Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-22

The District Court will resume ope-
rations on Monday next.
Delayed mails from Frisco and the
East will be here this morning at nine
o'clock.
Mr.. S. L. Dewey goes to San Fran
cisco to-day to be absent for q fort
night.
Mark Mendlesshon has been APP
pointed Postmaster at San Juan Cap
istrano.
VIM. Slaney goes to San Francisco
in few days to replenish his stock of
boots and shoes.
1t is expected that stage will ar
rive this morning by the coast line
from Anaheim.
The friends of several of our Coun-
cilmen would do well to present their
representatives with some good man.
uel of parliamentary proceedings.
Mayor Beaudry yesterday reported
that he had thus far collected Sis in
fines, and paid over the same to the
City Treasurer.
Plats of townships Nos. Q and 5, N.
Is W., have been filed in the U. S.
Land Office. The property lies North
of the San Fernando Rancho.
The Senator will sail for San Fran
cisco this morning. About forty pas
sengers are booked from here. Passen-
gers will leave here by rail at 9:l5A.M.
A. J. Murphy, Of San Francisco, is
in town. He is an old Californian,
fully identified with her progress, and
a clever gentleman. He has received
warm welcome here.
The schooner Western Home ar
rived at Wilmington yesterday, six
days from Eureka, with one hundred
and eighty thousand feet of lumber
for Perry, Woodwork & Co.
Carlos Cruz, J. J. Thomas and b.
Turner were appointed to the police
force by the Council yesterday. May
they prove faithful officers, and well
preserve the peace.
1t was reported last night that po-
liceman had shot a man while he was
gathering q few oranges from an
orchard. We hope not; there is big
ger game for the stars.n
The Spadra and Wilmington. trains
arrived yesterday on time. The San
Fernando road will be practicable to-
day, and the Anaheim branch will be
in running order in two or three days.
An elegant gun was ratified off at the
Fashion Saloon last night. Mr.. Wolf,
one of the proprietors of the Fashion
won the beauty. He deserves his
good luck.
Mr.. A. J. Davidson, the well-known
bee-raiser, met with a serious acci-
dent on Wednesday last. One barrel
of his shotgun exploded, tearing the
entire thumb from his left hand.
An ordinance is to be drafted for the
especial benefit of those fellows, "who
beg whisky in order to intoXicate
themselves, so as to be arrested for
drunkenness, and thus obtain shelter
In Jail for the night"
Wells, Fargo & Co. have offered
$500 reward for the arrest and convic-
ton of the two masked robbers who
waylaid the stage on the telegraph
line, between Lone Pine and Bakers
field and captured the treasure-box.
The City Marshal has been Instsuct-
ed to see that the ordinance is strictly
enforced, requiring all horses, while
standing in the streets, to be hitched.
Offenders are to be "yankeu' uncere-
monIously before the Mayor.
The Councilman are down on ''dance
houses They evidently intend to
tax these concerns $25 to $50 pei
night. How did our City Fathers learn
SO much about the demoralizing infiu-
ences of dance houses?
The grand fury is investigating o
curious case. Some evenings since Q
party of fellows, on lark, took o
piece of caustie and disfigured the
face of n drunken companion. They
may suffer very seriously for theil
fun.
Late reports from the unfortunate
sufferers by the ditching OF the loco
motive San Gabriel, on the Whining
ton road, represent Mr.. Thomas as be
ing still in critical condition, Mr.
French has so far recovered as to b'
able to be up, and Mr.. Moteer, thu
firemen, as improving.
Yesterday articles were signed for
race at "Welch's Park" on the 22nt
of February, between Askin's PAGER
"GeO. A Johnson and Billings trOt
ter, "Don Elipha,' for $500 q side; t.
harness and to rule; mile heats, bes
three In five. On the same day Their
will be half mile dash for a purse 0
$500, free to all horses in the district
VIM. Pridham and John Osborn
have succeeded in collecting box Q
sugar, a chest of tea, and lots Of cloth
ing for the grasshopper sufferers Il
Kansas and Nebraska. The donation
will leave this morning on the Sena
tor. Mr.. Pridham says lie will no,
go after the ladies--he wants women
and children's wear for the sufferers
Many horses, and other stock, hav
been destroyed in this county by til
late rain. A gentleman just arrive
from Downey City says that at apoin
about five miles from here he saw sey
eral hundred dead horses. Thei
bodies were lying In every direction
and they have evidently perlshed dul
ing the storm. They are supposed
belong to the bands of Mrs. Stearn'