Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-05
LOCAL BREVITIEss. i.

special Importance yesterday.
Mr.. Slauson boasts of an Echo colt,
three days old.
Anxious litigants crowd our streets,
while Court is in session.
Gen. ID. d. Cotton and party left
last night for San Francisco on the
midnight train.
The shipment of oranges has al
most ceased, but the wool trade is on
the increase.
The grading of Spring street south
of Fourth street is progressing favora-
bly,.
The Los Angeles Guards will assem-
BILE tonight for inspection at their ar
mory in full uniform.
Four car loads of wool and five of
brea were shipped from here yester-
day.
The gentleman who lost the black
cross can get his property by applying
at this office.
The Terpsichorean Social Club will
give another of their elegant receptions
tonight at Leck's Hall.
The Terpsichorean Social Club gives
one of their agreeable entertainments
at Leck's Hall this evening.
The Methodist Church has social
tonight at Mrs. Kinney's, corner of
Fourth and Spring streets.
Pentalpha Lodge, No. 2O2, F. & A.
NJ, has a called meeting this even
ing. ~ft
The steamer Ancon will sail for San
Fran cisco tomorrow with full pas
senger and freight list.
The steamer Kalorama arrived at
San Pedro yesterday, and the bark
Glencoe sailed for Fort Eureka.
The burned district on Main street is
to be covered with a fine brick block.
The work will commence at an early
date.
The AncOn arrived at San Pedro
with 125 passengers and $50 tons of
freight for Los Angeles. She left for
San Diego last evening.
Eleven drunk and disorderly was
the score at Mayor Beaudry's recep-
ton yesterday. The boys came up to
the scratch gaily and paid their en-
trance fee with a good grace.
M. G. Baker, No. 80 Spring street,
mends parasoIs and umbrellas, ma
king them as good AS new. Ladies
will find it cheaper to patronize Mr.
Baker than to buy new parasols.
A two-horse wagon, coming back
from the races yesterday, cOllided
with grading team near Washing
ton Gardens, but was only slightly
damaged.
The Main street railway will be
completed to Temple Block by Sum
day. AS soon as the cars arrive, the
word will be "All aboard for Agricul-
tural Park"
Among distinguished visitors ex-
pected here are Justice Clifford of the
u. S. Supreme Bench, and Vice-Presi-
dent Wilson. They will reach here too
late to enjoy the Agricultural Park
races. zHh
Next Saturday Jones & Noyes will
sell the Brooks Track at auction. The
plot consists of eighty-one desirable
lots 6Ox150 feet each and located in the
finest part of the Western Division.
For particulars see ad.
A Mr.. Mclaughlin, foreman at the
San Fernando tunnel, was painfully
injured recently by being struck by a
car on the tramway of the work there.
He is now at the Backman House,
but will probably be at work again In
a week.
The st. Charles Hotel has connected
with it one of the best restaurants in
the city, which is patronized literally
by good-livers. Both proprietors OF
the hotel are experienced hosts and re.
ceive the most fiatterlng praise from
the travelling public. M
Among the sporting fraternity the
race of Saturday has been the constant
theme of talk since its conclusion
! Comments and conjectures have beer
offered, and most of them favorable tt
the dun horse. Time alone will tel
what Don Elipha can do towards
knocking time out of joint.
| A curiosity was discovered at SAINTS
Monica by d. w. G. Franklin on ,
recent visit. He found a rock as larg'
as his head, covered with live oysters
ranging in size from small to large
He brought it up and put it in a batl
of salt water and meal to preserve 1t
| Pending the production OF Verdi
favorite opera II Trovotore, now IL
course of rehearsal, our Italian com
pany have resolved to give us Grant
Concert on Saturday, next, when the.
will give selections from the best op
eras. We will publish the detaile'
advertisement in our next issue.
| Mr.. +. w. Lord was receiving con
gratulations yesterday on the birth 6
son; weight, ten pounds, The figur
fixed by Mr.. Lord was twelve pounds
but the scales told another story. Th
happy father has already bought hir
rattle, a rubber ring and bab
buggy, so as to give the infant prodig
fair start. "a 4.s.#.ss..,.
, The annual meeting of the Grang
Cooperative Company was held !
this city yesterday in which nearl
two-thirds of the stock was represent
ed. The following Board of Director
was elected for the current fiscal yea