Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-07
gos Aagsles 3teraIa.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1876.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A general meeting of the members
the Union Club will be held this eve-
ming.
The subscription for the monument
to the late Chas. w. Gould has reach
ed $3.50.
Devine, the hack driver of sharp
practices, was yesterday convicted In
Judge Gray's Court on the charge of
extortiOn.
The mineral or non-mineral quail
ty of land in the San Fernando region
is being tested in the U. S. Land Of
flee.
The fourth lecture on the Prophecies
will be given in the Congregational
church tonight at quarter to eight
o'clock. Subject--"rhe Time of the
End" All are invited.
Elder William Brown delivered his
third lecture on the "Propheciesn at
the Congregational Church, last even
ing, taking for his subject, daniels
Second vision"
Rafael Ferma was before Judge Bur-
dick, yesterday, on a charge OF as
sault. He was sent to the chain gang
for twenty-five days. A drunken In
dian was committed for ten days.
We are promshed grand success
in the Fourth of July Minstrel enter
tainment next Saturday evening.
Martin Lehman will make his second
appearance as end-man.
The City and County Board of Ex-
animation will open their joint SEES
ion at 8 A. NJ. to-day, in the High
School building. There will be a
large number of applicants. A prompt
attendance is requested.
While at dinner the other day, the
polyglot editor of the Express said to
his waiter, with an arch expression:
"Voutez VOus passer das broad
Chawles, please ?" He spoke in three
languages!
On Monday evening all the dry
goods stores in the city, except two
were closed at o'clock according to
agreement. If all do not conform to
the new arrangement it will be bro.
ken up.
We acknowledge the receipt of tick
cts to the Centennial minstrel enter
tainment, to come off next Saturday
evening. Everything promises fair
for flrst-class affair and all of pa
triotic Los Angeles will be in attend
ance.
Information is wanted of Joseph
Jones, who left Lawrenceville, Ills, in
the Spring of 1852. When last heard
from he was in Marysville, California.
Address his own half brother, A. G..
Ryan, Los Angeles, Cal. Exchanges
please copy.
Miguel Varela, one of the compost
tors on La Cronicd, was suddenly
called to Wilmington last night by
dispatch which stated that his brother
was mortally injured and dying. We
did not learn the particulars of the ac-
cident by which the man received his
death wOund.
Messrs. Chapman & Hough of the
Santa Monica Hotel received by the
last Senator, a fine lot of fresh salmon
which will be served up this week.
Those who are fond of an invigorat-
ing trip to the sea shore and feast of
the good things Of this earth should
visit the Santa Monica Hotel.
AS will be seen by the announce.
ment published this morning, the
Main street and Agricultural Park
Horse Railroad Company will hold
their second annual meeting for the
election of directors on the first Mon
day of July. Polls will be open at
the Secretary's Office from IL NJ to 3 P.
NJ. and printed forms of proxies will be
furnished.
A report reaches us that the first de-
pot of the Southern Pacific road beyond
the tunnel, has been located on the
Santa Clara river at the mouth of
Soledad Canon and about five miles
beyond Andrew Station. This will
accommodate the outlying country
and may ultimately be the junction
with the line running from San Buen-
aventura.
Mr.. Arch'd B. McCaw, our Stock
Broker, reports steady increase of
business. and the outlook for an ex-
tensive rise in the market is very
promising Notwithstanding the appar-
ent decline within the last few days.
The developments on the Comst0ck
are reported to be very rich and ex-
teDsive, especially in the Mexican
and Ophir mines. We may look for a
stock in these mines.
We are Informed that about week
or ten days ago one of our we'll known
livery stable keepers found in the bed
of one of his buggies parcel of silver,
amounting to two hundred dollars. 1T
was doubtless deposited there by some
party who had hired the buggy but
who the rightful owner may be is not
yet developed. The stable keeper has
made some effort to solve the mystery
but has not advertised his treasure.
The whole matter looks mysterious,
not to say fishy and if some body
would rise and explain, it would put
an end to idle gossip.
A lively disturbance occurred in a
Main street saloon about three O'Clock
Yesterday morning, the result of which
was that several bibulous gentlemen
found themselves under arrest. 1t
seems that the party in question were
vexing the drowsy ear of night with
so,,a bo;ataroua and unseamIv mirth