Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-14

Adjourned.
We notice several of our citizens
hedging their lots with willows. They
make beautiful and durable fence
and now is the time to set them out.
Night before last the rear of one of
the cars on the Anaheim train got off
the track. The car was uncoupled
and placed ON the track and no dam
age was done.
CLAIMS are being peddled about the
street for two bits bucket. They are
of all sizes. Many of them will weigh
ten pounds, and some are the size of a
quarter dollar.
The chimney of Fritz's Hotel, on
Commercial street, took fire yesterday
morning about half past SIX O'Clock,
causing considerable excitement but
no general alarm. No damage was
done. -
Yesterday we saw an hombre y on
horseback beating his horse over the
head. 1t is good way to make a
| horse go backward. If there is a So
ciety for the prevention of cruelty to
animals, their agent should be around.
Indiana Colony has been agitated
over the birth of the first boy in the
history of the settlement, and that's
Watts the matter. Mrs. Charles
| Watts is rejoicing over the birth of q
boy, weight nine pounds, and the first
baby boy in Indiana Colony.
We mislaid our notice of Capt. To-
bins lecture the other evening at
Stearn's Hall, or we should have men,
toned it before. We are informed
that it gave great satisfaction to a nu.
merous audience. He will lecture at
the same place next Tuesday on
the Mountain Meadow Massacre,
and we shall try to attend.
The ladies will ind in Mrs. Castera's
millinery establishment, Brodi's
block, full line Of the latest style of
millinery goods. Mrs. Castera is la
| dy of fine taste in arranging all the
delicate shades and shapes so essential
in a well arranged costume, aid she
should command an Intensive patron.
age.
Duri,e ,he I ia of Il ease ia JUS
| tees co Icy t,efore yesterday, one
of the itefta.ys $, becoming excited,
seized al iakstand and scattered the
contents consciously over the court
room, upon which one of the jurymen,
who had receive! Il liberal portion, re-
marked that if tn attorney would use
| less ink aul mere argument lie would
better seftelte interest Of his client.
WE regret to see The announcement
that the Central Pacific Railio;,d has
decided not to make any Centennial
rates during the great Exposition. 1t
will prevent many patriotic resident
of California from walking among the
scenes of Revolutionary history and
mingling with the most cosmopolitan
gathering the world has ever wit
messed.
On Monday evening the Los Angeles
Real Estate and Building Association
elected the following Trustees and
officers for the ensuing year: S. H.
Buchanan, f. J. Ballard, II. Knowles,
w. H. Taylor, b. B.Chadsey CA. Smith,
G. Happ. Officers: S. H. Buchanan,
I, President; w. H. Taylor, Vice Presi-
dent; E. J. Ballard, Treasurer; n. w.
Stowell, Secretary. -.
Yesterday Messrs. Temple & Work
man, bankers, made an assignment
for the benefit of their creditors. The
event caused but little excitement as
it was not unexpected, and most of the
depositors had withdrawn their mon
ey, and those who had not were men
of wealth. 1t appears to be the gen.
eral opinion among business men that
there will be no serious inconvenience
experienced, and that there will be
ample assets to pay all liabilities.
The Turn Vereln election resulted as
follows: 1st speaker, George Reinecke;
Cd speaker, B. Marxsen; lst Secretary,
G. Heiman; Cd Secretary, L. Cohon;
Treasurer, c. Brode; Ist Turnwart, r..
Eckert. I'd, Turnwart, G. Morris;
Property Man, H. Hesse; Librarian,
E. Lenz; Trustees, J. Kurtz, G. Jaco-
by, +. AOckurblum; Amusement Com
mittee; J. Fleischman, G. Grebe /;
A. unholz; Finance Committee. H.
Stoll, A. Haas, w. MarXsen.