Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-01-25
LOCAL RREVITIFsS.

registered at the Cosmopolitan.
A desirable building lot on Hill
street is advertised for sale else
where in this mornings HERALD.
The attention of brlckmakers
and brIckmasons is directed to the
notice which appears in our New
To-Day.
We understand that twenty-one
witnesses were examined yester-
day In the case of Smith VS..
Smith, on trial before Judge
Hines.
Yesterday we had q pleasant call
from our friend Holt, Of the River.
side Press and Horticulturist. He
is, as usual, flamboyant and conf
dent as TO himself and his section.
The Messrs. w. w. Bowers and
Wallace Leach, of San Diego, were
amongst the transient visitors in
our streets yesterday. They went
on to San Francisco on the even
ing train.
Col. Jerry Long, conductor Of
the San Francisco passenger train,
reports that he put off his train, at
San Fernando, yesterday morning,
the toughest gang OF tramps he
- fha road
The picture sale, which was
opened at the Ware-rooms Of North
crafts e. Clark last night, will be
completed this evening. The re.
manning opportunities for ba fgains
should be availed of by our people
before it is too late.
Amongst the un shakeable believ-
ers in good season have been Col.
r. s. Baker and Col. HI. Stewart.
Both of these gentlemen, at all
stages of the late weather unpleas-
antDess, have simply scoffed at the
iGea that we should not have, this
year, copi0us rainfall.
A gentle, steady rain commenced
TO fall at 1925 O'Clock yesterday
morning and continued with
slight intermission until 3 P. NJ.
AT 1880 in the evening a brisk
shower fell, lasting q few minutes
and from s to 8 there were several
light drizzles. Total for the day, up
to Sis Pm, 51-l00ths Of an inch.
Night before last was a verifica-
tion of the old sailor adage, "mack-
erel sky, rain hard by" 10 fact,
Monday night presented the most
perfect mackerel sky we have ever
seen in Southern California, and
the ancient maritime saw was
fully verified by the gracious rains
of yesterday.
Mr.. L. II. Railton, Master of
Transportation, and Mr.. George G.
Fabins, Claim Agent of the Gen.
tral and Southern Pacific Rail-
ways, arrived in Los Angeles yes
terday, to testify in the case of
Mrs. Matthews, of this city, who
claims damages for an injury sus.
tanned at Modesto, q year ago last
March.
By advertisement elsewhere 1t
will be seen that d. Nagle, Phoe-
nix-like, has risen from his ashes
and is selling his old stock OF boots
and shoes cheaper than the cheap
est to make room for new stock.
Apy one in need OF foot gear
should be sure to call at his place,
I41 Main street, as such opportuni-
ties for cheap goods do not often
present themselves.
The Drum Corps of the Eagle
Corps made their first public ap-
pearance last evening and, con-
sidering the short time since they
received their INSTRUMENTS, acquil-
ted themselves most creditabIy.
The Corps consists OF eight MEM
bers and with u little more prac-
t,ce we have no hesitation in say
ing that they will compare favor
ably with any similar band in the
State.
In City Justice Adams's Court
yesterday F. w. Sleeper, charged
with stealing plow from the pos
session of Thomas B. Hayes, Road
master of Wilmington township.
| it being the property of Los Ange-
les county, was tried before a jury
of six persons and found guilty.
The defendant claimed the statu-
tory time for sentence, which was
therefore deferred till 8 O'Clock
this morning.
Messrs. Bonebrake u McManis,
whose double column advertise
ment appears elsewhere, have now
in store the largest and most ele.
giant stock of barouches, carriages,
buggIes, phetons, spring and other
wagons, ever brought TO Los An
geles, which they offer at prices
that cannot be equaled in this Sec
tion. Everybody In need of We
hicle, of whatever kind, will find
lit to his interest 10 inspect thsiI
stock.
As an incident of the delayed
rainfall, as the thing looks now
Mr.. Jim MelIus has come into
piece of huge luck. During ths
late dry spell Mr.. LankershiH