Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Savings Bank of this city is
opened and doing business as usual.
The new Gold Bank has leased tenn.
pory offices in Downey Block.
Gold in New York yesterday was
1154 per cent premium. Greenbacks
bought at SO and sold at 9S.
1t is said upon the street though
without authority that the banks will
open on Monday.
The City Council met last night and
adjourned till next Thursday evening
without transacting any business.
There is telegram for Imbert Mar
off at Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph
office.
Messrs. Newlnark & Co. and Hell
man, Haas & Co. report very little de-
mand for coin on the $3.50 checks of the
two banks now closed.
Senor Pedro G. Corrillo, one of the
oldest and most highly esteemed citi-
zens OF Los Angeles is candidate for
Justice of the Peace.
The contest of Sheehan and Davis
involving a 40 acre tract in San Juan
Capistrano is occupying the U. s. Land
office.
Francisco Butler announces him.
selfa candidate for Justice of the Peace.
He is one of our best citizens and will
make an excellent Justice.
Mr.. Knapp the new manager Of the
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph line
has arrived in Los Angeles. Ex-man-
ager Smith leaves for Prescott next
Thursday.
Advices from Europe confirm pre-
vious fears of short grain harvests and
it is now pretty well assured that CAL
ifornia farmers will receive good pri-
ces for their grain.
The lady members of the M. E..
Church, Fort street, are preparing for
a concert which is to be under the
management of Prof. Havell. 1t will
no doubt be recherche affair.
1. Goldsmith will on Saturday eve-
ming open the Orient Saloon cigar
stand, Downey Block. He will have
the best brands of foreign and domes-
tic cigars. Don't fail to give him a
call.
Col. Crawford yesterday informed
the Mayor and Common Council that
Los Angeles and Santa Monica are
now in telegraphic communication.
Mayor Beaudry responded in fitting
manner.
A man by the name of Johnson rs
years of age residing on Flower street
near the Woolen Mill fell out of the
back door of his house on Wednesday
and broke his thigh. 1t was set by DR..
Shorb the following day. His condi-
tion is critical.
The generous hearted of Los Angel
es will now have an opportunity to
bestow deserved assistance upon an
afflicted fellow citizen, the musical
fraternity of our city having tendere d
to Mr.. J. r. Webster benefit on Sat-
urday evening September 18th. Tick
cts to be had at DesmOnd's hat store
and the U. S. Hotel.
A correspondent who recently met
Joaquin Miller whose genius is SO close
ly identified with the history of CAL
ifornia describes him as quite genteel
in appearance but below mediocrity
in mental calibre and education. He
says one would infer from ten min
utes conversation with Miller that the
little poet stole his works from some
unpublished manuscripts.
For the benefit of any of the holders
ofnotes of the National Gold Band and
Trust Co. of San Francisco, in this
county we may state that they are
now being paid in coin at the office OF
the Sub-Treasurer San Francisco as
these notes are secured by a deposite
i'm the Treasury at Washington of U.
s. Funds worth ST. 25 for every dollar
of notes we see no reason for any re-
demption. If the bank is finally plac-
ed in the hands of a receiver the notes
bear interest until redeemed.
An individual issued from Wells,
Fargo & Co.'S express office few days
since cursIng some unlucky wight out
in Arizona for playing practical jokes
on him. Thinking of the SIS express
charges with sadness, he hurled the
cobble stone which he took from the
package into the street. An old min-
er came along afterwards and picked
up the nugget and after examining ii
a while went off to borrow pick to
commence digging, but was very In.
dignant when told the police wonld
lock him up if he did so.
Banks, the victim of the Virgines
cafiada shooting affray was brought
to the city yesterday and is now in the
county hospital in charge of the coun-
ty surgeon. The ball has been extract
ed from his thigh and it is now sup
posed that the slug which entered in
( the abdomen passed up and out under
| the arm as there is wound in that To-
cality. Should this be the case he
will probably recover. No arrests
| have been made. De Grey who did