Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The city is full of strangers.
Washington's birthday.
Sale of Pomona to-day.

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Washington's birthday.
Sale of Pomona to-day.
The most delightful weather. Their
moneter 76o.
To-day is the anniversary of Wash
ington's birthday.
Piper's Opera House Company will
give grand performance tonight.
The postoffice will be open to-day
from 8 to 10 A. NJ.
There was shock of earthquake at
San Pasqual Sunday.
| J. G. Rowland ofthe Arizona & New
Mexico Express Company is at the
Pico.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express office
will be open from s A. NJ. to 12 NJ to-
day.
Prof S. A. Waldron has received o
diploma from the State Board of Edu-
| cation.
The Pomona excursion train leaves
ut 10 A. NJ. to-day. Tickets for the
round trip, 81.
We understand that several persons
have pledged $1,000 each towards the
Pomona University.
The wife of Mr.. Edward Lyons, of
Los Alamitos ranch, has presented
him a daughter.
The banks and Government offices
will be closed to-day in honor of the
great event which we celebrate.
Go to the dramatic entertainment
and ball of Thirty Fights tonight.
There will be plenty of fun for all.
Rip Van Winkleat the matinee this
afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the Lady
Of Lyons tonight.
On Sunday last Don Mateo Keller
went to Malaga Ranch, to stay a few
days.
Mr.. Hancock Johnston's fine resi-
dence in East Los Angeles is ap-
preaching completion.
A pair of magnificent chandeliers
for the Grand Central Sample Room
arrived yesterday. They cost in San
Francisco $3.50.
Three cases were before the Mayor
yesterday. One plain drunk got ten
days in Jail, and two, arrested on sus-
picion, discharged.
All the banks, Wells, Fargo & Co.'S
office and the Postoffice will be closed
to-day, in 'honor of the occasion of
Washington's birthday.
The steamer Orizaba sails for San
Francisco tomorrow. Passengers TAX
ing the p. NJ. train from the depot of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Compa-
ny in this city.
Twomy's trial, on the charge of as
sault with deadly weapon, came off
in Justice Grays Court yesterday and
he was held in $500 bail to appear be-
fore the Grand Jury.
Cameron has got splendid live owl,
and has stuck a pen behind his ear, la
beld him Cashier and by a placard un-
derneath informs the public that
"This bank will not be open to-day"
Two enormous mails arrived yester-
day, one by rail and one by steamer.
1t was the accumulation of three or
four days, and so badly mixed that
Postmaster Bent could hardly say
whether it was in full to date or not.
The best piano for moderate price
is the Emerson. Their durability is a
household word. They can be pur-
chased on liberal ipstallments at J. d.
Patrick's Piano Agency, No. 60 Spring
street.
The mails and express to and from
the East and North are now arriving
and departing on time. The trains
over the San Ferdando branch now
arrive at 6:45 A. NJ. and depart at $40
p. NJ.
The New York Herald Almanac
and Financial, Commercial and Po-
litical Register for 1876 is received. 1t
is valuable compilation, containing
much important statistical informa-
tion.
BRADLEY & Rulofson, the popular
photographers of San Francisco, have
sent the HERALD a card picture of the
leading lady characters in the Won
derful spectacular play of"Snowflake,"
which has had such q successful run
at Wade's Opera House.
A private letter from Missouri says
that they are having the mildest WIN
ter ever known in that section. Not
an inch of snow has fallen during the
season; the fruit trees are budding out
and wild geese flying North. They
must have caught some California sun
shine.
Donnelly, Lloyd & Co., publishers of
the Lakeside Library, have just issued
"Travels and Adventures ON the Land,
on the sea and in the Air;o also, "The
Queen of Connaught.n These novels
are sold for ten cents each. In any
other form they would cost seventy
five cents to one dollar apiece.
Stackpole, of the Grand Central
wine rooms, has an easy way of writ
ing to his wife. He cuts out the no.
tices we have given of his establish
| ment and puts them into an envelope
and sends them along. He may pos
sibly add that his health is good; we
don't know.
A lady came into Cameron's fish
and nonltry market Yesterday and OBJ