Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17
LOCAL BREVITIES

this afternoon.
Confidence Base Ball Club meets to-
night.
The wrecked brig Kaloa is to be sold
at auction by the underwriters.
The schooner Mary Cleveland with
1000 posts for the S. p Railroad, is at
Wilmington.
The excursion train to Pomona will
leave this city at 10 o'clock A. NJ on
Sunday next.
James Parton, the husband of Fanny
Fern, and an author of some repute,
has married his step-daughter.
The case of Officers McFadden and
Twomey comes up to day before Judge
Trafford.
Mr.. w. c. Spooner, one of the solid
men of Plymouth, Mass, is stopping
at the Grand Central Hotel.
Another section of the Main street
sewer is being dug in front Of the Pico
House.
A man named John Smith, aged SO
years, died at the County Hospital
yesterday morning of general debility.
Mr.. Davis, Deputy Sheriff at Ana
helm, with party of friends, paid
this city visit yesterday.
We are pleased to announce that
Mr.. George Pridham is again able to
be up and about.
The steamer Senator arrived at San.
ia Monica yesterday with sixty-fve
tons of freight and large list of pas
SengerS.
Browns Restaurant is growing
more popular every day. The best of
meals are punished at all times for
twenty-five cents.
Go TO the Grange store for pure
Early Goodrich and Early Rose pota-
toes for seed in quantities from one
sack to one hundred.
A satchel was found about three
miles from town last evening. If the
owner will call at this office and pay for
advertising he will get the satchel.
We were favored with a call yester-
day from Mr.. J. Andrews, formerly
connected with the Blade Printing &
Paper Co., of Toledo, o.
A delegation of the members Of the
Los Angeles press will be required at
the picnic at Pasadena, on the 22d in
slant. A good time is necessity on
this occasion.
Mr.. r. d. Gillespie,agent for James
f. Gordon, importer and dealer in
hardware, and manufacturers agent,
No. $40 Market street, San Francisco,
is visiting this city.
A lunatic in this town has heard
that q steamer is coming down bring
ing San Francisco dates, and he wants
two bits worth of them. What shall
we do with him?
Jose Dominguez, butcher in the
employ of Mr.. Benner, was seriously
stabbed short time ago. The knife
was very large one and the wound
dangerous, the first rib being split.
He is attended by DR.. Brooke,
J. Andrews, a son of S. Andrews,
Vice President of the Blade Printing
and Paper Co. at Toledo, Ohio, is visit
ing this city on a pleasure trip. We
hope and trust that he will find his
visit to the semi-tropical region as
pleasant as he could desire.
Main street from the Court House
to the Cathedral is undergoing repairs
which when finished will make 1t a
fine place to see which among our
fast roadsters can make the best time.
The gutter OH the East side is being
paved with cobble stones in very
substantial manner.
Cameron is building his coop, hay
ing we understand obviated all objec-
tions by substituting an iron roof for
the wooden one, which he at first con-
templated. He will pay the highest
price for pigeons, as he must have 600
by Saturday night.
When we see waiter in a Restau-
rant playing with dog and rolling
and tumbling the animal around un-
der the tables where people are eat
ing, between the times in which he Is
executing the orders given, we think
he has missed his vocation, and ought
to be elper In a hog-yard.
Officers Hill and Fonck last night,
about IL o'clock, arrested a French
man who keeps five cent house ON
the corner of Arcadia and Sanchez
streets, for selling liquor to an Indian.
Officer Fonck gives the credit of the
arrest to Officer Hill as he only as
sisted. We think great credit is due
to both, and hope they will continue
in the good work they have begnn.
Jno. Osborne-he of express wagon
and truck fame, has been engaged for
the past twenty.four hours delivering
and setting up large cylinder press
of the make of 1. G. Porter & Co. of
Chicago, the cylinder of which weighs
2,4OO pounds. 1t presents handsome
appearance when put together. The
press is for the use of the Mirror job
printing establishment of Yarnell q
Caystile.
The warm weather of the last few
days has reviving influence, not only
on vegation but the human system.
We met yesterday our friend John
Gillis, who has been laid up for many
months, and quite a number of the in
mates of the County Hospital, whom
the balmy air tempted to make the
trim into the citv. We believe that o