Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-28
LOCAL IBREVITIEs,

General Banning got back from
San Francisco overland yesterday
Milk, milk, milk-always plent,
at 5 cents per quart-Milk Depot
Temple street.
A Norwegian woman ADVERTISE
in eur New To- Day for a situation
in q private FIRMLY.
A competent woman advertise,
for q situation to do general house
work, In our New To-day.
The February schedule of the Pa.
ciiic Coast steamship line will be
found IN its appropriate column in
this mornings HERALD.
Mr.. Turner, Of Lam bourne & Tur.
nsr, OF Also street, we regret to
learn, had his foot quite severely
injured by barrel falling upen il
yesterday.
The Messrs. M. Lasar and nj.
Flsisher, of San Luis Obispo, are
paying Los Angeles q visit. Mr..
Lasar Is brother-in-law of our
popular clOthier, Mr.. H. Susskind.
The two cases against Johnny
Mayer-the assault to murder and
the robbery OF ex- Chief Of Police
Gerkins-are sst for trial in the
County Court to-day.
DR.. Walter Lindlsy, Health OF.
6cer, returned from an inspection
Of the sanitary systems of San
Francisco and other cities up the
coast, by Sundays overland train.
Yesterday afternoons showers
resulted in q rainfall of 1-1OOth of
an inch, bringing the seasons
rains up to 1854 inches. About ten
O'clock last night another shower
fell, and as we wrlte-12:30 A. M
the Indications are good for soak
ing rain.
We learn that last week san of
Capt. Borrowo met with severe
accident while trying to secure q
detached pile from the Santa Mo.
MICA wharf, which had floated
ashore. His leg aud thigh were
broken and he is likely to he in
valided for quite while.
Mr.. Jesse II. Butler has appoint.
ed Mr.. D. F. O'Leary as Chairman
of the Committee to cooperate
with the Board of Supervisors in
examining things, pursuant to the
resolution adopted at Friday
nights meeting. He has also
named our distinguished fellow.
citizen, Ex-Governor John g. Dow
ney, and q number of other we'll
known Angeleiios, to cooperate
with Mr.. O'Leary.
On last Friday evening, during
the absence of the proprietors,
Msssrs. Holcomb & Benbrook, an
attempt was made to burn Pollard's
saloon ut Downsy City. Some uH.
known person had saturated pine
boards with coal oil, which were
placed against the back Of the
house and hred. Fortunately the
fire was discovered by Messrs. Hol.
comb and Adams and extinguishe cd
before any damage had been done
On the last day Of the present
month there will be an oocultation
by the moon of the Fleiadss OF
Seven Sisters. The moon will be-
gin passing across this cluster di.
rsctly after sunset that evening,
aud ~ she will be about nine days
cid, the disappearance Of the stars
behind her advancing dark edge
will be very Interesting when
viewed through small telescope
or even good opera glass.
A dispatch was received yester
day by Col. John @. Capron from
Gov. r. g. Mccormick at Wash
ington, stating that Hon. w. w
Bowers had been nominated BY
tho President for Collector of Gus
toms at this port, the name of Col
Otis, Of Santa Barbara, heretofor,
nominated, having been with
drawn. In the evening large
number of Mr.. Bowsrs's townsmen
accompanied by the brass band
proceeded to his residence aud ser
enaded him, congratulating hin
upon his re-appointment. 1t il
needless to add that they were re
oeived In the hearty manner will
which Mr.. Bowers Is wont to wei
come his friends.-San Diegt
Union, Jan. 27th.
The Council last night advanced
the license on laundries from SIS Il
S25 q month. We are afraid tina
this will result in forcing the pro
prietors of laundries out to the Al
royo Seco, or to some other plac
outside u the city limits, leaving
-.--rt rasnv huildircs In the cit
without tac tenants vhiah hrve au
. nblei nms of eur landlords tN i&
over thl heri iimls. They cn