Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-14
GOLD REPORT.
LOCAL BREVITIES.


went to the front yesterday.
Mr.. John Paynter celebrates the
birth of daughter.
The Mohongo leaves tomorrow for
San Francisco.
We understand the Arizona trip of
the Huntington-C Crocker party has
been abandoned.
The Fort street M. e. Church organ
concert takes place next Friday even
ing.
Gold closed at 134 premium yester-
day in New York. Currency sells
here at s7(9SS4.
Mr.. S. S. King, of Orange, exhibited
pumpkin last week weighing 127
pounds.
The Poundmaster will sell August
18th Sunday a sorrel mare branded
I'd.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany will soon remove to Fleshman's
old store, in the st. Charles Hotel.
Ex-Governor Woods of Oregon, has
been warmly greeted by host friends
since his arrival.
Mr.. Littlefield, the Librarian, APP
peared at the library yesterday for the
first time in some weeks. He is con-
valescing rapidly.
Col. J. j. Warner was exhibiting
apples yesterday that he claims were
grown here one hundred and fifty
years ago.
Mr.. A. H. Judson and Mr.. ]. w.
Stump have formed co-partnership,
and after to-day may be found at No.
379 Spring street.
The steamer MOhongo arrived yes
terday from San Francisco with a
large number of passengers and 800
tons of freight.
Mr.. P. d. Wigginton of Merced, was
at the st. Charles yestesday. He is
making stirring canvass, and there
is every prospect OF his election to
Congress.
The contract for pipes to convey wa
ter from San Vicenti Springs to Santa
Monica, has been awarded to the en-
terprising firm of Swigart & Huber,
who will lay them Immediately.
Among the attractions next Sunday
ut Old Santa Monica on the occasion
of the Turn Verein picnic, there will be
a rattle of q valuable meerschaum pipe,
of gigantic size, at the saloon of II. E.
MAIDEN & Co.
The ball at Bennettville next Friday
night for the benefit of the Old Mis-
sion School District, will be live af-
fair. The committee on invitations
and the floor managers are our most
active citizens, and will make all feel
at home.
Mr.. Ferd. Gottschalk of st. Louis
is waiting for fall in gold before he
emigrates. He says the price of gold
is great obstacle to emigration to
California, as few people like to sacri-
flee thirteen per cent. of their property
in changing locations.
Dunsmore & Cole of Temple ranch,
Ell Monte, have about twelve acres of
hops, which will realize 5000 pounds
per acre. We had q fine bunch of
them in our office yesterday, which
attracted much attention.
The sale of lots in Cotton on the 25th
inst. Is attracting great attention.
Many will avail themselves of the ex-
cursion to visit the new town and San
Bernardino. 1t will be gala day,
and we predict a lively competition in
corner lots.
Mr.. Smith and his force of graders
on the Los Angeles and Independence
Railroad have completed six miles of
grading on the East side of the Los
Angeles river. They began two miles
the other side of the Laguna Rancho
and are grading towards the city.
Noah Palmer, of Santa Ana, late
from Santa Clara, met with serious
and almost fatal accident on Tuesday
of last week by q pile of lumber falling
upon him. Particulars unknown. AL
though attended with the best of care
it will probably be some time before
he will recover.
A dispatch received Thursday night
by Mr.. Waldron, Secretary of the In
dependent County Central Committee,
says that Senator Booth and Governor
Pacheco will be here about the 10th,
and address the people of Los Angeles
either on the evening of the 10th or
20th-next Thursday or Friday.
M. Keller has just received 100 Or
ange trees from Australia, all of them
the celebrated thin-skinned Sidney
orange, of the seedless variety. The
trees have been planted and promise
to thrive exceedingly well. Mr.. Kel-
Ter has also received four varieties of
the eucalyptus seed, which he will ex-
pertinent with.
Captain Dearborn, OF the steamer
City of Panama, with his wife and
child, was at the st. Charles yester-
day. He reports his steamer as tied
up for a few days longer at Santa
Monica. Some of his passengers have
become tired of waiting and have gone
to San Francisco overland. We found
the Captain gentlemanly type of the
commander and hope to see him and
his gallant vessel soon again.
The steamer City of Panama is dis
charging 700 tons of railroad iron at
the rate of 500 bars per day. The
steamer also brought up q locomotive.