Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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ly completed.
First street below Wilmington is
not passable owing to the repairs on
the zanja as 1t crosses the street
The HERALD is always crowded
with the live advertisements of live
business firms.
The Cardona block foundation is
finished, and the first floor loists are
being laid.
Mr.. ID. Silverman left yesterday for
San Bernardino, where he will exhibit
his stock of jewelry for q few days.
Gov. Pico and Mr.. de Mondran are
having little newspaper war of their
| own.
If you want people to know what
you have Tor sale advertise In the
| HERALD.
Bishop Amat has been in that rank
for thirty years. We respectfully
nominate him for Arch Bishop
The Mohongo passengers arrived by
the train last evening between six and
seven o'clock.
Mr.. H. NJ. Judge has returned from
the Coso and Inyo mining regions
and San Francisco.
Rev. w. Hill left for San Francesca
via Telegraph Stage Line, this morn
ing to attend the Masonic Grand
Lodge of which he is Chaplain.
The HERALD is read by every body.
Advertisers know this and advertise
where they will get the most for their
money.
A schooner arrived at Santa Moni-
Ca yesterday afternoon with ties for
the Los Angeles and Independ ence
Railroad.
Messrs. Starbuck d Butler have
sold a lot at the corner of Main and
Third streets for $4,000. A year ago it
was drug in the market at S3,5OO
Eight cars Of paving stones came
down from San Fernando yesterday.
They are to he used for ballast on the
S. p. r. r. track near Anaheim.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Could of this
city, have been elected representatives
to the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of
Good Templars, which meets in Ken
tucky.
We are pleased to state that Miss
Amelia Lanfranco has recovered from
her recent severe illness. Her reap
| pearance in society was pleasant sur
prise to her friends.
We had the pleasure of meeting
yesterday Mr.. Mendelsohn of Lower
California, with his sister Mrs. Davis,
of Anaheim, who were in the city on
q visit.
About twenty men were at work
! yesterday on the depot for the L. A. &
T. =. r. on San Pedro street. 1t prom
| ises to Ee stout, commodious build
ing.
Mr.. sam. prage-: our well known
dry goods dealer, left this morning for
San Francisco. He goes to purchase a
| first-class stock of goods and tC see
that Rev. Mr.. Hill is we'll treated dur
ing the trip overland.
The current rate for grapes for wine
making purposes Is thirty-seven and a
half cents per hundred. This seems
very cheap but the vineyardists have
made their own figures, and the wine-
makers buy at those rates.
w. M. Williams whose place is
three miles Southwest of the city left
at the HFRALD Office yesterday
sweet potato which weighed just fif-
teen pounds. Williams says he has a
large number of these little spuds.
The steamer Mohongo will leave to-
morrow for San Francisco. Passen-
gers via San Pedro will take the train
| for Wilmington at 1915 A. NJ. and pas
sengers via Santa Monica will take
the stage at 2:30 Pm.
We would suggest to our City Faith
ers the propriety of placing on corners
the names of the streets. Many stran-
gers are arriving and it would be do
ing them service to put up the sign
| boards.
Everybody reads the wants" "for
sale" "lost" and "found' column of
the HERALD.
There is an increasing demand for
the numbering of houses. At present
no very definite directions can be CIV
EN- for finding any particular house,
and a judicious system of numbering
would obviate that difficulty.
The firm of Perpich & Co., of the
Occidental restaurant, has been dis
solved, and Antoine Perpich will con-
tinue the business. The Occidental
has obtained an enviable reputation,
and Mr.. Perpich has host of friends
who will always patronize him.
Mr.. James G. Kays, who has for
| some time been connected with the
firm of Coulter & Harper, of this city,
and very favorably known in our COM
munity, has been appointed Notary
Public vice Geller, deceased. He can
| be found at the store of Messrs. Coulter
& Harper.
An elegant crowd will assemble to-
night at Turn-Verein Hall to partici-
pate in the concert and ball of Conf
dence Engine Company. Over three
hundred tickets have been sold and
we are assured that it will be one of
the most refined gatherings of the sea-
| son.
The best advertising medium In
Southern California is in the HER
| AID.