Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-18
LOCAL FFREXITIES.
Council this evening.

We yesterday had the pleasure of
meeting Captain Bob Polk.
Parties wishing to secure home
living are referred to the advertise.
ment headed Private Boarding.
Col. George b. Griffin went up
to San Francisco overland last
evening, on a brief business visit.
A gentleman who lives near the
CentineIa rauch Informed US that
there was heavy shower in that
section at 7o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
Col. Ed Huber, who returned
from Bakersfield yesterday, reports
that the mountains near Caliente
were covered with snow clear down
to the plains
1t is the opinion of John Henry
that big men, little men, tall men,
short men, pretty men and ugly
men buy their shirts for 95 cents at
the Peoples Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. ChiIds left
for San Francisco overland last
evening. on brief paseo. While
In that section they will visit their
son who, is at school at Santa Clara
College.
E. G. Mueller, who was brought
down from Bakersfield by Deputy
Sheriff Huber yesterday, was ex-
amined before City Justice Adams
and discharged, there being no ev.
idence of intended fraud against
him.
T. Hayman was arrigned before
City Justice Adams yesterday ON
the charge Of battery on bis better
nail, who alleged that no had
ch0ked her because their baby
cried. The case was set for trial
next Tuesday.
We had the pleasure Of meeting
Mr.. Victor Montgomery, of Santa
Ana, in the city yesterday. Mr..
Montgomery. has Joined the ranks
OF the Changers, and yesterday
was his fret visit to town for sew
eral months.
A man named Ambrusler, who
lives in East Los Angeles, was ar.
rested by Constable Lock wood yes
terday, on the charge of beating
and threatening to kill his wife.
The case will be tried before Justice
Fi-her to-day.
In the Shorb case yesterday Mr..
Schlador, proprietor of the lodging
house at which Guadalupe Garcia
died, was examined. The only other
witness was Mrs. Schlador, recalled.
The Court then adjourned until 10
A. NJ. tomorrow. It is expected
that the case for the people will
close to-day.
Messrs Loiseau & Burnett uoti-
fy their friends elsewhere in this
morning's HERALD that they have
leased the saloon under the White
House, where they Will keep
choice wines, liquors ana cigars. A
shootiug gallery ia attached to the
saloon. Give them call.
The Council, at its adjourned
session yesterday, heard the argu-
ment OF Col. Godfrey, attorney for
the Water Company, in favor of
retaining the present water rates
and adjourned. The matter of es-
tablishiDg water rates will come
up before Council at the regular
meeting this evening.
The assassin Guiteau has been
sentenced to be hung, notwith-
standing the fact that handsome
lace curtains can be hung in your
parlor at $500 a pair from the
Peoples Store.
The ou'y member absent from
the meeting OF the Council yester-
day was Councilman Teed who,
having taken unto himself a help.
meet the previous evening, had
more agreeable employ ment. We
wish him unstinted happiness in
his new partnership.
The Chinese New year com.
menced yesterday. Its adj
vent was welcomed from mid.
night of the previous night,
with such an incessant and
intermenable firing of bombs and
fire.cr8ckers, as to effectually
drive sleep from the eye-lids of
all who lodged within a block OF
Chinatown.
Mr.. G. Ducommun reports the
recent rainfall as 69-l0Oths of o n
inch, the United States Signal of
ficer as 46-100ths and Mr.. O.
Bliss as 76-100ths, something of a
discrepancy between the three
gauges, which are all located
within a radius of half mile.
MIR. Bliss gives the total rainfall
for the season as 5. Is In ches.
A gentleman of our acquaintance
yesterday received a letter from
Norwalk, postmarked February
13th-just four days coming seven-
teen and half miles. The crea m
of the joke is that the gentleman
who wrote the letter was i'm town q
day or two after he had mailed 1t
and informed his correspondent
that he had written to him. We
would respectfully ask the Pos.
master who's to blame for this in
excusable negligence?
The unusual prosperity at pres
eHt has advanced real estate again.
But nevertheless dry goods can be