The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-24

sold the land on which u grew for
The champagne TRADE Of Rheims amounts In ordinary
times 10 the expectation hence Of twelve millions Of bot
ties annually and this a trade has all grown up dnr
ing the past sixty seventy years. Although the deli
cious nectar was known as far back the epoch OF
LOUIS XIV, and spariied then upon the table ct the
pats sonpcrs given by Madame de Pompadour at Yer
sales only within the half century that has
been much known article Of commerce. In ordi.
nary times nearly one-fourth Of the champagne sent
from Rheims goes the United Statea Singular enough
although such peculiarly French wine, about all the
trade In il has faien into the hands Of Germana
Were the head Of the house Of the Widow Clicquot
rs German, also tho Baron de SAKE his associate
The Heidseicks OF which there are three separate
houses here-Piper Hedseiok, Heidseck r Co., and
Chanes Heidse,ck-are al OF German origin, as
also q NJ Piper, who obtained tho right Of
joining the Of Hedssick 70 hsby marrying adaugh
ter Of the original Hedseick house. Tho Mumms are
Germans is also Roedercr The purely French houses
all have Germans connected with them This has been
explained 70 resulting from the fact that In the
several languages and th.i = me French Is nation
learn any tongue bus seir the Germans who
are the oes. insus!s in Iuro have worked their way
payne DISTRICTS bearing The names Of viedomsngs, Riiy
M and gs1y S1s Of
and selling here al nine hundr francs the "pieoe In
= s s e so Ss e sG S4e.
also by mine host for all tho sparkling champagne wines
with tho exception OF the Royal st. Marceau, which he
song and story have thrown 90 much romance about
vino growing regions and Their inhabitants that one who
gathers his ideas Of them from song and story l. liable %
example In which the uninitiated nenthusasc lover
OF nature and OF romance would hope and expect to find
beautiful landscapes, broad and smiling plains verdant
river banks and green and sunny hihsides ali covered
with luxuriant growth Of the vine, and all these peo
q hs y e mse
love- and sing Anacreonc songs in honor of the vine
OVERLOOKING ioamins fagons, win very much dsap.
district is white and chalky, Astounding in car
Donate Of lime, which makes very disagree.
abo to the eye. The country is generally fiat, and
little diversified and tho vine itself on which the cham
paene grape grows is stunted little thing reach
Ing more than about three feet In height Just at
present. when the vintage is past and the stripped vines
rapidly falling into the scre and yellow. the country
is particularly embarrassing. The "vignerons' and
France, living in uncomfortable stone houses with
neither front back yards to hem totally destitute Of
vines flowers shrubbery of that air Of comfort
the English cottager In the whole agricultural region
OF France the traveller he journeys along the
miles cultivated lands without mark upon them Of
habatIon, until he reaches a village, made up Of
long. struggling street. which ia but continuation OF
the high road and ench side Of which built the e
uncomfortable, unromantc, h0tookng stone houses in
which the peasanry of France live Champagne in this
respect does not differ from the rest Of France and the
fact that there fences hedges TO separate
tho vino growing lands from the roadside or from each
other the 'etes and bounds" OF each little propretors
ng marked by piles Of stones, gives the country
singuaIly uninterestng and monotonous appearance.
Song and story usually convey the Idea that the people
IN vine growing regions are not only exceedingly happy
but exceedingly yrtuo1s in fact living evidences of the
truth Of the motto Be virtuOus and you will DO happy
SO Far the female portion OF the residents in the Cham
payne district concerned sorry to be under the
necessity of dspeing this illusion Is 1t peculiarly
In the climate the chaiky soil which reflects back
1t something the wine that makes Rheims the great
commercial centre OF champagne one OF the most eligible
fields Of operation for the labos Of the Moral Reform
it. These TALL we'll formed and pretty chdmpnoises who
t<haYe loft their fathers house, and the labor IN the
vineyards and como 70 Rheims to work at dressnking
or TO tend shop labor IN tho WOODEN manufactures
here who with little bundles in their hands neatly
dressed with their rich luxuant growth OF hair
incd by cap bonnet, may be seen in great numbers
skipping the trttoirs about eight O'Clock in the
evening on their way home from work--these young
ladies, although apparently very happy and cor
% BEING The so who o.ss is
this splendid cathedral, whose tall heaven-pointing
women to higher things Ii said 70 DO called upon
much more frequently TO baptize infants who In the
profoundly lacking than he Is Of those begos.sn and
born accordance with the strict rules Of prQprety
virtue law and The church Thdsearc melancholy facts
and ay furnish Interesting subjects OF consideration 70
moral chemists and anayzers What Is the Of IN
Is II the VINE, the chGky soil, tho burning sun, the
caihedrals
The tribunals Of Rheims have way Of administering
justice which strikes rather favorably and which
wead commend TO the attention Of the chalk water
street corner opposite observed this morning some
frcshly printed pacars posted up, and as anything new
begins now to be interesting Immediately rushed over
ments Of the Tribunal Of Police In Rheims and would
recommend their perusal 10 your police judges and
Legislators. Tho first was against FRANCHISE Mar
QuOritC BOisge. who. IL seems, prODahiv thinking
that the milk which came from her cows too rich
for the stomachs Of the Rhemos had added to eight tres
about gallons, Of IT, Qnart Of waor, and sold the
compound milk This fact having been established,
Franchise sentenced 70 pay q One OF hundred
pay the cost Of fifty copies OF the Decree which should
be posted up In the town, nnd particularly kept
posted upon her door during the period Of three onths
seeker Of 'pure Orange county MILK in the city OF
New York. who would stand by an agreement TO adulte
his milk only in the proportion Of quart OF water
10 twoyallons Of the tactical fluid would suppose, be
regarded a. a public bcnefactor and q man TO be on.
couraged Two other judgments followed this-0ne oil
coal dealer who for putting IN his sacks OF coal guam
tity OF nake weight fined fifty francs and
sentenced to twenty days mprisohmont and the other
OF butcher, in whose possession, and exposed
was I'm p.u trop haw, and for which he was
sentenced TO three months imprisonment and heavy
nnc This rigid administration OF justice here to
apply large well smei matters One OF the best
known houses here IL that Of L. Roederer whose brand
Of campsSnc the most expensive Of any sent to the
United states being principally known and very popu-
however, being sent 70 Russia In the early part Of
last year young and enterprising who desired
10 establish themselves Ia the champagne trade here,
and who considered that 1t would be great advantage
70 them to commence business under the prestige OF
well known name, adopted the following expedient -
Finding at Strasburg young man who was 0nveoa de
cafe something Of that sort named Theophe Roedercr
they immededatcy induced him TO leave his mental
occupation and come 70 Rheims, where they established
q house, placing him at the head OF 1t, known a.
sRoedcrer Coz and this brand was placed upon
their wine. The odd established house of
Roederer brought action against them for concur
renee Hegaer .llega opposition, and after hearing
all the facts the Court decided that only must the
new arm pace upon their labels the first Of It's
head but also give good sized readable figures tho
date at which their house established that there
would DO danger Of confoundng It with the original
firm.
The town Is In . greater state OF excitement to-day
than I have II before during my yku IL "a re-
ported upon the that VI the important
and veil known firms in Rheims Is about suspending
finding impossible to carry business under the pres
sure Of the claims made by yclr Custom House suthor
ties The effect OF this Is 70 deprive oil the houses
tached OF credit which hna heretofore been attended