Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-11-02

Monica about eleven o'clock to-day.
She brings one hundred and thirty
passengers, sixty tons of freight for
Santa Monica and two hundred for
San Pedro.
Mr.. w. H. Summers of the Los An
geles Candy Factory has retired and
his interest will be represented here
after by Mr.. Ames, the firm name be-
ing Nelson & Ames. They occupy
the old and popular stand in Temple
Block on Spring street
Gov. Downey informs US that the
grapes this season contain about 80
per cent. of saccharine matter and
will be unusually good for making
| fine port wines. Lucky Baldwin
we understand is making port wine
hts speciality.
Los Angeles CfApter No. 80 R. A.
NJ. will hold special meeting at Ma
sonic Hall this evening. All COM
| paniOns are requested to be present as
business of Importance will come be-
fore the Chapter. Sojourning COM
panions are cordially invited.
A number of invalids from the East
under direction of physicians, are try
ing the grape cure at our various vine
yards. At NJ. Keller's wine depot a
large number congregate in crushing
days and buy the fresh juice OF the
grapes for drinking purposes.
Mr.. Athearn, one of the publishers
of the sprightly Anaheim Gazette, was
in the city yesterday. He is working
hard for his paper, and deserves sue
cess. The Gazette is creditab'e pa
per- one of which our Anaheim friends
should be proud. ..sa
Among the shipments yesterday
from the S. P. r. r. depot were 6pipes
of wine, from Hellman & Downey;
10 sacks of meal, from Also Mills; so
joints of artesinn pipe to Cotton; s
bales of wool, from II. Newmark &
Co.; Is sacks Of castor beans, from
Thomas Manning.
The San Diego Union of October
3Oth says: Prof. Fischer, the violin
lists, informs us that he leaves us for
Los Angeles on Sunday evening,
where he will be professionally en-
gagAd for some time. He expects,
however, to return to San Diego to re-
side permanently.
James Lang, blanket thief, who
has been operating among the hotels
for some time, was committed to Jail
by Mayor Beaudry yesterday morn
ing. He has been in the habit of
registering at hotel and then steal
ing q blanket or two during the night
but he was at last nipped by officer
Thomas.
We understand that conductor Jas.
Loney of the San Fernando and Ana
helm train steps down and out of the
bachelor banks tonight and takes his
place among the married men. The
fair bride is Miss Dolchy, of San Fran
cisco, a very estimable lady. We con-
gratulate conductor Loney on his
may never in his matrimonial Jour-
ney be switched or side-tracked.
We understand that Il certain rail-
road man, good looking fellow, has
been presented by fair widow with
an elegant boquet. She lives near
Anaheim, has large ranch and ia
considerable of an agriculturist. The
boquet of roses was surrounded by a
pretty fringe of small red tomatoes,
and the delicate little note accompa-
nying 1t informed the lucky recipient
that "these tomatoes were raised by
Inc without irrigation"
J. d. Guerrero, corner of the Plaza
and upper Main street, has had
great rush of purchasers to buy his
stock of dry-goods, clothing, fancy
goods, boots, shoes, hats, groceries, &c
The goods must be sold us Mr.. Guer-
rero's business requires larger store,
and he must close his store to make
the necessary changes. Give him
call and get his goods at an immense
sacrifice. He offers the best bargains
in the city.
A party of Kansans, under the con-
troll of A. w. Callen, Of Junction City,
Kansas, have been heard from at a
point 200 miles East of Prescott, Ari-
zona, having been out sixteen weeks.
They are we'll equipped with good
teams, provisions for a year and agri-
cultural implements, and will he n
valuable acquisition wherever they
conclude to settle. The party numbers
nearly one hundred. Many of them
are people of wealth, aud i'm some
cases whole families are along. We
hope an effort will be made to have
them settle in our fertile valley.
DR.. E. de Yongh, the only practi-
cal optician in Southern California has
permanently established himself un-
der the Lafayette Hotel. Those suffer
ing from defective sight should not fail
to see him; as the Importance of con-
sulting an optician cannot be overes-
timated, an irreparable injury being
done to the sight by the use of improp-
er glasses. fitted to the eyes by per-
sons whose knowledge of optics ex-
tends no farther than the mere selling.
All kinds of spectacles fitted to the
sight by inspection of the eye.
The Chinese festival recommences
tonight, they having raised about
eight hundred dollars for the priests
and musicians. They Will give the
devil tustle for four nights and three
days, ending on Friday night. No
annh or fsh ,uill ho aa fan ON NNadnos-