Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-31
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 -This
afternoon at four O'Clock a boy,
name unknown, was run over aud
killed by the dummy OH the Gea.
ry etreet cable road, ut the corner
of Geary aud Leaven worth streets.
The funeral of the late Captain
A. J. Fritz was a very large one.
A company from each regiment Of
the Second Brigade and Cavalry
battalion besides, the Uniou CAT.
ling Battery, made the military
cOrtege. The Democratic County
Committee attended in u body, ~
did also all the commissioned Offi.
GERS of the Second Brigade.
Asssori~t DAY ." san Fs@nC,soo.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 80 Deco
ration day Is beiug observed quite
generally as a huliday. The prin-
eipai places of business are closed,
days ut half mast, streets throngrd
with pleasure seekers, and boats
aud trains to places OF suburban re-
sorts crowded The Procession, ,c0u-
eisting Of the Grand Army. nearly
one thousand rOng, the first, sec.
ond and third regiments Of
National Guard, arn of visit.
ing posts. of the Grand
Army and companies of the Ma.
tionaI Guard, matched from New
Montgomery and Market streets at
10 A. NJ, aud, taking cars ut Turk
street, proct eded TO the cemetery,
where the usual exercises were Car
ried out In a tent provided tor the
OCCASION. The floral decorations
were on u scale far in excess Of
anything heretofore attempted, and
the celebration AS u whole is Of ex-
ceptiOnul excellence Of design and
execution.
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NEW YORK, May SO.-rhe 2ri.
bune says that in the past three or
four years, but mnre especially
since the Winter Of 1880. the
consumption Of American wines
has increased to marked extent
In New York aud throughout the
country. A few hours stroll
through some parts Of the city, In.
GLIDING the esst side region known
as the French quarter, will con
vince any one that over sixty Der
cent. of the liquor stores which
formerly dealt exclusively IN
foreign spirits or In American
whisky aud beer only are now sell.
ing large quantities Of California
ports, sberrIes and ciarets. The
reason for such change 10 In
q great measure attributed to the
ravages If the phylIoxera in
France, and to the consequent fail.
ure of three successive French
crops 1t is an undisputed fact
that Of the medium grade wines,
not the time-hODOred brands for
which fancy prices are pad. the
supply in France is not sufficient
at present to meet home cOnsump-
ton. Frenchmen know this, but
they also know by experience that
the expectation OF their wines IL n
lucrative business. In cnnse.
QueDce, every cask produced
in the Gironde for exporta-
ton is expanded four or i've
times; that Is, q little real Bor.
deaux Ia skillfully mixed with
great deal of ordinary grape juice
and water, to which some French
wine is added to give 1T "body;"
then the whole is drowned In q
quantity of California wine and
sent to this country as genuine
Bordeaux; or else, as often may be
the case, the blending IL dOue
In New York by agen's
Of the foreign firms. People,
therefore, have grown suspicious
in regard to the French wines sold
In this country, aud are now in-
clined to prefer the home brands.
The demand for these is 81 great
that, as u prominent wine nerch.
ant told the Tribune reporter the
other day, II It Increases much
more, American wiues will soon
be . stapie article, like. sugar, ten
and coffee.
Isssaas {" GEht - ost.
NEW YORK, May 3O.-Conkling
told y friend On Saturday that there
was nothing to be gained by with.
drawing now, and having gone so
far he intended to fght 1t out.
Pas ssso RiO J .a.Iso.
NEW YORK May 80 The ship
Lady Lisgar, for Amsterdam from
San Diego, has put into Rio janet.
70 With cargo shifted.
Tn~ = Ot~,wssss ~s Albany.
ALBANY, May 80 -Cnpkling.
Arthur, fiatt aud several other
leadjug stslwarts arrived this
morning and are at the Delaware
House. Very few members Of the
Legislature are In the city and no
excitement.
Dsssoass0sed l0asAus.
HUNNEwELL, Kansas, May CO.,
The fr0utier msn anticipate Iudian
trouble. rhs north Chey eunes have
notified the agent, Miller, that they
must be permitted to depart iu
peace Within twenty days or they
will 70 forcibIy. They cay they
cannot live lu tho country allotted
to them, and will return to their
old homes.
Heavy rains and Ans crops
throughout al this section.