Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-16
LOCAL I3R lEVITIE@.

The steamer Senator is due this
morning.
Mr.. Il. A. Carey returned over
land from San Francisco yesterday.
Mr.. ID. Frseman has returned
from his San Francisco paseo.
Mrs. B. Cohn was among the
overland passengers yesterday.
Mr.. Charles Goodall arrived by
overland train yesterday.
Dr.Thomas, weather permitting,
will leave for the Ventura oil re-
gions to-day.
We nee it stated that match
factory will shortly be started in
Los Angeles.
Col. Wood, we learn, will reopen
Woods Opera House about the 9Th
of February.
Msssrs. Carter 81 Wilson, of the
Washington dairy, we learn, are
shipping large quantities of milk
to Yuma, Arizona.
The Captain Jack Combination
give an son the Plains" matinee
this afternoon at 2 o'cIcck. We
expect 70 see the ladies and chill.
dren out in full force.
The jury in Conlon VS.. Quimby
retired about four o'clock yesterday
afternoon and up to half past ten,
had agreed upon but four of the 90
special issues submitted to them.
DR.. Worthington yesterday re-
ceived q cablegram Informing him
of the death of his father at Ches-
ter, England. The old gentleman
had attained the ripe age of 70
years.
The second anniversary mass for
the repose of the soul of Adolfo
Mascarsl will be celebrated at the
Catholic Church opposite the Plaza
this morning. The friends of the
family are invited to attend.
A gentleman Informs us that the
water courses in the San Fernando
valley are running booming full of
water, showing that the rainfall in
that section must have been much
heavier than here.
The contract with the Gas Com
pany expires by limitation with
this month. The City has the op.
tion of renewing it or not, at its
pleasure. If renewed, it will run
for three years.
Malva and alhleria of robust
growth may be looked for now
within Il week. Everything has
been green for weeks, but now we
shall have the old time luxuri-
ance.
We learn that the waves were
running higher than has been
known since its building about the
Santa Monica wharf yesterday.
Thus far it has been protected by
Hon. Tom Fitch's submerged sea-
wall.
Mr.. Victor Beaudry arrived in
Los Angeles from Csrro Gordo
yesterday. We regret that he is
quite an invalid. He will proceed,
in few days, to Montreal, where
he will rejoin Mrs. Beaudry.
The Directors of the Southern
District Agricultural Society will
hold an adjourned meeting at the
office of the Los Angeles City
Water Company on Monday, Janu.
airy 21st, at 2 Pm
The rainfall since last report up
to SIG last evening, was 76-1OO,
making total for the present rain
of 9S-100. Since SIS there have
been several gentle showers and as
we write, IL o'clock, stea dy rain
IL falling.
The projected new City Charter
is only limited by the Constitution
OF California and by the Constitu.
ton of the United States. This is
its own language. Ys Gods and
little fishes! What a margin for
turmoil and repentance is there,
should it ever be adopted!
The following named Los Ange-
lefios were registered at San Fran.
cisco hotels on the 14th inst: S. G.
Hough and wife, The Baldwin,;
Chas. Rey, A. w. Burnhen, Dennis
Hassett, International; G. w. Glib
son, Russ House; J. p. Sullivan,
Morton House.
Los Angeles needs q select Coun-
Gil OF six members ard a Common
Council of about twelve, all serv-
ing pro bono publico. Never mind
about salarying these people, or
about u Board Of Aldermen. That
is all fol de rol. We want to get it
through our heads that we are not
a big city yet u while.
And now comes along Col. ]. G.
Howard aud claims all the credit
for tho late rains. He says it was
not the prayers of the just or un.
just that brought 1t, but the fact
that he had, after long hesitation,
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