Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-17

rainfall of last night we dare not
venture even to surmise.
A gentle, warm rain commenced
to fall at s o'clock yesterday MORN
ing and continued at intervals up
to noon. At 5:45 last evening it
recon- menced and fell steadily un-
til 8 O'clock. Since then, up to the
present time-One O'clock-there
have been several showers, with
Indications of heavy rain before
daylight. The rainfall up to Sis,
as reported by the Signal Service
officer, was 25.100ths of an inch.
We direct attention to the double
column advertisement of Mr.. II.
Heinsch, which appears in our
"New To Day." On account of
his approaching removal to his
new building, on Main street, Mr..
Heinsch offers to the public
number of bargains in harness,
saddIery and standard goods in the
horse furnishing line. He holds
out to buyers, in good faith, the
inducement of a great reduction in
prices.
Year before last the mortgage
Indebtedness of Los Angeles coun.
ty was decreased fully one million
dollars. During the present year
the reduction has been much great
er. A very significant business
sign of the times is embodied In
the fact that attachments have
been of uDprecedentedly rare Oc.
currenee during the past year-n0t
one ia twenty, in fact, If the hard
years which have happily been
left behind.
The examination of DR.. ShOrb
still drags its slow length along.
Yesterday, the fourth day, was
consumed in the examination of
VIM. H. Juenger. His testimony
did not vary particularly from
that given by him at the Coroner's
inquest. The examination is ex.
ceedingly tedious and will not on
Iy cousu me the balance of this but
probably part of next week, also.
Already, we are informed, the
questions and answers in taking
the testimony cover about $50
pages Of legal cap.
Don Estevan Sanchez, we'll
known Spanish-American citizen
of Los Angeles, died at his resi-
dence in this city yesterday. The
deceased had beeh connected with
the Sheriff's office as deputy and
in special work for the past eleven
years. He was highly respected
by all who knew him and his
death will be mourned by a large
circle of relatives and friends. He
will be buried from the Catholic
Church opposite the Plaza at 4
O'Clock this afternoon.
1t is with poignant regret that
we are obliged to chronicle, this
morning, the death of Miss Mary
J. Hall, daughter of Col. T. 8. and
Mrs. Hall, of this city. The de-
ceased was specially lovely, In
terestipg aAd promising young
lady, who had just passed her
teens. Beautiful and accom-
plished, amiable and dutiful, she
ia not only q loss to her fond par.
ents, who can lily sustain the
shock, but to the community as
we'll We tender to our friend
our profound coincidence.
At the fire, early yesterday m orn-
ing, some of the "Spanish Vigil
lantes" developed very spsrtive
disposition. John Chinaman, who
is not an adept as o fireman,
thronged around in great numbers,
and his presence became so much
of O detriment to the effectual
working of the firemsn that the
boys took to knocking the owners
Of the queues down, right and left,
to get them out of the way. We
are reliably Informed that about
eighteen Celestiais were piled up
in u pyramid, at one time.
An accident occurred on the
south bound train at Caliente on
Tuesday evening, in which Harry
Horn, q brakeman, was killed.
The engineer suddenly backed
the train to get a fresh
start. Horn, who was standing OIL
top of the caboose at the rear end,
not knowing OF the backing down,
was off his guard, and as the last
car struck the caboose the shock
threw him to the ground, aud the
entire train passed over him,
crushing his right leg at the knee,
and the left from the knee to the
hip. He was Immediately taken
to sumner, but nothing could be
doue for him, and he died shortly
after his arrival there. Horn
leaves q wife and child in Sumner.
About a quarter after SIX o'clocR
yesterday morning fire broke gu,
In Chinese wash house OH Ala
media street, adjoining the Hote
d'Itslia. An alarm was sounded
and the Fire Department reepond
ed with their usual promptness
but too late to save the burning
building. At one time it wal
feared that the hotel also would bt
destroyed, but by the exertiops o
the firemen, although considera
bly, charred on one side, 1t was
saved. The dodgers, however
turned out packing their goods
with them, and soon the Sidewalk
on the other side Of the street wa
filled with q promiscuous heap o
clothing and household goods. Tit
wash house, which belonged to Mr.
4 Vincent Hoover, with its contents
clothes left there to be washed, wa
totally destroyed. We did no
learn the names of the sufferers
but heard Of one family who los