New-York tribune., 1884-11-16
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRAN NCISCO.
POLITICAL INTEREST-TIIE COTTON SUIT
IRRIGArION-WINE-A
my TELfGRAru TO THE rgInuNE.t


SAN Francisco, Nov. 1j.-P0tical excitement
still dwarfs oil other interests. although tho NOISE
and confusion of election week are over. Peoplo
evidently lako the deepest interest in the result oi
the count in New-York and the news bulletin
boards are surrounded all day and up to midnight
by crowds eager gather the least scrap of inor-
nation which will feed their hopes that blaine IS
really elected Bets have bccn paid on az states
except New-York. but u large amount OF money ~
still locked M on the rcnrral result. Some very
incendiary dispatches have been received during
the week from Chicago. but the public have come
to place most confidence in the news summary OF
TIE NFw-YuRK ImEuNE which bears the stamp
of iirmness and impartiality.
The state election IS settled satisfactorily as
though the official figures had been received. Re
turns show that the Republicans have elected a
Congressman in every district except the Isl.
There Barclay lIeacy Dem.) beats Cairothcrs by
about twenty-five plurality. Hcaiey will thus he
the only Democrat in the California delegation,
and in the event of Cleveands success he will hold
considerable power. He was the ablest and most
active of the delegation in the last Congress- and is
a man of large means, but his personal character
istics make him very unpopular even In his own
party.
Heads and employees of Federal dcpartmcnts in
this city are on tho ragged edge" and anticipate
sweeping removals in case of ClcycIands election.
They nave no faith IN Democratic Civil Service
Reform. The MINT. Custom House, Sub-Ircasury
Interval Revenue Office. Post Office Surveyor ien
erals Office. and other Federal depar ments employ
large number of people, many OF whom have been
IN the service for years
Argument in the celebrated Cotton trial is now
beng delivered in this city, Judge Tomple having
agreed to Il change of venue frOm Santa Rosa. The
suit, it will be remembered. brought by the
widow OF General Cotton ag inst Mossrs Stanford
Hun ingtOn and Croker. of tho Central Pacific
Il iroai TO recover 81 500,OOO which she alleges
was the share of her late husband in the firm. The
railroad managers clam that Colon was not "a
, member OF Tho trm and that Inc committed heavy
cmbezZ.cucut of funds IN El4 possession. EI-htN-
three days were consumed IN he trial of the ease
IN santa Rosa and 1t ~ estimated thai the argu-
mcuts of tho cIght lawyers who are 10 sum M Will
not be finished before NeNYelr, Day. S0mo OF the
ablcst lawyers in the state are retained either
SIDE aud the cOssof the suit must have already run
up mo tens OF Thousands Oi dollars.
An important convention will be held at Fresno
on December 3. when concerns the wl0le south
crn pori ion o. the state. II ~ State irrigation
Convention. the OBJ ct of which ~ 10 frame bll
to hc laid before the Legislature next January Tor
the regulation of irrigation. \ recent important
decision. and and others pivcp before, hnv" been
founded ON the old common law of riparian rights.
which cannot he applied ~ California without
needs radical reformation ald tho convention pro-
poses 10 suggest a practical scheme
Many LARGO wine-makcrs wero present nj the
meeting of the State Nitirultuml Commission this
Vook 90 seek rcucdy or the manu- Iacure oi Spnri-
ous wine ut the East. IL - claimed that IN New
York aud other Eastern citcs wines are made on ut
| raislns aud chemicals for ~ cents u gallon. with
thcso winos the pure taliiornln product cannot
/ compete The Commission docded 90 request en-
iorccmcnt of the rove lue act, which puts
prohihitory tax ON spurious wines. EN-MmlStcr
sargent and Joan I. Doyle offered their services
free counsel oi the Commission 10 SEQ thlt deal
crs IN spurious wines wcro hncd according TO law.
An exhibition of paintings of 1obey Rosenthal
n young California ART ist. was Opcnel this week.
The chief picture ~ Tho Trial of Constance De
Beverly painted ON commission for n wcaltAy IRON
founder of tins oty, and which took second priz'
al the Dresden Salon last year. MIR. R"Sential
gained much Tree Advertising several years ago
through the theft of hs painting Of "Eiaine
winch was cut out of its frame by thief in this
city while it was on public exhibition. The lady
who owns "EaIue' refused to loan II for fhIs exhI-
bIton because the proceeds of the show are to be
divided among the Protestant churches, she claim
ing that Catholic societies should be recognized
also.