Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-21

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p. NJ.
To. morrow, at 7 o'clock precisely
the great clearance sale of custom
made fine clothing and gents fur
nishing goods will commence, at
the Quincy Hall Clothing House,
65 Downey Block. Go early and
select your holiday dress suits.
Lundborgs latest perfumes, Mare
chal Mel Rose, Edenia and Tally
ho. for sale only at Preuss u Pi-
| ronps.
By the circular letter of the Rt.
Rev. Francis Mora, Bishop, pub
llshed ia our local columns, it will
be seen that Los Angeles has been
divided into two parishes-Cathe-
dral st. Vibiana, Rev. Michael w.
Mahoney, Rector, and Our Lady of
the Angels, Rev. Peter Verdaguer,
Rector.
Signal Service Officer Frantz re-
ports 4.19 inches OF rain since 8:15
Friday evening, making 4.67 inch
es up to the close OF the rain at 3:15
p. NJ. yesterday, bringing the rain
fall for the season up to 9.47 inches,
only 2.SS inches less than last
years entire rainfall.
The public meeting called for
last night at the Court House failed
to come off ON account of the abb
sence of the Janitor. Consequent
ly our representatives in the Legis-
lature and the City Council have
not as yet been instructed. Capt.
Green probably had some import
ant engagement which prevented
his attendance.
The schooner Adelaide Cooper,
which arrived at Wilmington on
Friday, loaded with lumber for
Messrs. ]. NJ. Griffith s. Co., in the
gale of Friday night, dragged her
anchor and went ashore on Dead
mans Island. Admiral Banning's
steam tug went to her rescue yes
terday morning but the aid was de-
clined, as the captain was able to
get her off without assistance.
We direct the attention of our
readers to the advertisement head
ed "The Complete Home," which
appears elsewhere. The list of
books enumerated, besides stand
ard works, embraces number of
the latest issued, all of which will
be sold at New York and San Fran
cisco prices. The opportunity is a
rare one and should be availed of
by those seeking holiday presents.
The Downey Courier says: Corn
has been coming in quite lively
this week, and the shipments have
been quite heavy, aggregating
eighty-five tons by rail to San
Francisco. The prices of the diff
ferent varieties have fallen some-
what, under the influence of free
shipments. We notice shipment
of two thousand centals to Central
America, few days since.
Jim Russell Qf other folks called
him James we would Go so too) has
arrived home again after an unsuc-
cessful search for the Los Angeles
defaulter, Hamilton. Jim says
Hamilton and Carrillo had little
too big start of him, and they have
succeeded in reaching Sonora.
Well, never mind, Jim; if you
didn't bag 'em, we all know it was
not your fault. Better luck next
time.-Sdn Diego Union.
Yesterday morning, as the driver
of the Montana market wagon was
delivering meat at the residence of
DR.. Kurtz, on Buena Vista street,
the brick wall In front of the house,
loosened by the rains, gave way,
falling on and completely demol-
ishfng the wagon. Young Meyer,
the driver, who was coming down
the steps at the time, held on to the
hand rail and thus saved himself.
The horse, becoming detached
from the wagon by the crash, es-
capped with but slight injury.
Cotton ,Senai-1ropic:-Colton is
getting to be the Gretna Green and
Justice Topp the Blacksmith of
this part of the State. And its all
Judge Topp's fault, too. When he
marries q couple he does 1t up so
quick that there's no danger of the
ceremony being stopped. He does
it something like this, we imagine:
You two who want to get married
stand up hitch fingers you two SOL
emnly swear to be loving husband
and wife to each other till death
do you part 80 help you God amen
two and half next
Mr.. T. r. Crawford, long resi-
dent of this locality, highly con-
nected, and enjoying an enviable
reputation heretofore, disappeared
last Saturday, under circumstances
not calculated to bear out his for
mer reputation for integrity. He
took with him quite large sum
OF money, the proceeds of sale of
hogs, and left several heavy credit
ors to regret his departure. Mr..
Crawford's family, wife and two
children, remain here. 1t is chari-
table to suppose that he must have
been temporarily insane, as he has
been in bad health for long time.
I-Downey Courier.
Messrs. Buckingham, Spencer
aud Waldrip, Of Santa Ana, who
have been prospecting on the Mo-
jave desert, got home on Tuesday
last. The Times says: They have
made several locations and bring
back some of the finest specimens
of ole we have ever seen. There Is
no doubt but what the rock will
assay up in the hundreds; which
will be tested at an early date. The
mine that they have located is
| ahont ono hundred miles from