Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-25
Our hotels are crowded.

day.
The brig II. w. Lucas has arrived at
San Pedro.
The steamer Ancon leaves for San
Francisco to-day.
The steamer Senator arrives to-day
from San Francisco.
The fall of rain this winter is sup
posed to be at least eighteen inches.
The revival meetings at the Bort
street church will continue this week.
Read the HERALD Pamphlet and
send it East. M
Don Juan Warner says the rain
Storm will continue two days longer.
The HERALD Pamphlet is published
and on sale at Levin & Co.'S book
store. -.....
The track on the San Fernando
branch of the Southern Pacific Rail
road is badly washed.
Rev. DR.. Hill is still confined to his
house but hopes to be able to preach
Sunday.
Comeron employed all of his extra
force yesterday gathering up ducks for
the Cinnamon.
A new office room is being fitted up
at the depot for Mr.. Jackson's depart
ment and ticket room.
Ducommun's rain gauge shows a
fall of 81 inches of rain for the twel.ty-
four hours up to yesterday noon.
We regret to learn that Mr. Geo. b.
Davis is so i'll as to be still confined to
his room.
The rain filled quite number of
cellars and easements about the city
yesterday.
Last night the gas failed to give
light enough in some of the saloons to
enable people to recognize each other
at the distance of two feet.
The test of San Fernando oil at the
st. Charles Hotel on Saturday night,
was a great success, the fluid burning
equal to gas.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
are requested to meet at the house OF
Rev. W. II. Hill next Thursday at
2P. NJ.
The Mohongo is going to lay up for
an overhauling after the present trip.
1t will take about three months to
make her as good as new.
Unless the stage road between San
Fernando and Caliente should become
passable, Postmaster Bent will send
the Northern mail by steamer to-day.
The weather gauge at the Southern
Pacific depot marks two inches for
the forty-eght hours up to 8 a. NJ. yes
terday.
The steamer Senator was detained
by the severe storm and did not leave
San Francisco until yesterday morn
ing.
We understand that Wells stages
will connect with the Southern Pacific
railroad at San Gorgonio next Satur-
day, and run to Whitewater
Mr.. Holman, the millwright, is
about to build paper mill out in the
Majave desert for the manufacture Of
pulp from cactus.
The new depot of the Southern Pa
cific railroad is used for store house
by the Western Development Com
pany. It is now filled with hay.
The Chinese New Year commenced
Yesterday and there was raid on the
ducl maket. The festival lasts q
week. +
A daughter was born to the wife of
Rev. II. P. McKusick last Sunday.
We are authorized to state that the
little one is Baptist.
The Mayors Court was empty yes
terday morning, with the exception of
a forlorn woman who was arraigned
on the charge of drunkenness. She
was dismissed with lecture,
The jumping match between Wes-
ley and the Englishman will take
place between the I'd and Sth of Feb
ruary. The match is for $500 a side,
and $3.50 forfeit is already put up.
The Chamber of Commerce has pur-
chased 500 copies of the HERALD PAM
phlet and will distribute them
throughout the East. No higher COM
pliment could be paid the publication.
The jury in the case of Miss Con-
molly came in Saturday night at half
past 0 o'clock, having failed to agree.
They were discharged and the case
continued for the term.
During the past four days the rain
guage ofMr. Bliss, of Alameda street,
shows the rainfall to have been four
and eighty-five one-hundreth inches.
The report only comes down to two
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The pay car started for the Tunnel
yesterday, but the track was so bad 1t
WAS thought ito return. The-pay-
master has received about 100000,
which will be distributed on the :. i.
Railroad in a few days, and make II
lively for every one.
Rev. Mr.. McKusick's little bare
footed girl weighed eleven pounds IN
place of ten pounds, as stated by the
Republican. In the weight of an ele-
phant pound more or less does not
amount to much but n pound of bran
new baby is precious quantity.
A we'll known real estate broker,
whom for convenience, we will call