Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-08
LOCAL BREVITuGS.

No train from San Fernando yester-
day.
The ice wagon was mired and aban-
doned on Main street, near Fourth.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Little
field, the librarian, is sick in bed.
Capt. Decker, of the schooner d. S.
Williams, was in the city yesterday.
The steamer Orizaba leaves for San
Francisco tomorrow.
The steamer Mohongo arrives from
San Francisco tomorrow.
The steamer A neon leaves San bran
cisco o-morrow for San Pedro.
a wash was reported yesterday on
the San Fernando Branch.
Mr.. +. j. Weston, architect, is pre-
pairing a map Of the Boushey Tract.
Mr.. w. H. Gould, of the San Ber-
nardino Ar9us, was in town yesterday.
Mr.. Messer on First street had n
foot of water in his place yesterday.
Mr.. +. G.. Perkins, a leading railroad
man of Boston, is at the Pico House.
Mr.. Charles HI. Simpkins and family
are domiciled at the Pico House.
Mr.. F. L. Binford, attorney at law,
publishes his card in another column.
He can be found at No. 2 Court street.
Mr.. John Woodbridge, former Presi-
dent Of the Eastern Railroad, Boston,
is at the Pico House.
Messrs. J. M. and A. Riker, of a
noted jewelry house of New York, ale
at the Pico.
An 1S-inch Buford gang plow of
great power is on exhibition at Dew
ey's.
Gold closed in New York yesterday
at 1l2s. Greenbacks in Los Angeles,
S7!@SS.
DR.. L. w. Fish in Temple Block is
meeting with quite success in his
electric treatment.
Taxes to the amount of $50, 900
have been paid into the County Treas
ury. All warrants are now payable.
The Santa Monica railroad was
washed out enough yesterday to pre-
vent the train running on time.
Mr.. H. Newbauer. who lately sold
out his furniture store on account of
i'll health, is confined to his house.
Our enterprising friend, DR.. Preuss,
will occupy the store recently vacated
by III. Newbauer, on Spring street.
Mr.. Miller, Of the Laguna Ranch,
is building a large house on Pearl
street, between Twelfth and Pico.
For the present the Pacific Mail
Steamships will discontinue their calls
at San Pedro and San Diego.
The Southern Mail which should
I have arrived last night at 7:4O, will be
here this morning at $50.
Mr.. Bliss rain gauge up to yesterday
noon marked l. 05 inches. This gauge
is at Mr.. Bliss residence on Alameda
street, near WolfskilPs grove.
The Main street sewer, near Temple
Block, has not collapsed, only the
top dirt packed together making a
slight depression.
DR.. kirkpatrick has removed his of
flee to Temple street, between Spring
and New High and has now one of the
neatest medical departments in the
city.
The Philadelphia Brewery wagon
was upset at the corner of CONNER
cial and Alameda streets yesterday
morning and the driver severely cut
and bruised.
There is an immense mud hole from
one side of the street to the other, that
has completely stopped navigation on
Pearl street, between Twelfth and
Pico.
Mr. Benjamin Robinson has opened
a fine barber shop in Thayer & Eg-
gleston's building four doors South OF
the Post Office. He is said to have no
superior In the tonsOrial art.
The boarde ers at the Oriental Res.
taurant are rejoicing over the gener-
Gus supply of strawberries furnished
on Thursday by Messrs. Cason &
Schmitt, the enterprising proprietors.
The blacksmith shop on Also street,
near Alameda, was covered with three
feet of water yesterday morning. Don
Fernando Foster was shrewd fellow
to leave before the rains commenced.
Mr.. w. Il. Barnett has removed his
cigar store to No. 10 Spring street, one
door East of his old stand, where he
will be pleased to see his old friends
and all new ones.
Should the rain continue few hours
longer the Los Angeles river, which
has already got its back up, will be
likely to prove troublesome to the peo
pie below in it's immediate vicinity.
The Pico House, owing to the de
mands of its trade, is about enlargins
the dining room, so that it will be o
the dimensions of 165 by 80 feet
private staircase from the ladies draw
ing-room will also be added,
The water was one foot deep in Ala
media street at the depot yesterda,
and it was death to the rats, HUNDREDS
being drowned. 1t was rare sport t
the boys to stand on the depot plat
form and knock swimming rats in th
head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Backman left yester
day for San Bernardino, in the vicini
ty of which they are about to open al
extensive boarding house. They ar,
competent to run hotel and We hop