Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.


The Ventura sailed for San Francisco
yesterday with fifty passengers.
The Vivian Pacific Comedy COM
bination" will soon be here.
The Orzaba from San Francisco
will be in port tomorrow morning.
There was quite a shipment of Eng
lish walnuts 10 San Diego yesterday.
The Los Angeles Public Library ex-
poets three hundred new books next
week.
The weather seers predict rain at an
early date, and plenty of it. May their
predictions come true.
Nothing was done yesterday in the
County or Probate Court. There is a
full docket for to-day.
The City Fathers will be in consul
tation on municipal affairs this after
noon, commencing at 2 O'Clock.
Another oil discovery is reported
from the San Fernando region-fow-
ing 100 barrels per day.
Tomorrow night the past official
degrees will be conferred at Odd Eel
lows Hall. See advertisement.
The firm of Signoret & LIE Prince
was yesterday dissolved by mutual
consent.
Superintendent Hewitt states that
regular trains will be run between Los
Angeles and Anaheim on and after
the 10th inst.
Last year over eleven million feet
of lumber was received in Los Angeles
county-an increase of fully fifty per
cent. over the previous year.
The street improvements on Spring
street will be completed this week.
The street railroad track is to be raised
from four to seven inches.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany yesterday sold the coast line,
from San Francisco to San Diego, to
VIM. Kohl, of the former place.
look out for foot-pads and thieves.
Several persons, of late, have been
waylaid at night and robbed. Give
the scoundrels dose of "cold lead.n
The improvements at San Fernando,
since its foundation in April last, foot
up over $75, 200. A new school-house
and church will soon be erected.
The shipments from Downey ON
Tuesday last were as follows: 1853 sacks
of corn, 10 sacks of potatoes, 100 sacks
of barley and 81 sacks of mustard seed.
Jeff White has shipped over 5000
fine oranges to the San Francisco
market. He expects to realize from
$25 to $50 per thousand.
La Cronica entered yesterday on its
fourth volume. 1t has had great pros
perity, and we'll merits the same.
With its large circulation, steadily in
creasing, it is most valuable adver-
tising medium.
M. w. Perry, at his book -bindery
establishment, is turning out first
class work. Mr.. Collins, a practical
boox-binder from the East ,and most
efficient workman, is employed at
this establishment.
S. c. Foy, the pioneer saddler of Los
Angeles, is turning out splendid work
at his harness and saddlery establish
ment on Los Angeles street. He has
resided here for twenty-one years and
deserves the success that has followed
his labors.
A late arrival from Panamint states
that Jones, Stewart & Co. have al
ready expended over a million of
dollars in that mining section. The
place is overcrowded now, but there
will be room for all when Spring
fairly sets in.
"Slim JIM" the noted monte
sharp, with his aids, intends to trans
fer his operations to Bakersfield. AS
the poor Irish woman said to Butler,
when he left New Orleans, so say we
to Slim jim: "Good bye to yez; yez
never stole nothing from u.s."
Last night, at regular meeting of
Los Angeles Lodge, No. 35, I. o. o. F.,
: the following officers were installed:
Ben. A. Stanard, N. G.; H. Matfield,
V. g.; A. Frank, r.. S.; Fl. Fleish-
man, Treas; G. Brode, W.; s. Tichler,
O. G. j. V. Burkhardt, I. g.; H. Bur-
dick, r. S. to N. e.; r. E. Jackson,
r. S. to V. G.
Tba follo,yiuu paeSauuara Saitad
from San Francisco yesterday morn
ing, on the Orizaba, and will be here
tomorrow: Don Pho Pico, H B Russ,
F Ganahl and wife, Miss Howard, Mrs
Drake, Mrs Lake, Miss Morganthau,
Mrs Burr, Rev Mr. Burr, w Roberts, A
Wilcox, wife and child, H Tufts, wife
and six children, B Keim, Thos
Smith, r Capely and wife, Mrs G X
Rodig, Chas Maynies, G Becker, Vim
Freer, r. Stone, w F Hall and wife,
il Clark, sister and son, A f Rich
ardson, Richard Corrall, Jos CAPTAIN,
JE Crook, r McKinzie, D Burns, c
Weidman, H M Kensloy, A IL Cullen,
Mrs Howard, Mr. Howard Miss E Rus
rell, Mrs HI Cohen and child, Mrs CT
White, Mr. G G Lamb and wife, ID
Newbauer, G A Dewey, II Richmond,
Mrs ] G Gray and child, VIM John.
son, j A Dyer, l. M Lymare, A W
Upton, VIM M Kibben, Mr. Comstockr
wife and child, Robert Cushing, G L
Mix, J A Sloan, r Leonard, Ben
Souther, Thos HI Gray, Thos Meagher,
All Chung, A Meagules,T L Loomer