Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Goldsmith is at the Orient cigar
stand, and sells only the finest cigars.
Last night there was q rush for the
Orient cigar stand to get those fine ci-
| gar. of Goldsmith.
Ottcer Harris last night brought up
| from Santa Monica an insane man
called "crazy Jack"
Mr.. Bently of the Burlington Iowa
press arrived in Los Angeles yester-
day.
Goldsmith, at the Orient cigar stand,
offers his customers superior brands OF
cigars.
There was more than the usual num-
ber of people in town to-day from the
neighboring ranches.
Gold in New York yesterday was
| 1l64 per cent premium. Greenbacks
bought at S53 and sold at SO.
There are many citizens of Los An
| geles who are now in favor of the in.
creased volume of currency.
Use breeds habit in smoker. II
one gets in the way of buying his ci-
gars Of Goldsmith, at the Orient sa-
loon, he never leaves off.
Sam. Prayer goes up to San Francis
co in few days for another steamer
load of goods. Meantime the fine
things on hand will be sold cheap.
The monthly temperance meeting
will be held at Good Templars Hall
tonight. DR., Lucky delivers the ad-
dress. Subject Sample-rooms.
There are several men in Los An.
geles who so highly esteem water in
this country that they have ceased
drinking it altogether.
Grapes are getting cheaper every
day and now retail from the wagons
at one and half cents per pound for
the Mission.
Goldsmith opened the Orient Saloon
cigar stand last night, and now every
body smokes.
The school of Mrs. Dubois on State
street is so crowded that the Board of
Education has given instructions not
to admit any more pupils.
A report reached town last night
that a serious cutting affray had occur
red at San Fernando. Officer Mitch
ell was sent to the scene of action.
No particulars received.
The st. Charles hotel is on of the
popular establishments of this city.
1t is always full of guests and its table
is kept supplied with the best in the
market.
Mrs. White the popular teacher OF
Robbins new method on the piano
has already large class of pupils who
are advancing rapidly. Her rooms are
at the Backman House.
The Nights of Pithias turned out in
force last evening to serenade Mr..
James j. Mellus; the popular City
Treasurer. AS they passed down Main
street in carriages, with the band play
ing lively air, quite a sensation was
created.
Offive new school houses erected in
Los Angeles during vacation four are
already so full as to demand addition
al furniture. 1t was thought these
would be sufficient for the year but it
is now apparent that they will be
crowded before Christmas.
Mr.. w. II. Norway of Santa Bar
bara who has for some time been sur
veying among the foot hills while
coming into Los Angeles yesterday
with Mr.. Hull was throw from the
vehicle and sustained serious but not
dangerous injury.
We are as proud of all the "big
things that California gets up as any,
bods, and recognize the fact that $780,
900 is respectable sum to put up as
the prize of horse race, but hardly
think it is, as the San Francisco tele-
gram says, "the largest purse ever CIV
en- in the world"
1t is said the miners in Nevada,
when attending church, sit on the
backs of the chairs during prayer and
squirt tobacco juice over the floor.
The minister is encouraged in his ex-
hOrtations with such responses as Ego
| it, old hoss," "give 'em brimstone,n
&C., &c. The old miners lying around
Los Angeles are more civilized. They
go around behind the church and play
"bean poker"
In 1874 q trunk belonging to John
Rotschman on Main street was brok-
en- open and $40 stolen tnerefrom.
Yesterday detective Harris arrested
Franz Lorber charged with the lar
ceny. Lorber was left in charge OF
the room and when the proprietor re-
turned the trunk was found rified and
the temp orary custodian gone. He
has been bsent ever since and had nc
sooner returned than he fell into the
clutches of that keen eyed officer Har-
ris.
Banks who was shot by De Gray at
Virgin Cafiada died Of his wounds
yesterday. DIR. Brooks made post
mortem examination. The autopsy
by DIR. Richardson disclosed the fact
that he died from the wound in the
pit of the stomach, the ball entering
there passing through some of the
smaller intestines and lodging in the
spine. The Coroner's Jury ELECTED nc