Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-23
LOCAL BREvITIES.

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They are waxing warm in discuss
ing the project of building a woolen
mill.
Major Toberman returned to the
city from San Francisco yesterday by
the overland route.
Two hundred and seventy boxes ol
oranges Were shipped from the depot
yesterday.
Mr.. G. Jacoby, editor and proprietor
of the Sued Cdliforniche Post, returned
from San Francisco by the overland
route yesterday.
A wife-beater named Peppers, for
indulging in his fayorite pastime, was
sent up for sixty days by Mayor Beau
dry yesterday.
Mr.. I. Goldsmith, of the firm of
Goldsmith & Davis, has returned from
San Francisco, bringing large addi-
tions to the stock of the Identicals.
All of the gambling games in the
city were closed last week. We have
officer Harris to thank for this just
enforcement of the laws.
Engineer Crawford left for San
Francisco Sunday to purchase mate
rial and equipments for the Los Ange-
les and independence Railroad.
There were no less than five Los
Angeles editors on the down-train yes
terday morning. Conductor Hansen
was somewhat puzzled to know "what
had broke loose"
A map of Rancho Guadalasca was
found near the city yesterday. The
owner can recover property by calling
at this office and paying cost of adver-
tisement.
Lewis Levin, at Broderick's old
stand has just received large lot Of
the latest and most interesting novels,
among them the pictorial history of
the Beecher-Tilton trial.
Tomorrow, at 10 A. NJ, Messrs.
Jones & Bland will sell at auction a
fine collection of new books, consign-
ed to them from San Francisco. The
lot comprises novels, rare and old
works, albums, etc.
We shall have something to offer
tomorrow about Lyons Station, the
San Fernando oil wells and the rail-
road tunnel, which places of interest
a HERALD reporter has just spent
three days in interviewing.
The Backman House has been SO
crowded within the past week that
InIrro irveos, r,rr. and Mrs. Daohraon
outside of the building for the accom-
modation of their guests.
The San Diego Union commenced
its ninth volume and fifth year on
the goth inst. 1t is one of the fair
est and ablest conducted journals
on the Southern Coast, and well mer-
its the prosperity awarded to it by the
people of San Diego.
Mr.. Harper, one Of the leading men
at Soledad, reports that several silver
quartz claims have been located in
that section, and considerable excite
ment prevails over them. 1t is
thought by some old miners that the
ore is as rich as any yet discovered in
Panamint.
Constable Bryant has a lemon tree
on his place which has grown from a
slip to the height of seven feet in a
year. 1t is now covered with blos-
SONS and gives promise of bearing.
A lemon tree bearing fruit at one
years growth would be great Curl
osity even to the Oldest inhabitant.
Last Saturday night Officers Harris
aud Ryan arrested a man named J..
Brooks, who came in on the stage
from Santa Barbara. A Constable
arrived yesterday in pursuit OF the
Individual and will take him back to
that place to-day, where charge of
forgery awaits him.
Gray, the fellow who was arraigned
before a Justice the other day for beat
ing his wife, has managed to spirit
the unfortunate woman away so that
she cannot be found to testify against
him. The New Jersey whipping-post
and q hundred lashes would furnish
suitable reward for such a brute as
Gray is reported to be.
THE Denver (Colorado) NeaOs furn-
ishes this item: ga train of one hum
dred wagons, with six hundred per-
sons, herd of milch cows, and the
usual assortment of. babies and yellow
dogs, bound sfor California, will leave
Kansas City in few days, and pass
through Colorado on the way over the
mountains"
Messrs. Potts. Lord & Blanchard are
going to sell some of the finest lots in
this city. The property is known as
the Woolen Mill tract. 1t is beauti-
| fully located and convenient to the
street railroad. There are over tive
hundred lots to be sold at auction or
| the ground. The sale will take place
on the I'd and Sd prox.
The corner stone of the M. E. Church
South, on Spring street, will be laid
at 10 o'clock this morning by the Ma
sonic fraternity. The line of process
sion will be from the Masonic Hal
up Spring street to Main, up Main t,
the Plaza, countermarch down Mail
to Fourth, up Fourth to Spring, ul
Spring to the place of ceremonies
Masons are requested to meet at thei
Hall at sharp ten.
The attention of our readers is di
rected to the advertisement of tn
Saponaceous Carbolic sheep-dip, o
which Messrs. Redington, Hostette
& Co. of San Francisco are agents