:55 A. NJ, instead of 1880, as hereto
fore, and arrive at 2:3O p. NJ. This
change is made on account of change
of time of trains. i1..t H1a
The u. S. lighthouse tender Shu-
brick, Capt. Gus M. Jesin, is due at
San Pedro, with Capt. A. It. Smell, U.
S. N. Lighthouse Inspector; Thos. ).
Winship, Lampist, and ID. w. Lowell,
Supply Clerk, on board.
Downey had two pleasant social par
ties last Friday. The young folks had
ajolly dance at Jones & Harpers, and
at the same time pleasant party was
under headway at Good Templars'
Hall. At the last named entertain
ment, DIR. Lucky and quite q number
of the members of Merrill Lodge OF
this city were present. ah'' ~
Judge Gray was engaged all day
yesterday in "squatter case" from
La Bollona township. A stranger
went to that township and located a
section Of land; the neighboring farm
ers claimed that the section belonged
to them, but the stranger couldn't see
it. Then the neighbOrs, mostly Mex
leans, raized that strangers house to
the ground. Only two Of the party
have as yet been arrested. o a7l
The Ventura will arrive ut Will
mington harbor tomorrow morning
with the following passengers for Los
Angeles, viz: ] Larry and wife, John
Hayes, J Doser, Dodson, wife and
daughter, f d Creek, G G Hutchin-