Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-16
LOCAL E3REVITIES,

The P0stofflce at Azusa Four Cor
ners, this County, has been dis
continued.
Mr.. J. H. Hollenbeck leaves to-
day for San Francisco en- route for
Central America.
Peach trees are reported in bloom
at Riverside, San Bernardino
county.
The Dauntless Base Ball Club of
this city have accepted a challenge
from the the Alert Club of Pasa-
dena.
A Mongolian named Lo Och will
serve sixty days in the chain gang
for stealing "a coat aud SIS from a
compatriot.
Mr.. Morton, of Compton, within
a short time, has lost eight cows
from q malady resembling the Tex
as cattle disease.
Mr.. j. M. Ramirez, of Old Los
Nielos, we learn, has this year
sown 5000 acres in wheat and 400
in barley.
The entertainment of the East
Los Angeles Literary Society.
which was to have taken place last
evening, has been postponed until
next Tuesday.
The San Francisco train did not
arrive til between five and six
o'clock yesterday evening. The de-
tentiOn was caused by slide be-
tween tunnels IA and 10.
At a recent meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Hispano- A meri-
can Benevolent Society DR.. J.
Kurtz was elected physician of the
Society for the ensuing year.
1t is fact perhaps not generally
known that the bibles born in Los
Angeles are the largest in the
world, averaging fully three pounds
above the ordinary standard.
We learn from Mr.. Connolly, of
the Wanna Whatta mine, that our
friend Gates is safely re-established
in his old headquarters at Florence,
Arizona.
The Nameless Base Ball Club,
whose challenge to the Dauntless
Club was published in yesterdays
HERALD, is differed as follows:
Captain, B. fancy; Secretary, II.
e. Nichols; Treasurer, w. r.
Ready.
A solitary drunk was up before
Judge Peel yesterday morning. He
assured the Judge that it was his
first offence aud should be his last.
On the latter condition he was dis
missed.
A special convocation of Los
Angeles Chapter, No. 33. r.. A. NJ,
will be held this evening for work
in the Fourth Degree. Visiting
Companions are cordially invited
to attend.
Judge Baldwin's Court was yes
terday occupied in hearing the case
of ]. Jessop, a fruit dealer from
above, against f. Vassallo, of this
city. A decision will be rendered
this morning.
We learn that Madame Maria
and Signor Ludovici have kindly
volunteered to take part in the en-
tertainment of Confidence Engine
Company No. 2, OH Washington's
Birthday.
The last rain, according to the
United States Signal Service
Bureau, up to S:l5 p. NJ, yesterday,
foot up LIS inches. This makes the
total rainfall for the season, accord
ing TO the government report, IL. A
inches.
We have received a letter from J.
7. Ashley, Coventry, England, en-
quiring for w. A. Ever, fomerly
in the honey business in this
county, of whom his friends in
England have lost sight and from
whom they would be glad to hear.
Mr.. Engel informs us that, AS the
delayed train from San Francisco
yesterday emerged from the tun-
nel, between the tunnel and Tun-
mel station, a perfect river was en-
countered, in full career, across the
track. Up till that hour, however,
the road was passable.
Why are not more cisterns built
In Los Angeles? Cstern water is