Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-13
LOCAL BREvITIEs
The Council meets tonight.

The Council meets tonight.
The delayed overland baggage came
down by the Mohongo on Tuesday.
A lot of bayonet cactus was shipped
East yesterday, to be made into paper.
Hon. William H. Hardy, promi-
nent citizen of Arizona, is in the city.
The Mayors docket was small yes
terday; only two cases on it.
The Pico House was placed in pos
session of Mr.. Cuyas by the Sheriff
yesterday.
Mrs. G. J. Woodman, of Chico, is q
candidate for School Superintendent
in Butte county. That's chsek-Oh!
There was no Eastern mail yester-
day morning. Where is the break
now in Uncle Sans postal routes?
A local telegraph line has been es-
tablished between the Western Union
office and the depot.
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iron block on the corner of Main and
First streets is nearly finished.
The Lafayette Hotel will be able to
accommodate $50 guests in few
weeks.
The crowded state Of our hotels
should push the owners of them to an
extension Of their limits.
The French Benevolent Society gives
picnic next Sunday week at Arroyo
SecO.
The Masons of this city have secured
the Merced theatre for the oration at
the coming anniversary of st. John.
The organizing committee of the
Hussar Company meets next Tuesday
night in Moore & Kelleher's Office.
The Turn Verein Society have gen.
erously volunteered to sing the chorus
in IL IroUdtore Wednesday and Fri
day nights next week. .r
We are indebted to Mr.. Carreras for
q number of fine Photographic views
of the San Fernando oil regions; also
several of the San Fernando mission.
We had the pleasure of a call yester-
day from Mr.. H. Becker, of the Ken
sington Knitting Mills, Philadelphia,
who is visiting Los Angeles.
The boquet of wax flowers raffled of
at Charlie Bush's jewelry store last
evening was won by the number
owned by T. jeff. White. A was the
highest number thrown.
The Water Company only allows
water to be used in gardens for two
hours In the morning and two in the
evening. They hope in this way to
prevent a waste Of water.
In the County Court on Tuesday in
the case of Win Sing, the jury brought
In verdict of not guilty. There was
too much chicken in the case. Chicken
no goodee.
AS the Prismoidal track is success,
using only one rail, we will expect
soon to see an airline started which
will need no rail at all, but will skim
the air like bird.
ISLANDERS in Eastern papers against
California continue to multiply SO fast
that it is impossible to deny them, so
we will let emigrants come and see
for themselves.
Colonel Crawford, Chief Engineer OF
the Los Angeles and Independence
Railroad, has arrived in San Francisco,
and telegram received from him yes
terday announces that he will be down
by the Orizaba on her next trip.
The Hussar Company has opened an
enrolment list, which has received
thirty-five signatures. Messrs. E. F.
De Cells, Horace Bell, M. Kelleher,
Frank Guirado and R. d. Pitt are the
Organizing Committee.
A lady boarder at the Lafayette
Hotel has lost a brown morocco cabby
or satchel, containing valuables of va
rious kinds. The finder will be suit
ably rewarded by leaving it at the
Lafayette Hotel.
Mr.. John D. Park, Jr., of Cincinnati,
called on us yesterday. He has been
spending few weeks at the Indiana
settlement, and expresses himself as
pleased with the country.
The Rev. William Taylor, the well.
known California "street preacher
and British India evangelist, has ar
rived in London, England, and is CO.
operating with Messrs. Moody & San
ky, preaching in Agricultural Hall.
DR.. Fernandez, distinguished musi.
cal amateur, has kindly consented tc
take the part of Fernando, in II TTova.
tore. This is a great accommodation
to the Italian Opera Troupe, as they
had no 6asso forofund0, and DIR. Fer.
nandez will fill the part admirably.
Parties who miss their daily Eastern
papers since the break in the road has
been repaired, are beginning to think
that the paper mail was used to patch
the road up. A little inquiry for this
back paper mail would be to the credit
of some enterprising special mai
agent. ..-.....
Prof. Thomas A. Saxon announces
himself candidate for Superintendent
of Public Schools. Prof. Saxon is {
young and enterprising educator, fre,
from all antediluvian prejudices ant
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