New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-12

LARGE GAINS FOR PRoTECIIoN-hAl
FIELDS LECTURES-TliEAIklOA
my TEL rGRA FL THE TklbUNki


c. ruoro;soo Aur 1.-THE latest accession to
-. - 90 California Democrats who cannot
~. r., -r.aao &c 7 Dc Barth Shorb, who is tho
,o,os, ,.i,orord n-opretor in Los Angeles county,
- ,oo,.os moro wine than any other grapc-grower
- .ho c,oto Mr. Shorb is a prominent and IN
a.,or.;ol nor,ocrat who has served in the State
Tor;sla.u-c and has been mentioned Tor Governor
ord Irnited States Senator. lie declares hatly
,ho. no cannot support the Frec-lrade policy OF
,ho Democrats rs il is against sound economy.
H. coos No sense in the Democrats fighting against
,I,o admission of the Chinese and yet working to
-. manufactured articles made by slaves aud
ror,or labor in China. OF the two, he says the
a,olo Immigrant will do the least harm. Protection
= Gaining fresh adherents every week among tho
1aborinc men The Irish-Americans will roll up n
hic vote against Cleveland and his pro-English
noliev. as the Bourbon press has been unable to
deny the truth of the British press rejoicing over
Clevehnd's nomination as a victory for Free Trade
Platt's Hall has been secured for a permanent
Viticultural Exchange where those interested IN
wine may inspect samples Of the best production
of the vineyards In a large cellar experimental
work will be carried on. and wine stored Inc
Exchange will be opened in October. with viii
cultural fair.
Kate Field has been engaged by the Viticulturai
Commission to deliver series of lectures on CaI-
forna wires in the East The object OF hcr
lectures will be TO enforce the doctrine that true
temperance work in this country consists IN SUD
shutting pure light and cheap wines Tor peer ana
whisIey California wine can be SOFA cheaper
than beer, and in point of whoiesomchess 'lcre Is
no question Of the superiority OF the VINE
"Rnv. Rovd. All cx-Custom House official. who
confessed 10 great frauds in Chinese ccruhcates
and who fed TO Honolulu TO avoid tcsuiylng
ocains his former associate, Ceploco rs SAID 10 De
m his way back Cepoco expected TO be acquitted
NJ his second trial but if Boyd appears the chances
orc much against him. Boyd Is the feIIO" Who
when the sale Of Chinese certificates was brisk
cool, a Il ZOO champagne bath at the Cliff House
General Van Buren, ex-Minister to Japan, APP
reared in the police court here this week to de1end
the morality of the japanese NEUROLOGICAL carving
exhibited by a dealer in Oriental curlos y COM
,,oint arainst the dealer was made by Secretary
Rcnnctt Of the Society for the Prevention OF
Vice: but his objections were disposed oil py van
Burcn who explained that the work was done 70
his order by the most famous Japanese Woou-
carver The Jury agreed with Mr.. Van buren,
and the carving remains IN the WINDOW
\ divorce was granted this week to the wife Of
DR. Giles NJ Pearson. on the ground OF ueseruoh.
Tie defendant declared that the only reason I or
his descrtion was that his wife used powder on
her face and he objected 10 it, For fifteen montns
he lived without speaking TO her, and then iclt
her altogether This is the first case on record OIL
such ground for deseruoI
now theatre. called the Biiou. was opened in
Markct-st. this week by Billy" Emerson the
famous San Francisco minstrel Emerson mas
ratbclcd "a number Of clever negro mlnstrels' anu
his first week has been great success as nun
drcds have been turned away every night
Daniel Frohman's Lyceum Theatre Company
completed its fourth week Of The Wl1e 10
nioht The success of the company has been phc-
nCmcnal as it was not expected that he W ne
,rnuM run for more than one week. The recelpts
bav SURPASSED those of any other company that
has come here recently. amounting IN al 10
$4,000.
The assessment roll Of counties this year shows an
increase of 81 75 for the year the greatest
advance being made IVY Fresno County, which mas
Increased by S21 .5OOO 900. San Francisco comes
NEXT with SlO,O00.OOO Fresnos increase Is due
almost wholly to raSin-making. thousands OF
acres have been put into choice raiSln grapes,
which will not yield any profit II the Mills Dill Is
passed
Important discoveries have been made BY FRO
fcssor Holden at Lick Observatory IN double stars
and neImlac, but the details have not yet peen
given Professor Davidson however, declares tney
Are the most important discoveries maze IN rs
fronOmy in many years.