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COVLTBB'S mtVWf. IT It SAID Velvet Ia used perhaps more than erer far Or mmm, Cloaks, Bonnets, IVbrartngs, Basques, Overdresses, ate. for abeeu ttfuf aaeortmeat of these good' g» *» Coulter's. la •took it large »d beautiful. Hit prices lo* ** 'he lowest. CLOAKS, DIrUMMSi CIRCULARS. COCLTBB has amt ban undersold In these goods. Too ahould always exam ine his etock Mora 700 purchase. To the Ladies. 8F * mm lkmw it no article mure aaatul or mora F valuebls thus really Pretty Black Bilk Oram I believe lem sailing tba pret tteat Silk aad tha batt value for tba price evsr oflsred on thia oourt Caaa aad aaa it. B. F. OOULTHR. 8? I urn aalllnj • great many gooda at actual oorr ' In ordar to radnce stock. Among otfter tklsge yoa can hoy Cloaks, Dolman.. JaaMatirSUka. Trimming., Drees Goods and all of my Boots & Shoes. Thaaa bargain an worth your inraatiga llon. . ALSO AT OOST, Qoatbmon's Colored Bhlrta, Oentlemen'a Colored Oaff* and Collara, Gentlemen's add lota Whlta ahlrta, Oentlaman'a odd laU Undershirts and Drawers, Gentle amn'i odd lota White Liven Collara. The goode are perfect la nil raapaola bnt I Wtnl to close than oat before Spring goods arrive. V ■ B. V. COULTER. . ( a> - Ten years ago, tba writer, then a rial tor, Baked c prominent citizen to name the dnwbaeke to thia country. Ha aaid "tba want of water" ia tba only one. That la now happily removed Bat there la one other drawback aad II ■ not "the waat af merchants." Wa hare too many nev and aUU they corns. Bnt wails this is "rough on merchants" it Is good lor the people. Competition briags down prioes. High prices are things of tha past. /. When yea want Lap Robes, whan you naaaWiaraliag Blankets, when yoa want Bad Comforters, when yon want Trunks, whan yon waat Traveling Bags, when yon waat Cotton Batting, whan yoa want Oot ura pack, call at Coalter's storeln Baker Bleak, Mala atreet. Straagars and visitors are cordially in sited to rial! my atore BBC mm* BY B. Mais street. IH THB Baker Block, And examine the Bed Blankets, TIAVELUS' AN MINUS' DT.J -aVT.TX XLiITO, lap robbs, teaweb mm*, riaaacl Uader wear. Manufactured ia the Los Angeles Woolen Mills. Thaaa are all aaede of ahajotately pare, gne wool. Me cotton, Mo Shoddy mix ■ tare. Thar* are ao aaab goods made Baat for »a anam, parity aad aheap aeae. We are offering apaaaal indnee aaaate In prieaa, aad wiah yon to call anyhow, whether yon wash to hay or not. We like to show theae gooda. Wa have Bad Blankets aad Miners' Blankete revea aad a hall feet wide aad full length. Alaa for three-quarter bade aad regular etee. B. P. COULTER. WHIN YOU WANT CORSETS, Warn ;r.u east HANDKERCHIEFS, When roa went LACE TIE I *, wbmr yew wssrt Linen Collars, Wh-sB yoa wtel BUTTONS and PINS, Wssnyoa sstt HAMBURG IDOINOS, WIMN y ssi west* LAOBS OF ANY KIND, Wheeyee waat Warn; yea want LISLE GLOVES, weak yea want DRIVING. OAUNTLsTTfJ, Wnearaa want Ladies' aad Misses' Hose, Whsa yen earn PURR wool Hoaa, Warn raa want Ladles' Daderwear, KNIT •UNDBRWa.AJI, Was. yen weal fc[oop Skirts, ■la Waaa raa want Kid Cloves, \ Waeayee waat Fostsjr Book Kid Gloves, Wbaaafea waat hargnias in thean or any krasßof gaodabe ears te call at m/\ m SS Main Street, j WAR DEPARTMENT, SIGNAL SER VICE, U.S. ARMY w*» * jy-^Jy It ol Comma—a and Aarioojtnra. •apart Ot ob- at Loa AnaaVnt, Oal.. Mar. 10, 1884: : 7 lijll!lj^ « g? ■",9 1 -* ifcitr* a:t»lse * NW litSeai 1:11'.s. 1*11 , 81 r SW lo'ciear atairmom Tharmomatar, 61.8, Mlaam—o Thai laiamtar. U.I. I .rUlorall alaoi laat raporl 1.87 laobaa. LOCAL BREVITIES Tbe popular resort—tbe Rink. tf A fuHy equipped poultry farm ia ad vertised for rent in onr Mew To-Day. A young man from tha Kast, under Maw To-Day, advertises for a olerkehlp. All aooounta dun Barker ft Allen must and will have to ba paid immediately. marfi-lw Elite Bouquet Perfume ia a combine tion of twelve popular perfumes. Try It. m7-lw Don't ba prejudiced. Try one tampla bottle of Peck's Premium Perfumes, free. ' m7-lw Pare California winea and brandies at H. J. WooUacott'a, 26 and 28 North Spring street. Prof. J. W. fiedway, at tha Normal School, reports a rainfall for the paat week of 8.89 inohee. The ball to bo given thia evening by tba I. 0. B. B. haa been changed from Turner Hall to Nadean Hall. Mr. W. B. Tibbetts, of La Belloaa, reports a rainfall of fl inohee for there cent storm, and 22 inohee for tbe era am. Mr. 0. H. Bliss reports a rainfall of I. 05 Inches for the rein of Saturday and Sunday, and for the season, 18.17 laches. There ia no foundation for the rumors of danger to Reservoir Mo. 4. It ia not full or likely to break, as it laoka 16 feat of being full. Mr. C. Duoommun reports a rainfall of 8.46 inobea since Friday but, whioh, added to hia previous reports, makes 36.27 inohea for the aeaaon to date. Hon. O. Wiley Welle leotures to night at the rooms of tha Y. M. C. A., Mo. 17 North Main street. Subject, "Christian Charaoter of Washington." See notioe. The Health Officer report, 88 deaths, 22 males and 11 females, te Loe Angeles lor the month of February, aad 26 births, 12 malee and 13 females, daring the came period. Mrs. Jeanne C. Carr, from Carmelite, oame lo the city yesterday. She bad a rough and tortuous passage ia getting over bareness, both young and old. be fore reaching the El Monte road, at ths Firs Mils House. The Anaheim Qamtttt ia authority for the atateroent tbat Meesre. Dunham, Schieffelin and Tiadale have leased the Pico House, Cosmopolitan Hotel aad Nadeau Hotel. Guee, not. Ths aale at auction of tbe furniture of the Cosmopolitan Hotel waa oontinued yesterday forenoon by Mr. E. W. Noyce, and will be continued to-day in Ibe din ing hall of the building. It ia understood that ths W. H. Perry Lumber Company has pare hated the Loa Angsles and Independence Railroad Depot on Saa Pedro atreet for the aaa of their maaufaelaring and storage facil ities. We call ths attention of merebanta aad business men to the advertisement of Mr. Wm. H. Sohilllng, agent of tba ' p^ V Wr\tW\VVo n t Main street In the office of Recorder Miles yester day there were filed fifteen deeds, seven i mortgages, two satisfactions of mort gages, and three miscellaneous papers. One marriage license waa recorded with the names left blank. The Pteaoaa Fire Company haa elect ed the following officers: Preeideat, W, ]. Keasier; Secretary, J.G. Ends; Treae arer, B. Flaaon; Foreman, W. 1. Keas leri First Aasiatant, M. W. Ceeaboorn; Second Assistant, F. C. Calvin. The Council yeaterday returned a vote of thanks to the Perry Brothers for the benefit given at Turn Verein Hall laat Saturday for the flood sufferers, the re ceipts from which, 876, were turned over to the Ladies' Benevolsnt Society. An extra general .nesting of the Ocr man Ladies' Benevolent Society will be held at Turnverein Hall at 2r. at. to morrow (Wadaeeday), to make arrange meats for the celebration of tha coming anniversary See notice in our New To- Day- A lot of land adjoining the new tea factory ou the corner of First and Viae ■treats, haa been leased for tea yeara by soma San Francisco parties for the pur pose of erecting thereon a large foundry and iron worka. The lot ie centrally located, and haa a frontage of 176 feet, with a depth of 160 feet. Work will be begnn in a few days. The Hbrald acknowledge, a call from Mr. Thomas H. Merry, a correspondent ef tha foetifc Sural Prtu In the oity, an route to Riverside to attend the €11 --rua Fair aad Ihe Irrigators' Conventien. Tbe Fair ie set for tbe 12lh, bat it will ba for the people to get there and a postponement Is altogether proba ble. The irrigators hsvs bad aa Irriga tion that will laat them for a year to aoaae. Owing to the weather, the piano raffle aad ball which, for the benefit of the flood sufferers, waa to have taken place te-dey, Thursday, March 6th, at Turn Verein Hall ia hereby poet poned until Thursday, March ISth. It is hoped it will not rate tbea. Sale of tiokete continues at Edelman k Co.'a, No. 116 North Mala St.; at Mr. P. Ballade's, oorner of Alien and Ala meda Sta., and at the atore ol Mr. Ouar raro, opposite tha Plaaa. mfj-td Tbe Standard Sugar Refinery at Al varado, ia order to encourage the growth af sugar baste, will furnish the genuine Oeraaen or French sugar beet aeed at a nominal prioe. -Here ia achaaee for our farmers te supply themselves with thia moat valuable aaed at coat aad express ahargea Mr. Nadaaa haa a machine for etiatag the beets, so they can be dried in a few daya aad kept for years. It will par te ship the dried product to Alva redo, or beep It here to feed eatSe in the summer time. It te a food that ia good lor milch oowa or beeves, and will yield twioe the profit of wheat or barley. Thia beet grows without irrigation, even on adobe land. Oeorge P. Bennett, a tallyman ia the employ ef the Southern Pacific Railroad at Saa Pedro, was taken with hemor rhage yesterday morning oa Commercial street, aad helped Into Fonda's drag atore by a friend, Mr. W. A. Carpenter. Dr. PsadkHoa wae aa^^bat^eoeMren te breathe after two «bra Us Aa la quae! waa held at 11 o'clock, which re eelled te tbe jury ruadariag a vardtetof death tram hemorrhage, reealtiag from heart eiasasi. Mr. Saaaell waa a trathwr-la-lew of Jadga Jshaaaa, of "i—" -'• d The following la ths list of passengers Irom the Batt, via aha Southern Pacific sad eeaneetioaa, who ah Bald have ar rived hare at 12.80 r. ah yatteiaßl: L. a Smith aad wife. Mew York) W. W. Marsh aad wife, Omaha, Mabraeka; H. £• .IT okild ' Praaeieooi B. f, WiteSt, HeweU. Michigan Mr. Sad Ure. Tayoe, Mra. A Stewart, E. T. Steward ften Biaailiiii Bee. W. M. ea-s.. *i»-h- Tl Wl ||| Mre. ilaetery, £ Spear. Mew Vert, IsOa ANGELES HBRALD. TUESDAY MORNING MARCH 11, 1884. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. A select though not very large audi ence wltneased "The Bough Diamond" and "Coralie" by the Rial Company at tha Eagle Corps Armory laat night. Theae plays and the parte taken by tba members of this talented company have been amply reported in these columns before, so that it is needless to say any thing about the performance, excepting that It met with a cordial welcome. To night the mirth-provoking comedy "Lon don Asenranee" will be produced. It ia the moat amusing play in the repertoire of the Rial Company, and ought to be aaaa by all who enjoy a wilty play aad good acting. t Regular Session — Report of the Ladles' Benevolent Society Mea , sage from the) Mayor-Reports of , Omoere-■•port of tha Board of , Education- Resolutions Adopted —Bond of City Assessor Fischer— Reports of Committees — Miscel laneous Business—Petitions i Council mst in regular session at 2 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, President ' Moore in the chair. Minutes of last meeting read and ap proved. Members present: Day, French, Gat -1 sen', Hamilton, Hammel, Johnson, Mo - Garry, Mires, Niles, Sabiohi, Schrosdsr, ' Wolfskill. THE LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOOIETT. Mrs. Ducommun, President of Ihe Ladles' Benevolent Society, reported i that the Society had received about i $3000 from the benefits given for the j flood sufferers, and that the Society has , expended some $2600 of this amount In ; furnishing provisions, clothing, etc., to . the sufferers. She asked what ahould ' bs done with the balance still on hand, Mr. McGarry moved that the Ladies' Society be requested to continue their good work aad expend the balance in tbeir hands as their judgment directs. 1 Carried. Mr. Sohroeder moved that the Ladies' Benevolent Society be tendered a vote of | thanks for their disinterested action in , relieving the flood sufferers. Adopted i unanimously. SfESSAOE FROM THE MAYOR. > The Mayor submitted a meaaage in forming ths Council that hs hsd tem porarily suspended T. J. Cuddy ss Chief of Police, end appointed Captain L. F. Froelisb to discharge the dutiea of Chief of Polios until further orders. Ap proved. Mr. Hamilton presented a report rec ommending that the office of Chisf of Police be declared vaoant. Mr. Gassen moved that ths report bs i filed. Mr. Niles moved, aa an amendment, that the report be adopted. Lost, 3 ayes, 10 noes. The motion of Mr. Gassen was then gffopted. reports or omens. Weekly report of City Auditor of bal- I anoes in ths several city funds. Re ferred to the Committee on Finance. Weekly report of Zanjero of work done on ths oity ditches. Ssme refer ence. Monthly report of the City Treasurer. Same reference. The Superintendent of Streets reports that Pearl street sewer ia completed ac cording to contract. The usual publica tion ordered. Monthly report of the Chief of Police for the month of February. Filed. The Health Officer reports 33 deaths, 22 mates snd 11 females, for tlie month of February, and 26 births, 12 males and 13 females, for the same period. Filed. The Secretary of the Board of Educa tion presented the following report: Balance January 31, f16,322.17; appor tionment city fund, $467.12; apportion ment county fund, $11,160; total, $26, --•49.29. Expenditures—Supplies, water, rent, etc.. $340.63; B. Reeve, architect, $120; T. H. Powell, work on new school bnilding, $2500; teachers' salaries, etc., $4610; total, $7,670.63; balance on hand March Ist. gnuwa m 8»i.....i to the ' Committee on Finance. Resolution accepting Virgin atreet aewtr. Adopted. Resolution ordering payment of con tractor for same. Adopted. Official bond of John Fischer, City As sessor, with L. Lioheenberger, Louis Boeder, C. C. Lips, J. P. Holbrook, H. Men, George Zebelsin, Leopold Winter, George Hansen as securities Ap proved. Mr. Sabiohi moved that the City As sessor occupy the ssme office aa the Su perintendent of Streets. Adopted. Contract and bond with J. V. York for the grading of Bunker Hill avenue. Approved. In accordance with resolution of the Council, the City Surveyor presented a diagram showing tbat by drawing a straight line along tho rirer, from the Toma to Seventh street, sixty-fire acres of land would be cut off, the greater portion on the east aids. Mr. Hamilton moved that ths City Surveyor be instructed to make a survey of the river and present a practicable plan for straightening the river bed. So ordered. Children'a aailor hats, 36 cents, de layed gooda. People's Store. By tslepbonc mesnge 'rem San Pedro we learn that on Sunday evening Capt. Robert Williams, maater of the ship King Cendric, now lying in the offing at that port, picked up in the kelp tbe body of Wm. Ellerbrook (Butcher Bill), an account of whoea drowning waa given in the Hirald abont ten daya ago. Aa a gale waa blowing Sunday afternoon tbe Captain was unable to bring the body ashore, and it waa placed in a boat astern of the Cendric. About half-past 2 o'clock yesterday morning the boat fwrnrtM aad the remains of Ellerbrook, with soma other things in tha boat, ware tort. Children'a drawers with embroidery, 86 cents, delayed goods, People', Store. Mr. Hugh Coyle, the agent for the John L. Sullivan Combination Troupe, haa arrived in the oity to complete ar rangementa to give a aparring match in this oity on to-morrow evening, Marob llth, at Turnverein Hall, aa par notice in another column. Mr. Coyle reoeived a dispatch laat evening from Saa Fran eboo, staling that the troope sailed yee terday for this city, on tha Queen of tbe Pacitio. After visiting Loa Angelea, ttiey will paaa over tbe Suneet route to Mew Orleans. Ladiea' nightgowns, 20 tucks with em broidery, 75 cents, delayed gooda. Peo ple's store. The project of an earthen levee with stone facing, built at a slope of about one foot ia tea, bo that there will be more pressure down upon the banks than againat them, and ths water rising easily up the slope will not golly beneath the facings but glids along with ease and celerity mests with the ap proval of Major Wm. P. Reynolds, Mr. Geo. Hansen snd other accomplished en gineers. Lang try tie Misses' shoes, $1, delsyed gooda, People's Store. * A resolution, offered by Councilman Milts, to Instruct ths City Attorney to draft aa ordinaooe authorising the issue of the necessary bonds for the building of a levee along tbe rirer front, was vot ed down by tbe Council yeeterday, or, rather, ite adoption was postponed until after ths City Surveyor shall bars made a report aa to tbe coat of auch an im provement. Spool cotton, 4 cents per spool, Peo ple's Store. Mr. Louis Mseiner waa yeaterday oc cupied in directing the construction and maintenance of tha gutters and sewers in front of his property, the United States Hotel. Last evening he was at tacked with a fever of the brain and fell to the floor in a state of exhaustion. He waa taken to hia residence and at last ac ceutte was resting easily. Forty caeas of delayed goods now opened at People's Store. Loomis T. Palmer, of the great pnb liahiag aad stationary houae of Fair banks, Palmer ft Co., of Chicago, ia so journing with hia wife at the Pico Houae. Tbey have bad rough weathsr to ace the beauties of Southern Califor nia since the-' came, but are well pleaaed with the country nevertheless. flu li' •«♦.• ■ -«« versa am drawen, 60 cents, delayed gooda, Peo ple'e Store. ! On petition of the merchants of l.os Angeles street the Council yesterday in structed Ihe City Attorney to draft an ordinance restoring the hsy market to that atreet, between Arcadia and Fifth streets. This is the proper plaoe for a hsy market and it ahould never bare been changed. Ia tbe oase of the County of Loa An gelea va. ths City cf Loa Angelas, and Ihe same va. City Justice John C. Morgan, before Judge Smith, judgment waa taken ia favor af defendants. The oase will go to tbe Supreme Court on appeal by plaintiff. Sheeting, 2, yards wide, 22, cents, delayed gooda. People's Store. At the regular annual meeting of the stockholders of tha California Southern Railroad, held pursuant to call at the Headquarters Depot, Matloaal City, on Tuseday, March 4th, the old Directors were unanimously re-eleoted for the en suing year. Owing to Ihe fact that our engine broke down entirely last night, the Hbrald ia later than usual thia morning. Wa aak tha iadalgenoe of oar readers for a few daya, by which time we hope to have our new engine in piece. Mr. Hamilton moved that the Saper intendent of Streets be instructed to em ploy none but practical men lo oversee the laying of sewer and zanja pipea. So ordered. Mr. J. W. Skenkle, one of the solid msn of Chicago, Bad hb wife are regis tered at the Pico House. Mr. Skenkle ia pleaaed with the business outlook of Southern California, but highly diagust ed with the oontinued rain. Tha Anaheim mail got through laat uight with the QautU of Saturday hut. Ihe rainfall at thai date al Anaheim was abont 19 inches. Thermometer for the 24 hours ending at 8.16 laat evsaing: Maximum, 61.6 degrees; Minimum, 48.5 degreea. Pay-roll of J. B. Niles, amounting to 1304, for work done on the river. War rant ordered drawn. Pay-roll of E. M. Hamilton. $42, on aama aooount. Same order. Billa of apecial policemen on the rirer front, $106. Same order. report, or COMSIITTXXK. The Board of Pnblio Worka presented a reportas follows: Resolution of intention to grade AUso avenue and Alieo avenne extension. Adopted. Recommend that contract for grading Main atreet, from California atreet te Washington atreet, be awarded to S. » P. Townsend. Approved. Recommend that the City Surveyor be instructed to present an assessmsnt diagram for above work. So ordered. Recommend that, as s resolution of Intention to grade and improve Sand street at corner of Fort has not been published, petition of C. N. Wilson to do his own grading be denied. Ap proved. On petition of L. A. Carey to vacate portion of Temple atreet, recommend that petitioner be requested to Ale map of aaid portion. Approved. On petition of H. L. Macneil and oth ers, to open street on east bank ol Lea Angeles rirer, from First to Seventh atreet, recommend that petition be re ferred to the City Attorney with in structions to take the nos esse ry steps for ths opening of said street. So referred. Resolution establishing tha grade of Seventh street from Saa Pedro street to Loe Angelea river. Adopted. Recommend that the following peti tions be Bied: John F. Humphreys, ask. lag that his property on the rirer bank be protected; Mrs. W. D. Blgelow, granting permission to dump xaad from streets oa oity lands adjoining her prop erty) T. C. Marks, asking for ths ass ef certain dtp lands. Approved. Recommend that tha City Surveyor ba Instructed to propose a change la the grade of Mala atreet, frem ths Plasa to Temple Block, aad a change iv the grade of Spring aad Tempts streets, at the In tsrsssrlua af said streets. So ordered. The Board ef Health returned bid of Jease * Pun to sprinkle tba streets Mr. Sohroedsr aaoved that the matter of spriakihsg ths streets be referred hack to taa Board of Health, with power to aaa. m\m\9) OOSBaaaTtarMVSB watt YwßßaiHßßr* pl^KvSjgttaHl ■LsßßVti: Meaa Grande, in Baa Diego county, boasts of a rainfall of 40 inches for the season to March 6th. Oinghama, great variety of patterns, 90 yards for 81, delayed goods. People's Two heads are better than one, partic ularly in a barrel. A Plucky Postmaster. The postmaster of Saa Bernardino, Mr. William R. Porter, who ia aa old newspaper man, realising tha neceesity ot getting the news forward at all baa ards, pat the Loa Aageles aa press aad northern mall in a wagon on Sunday af teraooa aad started for Los Angelea. Io swimming tha new channel of the Saa Oabriel oae horse got down, and the whole outfit oame near drowning, bnt by hard work got through with the letter mail laat night. That waa a bold risk to take that can ba appreciated by those who have been through similar strug gles. Mr. Porter put in aa appearance at the Hbrald ofooa In fair condition, aad aaya ha will take a return mall thia morning, or pariah ia the attempt. The agent of Walla, Fargo A Co. at Yuma la very aick, and a special agent will go out with Mr. Porter te Saa Bernardino, aad thence to,Yuma hy rail. Mr. P. will take two powerful four horse teaaaa with him thia morning, aad endeavor to gal through the delayed mail aad express matter aa far aa poaaible. gash enter prise ia d asm ilug of aarpeoial aotioa. More Rain. It KKBtnnd reining Monday aad ooattaMd until Thursday. Aooordlng to Mi, Ruby's gauge naarly Ursa laau os ha** (allaa, making naarly twenty nrs lashes tor tha season. Ia ssme por tion* of the oounty over three feet hare Mean. This assess la aaprsssdsatsd. The raiaa bars again swollen the ill mi i. Tha lease aad Saata Paula atasasMieww Ths new faMge assess the Caaeda Larga, asar ot tfe A^lk *aVaratart assawaedkg eewryaaaaatjaa jj a, esasesf that ate aaavsasjas aaa) asashi WORK OF THE WATERS. Recommend that tbe City Attorney be Instructed to take the necessary steps to collect the amouuts remaining due on tho delinquent list of city taxes for 1883- St. So ordered. The Bain General—The Berth Satu rated te Repletion, and Surface Streameln Lively Flow-Damage on the Railways and In tha City. The rsin thst commenced shout Sat urday noon continued till about 8 r. M. on Snnday, making a downpour of 2.83 Inches, according to the government measurement, and 30.11 incites for tbe aeaaon. The hills in tho north part of town were ao aaturated with moisture tbat they refused to abiorb thla great tall of rain anil It came down in awift torrents through tbe streets, culrr-nsting In a small rirer In Alameda atreet, in which small boys sailed on planks. The afreets In the southwestern part of the oity were flooded from ths bills on the west part of tbo corporate limits, so that all parts were v ell delugod with water. The water from tbe graveyard oafion made a furious stream tbat oame down Buena Viata atreet to Short, to Upper Main and to Marchesaautt street, where It spread over the Plaza and divided into Bath, Olvera aud Marcheasault currenta, badly damaging the latter two atreet*. aud discharging Into Alameda street. Something must bs dose to take care of the water that oomoa down this caflon. On Sunday it was a swift stream, twenty feet wide, tbat arrrated all foot travel be tween the Plaza and Sonoratown. It seriously injured the foundation of some of the adobe walls and caused them to fall down in various plaoea. Report monthly bills approved and recommend tbat warrants he drawn. So ordered. Mr. Day presented a plan for nn en gine-house for the 38's Engine Company, drawn by Ripley * Boring, to be locat ed on the Plaza. Mr. Hamilton mored that the Clerk bs instructed to advertise for bids for building an engine-house according to the plans submitted, the architect, to furnish specification <. So ordered, rrrrrtoNs, commuhications, etc. Petition of W. J. Nssly, asking an ex tension of twenty days to complete Sec tion 5 of Hill and Seventh street sewer. Oranted, provided the sureties file their oonseut. Communication from Milton Lindley, In relation to the change of grade of Hill etreet. Referred to the City Attor- ney. Petition of Mrs. Nettie Stelnhilber, to be paid for ths lumber of a house car ried away by the flood. Referred to ths Polloe Committee. Petition ol Osorge M. Hunt, to do grading in front of his property on Hill street. Referred to tiie Board of Publlo Works. Communication from Jos. McDonald, offering to put down a stone crossing on Spring street, from Downey Block to Temple Blook. Accepted, the work to bs done under tbe superintendence ot The back-water from Alameda street extended baok aud up to tbe great cellar of Messrs. Hollman Haas & Co., whioh had to be kept clear by constant pump ing. Pico atreet, Washington etreet, Ninth street and the lower end of Main street were streams instead of atreets, snd mud held carnival everywhere. Be low the city the river changed its chan nel and made a great push for Mr. R. Nadeau's grant buildings erected for a best sngarle, but nt laat accounts had not undermined them. Tbe roada through the blaok soil in La Ballona are supposed to be a part of tbe bottomless pit. The railroad bridge tbat was broken has been mended so that trains can go ,o San Gabriel, where a bad washout was made in tho deep arroyo west of the Mission. The water from several small canons seemed to unite and come down j from Gov. Stoneman's, the Lake Vine yard and the Winston ranches into this arroyo, where it has swept out the em bankment twice within a few days. The railroad bridge at Savannah is impassa ble. Some foot paaaengera orossed the S. P. R. R. bridge from La Pnente to El Monte, but did not dare to croea the new obannel west of that place, which la now wild and dangerous and larger than the old river from wh'ch it sprung. The bridges on the Anaheim road are both impassable, but a large force of men ia at work which will soon make the road safe, unless more rain ocoura aoon. the City Surveyor. Communication from George F. Hanly calling attention to the condition of San Fernando street. Referred to the Board of Publio Works. Communication from tbe Board of Trade, urging the necessity of immedi ate action to prevent the encroschmsnlt of the river. Same reference. Petition of M. Levy St Co. for permis sion to hang a sign aoross Alameda atreet, between the Keller property and the opposite side. Referred to tbe Po lice Committee. Petition of S. C. Foy, asking for ths construction of a sewer on Seventh street, west of Pearl Btrcot. Referred to the Sewer Committee. * Petition of Hellman, Haas k Co. aud other merchants, asking that Los An geles street, from Arcadia to Fifth atreet, be declared a public hay market. Granted, snd the City Attorney in structed to draft an ordinance. Petition of Thos. Copley, asking that Mr. Beaudry be requested to move his fenoe on the oast side of Buena Viata atreet. Referred to tbs Board of Public Worka. Petition of Juan Tasso to ba allowed to re-lease certain lota. Sams reference. Report of Citizens' Meeting, iv rela tion to work neceaairy to be done on the river front. [Report previoualy pub liahsd in the Herald ] Beferred to the City Surveyor. Mr. Day moved tbat a vote of thanks be tendered to the Messrs. Perry Broth- The two San Gabriel rivers and the Loa Angeles river combined havo united on the Cerritos Rancho, and made a new channel farther east, that cornea Into a settlement sf farmers that ssttled two years sgo In tbs bottom near ths wil. lowa. It ie supposed that serious dam ages hays been caused to these settlers by this change of the river. firs for the benefit given at Turn Verein Hall last Saturday for the flood suffer ers. Adopted. Adjourned. LETTER FROM MCDOWELL. On tha east side of the Los Angeles river, below First street, about two thirds of the ourrent plunges into tbe bank and causes a constant injury and destruction. Mr. W. H. Workman has cut down a large number of trees and lashed tbem to the bank along h i vine yard and partially arrested tbe erosion of the soil, bnt Mr. James Reagan, who is next to Mr. Workman, had his honae end barn carried away ant? part of bis land. Mr. J. H. Post, whose beautiful orange grove of ten acres was one of the . finest io the city, has lost half of it, and the rest is still wearing away. Thia or ohard was about twenty yean old and a modal in condition. A barn belonging to Mra. Williams and part of her vine yard and orchard are gone. The vine yards of James Booth, Geo. D. Rowan and Frank A. Gibaon are still wearing away. Wbrtt He Has to Say About BIS Confession. On Sunday laat William R. MoDuw ell, the condemned murderer, now con fined in the Los Angelea jail, sent a message to a Hxrald reporter, that he wished to see him. On the arrival of the latter at the jail, McDow ell handed bim the following letter, which explains Itself: Editor Hbrald—Tne presumed "eon tension" of myself (McDowell) ss given ba the Evening Republican of yesterday, eoatains among many other statement* therein pablished (whioh I never made) one calculated to cast reflections upeu the official honor oi George Gard, the Depnty Sheriff who arrestel me and who, I now declare, waa main'y instrumental in saving my life, however much I may regret it. The Republican says Sayer and myself were iv the room together when the Depnty Sheriff cams. I never could have made any snob, state ment, because I was alone some time be fore I saw Mr. Gard approach ths house. The reporter made a false statement in regard to Mr. Gard seeing Sayer go ont of the house, for lt bad been at least three-quarters of an hour after Sayer left the house before I knew that Mr. Gard waa in the town. And as for my saying Mr. Oard saw the man Sayer paaa out of the house, it is a mistake. Although the reporter and the "dudo" that was with him tried aery persistent, ly to get me to implicate Mrs Gard in the poisoning, as also did they try to have me say that the officers at San Bernardino helped roe to escape, both cf which propositions I conld not admit because of their untruth, snd I am now too close to the verge of eternity to wantonly tell a lie, even to be revenged npon my captor or late custodians. And now, Mr. Editor, I hope yon will not refuse to publish this, though It oomes from a condemned prisoner, for I assure yoa it Is only written with ths hope that the publio may understand tbat no ons but myself is to blame for my esoape and attempted suicide. Respectfully, William R. McDowsll. Written in jail March Oth, 1881. Weather Bound Passengers Mr. Walter S. Maxwell returned lest alght from a trip to Arisons, Nsw Mex ioo and Mexico, takiag in Tombstone on his homeward routs. He waa ons of ths storm bound passengers, aod lay over at Tama two days, when the track was mended at Ogilvie aad the train oame oa to Mound City and lay over at the great break In the Saata Ana river bridge, over whioh they walked and were met by a train whioh brought them to Col ton, where they waited two days more for a break to be mended in the track this aide of Coiton. Mr. J. M. Griffith and family, Mr. Maxwell and a few other passengers took the first train for Pomona. Here they found it impossible to proceed farther hy rail, and while Mr. Griffith aad some others weat back to Coiton, Mr. Maxwell aad a fsw others hired a team aad drove by Mad Springs and Aaasa dowa to the broken railway bridge at El Monte. Bare they peaked their baggags serosa tha swollen river, walking tbe ties which hang to ths swtagiag rails, with aa bridge beneath, aad after getting over the two rivers ia thla way hired another team aad drove to the oity. Maxwell says hs had a great deal of fan aad a vast amount of experience. The southern Paeittc Rail road Company furatahed them plenty of provisions, aad out ot 1000 passengers bow al Coiton ha oaly found aaa grum bler and airaagemeam were aiade to baaag him. On the west side of the river, between Bainsevuin and First street, the water did great havoc and carried away a strip ol land about fJO feet wide, with two small shanties. A large quantity of treee were yesterday laahed to the bank, and effectually arrested any further wearing away of the earth. Bnt more bine gum and pepper treee are needed to aecureimmunity from farther loss. Ferther np, the Hollenbeok treat is still suffering a heavy wear and tear, and needs more trees on the bank. A combined effort will be made to-day to turn the ourrent into the middle chan nel, where it can do uo harm to either side. Tho large pepper trees tbat were put iv on the East Los Angeles aide, at the end of the bridge, bare stopped- the destruction on that side. A large grove of pepper trees in the cily et the present time would be invaluable for protection of the river bsnks, and wonld ssll for s largo sum of money. There ia a hint in this for our large land owners, on both sides of ths river, to plant pepper trees on tbe unoconpied and unirrigated hill lands whioh tbey possess in abundance. It ia a beautiful, aromatio tree, of rapid growth, and makes good fuel, paying a large profit to grow for fuel, and sprout ing from thw stump or limbs when the upper porlion is cut away. Who will plant a grove of theae trees? Now ie the time to plant the seeds of this beautiful and useful tree. The weather was dry ing yeaterday and the water falling ateadily. It is now thought the river la under control. More Burglaries and Robbery. McMillan's merchant tailoring store In Nadeau building was entered ou Sat urday or Sunday night by some bur glars who carefully took out a pane of glass in the rear window and laid it aside without breaking. They then went In and stole three pieces of valua ble oloth, and left fur parts unknown to the owner. Tho Boston One Price Store was also entered probably by the aame parties and robbed of several articles of value, tba precise number sad veins being at the present unknown. Yesterday after noon offloer J. A. Berry arrested Henry Carroll, an old offender, on a charge of being the robber of tbe latter store. Hs had a fsw pairs of stockings from ths robbery snd SO cents in coin. Cbarlea Miller took broad daylight for hie robbery, aad want into a barber shop on Commercial atreet yesterday and robbed the money drawer of 91.30. Ha has gooe to board with Carroll at the expense of tbe city. A Fair Proposition. Anyone suffering from habitual eon stipe tirm, torpidity of the liver, colds, fevers, hssdsshss, niilssaam, sleep. lissbiis. indfgastiuu or other ills ajrenag frees a disordered or iaaetiva condition ef ths liver, stomach sad bowels, aad wishing ta give Syrup of Figs a thor ongh trial, yea ooa bay tt of C F. Beta. weo*srlU agree to return ""your asoaey if tt rails ta net sesssptly anal iiSisaitaslly. aeT* o^r"Thl?aa2 km mm aaasl aslOT Y.M.C.A. Lecture. Cease ta the Isanars at has Xeaag SBasTwaßa COURT REPORTS MEW TO-DAY. <y | OS" - SIEGEL'S Great Underwear Sale. The same will be sold without reserve, to make room for our enor mous purchase of Straw Hats. PI- BIEGEL, Cor. Main and Commercial sts. nam am PROSPERITY 18 ASSURED I The Land will Teem with Plenty THE BOSTON SQUARE DEALERS WILL OPCN THE Largest Spring Stock of Tailor-Made Clothing EVER OFFERED FOR SALE ON .'HIS COAST. We will Set Apart as Special Bargains Overcoats, Heavy Suits, Odd Heavy Pants, To make room for new arrivals. You take no Chances at the Boston Clothing Hesse. Square Dealing is the Rale. 13 NADEAU BLOCK. SPSS SDI MVS Si THB WHS. IVSSHMS BT CLICTSfSiTV. aUto no. s4 inn spkinc stbibt. THE OLD RELIABLE, Where yon will always find tha largest and finest sssortaneat of f BOOTS AND SHOES FOR LADIB&fe~ GENTS AND CHILDREN. CHILDREN'S SHOE* A BPIO«s«S>TY. Children s Shoes, 7, to 10, Calf, with Tip, riveted, fl-INo li ulsfl In rtfspist '*$ J. : C L. FlaVSatlsV - J ? J. T. Shewa-fA Velvets, Velveteens and PblA Thau arc contained In sll ths ether dry (roods honss la this I*l SSsst ' t^KUSM J. T. SHEWARD |S Exhibits More Dress Good*/ A laiaar reap o( stytss aad a erastsr variety ot pieces ia new sad t I ha 111 asasMSM in an. three ofth. Unrest skuas faTThla ettj. Ws are rseasßSßSathy WW- ~'^B9 LEADING DRESS GOODS HOUSE. Ws show norerttss from the boat looms tn las world. Ail ac« styles, aoisral by piliusal assaa. ' ston In the Kastern mariiet, and are to-day the largest imrshaasi ot dry roods at thai ear/. Wa are Sols Agents) for & Bntterick fit do's Reliable Pattavaa. We Sellßall'sHealth Corset. We Make a Speoiality of Fitting out Hotels, Restau rants and Boarding Houses with Table Linens, Towels, Napkins, Beady-Made Sheets and Pillow Cases, Hoots- Made Oomrorts. Our new Ban stock Ist now la and we cordially Invite the pnblic to visit onr establishment. Ws have bargains to show yon, styles tbat will please yon snd gentlemanly clerks to wait upon yon. AH K.odx Marked In Plain Bbrnre*. Ono Price and eaoh. MAIL ORDERS BOUOITBD. J. T. SHEWARD, % COR. SPRING & FIRST SREETS. espstemoa San Francisco. Los Angeles. Seattle. THE BRANCH OF" Gordon Hardware Co., Of San Francisco, JUST OPENED AT 29 SOUTH SPRING BT. OfYars Special Inducements to Buyers In General Hardware, Builders' Material, «apjm.s lnpLnMaus-rst. t rntiv tooi* mht-lm B- W. POIS»BXTBB. Manager. T. A. TEMPLETON. T. J. AEKIPs* TEMPLETON & ASK IN, Livery, Feed and Sale Stables. HAY AND GRAIN SOW SALS. lie a. arttiNG strxet, c-bil's fbont*) los ANuaua.ual. T.i laisisne aanst ■ Superior Oourt—Smith, J. Monday, March 10th. In is Solomon Shirpser, a native of Russia, naturalizod. In ra oalllng ol the criminal calendar —Continued until to-morrow at 10 A. at. lir parte, D. Sullivan—Petition to dis ohargs prisoner on his own recognizanos, granted, to appear bofore this court at IO o'oloek to-morrow morning. Estudillo va. Agnlrre—Statement on motion fur new trial, asttled and al lowed, Motion for a new trial sub mitted on briefs already Died. order or THE COURT. It la hereby ordered by this Court tbat all oases In insolvency, snd all appeals from judgments In ths Jnstioas' Courts of this Bounty, be pieced for trial aud hearing on the calendar of the depart ment presided over by Judge V. E. j Howard, and that all probate oases and criminal appeals, be placed upon the calendar ol ths department presided over by Judge Henry M. South, and that all otbsr oases be placed alternately on the calendar ol the two departments. V. E. Howard, Judge. Henry M..Smith, Judge. People va. Jose Figueroa—lnforma tion for grand larceny filed in open Court; bench warrant ordered to issue; defendant allowed to go npon same bait aa before committing magistrate. People va. Chas. V. Hail and James Brant—Resisting sn offioor; defendants appeared in open Court with counsel and are given two days to plaad to tbe information. Howard, j. Alvarado va. Rlvsra—Continued until March 17th, at 10 a. m. Eatate and guardianship of Patrick minors—Petition for sale of real eatate heard ann granted, upon giving bonds to eaoh minor in tbe sum of 9600. Schleasingsr vs. Mallard—On motion of attorney for plaintiff, oauss set for trial March 18th, at 10 A. af. Estate and guardianship of C. G. P. Fluhr, a minor—Petition for settlement of annual account heard and granted as prayed for. Estate of Wm. D. Graham, deceased— Petition for deed continued until March 24th, at 11 A. M. Estate of J. G. Y. Eames, deceased— Will admitted to probate; Roacos L. Eamca appointed executor without bonds. Estate and guardianship of L. Strobel, a minor—Petition for an order to com promise suit entitled Strohm vs. Davis, ss to certain of tbe defendants, beard and granted. Eatate and guardianship of M. Strobel, a minor—Samo entry. Eatate and guardianship of G. E. Stro bel, a minor—Same entry. In n application of Lydia Young, for the privilegea of a aole trader—Petition heard and decree granted as prayed for. Baldwin va. Emerson et al.—Plaintiff allowed to amend complaint by insert ing the true name, S. M Wright, Sams ordsr which is on Judge Smith's oourt appears on Judge Howard's. County of Los Angeles vs. City of Los Angeles—Judgment for defendant and costs. Couaty of Los Angeles vs. J. C. Mor gan—Same action bs the foregoing, SET TOR TO-DAT. Davie vs. Bower et al.—Trial. Estate of Joaeph E. Jackson, deceased. Estate of A. A. Wilson—Petition. Estate of S. C. Wilson—Petition. Reid vs. Strobridge. Estate of Buckheim—Will. Guest—"This beer is very poor; I esn hardly drink it." Host—"Just eloss your syes snd drink it down." Tsn minutes later. Host—"Hello, this is only half the price of your beer." Guest —"Just close your eyes and pat it in yoar pocket." Horsford Acid Phosphate. AS A BRAIN POOD, Dr. 9. F. Newcomer, Greenfield, 0., ssys: "Io cases of general debility and torpor of mind and body it does exceed ingly well." SHILOH'S VITALIZE?, ie what yon need for Conatipation, Lose of Appetite, Dizziness and all symptoms of Dyspep sia. Prioe SO and 76 cents per bottle. Sold by C. F. Heinzeman, 122 North Main street. Electricity and Magnetism the New Means of Cure. Dr. E. Robbins, tbe celebrated Aus tralian Electro Magnetic Heeler, 119 South Main atreet, nearly opposite the Cathedral, after several yean' experience in the Australian colonies, San Franois co, Salt Lake City. Denver, and several months in this oity, haa decided to per manently locate here, where be haa per formed ao many wonderful cares without the aid of medioine. His rooms are crowded daily with patients anxiona to get the benefit of his power over so called incurable diseases. Dr. Robbins ia patronised by some of our leading citi zens. He also diagnoses diseases with out explanation from the patients, freo of charge, and haa fitted up the Institute st considerable expense with Dr. Hoff man A Palmer's celebrated electro-tuera pentio bath, whioh la pronounced by em inent physicians to be tbe greatest dia oovery in medical science of modern times; also other medicated hatha, with the latest improvements iv electrical in struments for administering Faradio, Galvanic and statio electricity. feb24tf CATARRH CORED, health and sweet breath seen red by Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 60 cents. Nasal In jector free. Sold by C. F. Heinzeman 122 North Main street. WILL YOU SUFFER with Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint T Shiloh's Vital iser is guaran'eed to i ure you. Sold by C. F. Heinzeman, 122 North Main atreet. CROUP, WHOOPING COUGH and Bronohitia immediately relieved by Shiloh's Cure. Sold by C. F. Heinze man, 122 North Main street. Wolilnecon Ooal. The attention of consumers of coal is called to tbe superiority and eoonomy of thia ooal aa fuel as againat any other — either ooal or wood—for sale In thla market. It ia specially recommended for house uses, burning up to a clear, white ash and leaving no refuse or soot. For steam purposes it has no equal. The undersigned is prepared to sell this ooal in carload lots and upwards from hia coal bunkers at Wilmington, or ahipa when discharging, delivered at any sta tion on the line of the Southern Paoifie Railroad. To ba had at all the retail ooal yards in thia city. Waltir 3. Maxwell, Wholesale Dealer, No. 10 Court etreet. febl2tf For lame Back, Side or Chest nss Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price 26 cents. Sold by C. F. Heinsemsn, 122 North Main atreet. rSxouretons. The excursions that are oomiug to Loa Angstes every few daya are bring ing a great many very wealthy people here te loos re and make permanent homes in Loo Angsles or surrounding country. On arriving they are all anxious to see our beaoWul city and country, and among the good and beauti ful things they are tlrst to discover Is ths famous Tansills Punch 6 cent cigar, sold at ths P. 0. Cigar atore. SHILOH'S COUGH and Consumption Cure is add by na on a guarantee. It oures consumption. Sold by C. F. Heinzeman, 122 North Main street. Pasadena Business gentlemen who contemplate becoming residents of the "Southern California Paradise," whsa the South ern Paoino Railroad is opened, should secure the commanding build ins sites now offered for sale ba the beautiful orange groves of Mr. James Smith, on Orange Grove avenue. They are located ea a hilleide, looking east, having splendid views of the entire Ban Gabriel valley aad convenient to Poetotßos, schools aad ehurehee. Mr. Smith haa also some lots oa the main thoroughfare and business street, Fair Oaks avenne, between Hotel Raymond and poetotflce, tbe oorner lots ef two and a half scree sash having frontages of 630 feet by 208 feet. janSO ti THAT HACKING COUGH caa ha ao quietly cured by Shiloh's Cars. Wa gnsnnte- It. Sold by C. F. Heinseman, Ix 3 North Main atreet. Portland naaaaaii. My ewa aaaaittaliai chVtse from L codes is iMg Jl sat I Per sale la m%\wm 0.0 11 VOrOWR.KI, JOVM BITBO*. Slu. j t*. 0. Hans, Owkkrr. Los ABgßles National fiani, HO. M MO»TH MAIN STXEJtT. Las A» jagtg CAXMTAYI*. ta»«.»»». DIatXTOM ! Do. ». v. OMUI, Oot. H H. 1111111, faaar a. ttti, Jam Sanaa, la., STL t*t>.j k tJ.^ay"* to owns of cm. Tk.~vW.ol mat mm* T*»i»»tti«l gkmt *** tv.11.. ol attar JriMl, H'UJJi mt ffCiLt-raiitMa.w MS ataaa. tm, ImlWiilMalh. Uliim tk» Asiaa gsada Jaray Co-* ft* ok «••■> WtaVUABI »ILtBaV