Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-13
LOCAL BREyITIES.

The Taber will sail for San Fran.
cisco tomorrow morning.
Four car loads of ties were shipped
to Spadra last evening.
The shipments of oranges to San
; Francisco steadily increase.
Degree meeting of Shominac Tribe
OF Red Men tonight at their wigwam.
AS "the prayers of the righteous
prevail" prayers for rain will be in
order.
Tomorrow morning the first train
will be run from Los Angeles to Ana.
helm. e
The people of Prescott, Arizona,
want tri-weekly mail from Los An
gelcs, and they ought to have it.
The schooner Serene Thayer" and
the barkentine "Grace Roberts" have
sailed for San Francisco.
Three hundred and sixty-five sacks
OF corn were shipped from Downey
yesterday.
Those desiring work should always
examine our advertising columns.
This morning Gen. Baldwin adver-
tises for " reliable man."
The Gipsey arrived from San Fran
cisco yesterday morning, with COM
bustibles, and steamed out for San
Diego in the evening.
Ruggles e. Bland have moved their
real estate and brokerage office from
No. 45 to No. 2l Temple Block. En-
frances on Main and Spring streets.
There has not been a single Instance
of orange, or any other semi-tropical
fruit tree injured anywhere within
five miles of Anaheim, during the re-
cent cold weather. t", t eo
One of the San Francisco papers
says: "Santa Barbara sends her in
valid paupers to Los Angeles; Los
Angeles, though protesting, continues
hospitable." .a54sa.
The Ventura will leave San Fran
cisco, for Los Angeles, this morning,
with over one hundred passengers.
She will be due here on Friday morn
ing.
The farmers living north of Ana
helm have organized under the irri-
cation law, and are about to build q
ditch to irrigate their lands. This is
a movement of vast Importance TO
that section of the country.
The ladies of the Episcopal Church
met yesterday afternoon and deter
order to increase the fund for the pur-
chase of an organ for the church.
The Changers to the north of us are
giving "social h0ps' for the relief of
the grasshopper sufferers in Kansas
and Nebraska. An excellent prece-
dent.
A special cOnvocation of Los Ange-
les Chapter, No. 33, II. A. NJ, will be
held this "wednesday evening at y
o'clock, for the purpose of installing
officers for the ensuing Masonic year,
and comforting the fifth degree of Ma
sonry.
p. G. P, G. Meyer, acting installing
officer, last evening installed the fol-
lowing officers FOR the current term Of
Orange Grove Encampment, No. 81, /.
.. o. f.: G. r., III. Burdicll; II. F., A.
w. Hutton; S. W., G. III. hatfield;
Scribe, j. M. Bassett; Treasurer, A.
Franck.
There was quite squatter row in
La Ballona township a few days ago.
Ramon Via, David Venzuela, Richard
Roe and others will be up before
Judge Gray to-day charged with tear
ing down a house belonging to one
Peter Ring.
In its report Of Vasquez's conviction
the Chronicle says: "Vasquez's spirits
seemed to fail him, and his face be-
bespoke that the trial had weighed
heavily on his nerves. The jury on
the first ballot stood ten for hanging
and two for imprisonment for life."
~ General Bouton brought to the HER
AID Office, yesterday morning, a sam
pie of the growth of a Mexican Lime
tree, grown on his grounds, in the
northern part of the city. 1t shows a
growth of nine feet and half an inch
since the first day of last June. The
General thinks this is pretty good "fOr
high" and wants some one to beat it
If he can. r
We had the pleasure of a ride last
Sunday with Mr.. Simon Levy to his
sheep ranch, about five miles south
west of the city and adjoining the
lands of the Centinela Company. Mr..
Levy has 800 acres of fine land upon
which he is making all necessary inn
provements and preparations to keep
flock of 1000 sheep. He has finished
well that, at the depth of 50 feet, Sc
cures an ineXhaustible supply of
water. The whole ranch will be en-
closed with a live fence. We were
shown lot of fine bucks, including
AZ thoroughbreds which cost the round
sum of 500 each and were imported
direct by Mr.. Levy. In few years
this ranch will be one of the finest in
our section, both in appointments and
stock.
Resumption Of Specie Payment.