Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-19
LOCAL BREVITIES

charging lumber at Anaheim land
ing.
Officer Twoney will appear to-day
before Judge Gray to answer the
charge of resisting an officer.
Officer McFadden was tried yester-
day before Judge Trafford, for assault
with deadly weapon, and acquitted.
Mr.. w. James, the celebrated Lee
turer and Elocutionist is staying at
Mrs. Williams mansion.
Jose Dominguez who was so badly
cut short time ago, is pronounced out
of danger and is fast recovering under
the skillful treatment of DIR. Brooke.
A wrestling match will take place
at the Novelty Theater tonight for
500 dollars side. The match is best
two in three-Roman style. This will
be display of skill and strength COM
bined. Don't fail to sec it.
George Trent, Of the Centennial" /"
Boot Polishing Stand, has just received
a lot of a new kind of blacking of Eng
lish manufacture. 1t is free from the
acid common in other kinds, and in
stead of eating up the leather, pre-
serves it.
The mails and express for the North
left this city yesterday at P. NJ. by
train over the San Fernando Branch.
Those from the North were expected
to arrive sometime during the night
by the returning train over the same
road.
The carpenters are busy making re-
pairs and alterations in Peter Thomp-
sons Saloon. When the contempla-
ted enlargement and improvements
are carried out, Peter will have the
most extensive and splendid saloon on
the coast.
Col. Hewitt arrived at IL O'Clock
last night from San Fernando with
the mails and express. He reports
the roads in perfect order. There is
plenty of water yet running in the
little gulches on account of the snow,
which is rapidly melting.
A well known gentleman was ar
rested yesterday as the party who
robbed Mr.. Buck on the steamer. His
carpet-bug was the cause of his arrest,
and although good joke on him,
might be hard on some "carpet. bag
gers.n
Mr.. Owen Jones, A Pennsylvania
millionaire, is at the Pico House, and
we understand intends to make Los
Angeles his Winter quarters hereaf-
ter. Perhaps if he goes on the excur-
sion to Pomona, and sees some other
of the outlying towns he will con-
clude to Summer here also.
Cameron has got his metropolitan
hen coop in shape and it is a model of
good taste and convenience. 1t ac-
commodities every feature of his busi-
ness besides making first. rate sign.
Cameron is rapidly pushing his way
to success, and he deserves encourage
ment from our citizens.
We have been requested by several
parties to say that If the worth
less ours now running about the streets
are not disposed of by law, they will
commence to poison them, for they
will not submit to the annoyance but
little longer. We don't approve Of
that mode of getting rid of them.
Tax them.
We understand that Professor Plum
mer who has made more people laugh
on this coast than even Mark Twain,
is in town. He was an acquaintance
of ours long ago, if it is c. B. Plum
mer but if his first name begins with
w, as one of the papers states, he is
not the great elocutionist and funny
man we speak OF.
Two gentlemen named Hendrlck-
son, who own fine farms in Oregon,
have come down to view this part of
the country with view of purchasing
land and making their homes among
us, should they find the accounts
which they have received from their
friends, who have resided here for
some time to be correct. They will
visit the sale at Pomona.
Another confiding gentleman is in
o perspiration on account of placing
his wife in charge of mutual friend
when departing for San Francisco a
short time ago. He directed her to
telegraph as soon as she arrived, and
as three steamers have since come in
and the telegraph is in operation, and
neither telegram nor letter have come
to hand, he suspects things are incor-
rect, and is now trying to negotiate
for pistol on time, i'll order to make
things straight.
A gothic doorway now leads from
the Grand Central Wine Rooms to the
office, near the Restaurant. Speaking
of hot lunches; just wait until the
Wine Rooms are opened, then get
your drink and see the polite and affa'
BILE Stackpole usher you into the Res.
taurant and tell you to call for what
yon want, while Fisher, with tears in
his eyes, begs you to take a second
plate of turkey with oyster sauce. On
ly wait.
The following are the shipments for
San Francisco per steamer Senator,
via Santa Monica, yesterday: T. Ga.
rey, 6 bundles and l barrel trees; L.
+. Serren, 6 boxes of oranges; ]. w,
Wolfskill, 100 do; o. w. Childs,50 do
Aguirre & Pico, 27 bbls. tallow; Koh.
ler g. Frohling, 8 bbls. of brandy and
/ do wine; l.. G. Sresovich, 200 boxes
oranges; John Peralta, 2 do and
boxes lines; Pablo Reys, bbls. wine