Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-05
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Courts yesterday.
Next Monday Seventh street will
be formally opened to the river.
Mr.. o. H. Bliss reports the rain
fall up to 6 o'clock yesterday eve.
ming at 46-100ths of an inch.
Rev. DR.. Evarts delivered his
final lecture at the Baptist Church
last night, prior to his departure
for Chicago.
The City Surveyor is about to
survey the southern line of Los
Angeles, with view to re estab.
fishing it.
The Hutchinson's are booked for
another concert next Wednesday
night at the Fort Street Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Charles Laughlin was arrested
by officer Villalobos Thursday for
stealing watch. 1t was found on
the person of the accused.
The copious rain of yesterday has
put the crops beyond peradventure.
The crop outlook of this county
was never better than now.
The Dauntless Base Ball Club
will reorganize at Judge Trafford's
this evening, 1880 being the hour
for which the meeting is called.
Chinese labor Is becoming drug
in our local market which ia, of it.
self, guarantee that the Celestial
will shortly begin to rgo" in ear
nest.
The Oak Grove plenic was
pleasant affair. The grove was
reached in Osborne's mammoth
band wagon and a gay old time
was had.
The rain aud mud made ii work
of heroism to attend that Pasadena
calico ball last night. We suspect
that the attendance from the city
was quite small.
Jose Maria Cunia, an emp.oye Of
G. B. Rawson, near Santa Ana,
tried to commit suicide last We'd
nesday. He succeeded In cutting
an ugly cash in his windpipe.
Gotlieb Eisenbech yesterday gave
his wife a black eye. He was ar
rrested and arraigned but escaped
punishment because his loyal wife
declined to testify against him.
About 11:l5 last night a brisk
rain begaiu which continues as we
write, and which may give us an.
other liberal downpour, as it was
preceded by that "mackerel sky"
which is said to herald a thorough
rain.
A double rainbow of great bril-.
llancy was one of the pleasant fea-
lures of yesterday-a day which
was specially agreeable to those
who know how gracious and profit.
able the rain was to this section.
Mr.. VIM. r. Standifer, an es.
teemed citizen of the Ranchito, an
operation upon whom we described
some days ago, and which was fol-
lowed by his temporary relief, has
succumbed to the disease and he
will be buried at the Monte at
P. NJ. o-day.
| Mr.. F. X. Haines. travelling
| agent of Wheeler & Wilson, pub
fishes card in our advertising col
umns retracting statements pre-
viously made by him against Doaf
& Co. under the title of Warming
Mr.. H. makes the anaende honora
bic.
The following passengers arrived
In Los Angeles yesterday via the
Southern Pacific Railway, as tele
graphed from Mojave: Captain A
Foster and family, Miss L. Smith
Mrs. 8. V. Clark, L. HI. Holmes
DR.. Desmond and Mrs. l.. Jones ant
family.
We acknowledge the pleasure o
call yesterday from Mr.. L. e
MOsher,some of whose verses unde
the nom de plume of Hank Wag
goner have attracted extended nc
tice. We much regret that -
we're absent on the occasion Mr.
Moshers call.
The County Judge having AZ
pointed the Messrs. O. H. Bis, a
G. Chauvin, H. X. w. Bent, j. {
. Littlefield and T. p. Campbell com
, missioners to assess the daIaoge
J involved In the opening of Sepent
: street, the Commission has ef1eota
an organization by the election G
!. Mr.. Bent as chairman and Mr. LIZ
> tlefield as secretary.
Day before yesterday Mayo Hc
herman sentenced three Chintme
j, who had stolen oranges iro-
D Andres Briswalter to O On
= of $5 each or four days In the clail
d gang. They tried the chain-gep
for one day, but, at the expiratlc Q
of that time, concluded to pa. ia
$4 remaining against each one an
: quit.
II A shoemaker named Bennet
4. shown himself In allsht " n
must BE- srstI|z zIns e. q! y.