Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The Orizaba arrived yesterday.

San Francisco next Friday.
Mrs. Mcclellan has returned from
Santa Barbara with improved health.
Bids are invited for the Fourth of
July decorations.
A runaway down Spring street yes
/ terday created general excitement,
but resulted in no serious damage.
Mr.. S. G. Foy has a newly patented
rubber flexible bit which is exciting
the admiration of horse men.
The Anti-Chnese Club have de-
cided to make their organization
public.
Mr.. Perry Kewen, son of our towns
man Col. E. J. G. Kewen, returned
yesterday from McClure's Academy
where he has been student.
The petition forwarded by Los An
geles citizens on the subject of Coolie
immigration has been presented to
Congress.
Grand Sachem Josselyn will be in
Los Angeles on the 9th inst. to install
the officers of Shominac Tribe of Red
Men.
1t seems that the Chinaman who
recently suicided in San BernardinO
had lost $50 just previously in gam.
bling den in Los Angeles.
A lad about twelve years Of age ere.
ated sensation yesterday by driving
on the streets in full jockey style,with
a fast horse and sulky. He handled
the ribbons well.
Hon. Geo. A. Walkem, late Premier
and Attorney-General of British CO.
| lumbia, arrived yesterday from San
Francisco, and registered at the
| Pico.
The body of the late Col. w. H.
| Forbes, who died suddenly at Indian
| Wells last Sunday, will be forwarded
| by steamer to San Francisco. The
remains will then be taken In charge
by the son of deceased.
For wedding or birthday presents
go to Sam Prayer and buy one of those
nice plaid poplin dresses, or pattern
of the latest style Malta lace for over
skirts, the most beautiful goods ever
brought to Los Angeles.
We are pleased to learn that the re-
! cent severe illness OF Mr.. Uhl, brewer
of the New York Brewery, is rapidly
giving way under the treatment Of
his attending physician, and that he
will resume duty in few days.
The Celebration Committee have re-
allied handsomely from the two ben-
| 70 n NJ ri N ah-
| man and his amateur assistants, and
Col. Woods Opera House. They re-
turn thanks for the public spirit and
enterprise of those gentlemen who
have so materially assisted the cause.
A young man named Ferdinand
Ynigo, who came down on the ORR
zaba, became violently insane and
had to be kept under surveillance to
| prevent his committing suicide. He
was locked up by the officers here,
and will be held until placed in charge
| of his relatives.
The City of Paris has one o. its show
windows decorated in the highest of
| Centennial style. Red, white and
blue ribbons, badges, flags, and other
patriotic emblems are festooned about
and the centre is occupied by pic
ture of Washington. The window
presents an exceedingly tasty appear
| ance.
| We would not. advise our readers to
visit the Important clothing store un-
less they expect ultimately to invest.
| The Winters brothers with their TAX
ing ways and seductive prices are eer-
tain to draw trade from almost any
body with an eye to bargain. By
way of emphasis, we refer to the dou-
BILE column advertisement Of the I'M
portant which appears this morning.
We direct the attention of land
buyers to the rare chance offered this
morning by Mr.. J. w. Potts. He has
placed on the market seventy five of
the finest building lots in this city,
located on the bills West of Fort
street, and they will be sold at public
auction without reserve on Wednes-
day, June 28th. A detailed list of the
property is given in the advertise
ment.
The Qui Vive society of Westmin-
ster, numbering about 20 persons, will
proceed to the grape vines in the San
tiego Cafion on July Sd and remain
until the 9Th. The exercises on the
Fourth will comprise singing, oratioD
recitations, reading selections, etc, ,and
after dinner toasts will be responded
to. One of the features of the occa.
sion will be the singing of Whittier's
Centennial Hymn. Friends of the
society are cordially invited to par
ticipate with them in celebrating the
day.
A country exchange labors with all
account of a homicide and before the
grand climax is reached kills both the
heroes, resurrects one to give his evil
dence in the case, and sends them
both off in the verdict of the Coroner's
Jury. Subsequently one of the par
ties (who was killed. is committed in
default of 81, 1000 bail, and the other,
who perpetrated the foul deed, is
buried amidst the exultation of his
grief-stricken family or Uice-verso.
That writer should soak his head and
drink barrel of soda water.
Anahein is organizing an Anti
Coolie club. The Gazette of yesterday
says: Quite number of our citizens
interested in the Anti-Coolie move
ment, assembled at Enterprise Hall
on Saturday evening. The meeting
was addressed by Messrs. Miner, Fisch-
er, Webb, Scott and Lynill. Owing
to the lateness of the hour, the meet
| n .oA fra cas.f-