Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-11-03
GOLD REPORT
LOCAL >BREVITIES.

LOCAL >BREVITIES.
The telegraph informs us that there
is a general rain up along the coast.
The steamer Mohongo leaves for
San Francisco tomorrow.
Judge Sepulveda has returned from
San Diego.
Our citizens still clamor for lighted
streets.
Dan Mclaughlin, an employee of
the Santa Monica Hotel, is laid up
with broken ankle.
Mr.. J. +. Burns, Secretary of the
Agricultural Society, has returned
from San Francisco.
A petition is in circulation for Il
road along the beach to Malaga
ranch.
A heavy rain commenced yesterday
at half past two and lasted continu-
ously day and evening.
The Bonita Base Ball Club, of Santa
Monica, will give II ball at Morgan's 5
Hall next Tuesday evening.
Treanor's Prince and Meacham's
Black Prince will be up from San
Diego to participate in the Fair races.
There will be special meeting of
Pentalpha Lodge, No. POP, tonight
for work in the . ID.
We were pleased to see OH the streets
yesterday Mr.. George Furman, who is
cOnvalescent after long illness.
Wade & Lapier yesterday got the
contract for the Coyote creek bridge at
500. They filed with the Supervisors
bond for $1,000.
Messrs. Clos & Co. are finishing an
elegant two story brick warehouse on
Also street, between Commercial
and Alameda streets.
Col. j. L. Crawford, Chief Engineer
of the Los Angeles and Independence
Railway, has gone to San Francisco,
and will be absent about week.
The rain yesterday did not prevent
the rush of ladies to Sam Prager's
store. Those fine new goods are very
attractive.
There are stacks of gold and noun
tains of silver piled up in the Farmers
and Merchants Bank. No signs of
hard times about that establishment
Our old friend Jack Wolf has become
the proprietor of the Headquarters
Saloon in Downey Block, Main street,
and his hosts of friends will find it n
place of pleasant resort.
Yesterday was the day that tried the
roofs of penurious landlords. There
were more leaks in Los Angeles yes
terday afternoon than in the New
York City Treasury under Tweed.
The Chinese will begin to think the
devil is after them. At their last festi-
val the devil burned up, and now
comes rain to pour in on the Joss
House and spoil their nice ornaments.
The steamer Mohongo, from San
Francisco, arrived at Santa Monica
yesterday about noon and at San Pedro
towards evening with 130 passengers
and 260 tons of freight.
The schooner Undine arrived at Will
mington yesterday, with 20, 600 orange
boxes consigned to J. DeBarth ShOrb.
Persons in want of boxes will find it
to their advantage to call on Mr.
Shorb.
John Chinaman is disgusted-last
week his devil burned up and this
week deluge has come to stop the
festival. Johns curses are loud and
deep as he cannot expect to fight sue
cessfully both fire and water.
Last night, ut the corner of Main
and Commercial, the street was lake
of muddy water, covering the railroad
track and impossible to pedestrians
Where is the sewerage on the main
thoroughfare?
Last night was disagreeable night
for dress party. There was a we'd
ding at Anaheim, but we suppose the
high contracting parties paid no at
tention to the storm without, all be-
ing serene within.
The defects of the grades and sew
ers are painfully apparent this morn
ing. The Council should at once put
the chain gang at the work of clean
ing out the cutters and filling up
holes in the streets.
Within half an hour after it COM
menced raining yesterday there were
young lakes in the streets and the
top sewers gave early evidence of
having been constructed with especial
reference to preventing the flow of
water.
Quite number of friends visited
>Anaheim last night to witness the
nuptials of Conductor James Loney
and Miss Dolchy. Congratulations
showered on the welded pair and the
festivities were continued until the
fashionable hour.
Professor Chas. n. Steen has had
his trial on Alcatraz Island for deser-
tion. 1t took place on the Goth ult.
and the findings have not been pro-
mulgated. Steen writes, 81 think
beat them, for ] fought them very