Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-17

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millions. 1t has no terminal points
as the American lines possess, and
even in the most promising dis
tricts, as along the Saskatchewan
Valley, some years must elapse ere
such population Is established as
will insure profitable local traffic.
All the needs of the Dominion for
this generation would probably be
attained by connection at Penn
bina, with our own railroad system,
as there is q useful summer route
from Prince Arthur's Landing at
the head of Lake Superior to the
capital at Manitoba. From Win
nipeg, as population increases, q
line can easily be built to the west
ward. 1t is not at all likely, how
ever, that an Imperial guarantee
will again be extended to the Ca
madam loan-certainly it will not
be if the Liberals return to power
in England.
Tbe WAR Between Chile ard Peru
NEW YORK, August l6th.-The
Star and Herald of Panama says;
Chile loses over one million dollars
by the recent raids of the Peruvian
war ship Huascar.
Calama has been evacuated by
the Chileans, and all their forces
concentrated at Antofagasta. pre-
paratory, it is said, to descent
upon the Peruvian coast.
Business in Peru and on the
whole coast is utterly demoralized.
Cargo Of Tea from Japsu.
NEW YORK, August 16tb.-The
steamer Gordon Castle from Yoko-
hama June I'd, and Singapore June
2lst, has arrived in port with about
3,100 tons of tea. This is said to be
the first full cargo of tea from Ja-
pan exclusively that has ever ar
rived in this port.
Gloomy Reports from Frencn Wine
Districts.
NEW YORK, August l4th.
Commercial Bulletin says: There
is no Disgusting the fact that the
French wine production is serious
ly compromised. Besides the raw
ages of phylloxera, the extraordi-
nary wet season has added to the
mischief. The Couloure, another
disease, produced by humidity and
defective sap and rank growth of
weeds, has been added to the trou-
BILE of the vigneron. The phlloXera
is steadily extending its ravages,
and unless science finds some REM
edy, French wine will soon be
thing of the past. French wine
merchants already import grapes
from Greece and Asia Minor to be
pressed in France.
Of late, too, the imports of wine
from Italy and Spain into France
have been very heavy and coniinu-
ally increasing. They have amount
ed in the first five months this year
to 80, 745, 1856 francs, an increase of
800 per cent. in two years. The
furnish the following facts: In the
western region, including all the
vineyards from the Loire to the Ga
rome, rain has been incessant. 1t
is this district which has most suf-
fered. Charente and the Lower
Charente have been attacked both
by the oidium and the phylloXera.
Pure brandies are almost unprocur-
able. In the central region, where
such fine wines as the Chablis, Cote
dor, ETC., are grown, the weather
has been more favorable, but there
is an advance of five or six francs
per piece in Paris. In the eastern
region, including all the champagne
and Resine districts, the pyrale has
done great damage to the vines.
RHiiroRd Accident.
ST. LOUIS, August 16.-The con-
struction train of the st. Louis and
Keokuk Railroad was thro own from
the track by running over a COW
near Louisiana, No., yesterday.
Nicholas Dubois, Chief Engineer of
the road, was instantly killed and
the car conductor had both legs
broken.
Murder in BostOn-Tremont Fem
PIE Fi.e.
BOSTON, August th.-Joseph
F. Fry, dealer in hides and leather,
was found murdered this forenoon
at his residence. The safe had been
robbed of its contents.
The loss by burning of the Tre-
mont Temple building will not ex-
ceed S105,000. Loss on building
about $4,000. Loss of occupants
will probably reach $25,00O. The
latter are fully insured. The Amer
lean Baptist Publication Society
had stock worth $4,000, most Of
which was saved. The Baptist
Missionary Union suffer slight
loss.
MeetinY OF Nsttonat Bngrd Of
Health.
CAIRO, ILL.,, August 16th.-Vice-
President Billings, Drs. Plunkett
and others are here, and DIR.
Mitchell, of Memphis and others
are expected to arrive in time to
attend the meeting Of the National
Board of Health here this after
noon.
Battle Between wOrkingmen.
QUEBEC, August 16th.-The Ship
Laborers' Society of Stocks, two
thousand strong, marched through
the lower town to-day, intending
to proceed to the Coves. AS they
entered Champion street, the
stronghold of the Ship Laborers'