Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-17
LOCAL BREYITIEs EsS i.


"Lucky" Baldwin, of Santa Anita
ranch, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. NJ. Morris leaves for San Fran
cisco to-day on business.
Mr.. John s. Carr has returned to
Los Angeles.
The PresbyterIans will shortly erect
a church in Santa Monica.
Rev. Mr.. Allis, of Anaheim has re-
turned from the Synod at Oakland.
The Public school motto for this
week: "Knowledge is Power"
The steamer Ancon leaves to-day
for San Francisco.
The Bonita base ball club has been
organized in Santa Monica.
Gold closed yesterday afternoon at
1l6s per cent. premium. Currency sold
here ut IS a. S6l.
Ed. Huber has sold 8S pounds of
Italian chestnuts off o. w. Childs'
place for seventy-five cents per pound.
The ball Of Shominac Tribe will be
given on the 9th inst, the night of
their anniversary. 1t will be splen-
did social event.
Mr.. Cox, who was struck by fall,
ing brick on Friday night, at the fire
company's drill, will be out in a few
days.
The San Bernardino weekly Times
is readable paper. It's editor seems
to take great pains with the makeup
and the press work Is unusually good.
Mr.. II. J. Hamilton, the manager
at the postoffice, is the right man in
the right place, He is always on
hand, always obliging and prompt.
On Monday, November 18th, the
Los Angeles County Teachers Instl-
tute will hold its annual meeting. All
teachers are required by law to be
present.
Go in the hacks to Cienega station
for fifty cents fare. The hack and
railroad fare will be two dollars for
the round trip. Take the pleasant,
comfortable and safe way by hack.
Rev. Geo. g. Hickey, the new Fort
street M. e. church pastor, expects to
officate to-day. In the evening he
will deliver q lecture to young men.
The Sabbath school meets at noon.
Mr.. Z. r. Hickman, agent for Nc
Kee & Co. brokers and dealers in puts
and "calls" in mining stocks, gave us a
call yesterday and we found him an
agreeable gentleman.
Wednesday next parties intending
to enter horses for the November races
will pay ten per cent. to the Secretary
of the Agricultural Society, who will
| be at the Fashion saloon.
The surf was so heavy at Santa Bar
bara last Thursday morning that the
steamer Mohongo snapped her cables
| two or three times and had to leave
| half an hour earlier than she was ad-
| vertised.
The weather was intensely hot yes
terday. The thermometer at the ST.
| Charles Hotel burst, and when Fisher
| & Thatcher's instrument registered 960
| in the shade Fisher took garden hose
and cooled it off.
The contractor for the grading of
Fort street, between Third and Fourth
streets, has sprinkled the grade, but
81, In
| that siX-ton roller. We hope the grade
will not be accepted until it is well
watered and rolled.
The steamer Senator will arrive ear
ly this morning at Santa Monica. The
first class hacks of the city will take
passengers to the Los Angeles and III
| dependence railroad station at an ear
ly hour this morning and return In
| the afternoon.
Mr.. Z. C. Kemble was a passenger
by the Telegraph Stage Line last
night. He is sent by the Indian De-
partment to investigate the Temecula
troubles, and If he is in earnest he can
get most of the facts by calling on OIL
| ekdTlO uuu Ills hiCil aI AAViiSi NthS-
yard.
The st. Charles will set an elegant
table to-day. Gehring has provided
feast for the gods and will try to ex-
eel himself on this occasion. The
sweltering hotel boarder will be able
this after noon to cool off on generous
| supply of ice cream and all the SEMI
tropical concomitants.
The Russian savants discovered q
mirror OH the highest point in the
moon aud at once concluded 1t was
there for the purpose of taxing scien-
tific observations. 1t has since tram
spired, however, that it was erected
by the ladies of the moon for the pur-
pose of observing earth's fashions,
more particularly the latest, the pin
back dress.
The Santa Barbara Press has the
following: We have to acknowledge
the receipt of piece of wedding cake,
from Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell, who were