Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-11-11
LOCAL BRE HIS.

See advertisement of pleasant,
sunny rooms for rent, in our New
To-Day.
Mr.. A. J. Norton, Deputy Sheriff,
got home from San Francisco over
land yesterday.
One plain drunk was up before
the Mayor yesterday and went up
for five days in default of So.
The attention of builders is di-
rected to the Notice to Builders
which appears in our Now To-Day.
Mr.. Wallace Woodworth and
Major III. Hancock returned from
San Francisco by Sundays over
land train.
We are sorry to learn that MN
Chevalier has been seriously un-
well for several days and is now
confined to his bed.
A case of disturbance of the peace
WAS brought up before Judge Traf-
ford yesterday morning and the of
fender mulcted in the sum Of S..
Major G. G. Sniffens is registered
at the Pico House. He returns to
Camp Lowell, Arizona, after hav-
ing paid the United States troops
at San Diego.
At a target practice of the Tur-
ner Rifles, held yesterday at the
City Gardens, Captain M. Werner
made forty-six points out of pos
sible fifty, the highest score ever
made in this county.
Owing to the inclenency of the
weather, the performance of Schil-
ler's celebrated dramatic poem,
"rhe Song of the Bell" which was
to have been given last Sunday
evening, has been postponed until
Sunday, the 10Th inst.
Mr.. B. f. Drakenfeld, insurance
agent, is getting his office entirely
renovated and refitted. Those who
know this popular insurance agent
will be glad to hear that his ex-
tensive business warrants him to
make such fine changes.
On account of the rough wealth
er outside of Wilmington harbor
the steamer Orizaba was unable to
get off for San Francisco on Sum
day evening. The sea having SUBJ
sided the steamer got off all right
yesterday evening.
A rare bargain in real estate is
offered in our New To-Day. The
tract is located on the line of the
East side water improvements and
is one of the best suited to vine
yard purposes to be found in the
county. For terms apply at the
Commercial office.
Owing to the wet and disagreea-
BILE weather of Sunday last the foot
race between Yuma Jim and Mr..
Lyons, of this city, which was to
have taken place at Agricultural
Park, was unavoidably postponed.
Weather permitting the race will
come off next Sunday at the same
hour and place.
Uncle Josh Talbot has again die
covered hundred thousand mil
lion mine. What on earth are we
going to do next summer with all
this money? Knowing Uncle Josh's
liberality, we will have to pave
the roof of the HERALD office with
$50 pieces, at least. II that don't
keen the rain out, We'll use slugs.
The ladies' of the Christian
Church will give Thanksgiving
dinner at Union Hall on Thanks
giving Day, November eth, and
in the evening, at the same place, a
musical and social entertainments.
The ladies intend that both the
dinner and the evening entertain
ment shall be nonpafeil in their
character and we would advise all
who love good cheer to be on hand.
Yesterday afternoon, In China
town, a Chinaman who had cur
tailed his queue, got. into difficulty
with one of his compatrlots who
still retained his caudal appendage.
| During the row the one who still
retained his tail fired several shots
at the one who had outraged the
traditions of his religion and his
race, but without effect, the latter
making good his escape. No ar
rests were made, the police being
unable to find the hirsute aggressor.
| At 12:45 A. NJ. Sunday a gentle,
steady rain commenced to fall and
continued, increasing in force
towards daylight, until 1880 p. M.
Between.6 6 and o'clock p. NJ. three
short but violent showers fell. The
rain then ceased until 1890 A. NJ. Of
yesterday, when q gentle drizale
commenced to fall. The United
States Signal Service officer reports
lS.43 inches, while the pluviometer
of Mr.. o, II. Bliss records but 270
inches Of rainfall during the storm.
The Continental oil store was
robbed on Saturday night of three
cans of oil and half dozen chick
ems. The robbers will con-
fer great favor upon the
owners by calling once more. To
oblige them some cans of oil and
several dozens of chickens have
again been placed at their disposal;
also, few shotguns warranted tC
go off as soon as they climb the
, fence. The shotguns are only men.
toned as an additional attraction