Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A lot of Cinnamon went to Ana
helm yesterday.
The steamer Senator arrived yester-
day.
Capt. George A. Johnson has return
ed to San Diego.
Gen. John r. Mcconnell left on the
Ancon yesterday. .t
Bishop Kavanaugh left by the
steamer Ancon yesterday.
The steamer Senator sails for San
francisco tomorrow.
One room suitable for family, and
board, can be procured at Col. Peeps
26 Spring street. af as.5#
We publish In another column the
announcement of Robert Hughes for
the position of Councilman.
Billie Potuskie left yesterday for
San Francisco where, we hope, he will
make a ten-strike
Messrs. S. A. Wood and III. M. Car
den, wool dealers of Santa Monica,
were in the city yesterday.
The schooner Lucas, with lumber
for Griffith, Lynch q Co., has arrived
at San Pedro.
A fence is across Commercial street,
at Los Angeles, to keep teams out of
the Main street sewer.
Gold closed yesterday afternoon at
154 per cent. premium. Currency sold
here at Sc @ 81.
Messrs. r. Lobracco, G. Califero
and Adolph composed the orchestra
which gave such delightful music at
Don MateO Keller's Harvest Home.
The second son of Mr.. l.. ID. Connor
of Pomona received severe fall from
his fathers building on Monday and
was seriously hurt.
Three men were arrested yesterday
when about leaving town. They are
charged with robbing a woman in the
lower part of the city.
Mr.. Major, n skillful artist, did the
paper-hanging in Don Mateo Kellers
parlOr, which was so much admired
by the guests at the Harvest Home.
There is hole in Alameda street,
near the corner of Also, which is very
dangerous to pedestrians as we'll as
horses.
Mr. Frank p. Katz, the gentlemanly
representative of the Occidental Shirt
Company, left this morning for San
Francisco.
Members of Confidence Engine Co.
No. are requested to be present at
the regular meeting tonight, as it is
the time appointed for the election of
officers for the ensuing year.
Mr.. w. II. Van Valer, the afore-
time popular stage agent returned to
this city yesterday after n pleasure
trip through San Francisco, Sacra-
mento and other places.
A crazy woman from San Bernar-
dino is at the County Hospital. She
will be recollected as the woman who
carried adead child around our streets.
She says she is from Texas and her
trouble has made her insane.
Brunk & Bruck exhibited fine
stock of poultry at the fair ground and
attracted the attention of farmers and
others. This firm are now ready to
sell poultry Of improved breeds at a
low figure.
The following were among the re-
cent shipments from the depot: 2 casks
of wine, from Jose Mascarel; l barrel
of brandy and II pipes of wine, from
Kohler & Frohling; half barrels of
wine, from Fisher; 80 sacks of beans,
from H. Newmark q Co; 81 bales of
hay.
Judge G. B. Walker and family ar
rived in the city yesterday and are
now permanent residents. Judge
Walker has made many friends here,
and his family will be a welcome ad-
dition to Los Angeles society. Mrs.
Walker has half the circuit of the
earth to reach here, having left Eng
land only a few week ago and we hope
Los Angeles will realize her highest
expectations.
The Los Angeles and Independence
Railway will be formally opened for
business to-day. Our leading mer-
chants and business men have been
invited to make an excursion there on
the OCCASION, at the Company's cost.
The train will leave the San Pedro
street depot at half past nine in the
morning, and returning, will leave
Santa Monica at half past two in the
afternoon.
Professor Hermann and his party
left yesterday by steamer for San
Francisco, after successful weeks
engagement. His last performance,
on Monday night, was one of his best,
and it was witnessed by an apprecia-
tive audience. One reason of Herr
mann's success is that he Is gentle
man, and Messrs. Chapman and Ma
guire carry true politeness into the
| business management of the exhlbi-
tions. We can cordially recommend
Hermann as at the head of the pro.
fession, and the business managers as
first-class men. #H#s
Rev. A. Hitchcock, of Blair, Ne
braska, has just arrived in our city
and being very much pleased with oul
climate, rich and productive soil, as is
manifest by the abundance of fruits
and vegetables, and with the genia
and social disposition of our people
expresses determination to make
this city his future home, and soor