Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-22
..oc.t New. notes.

Church, is postponed.
Fifteen car loads of China silk have
inst been sent from San Francisco to
New York. The value of the lot is ST.
900, 900.
The Illinois Association met Last night
in tho Emerald Club rooms. The at.
tendance was not large but pleasant
evening was spent.
The Seventh street aud Geary street
schools will open this morning. The
Amelia street school will not reopen
until Monday morning.
The cellar wall of the new Wilson
building, on First street, succumbed in
pnrl to the storm. Quite large section
icll In and will have to be rebuilt.
The cable road ran pretty regularly
yesterday, aud doubtless will be ON time
to-day. The people on the hill miss the
cars now after n few months use OF them.
The cut in the Second street hill is six
feet deep between Olive aud Hill, and
has eaten nearly all the sidewalk away
In places. 1t will cost pretty penny 70
repair it.
About one o'clock this morning officer
Jackson arrested one james Connolly for
threatening TO take tho life Of 7. Hill,
clerk at the Southern Hotel. Connolly
was placed in jail.
The Mexican orchestra will appear
tonight at the Grand Opera House
without fail. This body Of musicians is
highly spoken OF and will meet with a
warm reception.
The food has had the effect Of elevat.
log the price Of eggs from eighteen cents
TO twenty-five cents. Potatoes have
jumped from eighty.hve cents to dollar
and thirty-fve cents.
Yesterday afternoon Jimmy Dsnman,
a newsboy. was careless with knife
and accidentally cut fellow newsboy
Patsy Coyne in the leg. The little sui.
ierer's wound We dressed by DR.: Allen.
BY reference to our advertising col.
umBs 1t will bo seen that hereafter the
Los Angeles banks will take drafts on
Southern California banks, other than
banks in this city, for collection only.
Jacob Soares, the Court House janitor,
is loser by the food to the extent of
$50. He had twelve dozen chickens
and two dozen ducks drowned. He
doesn't state why the ducks didn't
swim out.
A very fine mare on Mr.. Glassell's 8
San Rafael ranch got too much water
during the late "wet spell" and died.
She was valued at $3.50. Mr.. Glassell
also lost $500 by the breaking of his
reservoir dam.
An old brick building on the west side
Of Main street Just below Second, almost
fell out in the sidewalk during the
storm. 1t Is held in place by stanc hions
footing in the sidewalk, and will proba.
bly, have to be torn down.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Chapman had
issued invitations for party to take
place yesterday evening at their delight
ful country residence near San Gabriel.
The weather was so shocking that the
social event was postponed.
The entertainment at the Emerald
Club parlors, which was to have taken
place last Tuesday night, has been post
poned until the evening of the Goth inst
Mayor Spence will deliver an address ON
the political situation of Ireland and MIR.
j. G. DAILY will recite shamus OBrien.
Yesterday was the day set for hearing
the "high license" case in the Supreme
Court, but it was impossible to hear
what the decision is. As soon as the
telegraph wires are in working order
the retail liquor dealers will be relieved
from their suspense, and will learn
their fate.
On next Sunday Harry Mack and
Harry Jones, feather weights, will en-
gage in fisiic encounter at the race
track. The fists used will be covered by
the gloves the law allows, but they will
be hard enough to do some execution.
The winner will take the whole of the
gate money. This will be an interesting
fight. and many of the lovers OF the
manly science will doubtless go out to
see the "kids" mix up.
Officer Weed reports that the follow.
ing streets and cutters need repairs
North side Of Fourth, between Charity
and Olive. Fourth, between Olive and
Hill. Olive, between Fourth and Fifth.
A lane north of Normal School and be-
tween Charity and Flower. Charity,
between Fourth aud Sixth and between
Sixth and Seventh. First, between Ala.
media and Vignes. He also reports that
the cutters in the vicinity of Sixth and
Charity are filled with sand. There
are two holes in Temple street near the
top of the hill.
Many here will remember medical
humbug named DIR. Kellogg who was
here about year ago. He went east
with the Ennis party Of December last,
and when near Abilene, Texas, he got
into some dispute with a negro woman
on the train and chased her from car to
car. He missed track of her and
went to the rear end of the train while
she went forward. The train stopped
on a bridge and he, thinking 1t was level
ground, Jumped off and was killed. In
spite of his diamonds displayed here. he
was in abject poverty at the time OF his
death.
Some weeks ago mounted policeman
w. S. jackson, while patrolling his
beat on Also street, met with serious
loss, viz: his horse, a very fine animal,
worth sl6O, stepped in hole and broke
it's leg. Mr.. Jackson promptly shot the
animal. He has petitioned the City
Council for relief and the matter has
been referred to the Police Commission.
1t certainly appears that Mr.. Jackson
should be reimbursed for his loss. which
occurred while in the execution of his
duty. The officer at present is riding
old "Charley," horse which has been
in the police department for many years.
The Saddest Episode of the Flood.