Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-19
Local News Notes.


The City Council will meet at 2
o'clock this afternooD--if 1t don't rain.
The Joslin party play at San Bernar-
dino aud Riverside and then 20 on to I'll
Paso.
From noon to 7 p. NJ. yesterday the
rainfall by the Signal Service guege
measured 1888 inches. Not bad for a
dry season.
The culvert across Main street. op-
positc Temple, caved in yesterday after
noon, making a bad hole in the thor
oughfare.
T. Riveres was arrested yesterday,
charged with burgIarizing the house OF
Santiago Arguello, the police office on
Boyle Heights.
The following instruments were yes
terday filed for record in the Recorders
office: % deeds; 7 mortgages; re-
leases; 3 miscellaneous papers, and 4
marriage licenses.
The Cotton Semi 7ropic yesterday
commenced the issue Of a daily Evening
SENT. Tropic. Messrs. Peacock and
Bailhaehe are sharing In the general
boom at Cotton.
Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day to Lee Love and G. A. Morse, to T.
II. Steele and N. Bailey, TO M. +. Quin
and Fannie M. Sawyer, and TO IL. Lar
sen and Bessie Stephens.
The lecture by the colored orator.
Prof. J. G. Price, that was to have been
delivered last night, has been postponed
till tonight, when 1t will be delivered
at the First Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. q. Ducommun reports rainfall
for Sunday and Monday, up to P. NJ. of
yesterday at .65 inches, and for the sea.
son 1921 inches. Since his report
nearly two inches has apparently fallen.
Following are the papers filed in the
Recorders office for Saturday: 10 deeds,
10 mortgages, / attachment, home
steads, satisfaction Of mortgage, s mis-
celaneous papers and marriage license
Measrs. Stoll & Thayer have published
q very excellent map Of the central part
of this city. II is neatly executed and
is very correct. 1t also has valuable
notes giving the graded streets, location
of sewers, etc.
Tonight st. Pauls Philharmonic So
ciety give social at the school room In
the rear Of the church, on Olive street
These little gatherings are very pleasant
affairs and it Is to be desired that the
storm may abate so as to allow this to
be as successful as the previous ones.
This is the third excursion party
which Major Lewis has brought in
here this season. Each time it has
rained pitch-forks, cats and dogs, brick
bats, and this time shower of thunder
bolts has capped the climax. He must
/ be
1.-THE bird that brings the fog and mist"
Julian Valdez has purchased the liv'
cry stable on Also street lately owned
by d. Campbell. Mr.. Valdez is livery
| stable man of experience, and will KEEP
up the reputation of this excellent and
well known stable. He will make Q
speciality Of boarding horses, and will
| give them the best of care.
The telephone office, which has been
| in more or less chaos incident to moving,
for the past ten days, is at last safely
housed in its new quarters, the Hellman
building on Main street, between Court
and First. The telegraph and telephone
offices are now side by side, which will
probably be a convenience to the public.
The Merchants Tea Company. of San
Francisco, announce in the HERALD the
establishment of branch house in Los
Angeles, at No 3 South Main street,
where the people can buy coffee and tea
in cans, and find packed therein watches
and jewelry as souvenirs of the Mer-
chants Tea Company. There will be a
strong desire to purchase tea and coffee
after the HERALD has been read to-day.