Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-09
GOLD REPORT.
SAN FRANCISCO Jan. s
Gold, 1885.
MISUNDERSTANDING, S71a; selling, sS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Gold closed in New York yesterday

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at 113s.
The steamer Orizaba leaves this af-
ternoOn at P. NJ. for San Francisco.
Washington Gardens will give their
usual Sunday menagerie exhibition
to-day. Grand entertainment all day.
A commission of lunacy has been
considering the case of Mrs. Froeligh,
but we have not learned the result.
Rev. Father Beecher, late of New
Orleans, is enjoying the hospitality of
the Christian Brothers at the College.
Col e. J. G. Kewen goes up to San
Francisco to-day on professional busi-
ness. He will be gone week or so.
George Prdham, the popular Stage
agent, is quite sick. Typhoid fever is
feared.
The office of the Brooklyn Land and
Building Company has been removed
to room 81, Temple Block.
Rev. Father Mclaughlin, tempora.
rily sojourning with our local Padres,
is convalescing.
Postmaster Bent has heard from his
missing mails, and they will arrive
this morning.
Mr.. Scott from the Star Oil Refin-
cry of San Fernando says the rain has
done much damage in that vicinity.
Gen. Stoneman leaves for San Fran
cisco tomorrow, to be absent about a
month.
Los Angeles county is bound to pro-
duce large quantity of petroleum in a
short time.
The legal fraternity, with a COM
mendable spirit of enterprise, are or
ganizing building association in this
city.
Yesterday was the anniversary of
the battle of New Orleans. The day
is generally celebrated in the East,
but we heard of none in this city.
w. f. Wood, an old merchant OH
Oillo COdoUi uuu Ouc VI Iuc lulScoU uluh-
facturers of Massachusetts,, is stopping
at the Pico House.
A Spanish dramatic company will
give performance this evening at
the Merced theatre. They are spoken
of in the highest terms.
Rev. DIR. Barstow will preach in the
Episcopal church, corner of Temple
and New High streets, to-day, at IL
and q o'clock. Seats free.
The present is the best season known
in Los Angeles county since 1868. The
farmers have sown large amount of
grain.
In Justice Carrillo's court yesterday
a man charged with stealing pack
age of needles from the Grange House
was sentenced to ninety days.
Judge Gray yesterday sentenced an
old chain gang man to ten days inn
prsonment for stealing coat ut the
depot.
Billie Wolf runs the Novelty Thea
tire bar, land has made host Of friends.
He keeps the best imported and do
mestic liquors.
Kevan, Bettis & Go. have opened an
office for the collection of bills, etc,
Those having accounts to collect had
better give them call.
The Sisters of st. Joseph have a
good yield of oranges on their own
grounds and have bargained them all
at SIS per thousand.
DR.. Brooke reports about fifty-five
patients in the County Hospital, and
about fifteen patients in the Sisters
Private Infirmary.
Persons in need of workmen and
men to do light work, would do well
to apply at the County Hospital, as
there are persons discharged almost
daily who desire situations.
We are informed that Mayor Beau
dry has been offered and refused the
sum of SIPS, 900 for his water franchise
and works. 1t is very valuable
franchise.
Justice Carrillo has opened his of.
flee on Requena street, under the
United States hotel, and is receiving
q liberal share of the legal business o.
the city.
On January 18th Jones & Noyes will
sell the remainder of the collection o
oil paintings belonging to Mr.. Levy
Many of the gems of the collection re-
main, and will be sold without reserve
Adam Reineman and Mr.. Hoehne
of Pittsburg, have been stopping a
the Pico House the past week. They
are very much pleased with the eli
mate of Southern California.
The Indiana Colony now numbers
over one hundred and fifty souls, ant
the country is filling up with the bes'
of our people. Two years ago there
was not soul in that section.