Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.


terday.
Judge Lindley was in the city yes
terday.
Mr.. A. Currier, of Spadra, is in town
to-day.
The new Gold Bank is one of the
finest buildings in town.
Grapes were selling yesterday at
three cents per pound.
The schooner Cora Is due with lum-
ber for J. G. Jackson d Co.
The steamer Mohongo arrived yes
terday from San Francisco.
The steamer Senator sailed yester-
day for San Francisco.
The schooner Pacific is due at Will
mington.
Hon. T. G. Phelps will address the
people tonight.
Thos. Temple Esq. is lying serious
ly i'll at his residence on Third street.
Gold sold in New York Yesterday at
13s premium. Greenbacks were bought
by our bankers at S79 and sold at 8SI.
The plans of Signoret's new hotel
represent an elegant building of 100
rooms, three stories high.
Persons wantinga good housekeeper
will do well to consult the "wantn
column of the HERALD.
The schooner Phil Sheridan, with
lumber for Perry, Woodworth & Co.,
is at Wilmington.
Judge Dick Eagan of San Juan Cap
istrano is in Los Angeles on a short
visit.
The Democracy will have a grand
rally next Tuesday evening in this
city.
AS sign of prosperity in this city,
we need only mention that before the
foundations of new houses are laid,
they are rented.
Mr.. J. B. Jones of San Francisco is
at the st. Charles. This is the gentle
man who has been mistaken so often
for Senator John P. Jones.
The chances in the rattle for Joe
Breson's fine PAGER have all been taken
and the rattle will take place next
Saturday evening, at the Senate.
From the San Bernardino Champion
we learn that Mr.. r. Nuttall has re-
ceived franchise for lighting San
Bernardino with gas.
Prof. Chas. N. SteeE having an en-
gagement at Sacramento, will only
remain at room 6, Lafayette Hotel, a
few days longer. A grand circle will
be given next Sunday night.
The picnic for the benefit of the
German Benevolent Society, to be
held next Sunday at Washing
ton Gardens, will attract an immense
crowd.
We acknowledge an invitation from
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Edelman to the
confirmation of their son at the Syna-
gogue on Fort street on Saturday, Au-
gust 2Sth, at 10 A. NJ.
Democrats, Republicans and Briefly
Independents will do we'll to attend
the grand jubilee which will take
place in this city on Monday evening
August 30th. There will be some good
speaking on the occasionr
Mr.. John d. Young this morning
announces himself as candidate for
the office of Supervisor of the First
District. Mr.. Young is the regular
nominee of the Democratic Conven-
ton.
Among the shipments yesterday
were sos sacks of feed from Hellman,
Hass & Co. to the Western Develop
ment Company, San Fernando; IA
sacks of meal to the anchorage, and a
small quantity of way freight.
We had the pleasure of meeting
yesterday Mr.. Frank P. Katz, the gen.
tlemanly representative of the Occi-
dental Shirt Company, San Francisco,
who is giving our citizens particular
fits on first class shirts.
The Also store, Messrs. Petschke &
Merz, proprietors, was robbed yester-
day morning at an early hour of ra-
zors, knives, ETC., by a professional
burglar. There is no clue to the per-
petrator of the outrage.
We had the pleasure of meeting
yesterday Capt. Olsen, of the schooner
Phil Sheridan. We found him a
pleasant, genial gentleman, and one
well calculated to make friends for
his gallant craft, the Phil Sheridan.
Mr., Jabez Walker, Grand Worthy
Chief Templar of the order of Good
Templars in this State, will start from
San Francisco for Los Angeles on the
25th instant. Merrill Lodge. of this
city, has made preparations to receive
him.
Mr.. Cardona has completed the ex-
cavation for his new block on Main
street, and work will be begun on the
foundation in few days. The build
ing is to be 90x100 feet, and consist of
three stories and basement. When
finished, it will be one of the finest
business blocks in town.
The partnership between Ed. A.
Preuss, Sr., and Henry Lemmert, in
the Philadelphia Brewery, has been
dissolved and Louis Schwarz and
Henry Lemmert compose the new
firm. We predict successful busi-
ness for the Philadelphia Brewery un-
der Messrs. Lemmert & SchwarZ.
We were shown yesterday by Mr..
Thomas A. Carey, specimen of the
beautiful Messina lemon which he is