Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-18
LOCAL RREvITIEs.

LOCAL HREV1TIESs
See advertisement "Lost," In our
New To-Day.
Two pleasantly located and ele.
gantly furnished rooms are offered
tor rent under New To-Day.
Mr.. o. H. Bliss reports the RAIN
fail during the last storm at 1:45
inches. Total for the. season, 1855.
A small package of lace can be
recovered by the loser on applica-
tion at the HERALD office and
paying for this notice.
The Visiting Committee of the
ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet with the Board Of Managers
to-day at Good Templars' Hall,
at p Pm.
Mr.. Henry Haskin, OF Compton,
has just received another consign-
msnt Of 800 carp from San Bernar-
dino. The fish are from three to
four inches long and weigh from
ono ounce to two ounces each.
On Sunday evening, about dusk,
some bold thief entered the stable
Of Adolfo Cells Ia East Los Apge-
les aud stole two horses. Mr.. Cells
started In pursuit. Immediately, but
up to last evening no account Of
the stolen property had been re-
ceived.
There was q general change in
city quarters yesterday. The May
or's office and Council Chamber
were ira psferred to Union Hall and
Police eadquartsrs 10 the room
vacated by the Mayor. The City
Assessor and the City Surveyor
will also be assigned quarters in
Union Hall.
Mr.. II. Fl. Hewitt, Route Agent
on the Arizona Division of the 8.
P. r. r.. informs us that, on Sat.
day, while 1t was raining here, =
severe sand storm prevailed in Ar
izona and on the Colorado desert. On
Sunday his train also encountered
. severe sand storm a. far west as
this side Of San Gorgonio Pass,
where the first evidences of the
rain were met.
On Sunday night Deputy Sheriff
J. A. Berry found q drunken man
stretched across the sidewalk in
front OF the United States Hotel.
When he reused him up the recum-
bent figure grunted, "Look out
now! Don't disturb me, for I'm .
bad man from Leadville." Not.
withdrawing :this seemingly bel
ligerent announcement, when
Strengthened up. he walk ed Off to
the lookup as meek as q sucking
dove.
We are indebted to Mr.. II. ].
Stevenson, the surveyor, for copy
OF his new map Of Los Angeles
County. 1t Is drawn on q scale Of
six miles TO the inch and occupies
. sheet about twenty inches square.
It 10 large enough to show all the
townships, towns and settlements,
the large ranches and the striking
typographical features Of the
county. There Is also table Of
distances from the Court House in
this city which IL valuable for re-.
ferences, The man la ,nssfnl tn
everybody who wishes to be In.
formed concerning the county.
Judge Sepulveda will call the
calendar of civil cases in his Court
on Monday next at 10 A. NJ sharp.
The sessions ensuing will DO called
the January Sessions. Civil cases
will be set for February. com.
msncing on the Sth. A Grand
Jury will be called for the 10Th Of
March, and y term trial jury will
be impaneled on the 18th Of March,
when trials In criminal cases will
commence. Civil cases whore .
Jury is requested will be tried after
the criminal cases are disposed OF.
On the second performance of the
Owls ut San Bernardino it rained
pitchforks. II dripped sll over the
stage. Finally u tub was brought
In to catch part Of the water,
which was ubiquitous. The acme
of the sublime or the ridiculous
was reached when Martin Leh.
man, in character, came on the
stage carrying All umbrella over
his head and doing the Swiss Bur-
gomaster to perfection, neverthe-
less. The San BernardinO people
gave our talented amateurs n cor
dial reception, but neither visitors
nor visited could control the
weather. Hence these tears Of
Manager Locke, who deserved =
better fate and a fuller exchequer.
Elsewhere appears the report OF
the condition OF the First National
Bank of Los Angeles. 1t is q most
gratifying exhibit. We take a
special pride In the splendid show
ing of our financial institutions
spd they all cQWe to the front In .
very commendable manner. On
an Inspection of the report 1t will
be found that the First National
comes to the fore with first.clasa
com mmercial paper and bills reciva-
BILE to the amount OF 1854, ,SOa, with
cash and securities instantly con.
vertible into cash to the amount OF
about 1854, 900. The deposits AZ.
gregate $430,731, and the National
Bank notes outstanding foot uE
$45,OO0. This IL q very thorough
and satisfactory exhibit and re-
aects great credit on the manag o
ment Of the new National Bank.
We wete very much paiued yea