Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-15
LOCAL BREVITIES
"a walentlneou said Mr.. Miller.

GA walentine?n said Mr.. Miller.
The Grand Central Hotel has gas,
water and fireplace in every room.
We are indebted to "Chips," Wells,
Fargo & Co.'S messenger, forlate files OF
papers from the North.
Mr.. Moody has arrived from the
East and located at Pasadena with the
intention of making It his permanent
home.
Mr.. J. J. Warner informs us that
Don Andreas Pico was born on the
30th of November, and not on the Sd
as enormously stated in the Express.
There is sink hole filled with stag
nant water on Also street in front of
DR.. Simms' place. The nuisance
should be abated.
We regret to learn that Mr.. George
Pridham, agent for the Coast Line of
Stages, is again quite i'll. This time
the physician says with bilious inter-
militant fever.
The Telegraph Stage Line Coach ar
rived last evening about half past six
with tremendous load of mail and
express matter, bringing dates to Feb
ruary 18th from San Francisco.
Prof. Dorian says he will engage as
copyist in the evenings or on Satur-
days during the day. Call at the
school-rooms, or at j. ii. BANDS Law
office in the evening.
On account of the storm last week
the Baptist Social was postponed un-
til this evening. 1t will be held at
the house of Mrs. f.. III. Workman,
on Main street.
A lot of peach trees brought from
Ohio last fall by Mr.. D. II. Pike have
blossomed. They evidently thought
by the weather that it was the month
of May.
The party who took new water
proof cloak from the Masquerade bali
and left an old one in exchange, is re-
quested to return the property to the
Oflentai restaurant.
G. Brode, spring street, near Turn
Verein Hall, has, in addition to his
fine stock of groceries and provisions,
q nice assortment of crockery and
hardware, which he is selling cheap.
Passengers by the Mohongo report
having experienced rough weather on
her down trip from San Francisco.
The passengers reached this city Sun
day evening about 6:20 by special train
from Wilmington.
Ned Marshall, formerly a member
of Congress for California, fell few
days ago and broke his hip and will
be q cripple for life, as we are in
formed by his uncle. He resides at
Versailles, Ky.
w. NJ. Williams is receiving every
day all kinds of fruit and ornamental
trees at his tree depot on Spring street,
near Court, which he will sell at great
ly reduced prices. Call and look at
them.
August Melchert & Co. are about to
establish fishery at Santa Monica,
They will arrive in few days on the
steamer Gipsey with all the appliances
for the capture of the various kinds of
fish that abound in that locality. Cam
eron will sell them at his fish market.
Mr. Calvin Fletcher lectured in the
school house at Pasadena to delight
ed audience, on what he has seen in
his travels in Europe, Asia and Afri-
ca. The lecture is said to have been
exceedingly interesting. We hope to
have an opportunity of hearing him
before long.
We saw on the premises of Mr..
Kimball the other day, curiosity in
vegetable growth. 1t was noless than
sprig of geranium grated upon a
two year-old tomato vine. The graft
ing was done by Mr.. Kimball about
two months ago, and the geranium is
now in bloom and growing finely.
There is u dead purp in the zanja
between 7th and Sth streets nearly OPP
posite Mr.. Bradley's. The said gem
tleman notified officer Turner of this
dead dog, at one o'clock p. NJ. yester-
day, and late last night it was not re-
moved. 1t is certainly somebody's
business to remove dead purps.
A man,whose name we did dnot learn,
after filling himself with whisky last
night, proceeded to smash the win
dows of saloon on the corner of Conn
mercial and Alameda streets. Officer
Charles took him to the city prison af-
ter hard tussle, and he will probably
regret his spree to-day when he has an
interview with the Mayor.
There was a very good attendance at
Agricultural Park yesterday to wit
ness the jumping match between Wes-
ley and Lucas. Lucas won the toss for
choice of jumps, and Wesley led off,
jumping 10 feet inches. Lucas first
Jump was foul; second, II feet II inch
es; third FOUL fourth, II feet II inches.
Considerable money changed hands.
Business with Arizona has increas-
ed remarkably since the establishing
of the Arizona and New Mexico Ex-
nress COmnanv That CompanV con-