Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mr.. IL. Il. Russ, of San Francisco, is
in the city.
Judge James DeLong of Independ-
Mr.. Barrows, President of the Board
of Education, leaves for the East to-
morrow on lengthy visit.
The sale of the Brooks Tract COM
menced yesterday, at encouraging
prices. Elghty-one lots are to be sold.
The regular monthly temperance
lecture will be given this evening at
Good Templars' Hall by Dr. w. H..
Hill.
Mr.. Eugene Meyer leaves to-day for
Paris. We wish him pleasant jour
ney and safe return to the orange
groves of Los Angeles.
The city has made a contract with
Mr.. Borrowe for 500 feet 24-inch Apply
Goodyear rubber hose for the Fire De-
partment.
nando tunnel OH Friday. His re-
mains were brought to Los Angeles for
interment.
Mr.. Albert J. Johnston is about ta-
king trip to Temescal Hot Springs
to remain week or two, hoping to
benefit rheumatic affection.
A large shipment of parrots arrived
yesterday by Wells, Fargo & Co. sex
press. They are just in time to take
part in the political discussions of the
coming campaign.
Mr.. John Knotwell, agent of the
Union Gas Machines, has gone to Ne
vada for few months, and has left
his business i'm the hands of Swigart &
Huber
The sale of Mr.. Wright's household
furniture yesterday amounted to six
hundred and eighty dollars, and was n
fine compliment to Mr.. Noyes' orator.
ical ability.
The Los Angeles and independence
Railway, through Col. Crawford, have
bought a lot of rolling stock of the
New York, Boston and Montreal Rail
way Company.
Mr.. L. B. Blackstoh, President Of
the Chicago, A lton and st. Louis Rail-
way, with party of ten, is stopping at
the Backman. He came rs far as
Caliente Oh his special train.
Two eases before the Mayor yester-
day; one dismissed to earn his living
by the sweat of his brow, and the other
to have elegant leisure, in the chain
gang.
The Thirty Fights met last night
and decided to serenade Mr.. Jacob
Fanhart, who had recently been mar
red. Headed by the German Band
they proceeded to his residence and
brought the newly married man out in
response of beer for the crowd.
James A. Pritchard, Secretary of the
Los Angeles and independence Rail-
way, telegraphed to Mr. F. p. F.. Tenn
pie yesterday, asking how near COM
pleted the Santa Monica wharf is. He
said Senator Jones wanted the work
hurried.
On Wednesday next Mr.. A. H. Bur-
ton OF Los Nietos will commence can
vassing this city for subscriptions to
"The Life and Labors of Livingstone"
1t is splendid work of 500 pages, beau
tifully illustrated. 1t should be found
in every library.
1t is something to make the epicuri-
ans mouth water which they offer at
the Backman House to-day - New
England breakfast and dinner q la
New York, with strawberry short
cake, roast chicken and all the other
"way up' dishes.
The NeaO Italy office on the corner
of Spring and Temple streets is COM
plete in every appointment and cred
it to the proprietors. We know that
the publscation of NeW Italy has al
| ready been of great benefit to Los An
| geles county, and we are pleased to
see this mark of prosperity.
The recently organized Choral So
ciety will give their first concert at
TurD-Verein Hall, OH Wednesday
evening, the 18th inst, in aid of the
Presbyterian building fund. Admis-
sion ST 90. A festival given by the
ladies of the Church, for the same OBJ
ject, will take place on the Thursday
evening following.
Mr.. Frederick Wilcox, of the firm Of
Wilcox Bros, Philadelphia, is at pres
ent visiting Los Angeles. Mr.. Wilcox
is prominent business man of the
Quaker City, and we trust he may find
his stay pleasant in our city. The
good opinion of progressive business
man like Mr.. Wilcox is worth having
and we hope he will be favorably i'm
pressed.
The Los Angeles County Committee
of the independent party held a meet
ing Yesterday at the office of DR.. Rich
ardson, Chairman, and without tram
sacting any important business ad-
journed to meet on the 4th proXimo.
They propose to adopt such measures
as will lead to the representation OF
this county in the State Convention
in the latter part of June.
| The contract for furnishing, carpet.
ing and fitting up the Union Club
Rooms has been let to Lehman & Co.
The work is to be done in first-class
style and the carpet and other mate
rial used to be of the finest and best
quality. The club rooms comprise the
entire second floor of the new building
next door to the HERALD office, re-
Gently erected by Mr.. f. p. +. Tenn
pie.