Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-23
LOCAL BREVTTIES.
New figs are in market.

The steamer AncOn sailed for San
Francisco yesterday afternoon.
Travellers should note the changes
in the new railroad timetable.
The crops at Downey promise beyond
all precedent.
The Santa Monica camp is en- larg-
ing.
Mr.. M. 7. Lytle and family left yes
terday for Santiago, Chilli.
DR.. VIM. A. Winder of San Diego is
at the Backman.
The Carter excursion was to leave
Omaha on the 10th inst.
A telegram for Yancy J. Stokes Is at
the Western Union office.
Gov. J. G. Downey and Frank Sa-
bichi left yesterday for-San Francisco
by the Ancon.
The Mayor fined two young men $40
each yesterday morning, for bolster
GUS conduct.
The Monday night meeting of the
Temperance Alliance adjourned until
July 7th.
Vivian leaves next Sunday for the
North, giving one concert at Bakers
field.
The Masonic Committee should see
that the street along their line of
march tomorrow are well sprinkled.
Rev. I. S. Kalloch arrived on the
Ancon yesterday. He delivers the
Masonic address tomorrow.
The Office of Road Commissioner
having been abolished, Mr.. J. K.
Stump is out of the canvass.
A new Wilcox & Gibbs sewing ma.
chine is for sale, % per cent. off. APP
ply at this office.
The Santa Monica Hotel, Morgan &
Monroe proprietors, is doing fine
business.
The Sauret troupe will present an
elegant programme on Friday evening
at Turn-Verein Hall.
The ladies of the Catholic Church
are at work with energy for their 5th
of July festival.
The Masonic address tomorrow will
be at the NJ. f. Church South, and the
banquet at Tnrn-Verein Hall.
The members of Confidence Engine
Co., are called to meet tonight at the
Council Chamber.
Mr.. G. Ducommun, one of Los An
geles' old and wealty citizens, left yes
terday on visit to Europe. He will
be absent about three months.
Charles V. Hale is now interviewing
the English emigration agents sent
over by Joseph Arch, to try and direct
English Emigration this way.
Mayor Beaudry has invested in the
hill water system $125,OOO, and he is
receiving flattering return from his
investment in the rapid sale of lots.
A meeting of the Los. Angeles
Guards will be held tonight at s
O'Clock in Armory hall for the elec-
tion of officers.
Mr.. w. E. Smith is to be the man
ager of the A. & T. Telegraph Line in
this city. He was formerly agent for
the Western Union line at San Diego.
By copy of the Proueair de Sinaloo
published at Mazatlan, we see that
Los Angeles wine is popular bever-
age there. 1t is advertised as sweet
and dry and excellent for health.
The irrigators, landholders aud 9TH
ers interested in the water privileges
of Los Angeles will meet at the County
Court Room tonight at s o'clock to
consider the status of the water ques-
tion.
DR.. Franklin has a pepper tree grove
on his place containing 100 trees IS
months old and nine feet high. He
intends to transplant them in border
around his seventeen-acre lot.
Los Angeles has greater hotel facili-
ties in proportion to population than
any city in the United States. We
have population OF $4,000 and hotel
accommodations for 2,0O0.
The steamer Kalorama arrives to-
morrow at San Pedro, with twenty
tons of freight. She will leave several
buoys and the new steam fire engine
at Santa Monica.
The geologist of the Wheeler Expe-
dition has been examining the bones
found in the foothills the other day
and noticed In these columns. We
have not yet received his report.
The Grotto saloon has been purchas-
ed by Gus Katzenstein, formerly with
Joe Breson, who will run it In first
class style. We are pleased to see Gus
get up into the centre of town, where
| he can meet all his old friends.
We met yesterday Mr.. w. w. Gra-
ham of Gospel Swamp, who is stop
ping at the U. s. Hotel. He has
farmed for years in the most fertile
part of Kansas, and he pron0unces
| Gospel Swamp as more fertile than the
Kaw river bottom.
Miss Reiffarth is to have a compli'
mentary benefit at an early day, as
sisted by Messrs. Arevalo, Vivian ant
others. Miss Reiffarth is careful
artlste, and has done much for the ell
tertainment of our amusement lovers
She deserves substantial benefit.
Visiting Masons who have not Wis
tied the Lodges here can be examine,
Tomorrow morning between the hour
of nine and twelve, by committees o
the Lodges. 1t Is hoped all visitor