Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The Grand Jury will report to-day

Uolu cloSeu AT llZs yesterday III
New York.
New potatoes are in the market and
selling for three cents per pound.
Strawberries are offered for sale at
fifty cents per pound.
Mr.. Arthur Fl. Day, of the Chicago
Adodnce, is at the Grand Central.
DR.. H. H. Davis, of Arizona, is at
the Pico.
The steamer Ancon leaves OH Fri
day for San Francisco.
The steamer Senator will leave San
francisco to-day.
John Schumacher is just going for
all trespassers on his land.
The st. Charles hotel proprietors
accommodated one hundred and fifty
guests at dinner Tuesday.
Messrs. Strauss & Co., under
the Grand Central are selling import
ed Manillas five for half.
Slaney's boot and shoe store has
been divided, and the upper half will
be used for some other business.
Messrs. Myers & Bell, attorneys,
may be found hereafter at No. Tenn
pie Block.
Mr.. George Tiffany has put up lit
tie domicile for himself at Santa Mon
lea.
The Spanish dramatic company will
give their postponed performance to-
night at the Merced theatre.
Mr.. Wells the superintendent of
Wells express line to Arizona and
New Mexico, is in town.
The Peoples Wharf at San Luis
Obispo was badly damaged by the
stormy weather last week.
w. M. Williams will have q large
lot of flowers, all the choice roses and
Towering shrubs, this week.
Now is the time to plant trees. w.
M. Williams is getting his depot we'll
stocked with all the choice varieties.
The sale of the Levy collection of
paintings took place yesterday after
noon at Ducommun's Hall and buyers
obtained gems for song.
J. Y. Smith, 81 and 50 Also street,
received day before yesterday con-
signment of 10000 oranges for ship
ment.
Manager Otto Maehl is preparing
first-class German dramatic entertain
ment for presentation next Sunday
night at Turn Verein Hall.
Mr.. John Hancock, heavy real es-
tate capitalist, of Keokuk, Iowa, is at
the Grand Central, paying his annu-
al visit to Los Angeles.
The mails now arrive on time which
is creditable to the Southern Pacific
Railroad and a relief to Postmaster
Bent.
An article of wearing apparel be-
longing to child was picked up in
the street last night, which the owner
can have by applying at this office.
Our lady readers will be glad to hear
that the Capitol dry goods store will
reopen next Saturday with a large and
elegant stock of goods.
Messrs. Charles and Charles w. At
wood, of Providence, r. T., who are
well known in Eastern merchantile
circles, are at the Grand Central.
Mr.. G. S. Stafford, goes down to
Wilmington to-day, in the employ
ment of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road. He is reliable young man
and we wish him success.
Mr.. Gage who has several thousand
sheep at San Juan Capistrano was in
town yesterday, and reports plenty of
feed and the sheep in thriving condi-
tion.
The Brea Ranch people are not sat-
isfied with the location of the "Monte
Vista Avenue,n so.called. They say
it is too high up in the hills and should
come in on Tenth street.
On the occasion of the marriage of a
man for the third time in this city,
his other wives being dead, some of
his facetious friends met and passed
resolutions against the third term.
Charlie Valencour's parrot, on Com
Mercial street, is an intelligent bird,
but he has unfortunately learned to
swear, much to the disgust of the pi-
Gus business men in that vicinity.
The Washington Garden is becom-
ing favorite resort ON week days as
well as Sunday. There is never any
mud in the Garden, seven during a
rain.
At meeting of Confidence Base
Ball Club Tuesday night the following
members were elected as officers: II.
Marischan, President; Il. McCaffary,
Secretary; G. A. Johnson, Treasurer.
Our friend Rose has been appointed
Deputy Constable. He is an excellent
officer, and can be relied on for the
full performance of whatever he I'M
dertakes. He can be found In Judge
Gray's court.
Ornament your homes while the
trees are convenient for ye profess
sional men. w. M. Williams has an
experienced man to set them for you
very reasonable, and furnish the trees
as low as tine lowest.
Among the shipments recently made
we note 400 sacks of barley and 200
sacks of corn for San Fernando, from
Judd & Co.'s house. The grain was
mostly shipped by returning teams.
Messrs. Lips, Craigue & Co. are
shipping wines, liquors and cigars
daily to all parts of California and Ar