Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Jack Wolf has two fine bird cages
up for rattle.
Gold closed yesterday afternoon at
>l4l per cent. premium. Currency sold
here at Sc a. 81.
Mr.. E. Small has built an elegant
residence, with Mansard roof, at the
corner of Seventh and Spring streets.
The Society organized 10y Father
Buchard will meet this evening at
Stearn's Hall To elect officers.
A fortune is ready for any enterpris-
ing photographer who will place on
sale accurate photographs of the late
ID. j. Dingman.
There will be social of the M. f.
Church, South, tonight at the resi-.
dence Of Col. Peel. on Spring street,
near First. ..--.
The Board of Supervisors have been
discussing roads for two days past and
to-day we will probably obtain the re-
suits of their labors.
The Pico House offers rare induce
ments to day boarders. Prices 81, So
and 50 per week according to accom-
modations.
Some of our sportsmen might make
small fortune shooting the wild
game, which is so plentiful, and SELL
ing it in our market.
Grand Malinee Saturday afternoon
for ladies and children at Merced
Theater by the Benjamin Combina-
ton. Price of admission so cents.
The performances of the Benjamin
Combination increase in merit night
ly. Last night Merced Theater was
we'll filled and tonight an unusually
good programme will be presented.
Golden Rule Lodge, No. 100, I. o.
o. F., meets in regular session at Odd
Fellows Hall, Downey Block, .this
! evening at 7a p. NJ. SOjOurning fdern:
bers in good standing are inviteA -
Mr.. Cuyas, one of the proprietors Of
the Pico House, desires to request
farmers, gardeners and vegetable haw-
kers to bring their produce to the rear
Strauss & Co., under the Backman
House, are doing a fine business in
! imported cigars, Turkish tobacco, Rus
sian cigarettes, Meerschaum pipes and
other smokers luXuries.
The barkentine c. L. Taylor arrived
at San Pedro yesterday with $4,000
| feet of lumber for the S p r r Co., J
G Jackson and the Anaheim Water
Company.
Mr.. Herman Morris, late of River
side, has returned to this city and in
tends to make this permanent resi-
dence. His mountain sojourn has
improved him.
The overland trains from the East
bring an average of $50 immigrants
! is incre asing rather than diminish
ing.
Owing to the old fashioned morality
now prevailing in Los Angeles since
Dingman left Mayor Beaudry's morn
ing levees are not attended by any
great crowd. 1t is moral, but not
business-like.
We had a pleasant ride yesterday
in M. Keller's road wagon, behind q
promising pair of bay colts. Talk
about 2:4O teams, but we think Kel-
ler's new team will beat that with u
little training.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Ruth
ard, few days ago, was thrown out
of u buggy and seriously injured. This
is another argument against the offi-
cial carelessness which leaves our
streets in such bad condition.
Messrs Chas. V. Hall & Co. of the
Los Angeles Bureau of Information
requests us to ask for generous dona-
tions of papers and immigration docu-
ments, which will be kept on file or
mailed to points where they can do
the most good.
Messrs. Arrevalo, Falkenau d Fisch-
er will star on trip through the coun-
try tomorrow, to be gone three or four
weeks giving concerts. San Buena
Ventura, Santa Cruz, San Jose and
San Francisco will receive visits from
the company.
Among the shipments yesterday
were 81 sacks of rye, from Whistler;
SO green hides, from II Newmark &
Co.; 100 orange trees, from A Carey;
% sacks of rye, and 25 sacks of corn,
from Beall; 7 barrels of tallow, from
Kalisher; 4S sacks of barley, from
Hellman, Haas & Co.; 163 sacks of
beans, from B Stiebel.
We learn from DR.. Lucky that he
expects to be able to announce very
soon the names of the gentlemen who
will take part in the course of lectures
to be delivered for the benefit of the
public school library fund. He thinks
these will be the most interesting lee
lures ever delivered in this city. The
DR.. seems to be untiring in his efforts
to promote the interests of education
i'm general, and of our city schools in
particular. All good citizens should
encourage him in his labor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Backman have re.
tired from their proprietorship and
management of the Backman House.
and the establishment passes undel
the entire control of Mr.. Il. f. Fisher
We have no hesitation in saying
that while conducting their hostelrit
Mr.. and Mrs. Backman were the mos
popular host and hostess in Los Ange
les. They have many warm-heartet
friends, who will wish them well II
whatever undertaking they may EN-
bark.