Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-17
LOCAL I1JSEVITlEss.

was In the city yesterday.
A man and wife advertise for
situations under New To-Day.
Persons desiring to purchase
lime trees are referred to the adver-
tisement Of c. White in New To-
Day.
Council meets In adjourned ses-
sion at 2 o'clock this afternoon to
fix water rates for the ensuing
Cear.
The failure to fill the reservoirs
will now doubtless be defended on
the ground that it would have been
useless tack.
The telegraph lines were down
East of San Francisco last night
and, consequently, we did not re-
ceive our usual dispatches.
There was joy in the San Fernan-
do and on the Centinela last night,
and in many other quarters Of Los
Angeles county, besides Yea,
verify.
We were glad to see our friend
Mr.. G. E. Miles out again yester.
day after quite q sharp attack of
Illness, which had confined him to
his house since last Friday.
The anxiously looked for Valen-
tine party of the Ivy Social Club
takes place at Odd Fellows Hall
tonight. 1t promises to be the
gsyest affair of the season.
The steamer AncOn is due
from San Fra ncisco this morning
and will sail for San Diego in the
evening. Passengers will take the
3 P. NJ. train, Los Angeles time,
for Wilmington.
Mr. A. M. Thornton, who has
been in Arizona and New Mexico
for the last eleven months, re-
turned yesterday He will remain
here for some time.
Don Miguel de. Madigan goes up
head as weather prophet. On
Monday evening he predicted rain
within three days and on Thursday
morning ii came. All hail to the
new prophet and may his shadow
never be less, say we.
The new uilding being put up
in common by DR.. Kurtz and Mr..
Ii. Heinsch, on Main street, 0pp0-
site The Baker Block, now discloses
very elegant and ornate facade.
That portion of our business center
is rapidly revolutionized.
BY reference to our advertising
columns it will be seen that Mr..
II. Slotterbeck, the enterprising
proprietor Of the popular shooting
gallery in Downey Block, offers a
very attractive range of prizes to
the crack shots Of Los Angeles.
Commodore D. J. Foley aud
Bailif r A. Ling have been Sc
lected to head the opposing hosts
OF NImrOds in the contest which
commences at La Baliona Satur-
day. The slaughter of game will
commence at 2 P. NJ. sharp.
erase will now be abundant on
the LagHna, the San Vicente, Ala.
mitos and the other famous sheep
ranges of Los Angeles county. The
fiocks which have pulled through
90 far, will soon have many times
the amount lOf feed they can de-
pasture.
The regular monthly social of
the ladies Of the Fort street NJ. f..
Church will be held this evening.
A cordial invitation is extended to
every body to attend Refresh
ments, consisting of coffee, sand.
witches and cakes, will be served.
One of the steadiest and most
perseverlng believers In a good
season this year has been Mr.. l. w.
Hellman, the banker. Nothing
could shake his confidence in our
having year of bouDtiful crops.
Where other Older settlers despond-
ed his faith was mistaken.
So completely did the divers pei
form their work of rescuing the
steel rails from the hold of the
Annie, that only eight are reported
missing according to the invento-
ry. They thus seem to have
! reac ned the stage of. working. as
efficiently under the water as they
could On land.
John Buckley. arraigned on the
charge of drunkenness and steal
ing elk pairs of socks from Camille
Pelegrin, pleaded guilty before
City Justice Adams yesterday and
was sentenced to the chain gang
for twelve days. Another party,
also drunk, for embezzling 81, was
sent up for twenty days.
Notwithstanding the much hel'
aided importations Of hay from the
up. country by number OF cur iiv'
cry stable men, 1t was noticed that
the price to retail consumers here.
abouts remained the same. The
weather-clerk, however, has made
combination with hard bested
owners OF stock which will be more
effectual.
| We direct attention to the ad'
vertisement of Eugene's Rsstau
rant, Santa Monica, elsewhere
Monsieus Aun is an experiences
French cook and is prepared Il
serve parties or single persons with
; all the delicacies Of the season pre-