Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-05

The Board Of Supervisors yesterday
received plans for the new Court House
from the following architects; Messrs.
Hszeltine & Delane; c. w. Davis; KY
sor 4 Morgan; B Reeves; John Hall,
AL Of this city, and Mr.. G. Wright, of
San francisco. The plans were ex-
amined by large number Of citizens
after the adjournment Of the Board, and
also by the Supervisors themselves. All
the plans are spacious, and present o
building Of grand and imposing appear
ance. The Supervisors should be care
full to see that the basement Of the
edifice is SO lofty that the upper rooms
will rise above all surrounding buildings
on the south and east. The plans will
be considered on Thursday.
On Sunday morning the room Of Mrs.
Winn, No. 10 Elmira street, was entered
by burglar. supposed to be B. 0. Cam
eron, a discharged railway fireman, who
had lodged in the house. He seized
Mrs Winn by the throat while she was
asleep and was preparing to choke and
rob her, when she awoke, and with q
desperate stroke hit the burglar pow
erful blow, and then tore away from his
grasp and with piercing screams aroused
the household. The villain rushed out
through wire door through which he
had cut On entrance and disappeared in
the darkness. All the money under the
pillow was but 3l6, for which this villain
might have committed murder as well as
burglary. The villain is still at large.
The Council yesterday. by vote of
II to 3, instructed the City Attorney to
draft on ordinance designating tho
Spring street school lot as the site for
municipal public building. Council
man Shredder, by permission, changed
his vote from no to aye and then gave
notice that, at the regular meeting on
Monday next, he would move for re-
consideration Of the vote by which the
ordinance was ordered.
The Board Of Library Trustees, at
their meeting yesterday, created the
Office Of Assistant Librarian, at salary
OF $50 per month. In view Of the fact
that the rules require the Public Library
to be kept open continuously from 8 A.
NJ. till 10 P. M. not even giving the Lii
brarian time to go to meals. It is essen
tial that there should be an assistant.
The uniforms for the Fast Los Angeles
Hose Company have been procured by
Mr.. H. Siegel. They number fifty two
and will form one of the prominent
features hereafter Of our fire depart
ment. The uniform is genteel, and will
make the company, in appearance, Sec
oud to none.
A hundred and sixty acres Of land
with water rights, for sale at s25 per
acre. The land is situated near Fulton
Wells, and is we'll adapted to the cult
walton Of an orchard or vineyard.
Also 100 acres Of good orchard land
at $l8 per acre in the same locality. 10 lw
A large number of persons afflicted
with pulmonary and other complaints
have already placed themselves under
DIR. Williams care, and are well pleased
with the result 30 far. We predict for
the Doctor large practice in this city.
The parties arrested Saturday night
for playing bean poker for .the drinks
were yesterday fined by Justice Morgan
| S5 apiece, which they paid. The case
Of the poker players WIS postponed till
the llth inst.
The rainfall on Saturday, according to
Mr. Ducommun, was 4.23 inches and for
the season l2.60 inches. Yesterday his
record to P. NJ. was 81, making for
| the season 1927 inches.
Mr.. s. j. Messing, Of this city, is a
pa ssenger by the train which left San
Francisco yesterday and which is due
here this morning.
Transfers of real estate amounting to
s23, 3O7 SO, against s025 mortgages, were
tiled for record iu the County Recorders
office yesterday.
President Dillon, of the Union Pacific
Railroad, went to Santa Monica Sunday
and returned in his special ear in the
evening.
| Albert Brown, undertaken, IA North
Main street, furnishes q carriage and
hearse free, from this date, for adult
| funerals. feb5tf
The Signal Service recorded AS inches
of rainfall on Sunday. The observer
seems to have constant employment.
Thermometer for the "a hours ending
at S:l5 last evening: Maximum SO de.
grees; minimum 81. s degrees.
A young man. willing TO make him.
self useful, advertises fora sitsution, un-
der New To-Day.