Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-16
EAST OF THE ROCKIES.
TIE FINANCIAL POLICY OF THE
GOVERNMENT.
The Virginia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
New DisorderIy Strikers.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UNIoN.I
california wines in the East.

California Wines jn the East.
| NEW YORK, July 15th.-California wines
are more frequently and favorably dis
cussed in the leading Eastern journals this
year than ever before. The Tribune, refer
ring to the growth of the demand for them.
mentions one dealer who says he has eight
centers of business in this city. Your re-
| porter saw this man yesterday. He is a
| German, and says California wines are i'm
proving each year. He claims to have sold
i One-third more this year than last, princi-
pally family trade. a good deal of So
! the Lake Erie shore. He thinks California
wine keeps better here than where it is
| made.
One of the largest California wine mer-
chants here, who stands at the head of the
trade, said: This is u bad time of year to
ask me for favorable news regarding Cali
fornia wines. Business is universally dull,
and there is very little wine selling. There
is a great demand for cheap native wine
among the Italians, Germans and French
| laboring classes here, but not among Amer
leans, who have all along been prejudiced
against it, both on account of the many
worthless limitations and the big name
given foreign wines. The efforts made by
dealers in California wines here to break
up the spurious wine business has signally
failed hitherto. A committee which went
to Washington saw the Internal Revenue
Inspector, who handed them circular
showing that the law permitted the manu-
| facture of wines from the juice of the berry,
and also allowed the use of ten per cent. OF
alcohol. | can name dozen places where
this is going on here. l cannot consciously
say the demand for California wines has
increased much since last year. The sup
| ply, however, has increased. At the rail-
| road freight and Panama Company's
| offices the officials stated that the shipment
of wines this year is largely in excess of
| last
Niagara Falls Opened as a Public Park.
NIAGARA FALLS IN. v, July 15th.-The
| city is crowded and all incoming trains are
filled with people from New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Canada. The exercises
| of the day began with the firing of a hun
dred guns at sunrise this morning. AT
about noon clouds began to gather and
rain came down briskly. 1t now looks as
if the exercises in the Park will have to be
postponed until later in the day. Tiiden
sent telegram to the committee, express
ing his regret at not being able to attend.
Notwithstanding the rain, the committee
decided that the ceremonies should not be
postponed. Bishop Coke commenced the
proceeding with prayer. Mr.. Dorsheimer
read q communication which he had re-
ceived from the Governor General of Can
ada, regretting his inability to be present
| Elk Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer,
President Of the Commission, then made
the presentation address, after which Gov
ernor Hill accepted the reservation on
behalf of the State of New York. There
We're about 250G0 people in the Park, in
which the Pavilion had been erected A
letter was read from President CleS Gland,
regretting that official duties denied him
| the pleasure of attending. Addresses were
made by Erastus Brooks, James c. Garter,
orator of the day; Lieutenant Governor
Robinson, of Canada, and Attorney-G General
Mowat. After singing the hymn Amer
lea and the dOXology, the exercises closed
| with a benedictiOu by Bishop Coke. In the
| afternoon there was a review OF troops, and
i'll the eveninga grand display of fireworks,
witnessed by an immense gathering. 1t is
estimated that $1,000 visitors were here to-
day.
The Financial system of the Country.
WASHINGTON, July 15th,-Hon. Hugh
| Mccullough, ex-Secretary of the Treasury,
| was interviewed to-day on the financial sit
uation, and gave his views substantially as
follows: Il do not think we ought 10
make any radical changes in our financial
! system at present, but wait until the
| initiative is taken by some of the European
| powers. believe that some Of them,
Germany especially, is feeling the effects Of
| the decentralization Of silver, and that
mistake was made One thing can be done
to put silver into circulation III this country
and not have it continually accommodating
| in the Treasury vaults, and that is to stop
| the issue of United States notes of small
| nd
than a tive-pound note in England, and
her smaller currency, with the exception
of the sovereign and haif-sovereign, is
| silver. If we cease printing one and two
dollar United States notes, that will release
the gold that is held in the Treasury to
redeem them, and will also force the people
to use silver as change
DO you think there should be an in
crease in the weight of the silver dollar ?"
do not think that there should be any
change, Just at present, nor until an agree
ment is reached with the nations of Europe
as TO the stat;-s silver shall occupy in inter
national commercial transactions. If, as is
evidently feared, the gold surplus in the
Treasury should run down so low that the
Government would be unable to meet its
obligations in that coin, bat would be COM
PEELED to make payments in silver, then
gold would be at a premium, and these
| banks and individuals, who have been
storing up this coin, would realize large
profits The proposition of the banks to
Treasurer Jordan renders such a state of
things impossible. At present think that
the agitation of this subject IS unfortunate,
| as it tends to create a feeling of distrust and
uncertainty. Some few may know of an
| impending danger, and take measures to
guard against it. So long rs they do this
| quietly, the public mind is not excited. and
no uneGsiness is felt; but so soon as the
| probable calamity is discussed, even as to
the means of avcrting its effects then the
fear of its approach becomes general, and
men become timid as TO the results of pro-
posed preventive measures"
The Defaulting Idaho Postmaster.
| WASHINGTON, July 15th.-The period of
| twenty days during which the British CO.
| lumbar authorities agreed to hold Hibbs,
| the defaulting Postmaster of Lewiston,
| Idaho, expired to-day. but a telegram has
been received from Victoria promising to
| keep him under arrest until the United
| States Postoflice Inspector, bearing an eX-
| tradition warrant, should arrive there.
| Examinations for Departmental Service.
| WASHINGTON, July 15th.-Examinations
| for the departmental service viii be held at
! Helena, Mont, September 10Th; Portland,
Or September 10th; Seattle, Washington
Territory, September odd and San Fran
cisco, October 1st At the same time ex-
amnatons Will be held for persons wish
ing to be examined in special subjects, such
as law, special pension examiners stenog-
raphy, French, German, Spanish and
Italian. Those who intend applying should
at once request official blanks from the
| Civil Service Commission in Washington.
New York's Water Supply.
New YORK, July 15th.-During the last
three months only five and three-quarter
inches of rain fell in the Croton river basin,
whereby New York's supply is greatly de-
creased, making it necessary TO draw upon
the reserves, which are also greatly de-
pleted. Yesterday, however, a magnificent
rain occurred throughout this section lasting
from O'Clock in the morning till / in the
afternoon. One inch and six-hundredths
of water fell, cleaning the streets, filing the
reservoirs, extinguishing the forest and
brush fires and agreeably lowering the
temperature.
n Hairy Man.
NEW York, July 15th-A Tribune Nor
ristown, Pa. special says: The exact
counterpart of Barnums dog-faced man
e" 10 10 p" is confined in Jail here. His name
is John Herkness, and he was arrested on
the charge of brutal assault He is a bury
fellow, and has been leading an outdoor
life on the hills for several years. He has
q receding forehead and face and his body,
when brOupht into iail yoS oOvaroI with n