Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The Senator is due to-day.

0ice Mr.. Burns, resigned.
DIR. Mckee has moved his office to
No. IL Spring street, opposite the
old Postoffice.
1t is reported that soundings are be-
ing taken for the projected wharf at
Santa Monica.
The Vivian Troupe have concluded
their engagement at San Diego, and
will next visit Julian.
The shipments from Downey yester-
day were 3O3 sacks of corn and SO bales
of hay.
There is great rush at the Grange
Store to see the new stock of California
manufactured boots and shoes, just re-
ceived.
tits said that the scandal has doubled
the sale of Beecher's pews and run
Tilton's "Tempest Tossedn into the
thirteenth edition.
Rev. John Francis will preach in
Spadra tomorrow at IL A. NJ. Sub
ject, "The Origin and Excellence of
the Bible"
The poll-tax is now due and Mr.. Bet
tis, the newly appointed Deputy Col
lector, will be out in a few days TAX
ing it in.
Peter Rice was yesterday sentenced
to one year in the State Prison on
conviction of petit larceny, his second
offense.
A fine suite of rooms and single
apartment, all elegantly furnished,
can be engaged at the Kimball Man
sion.
Messrs. Jones & Bland will sell sew
eral desirable city lots to-day at aue
ton in addition to their regular sale of
horses, carriages, etc.
Col. Wilson and General Banning
have donated an eligible site of five
acres to the people of Wilmington, and
they will have cemetery as soon as
the planting season commences.
The surveyors for the Los Angeles
and Independence Road completed one
of their preliminary lines into the city
the other day, coming in on San Pedro
street.
Mr.. McCaffrey, the telegraph oper-
ator at the depot, went to Anaheim
yesterday to put up the regular instru-
ments and batteries for the Office at
that place.
The notorious roughs, Began and
Driscoll, were fined $50 each by Judge
O'Melveny yesterday, and condemned
to remain in the county Jail until the
fines are paid.
M. Gray, of San Francisco, has just
published new song, entitled "Faded
Away" by Anne Freckles. Butter
milk whey is the best thing for it that
we ever heard of.
Members of the Odd Fellows Hall
Building Committee are requested to
be in attendance at the Hall at IL A.
NJ. to-day, as business of Importance
will come before the committee.
The st. Charles Restaurant is fur
nishing splendid Sunday dinners.
Families who Go not wish to cook their
dinner on Sunday now eat roast chick
en- at the st. Charles.
A Santa Barbara debating club is
going to settle the question whether
the United States should have domin.
ION over the entire American Conti-
nent We await the decision with
| interest.
A paper is to be started at Lompoc.
The Santa Barbara Press wonders
why some people complain because
Southern California is not heaven,
when we have green peas and new
potatoes in March.
The rush to the Cottage Photograph
Gallery, ON First street, near Spring,
still continues. The proprietors, Will
liams & Smith, are turning out fine
pictures of all kinds at prices lower
than ever before in this city.
A map of the Forbes tract, now the
property of Mr.. Arthur Bullock, was
filed for record yesterday with the
County Recorder. The tract lies be-
tween Pico, Figueroa and Charity
streets, and contains about 40 lots,
each 80x230 feet. This will doubtless
offer fine opportunities for parties de-
sirous of purchasing cheap residence
lots. oeat
| The County Board of Examination
is still in session at Good Templars
Hall, but will conclude its labors to-
day. OF eighteen candidates who pre-
sented themselves on the first day, bu
twelve remain, the others having with
drawn from the examination. Th'
Board has established q rule that here
after no certificate shall be renewed
more than once.
A foot-race has been arranged be
tween J.. w. Collins and s. III. Martin
to come off at Old Los Nietos mex
Sunday. The race will be 200 yard
and for o purse Of $50. Mr.. Collin
has proved himself boss runner thu