New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-23

some reformation II III psiies svjtss sssssss. s
negroes Az present, aaax d Ia, Il s'' asaS
eaea oi tsiis class o persoIa caaa II oa
aaa It y new arged shat tES terms ss.
q Their residence should be made
and not. = efscr, prehibtory TAe
@ we corporation concerning free sseoy6ss
tnsy stand but seldom enforced, ard thsy q u.
immense q this vile population afssadv II.
oaF midst and Washington City bids faIr il ,,ssssns.
tAc refuge clty Of those miserable blacks. 81
our correspondent suee last he hid t1s r,iea..
ure Of writing you as been subses % III ssria.,.
interruption q having been burnt out. bapsao1
and eliatfels by me. The coniag VA sess
ona one and bronght home - many minds tE.s o
yetlon, that of AL feeble and fareical bosiss, se
corporation af Washington may ba put arst. Tlle
tact III TIE City Government Il miserable, paaper
=inattaaion depending ON Federal appropriations
for everything and Of no Hse whatever Iii extend
ing protection and safety to fss citizens i'll tf1e
instance q The eonaagration referred To-, fsw
saualid frenlen conld find nothing to fo bue III
Wasch the progress Of the flames; for although the
flre was raging within one square of psnnsyIyaufa
avenue, where there was abundance of water. thts
united fire companies actually did not have hose
enough 70 reach II! The aggregate damage va
upwards "a MI 900 Iezssnsd ~ an ity,sr s,lae IL
s2ao0 II y said that thu amount og dIisersnee
would more than PAY for two of fhs Nett steam irr
engines.
81 N Mist ram not pslisicalIy lsA Iii.
u Botliigny, your rfessakaaiss, assSre issise
70 he done him m all illusions I'd lii representafye
course have noticed III the Courier of lie 8lst
Inst the card 0f Mr. Henry St. Paul, and md h1s
attr1bntIng to Mr. BouIigny positions which lie has
never occupied here This may arise from ~
roneons reports Of the proceedings of Conrress
which may hare reached View Orleans. Mr. Bon
ligny h not favorng an organization of the Hotsc
By the rankest enemies of the South nor II III.
Is any way 4. helping to bring about the adoption
Of the plurality rnle, to secure the election OF 3
Black Republican Speaker Whilst Iii. Bouliany
adheres 70 is party npon all votes where there ii
reasonable chance Of the organization Of the
House BY il, he has never yet by word or action.
attempted defeat of an election of Speaker ID on
position to the Republicans on the contrary. lie
has never failed to cast his vote and hs Influence
for Democrat upon any occasion where such vote
and Influence might secure an anti Republican d.
ganizaton.
The Grape CuIture and WINE Making III
California.
Wine making, in the course of d few years viii
assume such considerable proportions i'd Galffor
MIA as TO exceed in value even gold digging
There is scarcely section of that State now
where are not found dourshing young vineyards
which, in the course Of two Or three years. vim liz
in full bearing, furnishing immense quantities of
their luscious fruit for the press. Already cor1sd-
cradle quantities Of wine are made in Los Angeles
| and the southern counties and The san Francisco
market is constantly supplied with native wines.
/ and large exports OF the article are also made
The quality Of the California wines has not vel
been fully determined by actaal test. skilifal
wine makers, imported from France, represent the
new native wine as superior in important respects
4 to the majority Of the French wines when fresh
from the press, and only wanting age to make ii
highly esteemed. AS d general thing It possesses
4 more saccharine matter, and as Il consequence
4 yields more alcohol than ordinary French wines.
Hence it Is said TO possess more body and
i ability to bear adulteration with water.
The grape usually planted, 50 far, has been the
native California grape, which was found growing
SO luxuriantly at most of the old Spanish Missions
i when the Americans invaded the country. The
fruit is large, purple grape-as big as big-sized
marble which grow in punches weighing each
A from one to five pounds The peculiar dryness af
the California climate permits the grapes to ripen
MltH great anti Mu uhHiA& EdI ec6eG III -
beauty and attractivenesa Of the ripe clusters aa
they hang upoa the vine. Or even a. they are ex-
posed for sale in the frultsrers' baskets Large
quantities oil the finest lunches are shipped from
Los Angeles to San Francisco by steamer and sold
in the markets Of the latter city. They are gene
rally packed in sawdust, and reach their destina-
ton without being crushed or shaken off from the
stem. They might easily be brought to tho Atlan-
manner. We believe some Of the California grapes
have been exhibited on the tables Of the New York
hotels. None have ever reached New Orleans that
i we have heard Of The wines commonly made ID
California are the !" Angelica, the /. White Winest
and Champagne. Angelica il a heavy. sweet wine.
Of beautiful pink tint the California white wine
il most popular-hut il too heavy for regular
table wine; the native champagne is spoken highly
of--hnt the manufacturers have got much to learn
before IL can be brought in successful eompet-
! iter OF Ia Feaee Gie9sat.
| Scientific winners from Germany and France are
experimenting with the native juices and are con
/ ffdent of being able to produce frstrate Port
Sherry, Madeira, Burgundy, Glaret, etc. 10 effect
those purposes they are introducing foreign vines
and busy crossing them with the native varieties.
They say they have, in the California plains and
on the mountain sides, every desirable variety of
soil and climate for grape culture, and with the
regular dry that prevail there that it must
in time be the wine making country Of the world
The business Of wine making ii already q yers
profitable one. It generally requires three years
before vineyard begins to make return after il
is planted. The following may be considered j
fair statement Of the expenses of each acre pantes
in grapes prior to gathering the first crops:
Cast Of land, cuttings and planting
Cost OF lhfee culture
Contingencies L. So
Total. s$64 so
This is the expense of planting and cnltiyatine
an acre in grapes for three years Each acre j.
calculated to have 67o vines upon it. and from tls
third year the annual net yield is estimated at from
500 to $500 per acre This shows that the bust
ness is an exceedingly lucrative one. And there
is no danger of its being overdone; for, if every
GaGnrnia nlanted the