Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-20
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LOCAL BREVITIES
rhe Orizaba Is due to-day.

Mr.. A. T. Hawley is in the city.
The Senator sailed for San Francisco
yesterday.
No. 2 Engine will be relieved from
duty on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, to be repaired and vanished.
Prof. F. E. Arnold has filled out a
fine fire certificate for Mr.. N. Leh-
man of the Thirty Fights.
ga hundred and one years my own
Columbia" is the way the Press
sings it.
The Republicans of Los Angeles
have not enough party spirit to ratify
the late nominations.
The editor of the San Diego World
likes his mother.in.law and is not
ashamed to own it. Good boy.
The Round House Gardens have
been selected as the place for holding
the Fourth Of July celebrating exer-
cises.
A meeting of Republicans was held
at Justice Gray's court room last
night for the organization of Hayes
and Wheeler club.
Prof. Frambes, of the University of
the Pacific, has returned to San Jose,
but we expect to hear a good report
from him.
An elegant certificate of the election
of Louis G. Mawson to the Thirty
eights Fire Company is tackled up on
the wall of the engine house. The
pen work was executed by Mr.. F. B.
Tanning.
The work of repainting and varnish-
ing the Thirty-elght's engine was
commenced yesterday. The engine,
hose-carriage and truck will all be
brushed up, and in q day or two will
look like new.
An elegant case of wax-fowers is on
exhibition In the room of the County
Clerk. 1t is the most elaboi ate and
natural piece of wax work that we
have ever seen. The case is to be
raffied.
A Chinaman from our city went to
San Bernardino the other day and
committed suicide by taking opium.
We will commend him to the few
thousand Celestials left as bright
and shining example.
Mr.. E. w. Shortridge wishing to
have revival of common sense every
where, asks the good people OF Los
Angeles to hear him on 'Facts ver-
sus Faith" this evening. Lecture
commencing at o'clock, at the Court
House.
A reward of one thousand dollars
has been offered for the capture of the
late stage robbers near San Fernando.
Sheriffs Covarrubias, of Santa Bar
bara, and Stone, of Ventura, are out
looking for the road agents.
Sam Prayer, Ducommun's Block,
has just received by last steamer the
finest assortment of ladies' furnishing
goods ever before brought into this
market. Ladies wishing to purchase
will do we'll to call and examine his
stock before looking elsewhere.
The Asbestine Stone Company are
storing forty.six hundred feet!of their
water pipe in one of the easements of
Temple Block. There is coming de-
mand for the product of this company.
and we are glad to perceive that the
enterprise is being recognized.
The San Diego Union says: A
"Centennial" cannon has just been
cast at Bayly's Foundry, and will
first be made to speak on the Fourth
of July. 1t weighs 250 pounds, but
has strong voice for its size. 1t was
tested yesterday, and the reports were
heard all over the city.
We this morning reprint from the
Virginia Chronicle very creditable
poetic effort from the pen of 8. P.
Davis, whose pithy paragraphs have
from time to time enriched the COL
umns of the San Francisco dailies.
Hank Small and the "Black Fox" are
the subjects of Sans pen this time.
The San Diego World thus COM
ments on the ratification demonstra-
tions at San Diego: We do not say it
is true; but those guns firing yesterday
at Hayes, had a sort Of liquid sound,
like the powder was mixed with lit
tie crooked whisky. But We guess 1t
was the wadding, as hay is light for
that purpose.
The firm of Chas. Moore & Co., fur
niture and general merchandise deal
ers, has been dissolved, and the busi-
ness will be continued by Mr.. H.
Grosser. All parties having accounts
against the late firm are requested to
present them within ten days. Our
friend Grosser is gentleman of ac-
knowledged business tact and enter
prise and we wish him renewed success
while padding his own canoe.
Judge Burdick yesterday fined one
disorderly conduct SIS; two fighting, Jail
10 days; one drunk and disorderly I'd
offence, 10 days in the chain gang;
one disorderly fined $40; one grand
larceny held to answer the Grand Ju-
ry; one peddling goods without Ii
cense, case set tomorrow at 10 O'Clock,
jury demanded and venire ordered.
About the time of the return of the
Turner train from Santa Monica Sun
day a Mexican attempted to push
into the car chartered exclusively for
the Turner's. Mr.. Strohm treated
him politely, but it was wasted. At
last he attempted to strike Strohm,
when Toby Faber gave him one under
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