Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-01-17
LOCAL BISIEVITIES,

Council meets in regular session
at 1870 this afternoon.
a heavy sand storm is reported
TO have prevailed at Bakersfield
yesterday.
Mayor Mac Dougall and wife re.
turned from San Francisco over
land yesterday,
A gentleman informed US yester-
day morning that during the pre-
vious night he had distinctly heard
what he took to be the roar of the
surf on the ocean beach.
The Waller case is set for trial in
the District Court to-day. 1t will
probably be the last case Judge
benson will hear during his pres
ent visit to Los Angeles.
1t is a notable fact in the divorce
annals of Los Angeles County that
a decree has never been granted to,
nor, we believe, applied for by ma
tive Californians or MeXicans.
Tho contract for carrying the
mails between the depot and Post
office has been awarded to NJ.
Engel, All attache of John o.
borne's City Transfer Company.
Mr.. w. II. Northcraft offers for
rent in our New To-Day an eligi.
bly, located, hard finished dwelling
house provided with all modern
conYeniences.
The people of San Diego are SO
delighted with the rain that the
Associated Press Agent there sends
bulletins twice u day apprising the
outside world of its progress.
The number of marriage licenses
issued in this county since 1862.
the year in which the license law
went into effect, is 2,720; divorces
granted during the SAME peri cd,
122.
The people Of Downey City are
of having their thriving
burgh erected into corporate town
and with that end in view have
decided to petition the Legislature
for q charter.
The following named Los Ange-
leflos were registered ut San Fran
cisco hotels Oh the 18th: S. +. Nor
ton, Russ House; Mrs. w. j. Cook,
Miss j. Cook, G. Levy, Overland
House; r. II. Haines, Occidental;
Charles Rey, International.
The Los Angeles HERALD, AS q
weather prophet, is entitled to go
up head. We say this, who should
not say 1t, but we are determined
to have the fact known, even if we
have to do violence to our modesty.
The Board of Health met yester-
day to take some action looking to
the establishment of quarantine
on trains coming from Yuma, but
that they did not possess
the necessary power, the question
was deferred till the regular meet
ing of the CouEcil to day.
Col. f. Stanford came here this
week, from Los Angeles, and start
ed for Pinal county with frst-rate
buggy and team. He is reported
to be just nova "Eeavy capitalist;"
be weighs over 200, and handles
plenty of money. He was formerly
interested in Castle Dome, and
may now be persuaded to take
hand in Pinal county Yuma Sen
tineL.
IT is perhaps we'll that we should
as an interludo to the
pouring rains, that the HERALD
STEAM PRINTING HOUSE is the
most completely appointed Job
printing Office south of san Fran
cisco. Unsurpassed work, at mere
ly living prices, is our motto. Lot
ter heads, bill heads, legal briefs
and every variety of mercan-
tile, legal, social and Other print
ing, done in first-class style, and at
San Francisco prices.
Owing to the violence Of the rain
last night, Captain Jack Craw-
ford's Company did not attempt to
play at Turnverein Hall. Tonight
"The Plains" will be put upon the
boards there, and we have no hest
tation in saying that the perform
ance will be a highly enjoyable one.
The piece has merit aud Captain
Jack and his company make the
utmost possible out of IL. An eve
ming spent in listening to the poet
scout and his company will be well
put in.
We direct the attention OF those
OF our readers who may wish 10 &C
quire thorough knowledge OF the
German language to the advertise
ment of the German Institute,
which appears elsewhere In this
mornings HERALD. Miss Ida
Schmidt, the directress, in addi-
ton to teaching the German
language, will teach music and
fancy work, for both of which NJ
dispensable branches of young
lady's education she has received u
teachers diploma. We hope to see
the Institute become permanent
and prosperous part Of the educa-
tional avafopn of no nuaIoa