Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

udy.
The steamer Senator left San Fran
cisco yesterday.
The steamer Orizaba will leave for
San Francisco this afternoon.
The Also Mill is about commencing
work again.
1t is reported that the Southern Pa
cific Railroad have reduced freight
rates.
The publication of the Sch0olmastey
has been changed from Friday to We'd
nesday.
The spire of the Fort street Metho-
dist Church, when completed, will be
100 feet high.
Mr.. A. Bordel., of Arkansas, has
been in the city some time. He ex-
poets to bring his family here shortly.
II. Newmark & Co. shipped yester-
day l,100 hides, destined for New York,
by the Pacific Mail steamer Costa
Rica.
d. P. Wigginton, Democratic candi-
date for Congress, will speak in Los
Angeles on the 7th inst, and not on
the 9th, as previously announced.
The election in the Fourth Water
District will take place September 1st
instead of August lst, owing to a mis-
take in the official advertisement.
Noyes, the auctioneer, goes up to
Santa Barbara to-day to be a witness
at the Cotton Norton trial. He bought
the wagon sold here by Cotton.
News of Miss Sarah Falls is wanted
by her sister in San Francisco. Any
one having information of her where
abouts will please leave it with Post
master Bent.
A special convocation of Los Ange-
les Chapter No. 33 of Royal Arch Ma
sons has been called for this evening,
at eight o'clock sharp, for work in the
fourth degree.
Mr.. George A. Tiffany, who was 80
seriously injured on Saturday by the
upsetting of his buggy into an arroyo
OH the other side of the river, is get
ting along very comfortably.
The City Superintendent will be in
his office Thursday and Friday from s
A. NJ. to IL NJ, to receive all who may
desire to consult him in reference to
their children.
Messrs. Hellman, Hass & Co. have
contracted with the Truedell salt
works for eight hundred tons of salt,
or $4,000 sacks. They received 400
sacks yesterday.
John Mayer was sentenced to $500
fine and GO days solitary confinement
in the county Jail, for stabbing Haw-
ley. 1t is severe, but we hope salu-
tary example to bad boys in our
midst.
We notice with pleasure that Messrs.
Eugene Meyer g. Co., of the City of
Paris, are doing rushing business,
but it is not surprising VIII en- one hears
of the low prices at which they sell
their goods.
Between eight O'clock last night and
four O'clock this morning a sufficient
amount of telegraphic matter was re-
ceived at the HERALD office from the
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Office
to have filled seven columns. We
have condensed much of it and left q
large amount of it out altogether.
Mayor Beaudry had popular levee
yesterday. A visitor from the classic
shades of Boston was fined $25 for
humping a Chinese boy's head on the
ground; Chinaman was mulcted $50
for kicking small boy, and four plain
drunks got SOLDERING dose of $40
each.
Rev. I. S. Kalloch, who preached in
Turn-Verein Hall during late visit
to this city, has been elected President
of the California College, Vacaville.
1t is presumed that his connection
with the College will be rather nom
inal, as he is still pastor of the Metro
politan Baptist Church in San Fran
cisco.
We hear the name of Colonel Frank
Ganahl mentioned in connection with
the District Attorneyship of this
county. If Colonel Ganahl should
consent to accept the Demo-
cratic nomination for this position
aud we should find ourselves in a con-
dition to be prosecuted we would
make up our mind to get the limit of
the law.
Messrs. Thos. A. Carey and Milton
Thomas have presented beautiful lot
to the Board of Education. 1t is ON
Geary street, near First street, in that
part of the city whence comes petit
ton for school house. 1t Is crafty
ing to record such evidences of public
spirit. There are many men in this
community who could increase their
enjoyments by generous donations to
the city schools.
Prof. Steen has effected wonderful re-
suits as healer in the case of Mrs.
Anderson, of Los Nietos. This lady
has been paralyzed for several years,
but since the laying on of Prof. Stems
hands she can move her paralyzed
limbs easily, and, from appearances,
will soon be able to walk. Such re-
suit as this is surprising, whether it
be merely the effects of friction or
through the virtue of magnetism.
Prof. Steen has had astonishing results
in minor ailments and achieved quite
a reputation as magnetic healer.
His office hours are ga. NJ. to IL NJ. and
lP. NJ. to 6 p. M, at room 8, Lafayette
Hotel, where he will attend the wishes
of inquirers, whether sick or well.