Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-16
LOCAL BREVITTES'.

| lnat pool DacK OF the Plc0 House Il
just as bad as ever.
The schooner Bobolink sailed fol
San Francisco yesterday.
The steamer Gipsey arrived yester-
day at Santa Monica with sixty tons
of freight.
General, Mrs. and Miss Ledyard and
| Baron c. X. Osten Laclken are staying
at Mrs. Wilkins Mansion.
Mr.. Geo. B. Davis leaves for San
Francisco to-day on business, relative
to his Alden Fruit Drying w orks.
Prof. Hake rs preparing for pro-
duction of the cantata of Esther in
San Diego.
The adobe wall opposite the Plco
House which we spoke of as dangerous
some time ago, has tumbied down, for.
tunately, without injuring any one.
Mails and express via Caiente, from
San Francisco, reached this city last
evening about 7:30 o'clock, bringing
a large Eastern letter and paper mail.
Lieut.. Bergland and the party of his
command, leaves in a few days for the
deserts of Arizona. They will return
in the course of three or four months.
Alexander Mitchell, who died in this
city, was buried yesterday by the Frar
ternity. He was member of Tenn
plar Lodge, No. II, San Francisco.
Cameron of the fish market has an
order for 600 pigeons which he must
have by Saturday night He is ready
to buy all thatare brought to him.
The steamer Mohongo sails from San
Pedro to-day for San Francisco. Pas
sengers take the 3 p. NJ. train from
the depot of the Southern Pacific Rail.
road Company.
The Coast Line stage arrived in this
city from Santa Barbara about 3 p. VI.
yesterday. The driver reports the
roads improving. The stage for Santa
Barbara leaves this morning at 7
O'Clock.
The sprinkler was out yesterday
much to the qualification of our cti.
zens and astonishment of our lately
arrived Eastern visitors who can hard
ly persuade themselves that it is the
middle of February.
Men In want of Job read this
Cameron wants a live man to peddle
fish, game and poultry. It is good
chance for Il man who is not afraid to
work. See his advertisement in an
other part of the paper.
Our friend Judge Griffin who is quite
n beau among the young ladies, re-
ceived handsome valentine last Mon
day. 1t was pack of cards nicely
wrapped with an affectionate epistle
from his girl. The Judge is too happy.
Supt. Cliff, of the Coast Line stages,
has just returned from the scene of the
late washing of the mails out to sea.
He says he saw water enough to float
a fleet of steamers, and altogether too
much for staging.
Although George Pridham is quite
sick, Mr.. Brown serves out the best
brands of cigars and tobacco at the Ex-
press cigar stand with all the grace
| and promptncss which has made the
Express such favorite resort of the
lovers of the weed,
A sentimental young lady, who
writes for the Santa Barbara papers,
wants to know whether she shall leave
footprints on the sands of time. We
would say yes if she is a good girl
and helps her mother wash dishes, we
will send her little footprint.
There is young man In town who
says lie is dangerous, breaks windows,
kicks in doors and all that. We hear
he is down here from San Luis Obispo
where he is under bonds for killing q
man. If he gets obstreperous the Po-
lice should put the gentleman where
he won't find anything to smash.
Mr.. Hodge, who had his ribs badly
crushed at the Tunnel some weeks
ago, is able to be out and will soon go
OIL duty again at the same place. We
are glad to see that accidents are un=
common at The Tunnel, considering
the number OF men employed, and
hope that the work will be as well
favored hereafter.
The sample room which Mr.. Stack
pole is fitting up under the Grand
Central Hotel, will be one of the CO.
siest inches in Los Angeles, q faithful
exhibition of nauitum in pdrvQ. The
panels of the wainsooting are set
with mirrors and several other novel
ties are introduced, all calculated to
make the place look gorgeous.
An immense number of teams wele
in from the country yesterday, and
from the amount of produce brought
in, and merchandise of all kinds which
were taken from the stores, we came
to the conclusion that business would
be lively this Spring. We saw officer
Charles busy in directing teams so as
to prevent blockade of the streets.
Mr.. Strahle, q polite and honorable
dealer in furniture and upholstery
has purchased the business of Mr.. Carl
Herberger, and WILL no doubt, main.
tain the high reputation of the place
on Requena street, below Main. He
has large and handsome stock oi
goods, and those wishing anything in
his line will do we'll to inspect them
About five ,oclock yesterday after.
noon lively fight occurred at the
New York brewery. y man went
there and asked for two-bits worth o.
beer and was informed that they die