Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-22
THE LATEST!
Specidl to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.l
PACIFIC COAST.
passengers south and East

FRESNO, Dec. 2l.-The following is a
list of south.bound passengers passing
here to- day:
Mrs G X Wolverton and daughter,
Mrs $ Weir, Sacramento; J A Log.
hahn, J Wilson, G. + Jones and wife, l.
G Carson, Los Angeles; G II Graves,
Louisville; J A Mclean, Mrs + II
Burns, c NJ Gibson. C Meyerstein, San
Francisco; Mrs r Lemmis, Wood,
bridge, Cal; w ID Voorhies, Portland,
Or; Mrs A Phillips, Laramie City: Eu.
gene Mcnamara, Milledgevillc, Ills.
Eastern wires DIsorganixed.
San Francisco, Dee. 2l.-Reports
coming slow; trouble with the wires
east
Rain Notes from the North.
Dixon, Gala, Dec. 2l.-A gentle rain
is falling, wind southeast.
WATsoNyILLE, Dec. 81 1T commenced
raining at 4 a. m. and showered all day.
About one third of an inch fell. Baron,
eter rising.
NIsALiA, Dec. 2l II has been raining
here since noon. The indications are fa-
vorable for more tonight. Warm
weather will bring good feed in few
days, with what rain we have had.
SALINAS, Dec. 2l.--A light rain has
set in this afternoon, with every appear.
ance for its continuance through the
night.
SANTA CRUZ, Dec, 2l.-It has been
raining here quietly all day, with good
nrospects of CONTINUING
MERGED, Dec. ol.--Cloudy all day,
with light showers in the forenoon
and rainy, threatening weather this
evening.
SAN JOSH. Dec. 2l. There was a light
fall of rain last night and this morning
and since two this afternoon il has been
falling steadily. The prospect now is
good for n thorough soaking.
MARysvmLE, Dec. 2l--Light showers
OF rain fell at intervals to-day; total fall,
10 OF AN inch. The rain is very wei.
come, as the ground was fast drying up,
though crops were not in any Immediate
danger. The total rainfall for the pres.
ent season is .. 30 inches; total TO CORES
ponding date last season, 7,46 inches.
San BuFNAvENTURA. Dec. 2I.-A
southeast wind, the usual precursor of a
good rain at this season OF the year. has
prevailed for two days. At dusk last
evening fine rain began falling, with
every indication OF continuing.
ALTA, Cal, Dec. 2l.-It commenced
raining this morning with every pros
pect of heavy storm. Weather warm,
wind south
The Rain General
SAN FRANCIsco, Dec. 2l.--At 80
O'Clock this afternoon a copious rain
commenced falling and lasted few
hours. According to reports received at
10 O'Clock this forenoon rain was falling
at Pajaro, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Rock.
lin, Niles, Tracy, Brighton, Newcastle,
Auburn, Emigrant Gap, Martinez, Anti
och, Turlock and Haniord The reports
did not cover points farther south than
those mentioned. At Pajaro the rain.
fall was then l3 OF an inch;at Monterey
,05 Of an inch has fallen, and Mt Santa
Cruz .03 of an inch.
Death Ofa Veteran 0Gicer- yellow
Fever Relief Committee
SAN FRANCIsco, Dec. q General
Hiram Leonard, retired officer of the
United States army, died in this city this
morning, aged -. Deceased was for
many years division paymaster of the
army on this coast.
The published reports OF the Mexican
yellow fever relief committee show total
net receipts OF about Sc, 400. The money
will be invested in provisions, which will
be distributed in the towns along the
west coast.
The stock Board.
San Francisco, Dec. 2l.-Best Il
Belcher, 81 95; Chollar, 81. 65: Consol-
idated Virginia, 80; Crown Point, 30; Eu-
reka, 80 %; Gould & Curry, Sl.95; Hale
& Norcross, S2.05; Mexican, g. 20;
Northern Belle, $50; 0phir, So rs; Po.
tosi, lilo; Savage, LOS; Sierra Nevada,
$500; Union Consolidated S3.O5; Vel
low Jacket, S2,l0.
wheat and Barley Market
SAN FRANGIsoo, Dec p. Wheat,
weak and quiet; buyer, season, 81. S6@
Sl.S9. Barley, weak but active; seller,
season, 80; buyer. season, 81. lO@ ,l04.
A Heavy sentence.
NEVADA, CAL, Dec 2l.-A Chinaman,
convicted of grand larceny in stealing
IS worth of amalgam from the sluice of
the Eureka Lake Hydraulic Mining Com
pany, at Columbia Hill, was to-day sen
tenoed to three years in the States
Prison at Folsom.