Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-22
LOCAL BREvITIES.

to-day.
The SENT Tropical Fdrmer will b,
Issued tomorrow.
The steamer Mohongo will arrive to
day from San Francisco.
The steamer Orizaba will arrive to
morrow from San Diego.
The Fort street Methodist Church
have picnic at Arroyo Seco to-day.
Col. J. J. Warner left for SAINTS
Margarita and Los Flores ranches yes
terday.
Dotter & Bradley will open in the
North half of Caswell & Ellis store in
few days.
Dotter & Bradley lost $4,000 by the
Ventura, showing that the elements
are against them.
Notes on "Our Suburbs" will ap-
peal tomorrow. We regret that 1t is
crowded out.
The contractor was setting the
frames in the Lafayette Hotel third
story yesterday.
A Burleigh drill, manufactured at
Fitchburg, Mass, was shipped yester-
day to Cajon Pass.
Mr.. F. l.. Vandenberg, Superinten-
dent Of the A. and P. Telegraph Line,
left yesterday for San Francisco, over
land.
Judge H. b. Underhill of San Fran
cisco, the legal head of the Southern
and Central Pacific Railroads, arrived
In the city yesterday.
The Santa Barbara Press sums up
all its choler and launches out in this
fashion: Vile, odiOus, Infamous Mder,
farewell.
The French Benevolent Society will
enjoy themselves with true French
enthusiasm at the Arroyo Seco to-
morrow.
A reward of $1,000 Is offered by the
Underwriters Of San Francisco for the
arrest and conviction of any incendi-
ary in Los Angeles.
A son of Mrs. Pepper, living on Hill
street, near Third, had the misfortune
ON Thursday to fall off tree and
break his arm. He is now doing well.
The following kilograms are un-
called for at the Western Union Com
pany's office, Main street: CIV. Hobbs,
J. B. Post, M. A. Marshall, G. G. w.
McCurdy.
Mr.. Samuel Hoyt, of New York, has
been prospecting in this neighborhood
for site for a coffee plantation. He
can find no suitable location, as it re-
quires a place entirely free from frost.
Three valuable horses were stolen
night before last from Nick Quirola
and two of his neighbors. Deputy
Sheriff Mitchell is out in quest of the
thieves.
We learn that an attempt was made
to fire Messrs. Newmark q Co.'s ware.
house, in front of the depot, yesterday
morning, but parties living on the
premises discovered the fire In time to
prevent any damage.
The members of the Brooklyn Land
and Building Association will meet at
the office of Judson, Gillette & Smith
on Monday at 6 P. NJ. Business of i'm
pOrtance will be transacted, and all
are expected to attend.
Last night, during the opera, party
of irresponsible loafers unhitched the
horse from Col. Writings buggy, tied
the reins around the tree and once had
the horse loose and standing in the
middle of the street. Serious damage
might have been done but for the in
reference Of the hack-drivers present.
An alarm among Newmark & Co.'s
horses at an early hour yesterday
morning was caused, it is supposed,
by would-be incendiaries. The young
man in charge hurried to the street,
but discovered no one; but 1t wassome
time before the sagacious borses recov-
cred from their fright.
The Good Templars' festival last
night at the Rink was well attended.
The decorations were fresh and taste
full, and the tableaux, charades and
other features quite enjoyable. Most
of the success of the entertainment is
due to the labors of the young ladies
connected with the order, and we trust
they will have gratifying financial
success. Tonight there will be an
entire change of programme.
Gov. Downey is trying to devise
some means of killing the scale-bug,
without injuring the branch. One of
these deposits contains millions of
eggs. 1t is even more partial to the
oleander than to the orange tree, and
it is supposed by the Governor to have
been originally brought here on that
flower Mrs. Longstreet informs him
that oxolic acid, in the proportion of
q ta hla-spOOnful TO gallon of water