Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-04-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Gold is still rising.
The Orizaba is due to- morrow.

Our friend DR.. Preugs is registered on
the Orizaba and will he here to-mor-
row.
Sam Prayer has just received a large
assortment of kid gloves of all colors
and of the finest quality.
The engine Los Angeles ran off the
tract last night near the depot but was
replaced without damage
A gentleman from Los NietOs yes
terday reported the haying season
well opened in that section.
The Mohongo sailed for San Fran
cisco Tuesday evening, with the lar
gest cargo of freight that has been
taken up the coat for months. "A
The stock of the Main street and
Agricultural Park Railway is now
ready for delivery at office of Captain
Beane.
The funeral of the late J. r. Nc
Murray will take place to-day at 9 A.
M. under the auspices of Pentalpha
Lodge No z02, F. and A. M.
The line of the Western Union Tel
egraph between this city and Ana
helm was broken yesterday and nee
essitated a repairing expedition down
the road. 1t is now in working order.
The sale of the Fairview Tract an
nounced for yesterdaywas indefinitely
postponed in consequence of some
misunderstanding between the own
ers.
Another auction sale of building lots
is on the tapis. The property is 10
Gated on Hill, Olive and Charity streets
and includes twenty or thirty fine
lots. The sale will come off in a few
days. s@& enc s4E
1t is reported that Mr.. Scott and an
other gentleman, both from the Ven
ango oil regions of Pennsylvania, have
leased the oil refinary at San Fernan-
do. The refinary is already in good
working order, we believe, but has
not been running for sometime.
We learn that on the Laguna near
the Stearns rancho and this side of
Anaheim, there are myriads of young.
grasshoppers to be seen. AS yet no
damage to the crops has been reported
and we hope the band of marauders
are only on short visit.
One Of the sensations .of yesterday
was the serenade by the ladies and
gentlemens' silver Helicon band of
the AlleghaEians from the balconey of
United States Hotel. The music gath
cred a crowd of engrOssed listners and
produced a fine effect. iauY,f "o
How they smiled! This city was
full Of pleasant faces yesterday morn
ing presented by those who had read
the HERALD editorial on Tyranny.
They thought with Mark Toppey that
there might be some credit in being
jolly after all.
Rev. Mr.. Bait from Massachusetts
called to see us yesterday. He started
to California with an invalid brother
last fall, who died on the way not, far
from Acapulco. Mr.. Bait spent the
Winter in Humbolt County, and
comes to visit Los Angeles before re-
turning home.
The New Italy for April will be is
sued Saturday. AS usual, it will be
full Of interesting matter relative to
Los Angeles county, and just the thing
to send abroad. 1t is also an excellent
advertising medium, and our business
.I,n iofo q m RI
award it share of their patronage.
The saloon-keepers, case, the city
vs.. Joe Williams, was appealed to the
County Court, yesterday. The De-
PENDANTS gave bonds for the $40 fine
imposed upon him by Mayor Beau
dry. 1t is generally understood that
the case will not stop short Of the Sn-
preme Court.
The auction sales of the Santa Ger
trudes lands fixed for the 10th, Goth
and 21st of the month have been un-
avoidably postponed in consequence
OF the illness of the surveyor and the
managing agent Mr.. Edward McLain.
| The postponement cOntemplates the
sale of the property on the Goth, 9th
and 28th of May.
In consequence of the improve
ments soon to be made in the Lafay-
cite Hotel building, Messrs. Meyers
tein & Winters of the Important will
be compelled to vacate a portion Of
their store-room and they are accord
ingly reducing their stock to cores
pond with the space allotted them.
Meanwhile they are selling goods
down, down, down. Ladies, go and
see for yourselves. IT.
A boy about twelve years of age
named Job Bryant, son of Const able
Bryant will be arraigned before Mayor
Beaudry to-day on charge of mali
cious mischief. A jury trial has been
demanded and the contest promises to
be hot one. The charge is preferred
by J. G. Bush who alleges that the
boy tore pickets off his fence and
threw stones at him on various ecca-
| slons.
A small frame building beyond the
Also Mills was destroyed by fire about
8 o'clock yesterday morning. The fire
company were called out but did moi
arrive at the place in time to accom-
plish any good. The building was the
property of Dofia Eugenia Valencis
an old lady of native birth who wa'
at the time employed as a sick-nurst
across the river. Nothing was savet
from the flames. ~
We are beginning to doubt the reli
ability of the shipping reports pre-
sented by our evening cotemporary
Hardly day passes but it states tina