Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-14
LOCAL BREVITTES.

Gold closed at 1923 yesterday in New
York.
The vote of Los Angeles is estimated
at over three thousand.
Bathing is the popular amusement
at Santa Monica at present.
The steamer Orizaba will leave for
San Diego on Monday the 18th inst.
The Agricultural Park stables are
filled with horses in training.
The Chinese are preparing to cele-
brate their New Year with great eclat.
The iron for the East Los Angeles
Railroad will arrive to-day.
Geo. Pridham was out yesterday.
We were glad to see him.
The murder trial of the People vs.
McCalley, has been passed for the term
by Judge Sepulveda.
The lumber and material for the
horse railway bridge to East Los An
geles, has arrived.
The increase Of shipments on the
Southern Pacific Railroad last year
was 52,8l4,0O0 pounds.
Mr.. Welsh, of Agricultural Park, is
in San Francisco and will remain un-
til after the great race.
Orpheus Lodge I. 0. o. F. give a
grand ball on the evening of WASH
ington's Birthday.
M. S. Hall, the Railroad Contrac-
tor is registered at the Grand Central
Hotel.
Cameron received at his fish market
last evening 500 pounds of Silver Bass,
most beautiful fish.
John Shoemaker has commenced
suit in Justice Gray's court against
parties grazing their horses on his
land. He claims damages.
Messrs. Temple & Workman have
made an assignment to Messrs. Spence
& Freeman, for the benefit of their
creditors.
The people of San Pedro street will
be rejoiced to learn that the iron will
soon arrive for the projected street
railway on that street.
The p. M. S. S. Co. have decided not
to stop at Santa Monica, so shippers
will be compelled to send their freight
to San Pedro, for Panama.
Capt. Moore, the auctioneer at Court
and Spring streets, is doing a good
business. His store is crowded with
first-class goods and he auctions daily.
We are informed that Messrs. Dar-
rell and Lothian will shortly take up
their residence in the vicinity of their
San Pedro street lumber yard.
The peppertrees on Fort street in
the vicinity of Third, have undergone
a close trimming which will greatly
improve their beauty.
There being no foot bridge to East
Lo Angeles makes it bad for the peo-
pie of that sectien, but good for the
stage proprietors.
Judge McNealy has arrived to try
cases in which Judge Sepulveda is dis
qualified by having acted as counsel.
He openes court to-day at 10 A. NJ.
]. q. Smith, No. 6l and 60 Also
street, has on hand 1853 sacks of San
Francisco onions, 200 pounds of butter
and five tons of corn.
In front of the Orient Saloon a man
has displayed large number of bull
bous plants, rare and valuable, just
imported from Holland.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend the social to be given un-
der the auspices of the Young Peoples
Literary Society, at the Fort street
NJ. r. Church this evening.
The steamer Senator, which left San
Francisco yesterday, will arrive on
Saturday, with a large passenger and
freight list for Santa Monica and San
Pedro.
Eberle's sale of fruit trees has been
fixed for the 10th of January instead
of the Goth, as heretofore announced.
Intending purchasers will make note
of the fact.
The Grand Central Hotel sports
mammoth register. The door had to
be enlarged to get it in, and Fisher
thinks it may last him a month, if
trade don't get too heavy.
Green peas, new potatoes, green
corn, radishes, fresh strawberries, Or
anges, lemons and lines are few Of
the every day luxuries enjoyed in Los
Angeles,
The work of preparation for the
grand masquerade ball at Turn-Verein
hall goes bravely on. We predict an
extra good time for those who are for
tunate enough to be there OIL the 18th
of February next.
Mr.. Cameron, of the fish depot, lost
a turkey yesterday, which scared
gracefully over the Court House and
High school, and was then lost to view
going towards Wilmington. 1t was
afterwards captured and returned to
the coop.
From Mr.. Smurr, auditor of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, We learn
that in 1875 the total exports were 30,
6S2, 900 pounds, the total imports 104,-
$4,000 pounds; local freight 32,O36, 900
pounds; Western Development Com
pany freight, 56,770,000 pounds; total
222, 1914, 200 pounds.
Among recent shipments are so
bales of salt pelts, from H. Newmark