Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-11
gos Saseies Aemla.
CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The term trial jury in the County
Court was yesterday discharged.
An express leaves the Postoffice at 2
p. NJ. each day for Santa Monica.
Seven hundred hogs and 1926 sacks of
corn were shipped from Downey yes
terday.
Judge OMelveny yesterday received
intelligence of the death of his mother
and sister who were living in Illinois.
Miss Turner, at the Postoffice book
and news store, has the HERALD and
HERALD pamphlet for sale.
The new Babcock hook and ladder
truck was placed in the engine house,
at the disposal of the city yesterday
afternoon.
The Ventura was delayed at Will
mington yesterday and passengers for
San Diego did not leave till the after
noon.
The Ventura arrived yesterday with
100 passengers and 46O tons of freight.
She will sail for San Francisco to-
morrow.
Frank Luck has some good fortune
in store for him, which he can learn
by addressing Postoffice box 248 Sac
ramento. Where is the lucky man?
A juror presented himself in the
County Court yesterday too drunk for
any use, and was fined SIS for con-
tempt.
The revenue officers completed the
work of removing the bonanza brandy
from Tarbox's distillery yesterday.
Altogether 61,700 gallons have been
confiscated.
Captain Mark Harloe makes his
final sea voyage with the present trip
of the Ventura. He will retire with
his wife and family to his ranch in San
Luis Obispo county.
An infant son off. l.. Ward named
Hal Houston died yesterday afternoon.
The funeral will take place from the
family residence, Hill street, between
Second and Third, at P. NJ. to-day.
There is to be Temple of the jan
nisaries of Light at San Buenaven-
tura. This Order, taking its origin in
this city, promises soon to be wide
spread and popular.
The second civil case of Gabriel VS..
Newman was concluded in the Dis
trict Court yesterday, and, like the
first, proved q failure. The jury failed
to agree and were discharged.
The Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. of
the State of California will convene in
this city on Tuesday the 23d inst, for
the purpose of laying the cornerstone
Of the Spring Street M. E. Church.
The Cottage Photograph Gallery on
First near Spring street is the best
and cheapest place to get pictures
taken in this city. Good work and
cheap work Is the motto OF Williams
& Smith.
Our friend Mike Madigan leaves US
this week for an assessing trip to Eliz-
abeth Lake, Fort TETON and the sur
rounding country. He anticipates
rough journey and will be gone about
three weeks.
An advertising wagon, painted in
grotesque style and directing atten-
ton to the Peoples Palace, patroled
the streets yesterday. Another me-
tropolitan feature; one by one we catch
the tricks of trade.
The jury in the case of Macarthur,
tried for manslaughter, returned at
o'clock last evening, after being out
six hours, and reported that they
could not agree on verdict. They
were then discharged. The case will
60 to another trial.
1t is reported that since the Great
Register was printed, in 1873, 1,40e
names have been added to the list.
This, with the intervening additions,
will give us in the vicinity of 1000
votes next Fall. Allowing the usual
average, this would make the popula-
ton of our county about $4,000.
The carpenter shop of M. Choynski
was placed on rollers yesterday and
moved from the Odd Fellows lot, on
Spring street to the opposite side of the
street below First. This move was
made in anticipation of the sale OF the
lot or the building of an Odd Fellows
Hall upon it.
The Express holds it no evidence
against Good Templar when he is
found with bottle of whisky under
his coat; he must have it under his
skin to signify. A brick in his hat
wouldn't do either We suppose. but he
must needs have it in his stomach.
Here's'logic.
A little row between John Rodge,
known as "Happy jack" and John
Robertson occurred on Los Angeles
street yesterday evening. When officer
Bilderrain put in an appearance the
belligerents had each other by the
hair and were hammering away lus-
tily. They were both lodged in the
cooler.
A badly deluded young man who
has no conception of. what he is wish
ing for thus expresses himself: eff l
was lokle editor, wouldn't / have a
time? wouldn't print cussed word
for less 5 line. I'd get my grub
and so forth free, & tickets to the
shows; I wouldn't pay for buggy hier;
and wouldn't 1 ware good closet"
That's all very nice, but let him be
interviewed by man with six
shooter "a big man with six
shooter!