Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-21
LOCAL BIsEYITITcs.

very lignC.
The knights Templar have an inter
esting cOnclave Tonight. ~ '
Scores of visitors, rain-bound, have
been in the city for the past few days.
The Grand Jury will probably con-
clude its work tomorrow. a
The public schools are now open,
and afull attendance is requested.
A "Granger' gave a Chinaman a
fearful drubbing last evening on Main
street.
Mooney, of the Occidental Laundry,
openly reioices that the rain drowned
out several Celestial establishments.
The feot-bridge leading aero rs the
river to East, Los Angeles has been
washed away by the rains. /
The stages of the Coast Line from
San Diego will hereafter connect with
the cars at Anaheim. sf
The Spring Street Railroad is again
in running order, and the cars made
their'trips yesterday on time.
The civil and criminal calendar will
be called in the County Court to-mor-
row. 80 81
The total rainfall this season is IS. 35
inches, against total last season of
32.76. We only lack TAI of last years
complement. ~
Thousands of fruit trees will be
planted in this county during the next
few weeks. Now is the time to pre-
pare for planting trees and flowers.
The interruption in mail communi-
cation with Anaheim deprives us of
true details of the late homicide ut
Anaheim. w ir 9a
From Saturday night until Tuesday
night--three full days the rainfall
amounted to l2.35 inches.by Ducom-
mons hydrometer.
The Orizaba will be here on Satur-
day from San Francisco, and will
leave OH Monday morning for the
upper coast.
The coast line road leading north
from the city is almost impossible.
cold stagers' advise travellers to go
by the old telegraph road.
Owing to the storm and rough sea
at San Pedro the Senator will not sail
for San Francisco until tomorrow
friday morning. mess wo
FRANCS Saloon at the old Clarendon
has been handsomely refitted and is
decidedly cozy retreat. Under Franks
and Kellogg's management it will
steadily grow i'll favor.
The California and Arizona Stage
Company advertise that they will
carry passengers and mails from here
to Prescott in six days. George Prid-
ham is the agent of this company.
The Star says that the new directory
was published by Alvin & Arnot. AS
Oliver & Armor are the publishers,
the Stars accuracy is as clear as
mud.
The "smellsu and foul scents"
that prevailed for so long time in
many portions of the city, were
washed away by the rains. The odols
now are all sweet and balmy.
G. w. Meade, of the house of Little
field, Webb & Co., general commits
sion merchants at San Francisco, is in
the city. We can recommend this
firm to the favor OF the farmers of Los
Angeles county.
III. A. Jones, Esq, one Of the "big
guns" at the Panamint mines, leaves
this morning for. Panamint via San
Bernardino. "Uncle Billy" Rubottom
will see him safe on his way us far as
Spadra.
Mr.. Geo. b. Davis, proprietor of the
Alden fruit works, returned from San
Francisco night before last. He bought
large number of fruit trees and orna-
mental shrubbery, which he will
plant out on his land on Alameda
street. ri IH -.f iotat
Mr.. Matthews, solicitor for subscrip-
tions to the stock Of the Los Angeles
and Independence Railroad, reports
that he finds very encouraging
spirit among the people. The men of
moderate means come forward with
subscriptions with cheerful ala srity,
and, according to their circumstances,
take relatively a more liberal amount
of stock than the general run OF
wealthy men. ra
A good deal has been said of late
about Judge Gould's collection of pic
lures. y We yesterday visited the
Judges gallery, and spent a minute
and half in examining his speci-
mems Of paintings. At the risk Of
offending the Judge, we must say
that in our critical mind's-eye, those
pictures have been more than enough
over-estimated. The drawing in
nearly all is good-in many excellent
but with the single exception of the
portrait of w. L. Marcy, the pictures
are all too highly colored. We should
say they were all painted by one ar
tist and his pupils, and that vermil'
lion and chrome-yellow were the only
colors with which they were well sup
piled. The style Is more that of the
careless scene dauber than of the
studious canvas-painter. The Judges
pictures are execrable, and County
Clerk Potts shows equally bad taste
with the owner in permitting them to
remain in the Courthouse gallery.
Aid for Starving Farmers. S