Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Chinese New Year commences on
the 25th inst
James c. Peacock has been con-
firmed as Postmaster at San Bernar-
dino.
Mr.. w. j. Scott, contractor on the
Los Angeles Railroad, leaves for Ia
junga in few days.
F. G. Yapp, of San Fernando Tun-
mel, was at the St. Charles Hotel yer
terday.
Don Mateo Keller shipped day be-
fore yesterday large lot of lemons
and oranges to Nevada.
Quite number of our citizens are
preparing to take Sunday excursion
to Santa Monica.
We are much obliged to "Chips,"
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S messenger, for
San Diego papers.
Mr.. Littlefeld, the librarian, has
recovered sufficiently to attend to his
duties.
Messrs. Macy, Wilson & Co. have
fine teams and do a good business at
the Fashion Stables.
"Chip's," expressman and Deputy
Sheriff, takes two insane persons to
Stockton on the AncOn.
Ebanista Banuclas and Refugio
Gonzales, were before the County
Court yesterday on charge of perjury.
A stove has been placed in the audi
ence room of the Fort street M. f.
Church.
Mr.. Scally, Chief Engineer of Con-
fidence Engine No. ., has gone to the
Colorado Desert.
Mr.. Guerrero, the enterprising mer-
chant opposite the plaza, is selling out
below cost.
Prof. Adam Frederick, of Heald's
Business College, San Francisco, is in
the city for short time to recuperate
his health.
City Clerk Kremer was busy yester-
day making out warrants for the bills
allowed by the Council last Thursday
night.
Bannerman & Dunn, extensive deal
ers in coal, have removed to CONNER
cial street, opposite Perry, Woedworth
& Co.'s.
The rehearsal of the Cantata of Es-
ther at Turn.Verein Hall Thursday
night was we'll attended and made
satisfactory progress.
Sunday evening, January 10th, will
be performed at Turn-Verein Hall,
Hedwig, the Bandits Bride, trage-
dy in three acts by Theo. Koerner.
The foot race to take place to-day
between Adolfo Cells and John Wes-
ley for $1,000 dollars, is exciting con-
siderable interest.
JOhannsen & Grosser will remove to
Lichtenberger's building in O few
days. They will open there about the
18th inst.
The old veteran, Jose Maria Fuentz,
has been cutting up some shines in
Sonora, and had an interview with
his Honor in the County Court yester-
day.
A farm wagon from the Monte ran
away from the front of J. z. Smiths
store, on Also street, about half past
six last evening, spilling about one
hundred dozen eggs and breaking the
wagon.
The officers of Bohn Lodge, l. o.
o. F., at Wilmington, will be in
stalled this evening. The installation
will be public and number of men,
bers of the Lodges in this city will at
tend.
Below the Ten Mile House, on
the Anaheim road. flock of sheep
from San Gabriel met with a sad mis-
hap in crossing the stream. Forty of
them now lie drowned on the bank.
Drs. Brooke and Mckee performed.
a difficult surgical operation yester-
day, on the person of Francisco Soleo,
removing a cancer that weighed sew
eral ounces. The operation was en-
tirely successful.
At Merced Theatre Thursday night
fine audience greeted the troupe of
D. Jose Perez Garcia, and had the
pleasure of witnessing splendid per.
formance. The troupe appears again
next Sunday night.
Los Angeles has the most gentle
manly and obliging hotel Clerks of
any city in the United States. 1t
would pay the proprietors of many of
the hotels we have visited In our trav-
els to send their Clerks here to take
lessons.
County School Superintendent Peck
has published his apportionment Of
the County School Fund, the total
amount to be distributed is $1S,430,
and each census teacher receives $50.
Los Angeles, with twenty-five census
teachers, is entitled to 81, $50.
No one need stay away from church
any more through fear of taking cold.
Means have been provided during the
past week for heating the audience.
room of the new Fort street M. Z.
Church, and thus making the atmes-
phere of the place congenial to bodily
as well as spiritual health.
On Sunday evening manager Otto
Maehl will present at Turn Verein
Hall the popular play "Hedwig," a
tragedy in three acts by Koerner. 1t
has been carefully rehearsed and will
be presented in good shape. Mr..