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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12
The Transit Of Venus.

A large number OF kilograms received
from observers of the transit of Venus
have been published In the London
Times, with explanations Of their import.
The latest files OF that paper show that
there is every reason to expect full sue
cess from the expeditions. 1t is proba-
bic that both Halley's ana Dellsie's s
methods of computation may be EN-.
ployed upon the observations made by
the different observers. The French as
tronomers used Daguerreotype plates
instead of collodion films on glass plates
for making Photographic observations.
Sir g.. Airy, the Astronomer Royal Of
Great Britain, thinks that there is "no
comparison between glass photographs
and Daguerreotypes," chiefly on the &C.
count Of the shrinkage to which the col
Iodion ifm of the photograph is liable.
The Americans, who have been remark
ably successful in taking photographs
even where they failed to get accurate
observations Of tho time OF ingress or
egress, have provided against error
arising from shrinkage OF the film by
photogruphing the measuring scale on
tho plate along with the image OF Venus
and the Sun. The results OF the obser-
vations OF the transit OF 1859 were not
known In Europe for months after the
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12
COLONIZAIIOk.

The Boston Globe (Rep.) is treating
the Southern uproar very fairly. 1t
acknowledges that there is another side
bf the question. 1t finds that the Ala
bama committee is developing as much
or more rascality in the Republican than
in the Democratic party in that State.
it has lost all confidence in Grant as Il
pacifcator of the South.
The truth is that both sides in Louisi-
ana and Mississippi will inevitably do
their level worst against each other.
All the elements of bitterness are sharp
ly defined. tbs contest of race against
race. Such conflict never had other
termination than the reduction of one
race to the absolute rule OF the other.
In such struggle the stronger race is
bound to win, even though in consid-
cradle minority of numbers.
Even the interference OF the United
States in behalf of the weaker race i'll
the South can not prevent the final tri-
umph of the Caucasians. The whites
have the sympathy OF their race in the
Northern States, and thai sympathy will
insure the success of the Democratic
party. This party will call off the troops
and leave the two races to fight it out
to suit themselves. Before the eXpira-
tiOn Of the first Democratic adminstra-
tion such States as Mississippi, Louis
lana and South Carolina will have all
negroes who are not property holders or
can not read and write disfranchised.
No sensible man can fail to see this as
the inevitable result. How much the
weaker race will suffer in the transition
can not be imagined. 1t is because OF
this result that we urge the only means
which can afford relief to the negroes
to wit: colonization in territories of their
own and admission as States in due time.
There is territory enough Tor such pur-
pose, and the scheme is entirely practi-
cable. 1t would not cost half so much as
negro rule and Federal bayonets at the
South have cost since the close of the
war. AS an inducement to negroes to
settle in such territories give each settler
deed for eighty acres of land and a
moderate allowance to start with. Texas
should have furnished these negro terri
tories; but she can not now be divided
without her consent. She could have
been divided at any time between 1865
and 1868, because she was in a territorial
condition. But there is ample room LETT
for this purpose.
If it be said that Congress has no Con-
stitutional power for such a purpose, we
reply that there is far more power for it
than there was for granting land and
money subsidies to railway corporations.
The exigency is sufficient constitutional
warrant. 1t involves free government
for six or eight States, the safety of
whole race, and the perpetuity of the
Union. There is no constitutional OBJ
lection provided the people see that
this is the only remedy. The clause re-
quiring Congress to guaranty republi-
can form OF government to the States is
warrant enough.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12
EGYptian d no.

About 1900 years b. g., the Egyptians
made from carbonate of soda, lime, and
oxide of copper, three widely different
articles, VIZ: /. Glass colored by the
oxide of copper in blue, green, or red.
2. A beautiful and brilliant enamel, ito
protect statuettes made of potters' clay.
3. \ blue color for painting, resembling
lapis ldzuli, and which the aneients used
ior more than 1000 years. This blue has
been. frequently found in paintings on
the ruins of Thebes and Alexandria; the
walls OF the subterranean necr0poli of
Jagguara, near Memphis, are covered
with it; and the paintings on the sarco-
phayi, in the Museum of the Louvre,
were executed with the same. When
Sir Humphrey Davy was sent to Rome
by the then Regent of England to unroll
the carbonized Ms. of Pompeii and Her.
culaneum. he carefully studied the col.
ors in the numerous paintings there dis
covered. He found a large number OF
specimens OF the Egyptian blue in the
ruins of Pompeii and at the baths of
Titus, and respecting them he wrote:
The principle OF the composition in the
color is perfect, viz. It's incorporation in
q mass resembling stone in such man.
ner as resists the decomposing action OF
the elements. He proved its unaltera-
bility by acids, and, on qualitative an
alysis, found the composition to be sill
lea, soda, alumina, lime, and oxide of
copper. Twenty years after, M. Darcet,
by experiment, obtained q substance in
every way similar to the Egyptian blue,
which he endeavored to USE in coloring
paper, but kept the component parts
strictly secret. A quantitative analysis
of specimens from the Roman ruins at
Autun and Mont Beauvray show in 100
parts, approximately, silica 70, oxide of
copper II, iron and ulumina 2, lime s, and
soda 8. 1T has also boen found that, by
mixing white sand 10 parts, oxide fcop-
per 15, chalk rs, and dry carbonate soda
s, u blue enamel can be obtained analo-
gous to the ancient cGruleum enamel in
color, texture and durability.
Great care is necessary, however, In
the temperature Of the drying, or color
totally different will result. From vari-.
GUS Investigations, 1t is believed that the
Egyptians used the following ingredi-
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12

SINCE the withdrawal of Mr. voorhees,,
no. material change has taken place in
the Indiana Senatorial contest. The
fight is now between Mr.. Mcdonald, Mr..
Holman, and the Repubican-Indepen-
dent movement. Mr.. voorhees, friends
are declared to be Indifferent, but rather
preferring Holman to Mcdonald, and it
is thought that they Will vote for him in
caucus il the issue of u caucus vote is
forced by the Mcdonald faction. Mr..
Holman has persistently refused to leave
his place in Congress to make a personal
scramble tor the Senatorship, and the
fight on his side will be made entirely by
his friends. They oppose caucus and
hold that if Mcdonald should receive All
endorsement of that kind, he could not
carry enough votes at the election to de-
feat the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
boiling. Democrats that would oppose
MIN, and that he would ultimately be de-
feated.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12

occurrence. But within "a hours after
the transit was timed to commerce, the
results of observation In japan and
Siberia were known in London. Within
three days after the transit, intelligence
had been received from 81 observing
parties, of which 16 reported wholly sue
cesssful observations, partially sue
cessful, and 13 failures. OF the latter
10 were of Russian stations in Siberia.
The photographs of the transit are likely
to throw some light on what is called
the "black DROP" sort OF optical illusion
heretofore noticed in the transit Of
Venus. Capt. Alney telegraphed from
Indore that mo black drop was appar:
ent in photographs, after careful exami-
nation" M Jansen also telegraphed
from Nagasaki that there was "no liga-
ment." Sir q. Arey is of the opinion that
both black drop and ligament are sub
jectiye phenomena, for photographs are
things without nerves." and put out OF
possibility nervous influence.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12

This is the way the Chicago milkmen
six" their lacteal wares:. They skim
the milk, taking from every eight gal
Ions from two to four quarts OF cream,
which they sell at the rate OF one dollar
per gallon. They then put about ta-
blespoonful of brown sugar in liquid
form to every eight-gallon can of this
skinned milk, and this restores the
rich, creamy color to such an extent that
the most experienced dairy woman
would be deceived. They also add a
trifle of salt, which improves the taste,
and the fluid is then ready for sale. All
this on the authority Of an indignant
milkman, who contends that the public
will not pay enough for pure milk, and
goes on to expose the tricns of the trade.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12

Brass, though very ancient, is not an
original metal. 1t is an alloy; two parts
copper and one part zinc. BY changing
these proportions, or by adding lead, tin
or autimony, the color and qualities are
changed to SUIT different tastes, or to
make the shade more harmonious with
its various surroundings. Brass was
common in Egypt long anterior to the
exodus of Israel; for, during that ma
tion's journey to Canaan, the IsraelitislI
women contributed their brass mirrors,
which they brought with them out OF
Egypt, when brasS.was needed to make
Egyptians were able to burnish brass so
highly as to give u perfect reelection OF
the ''humau face divine" would indi-
cate not only great skill but Il large eX-
pericnce in its manufacture and use.
Five hundred years after this period,
Hiram, of Tyre, cast two pillars. OF brass
-Jachin and BoaZ-;or The p0rtico OF
Soomon's temple. These were more
than thirty-tiye feet high and some i've
or six feet in diameter. So valuable
was the brass, OF which these pillars
were composed, considered, even by the
Babylonians, when the pillars were
nearly five hundred old, that, after the
destruction Of the temple by Ncbuchad-
ncZeT, HIS soiuieis uIohe tuefi uP anu
carried he material to Babylon TO in
crease the riches of that great city.
Among both the ancicnts and the mod
erns brass has always ranked high
among the useful and ornamental met
ais. AS early as 1867, mills and ma
chinery for rolling and Sitting iron
were in operation in the United States.
The first, of which we have a record,
were put up in Middleboro', Hanover
and Milton, Mass. But not until 1892 was
such machinery called into requisition
to roll brass and more readily to make
it useful. At that time Abel, Porter II
Co., started a brass button manutactory
in Waterbury, Conn. This firm had thefr
brass ingots partially rolled in an iron
rolling mill and then completed the pro-
cess by means Of small rolls, driven by
horse power in their own mill.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12

WILL not the Ohio Legislature pass n
law compelling newspaper publishers to
file yearly, with County Auditors, Il
sworn statement of circulation? We
fear no action has yet been taken in this
direction. We call particularly upon
the Hamilton County delegation to inter-
est themselves in this matter. They will
certainly be derelict in duty if they do
not pass such a law this winter. They
owe it to their constituents, and they
will he supported in sach action by all
honest journalists.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12

ents and proportions: Carbonate of soda
i, burnt copper 2, chalk A, and sand 8. A
specimen Of this enamel, preserved in
the museum Of Seyres, would seem to
prove that the Egyptian blue sometimes
appears accidentally on the beds of fur
naces wherein copper is smelted. This
splendid enamel, which Is difficult to OBJ.
tain in the laboratory, can be produced
in paintings on porcelain by using the
ture of the tempering covers (muffles
must rise gradually up to the degree re-
quisite for the proper combination of the
ingredients with the porcelain. This has
lately been successfully tried at the ma
tional mandatory at Sevres, France.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12

boisterous. Some were for full strike
some for working four days in the week.
and others for waiting a few days for an.
other conference with the ,proprietors.
Finally the meeting adjourned to Satur.
| day night. 1t seemed evident from the
character of the meeting that no effect.
i've strike is possible at Fall River, and
the mill owners will have their own will
and way.
We dislike to be compelled to record
the evidence of the diminishing relative
influence OF the operative and working
classes. Such is the tendency. Capital
is growing stronger and labor weaker.
We see no other relief for labor than the
gradual withdrawal from capital of the
extraordinary fayors it enjoys under par
tial laws. Wealth has ruled thus far in
the affairs of the world, and it has ruled
almost exclusively in its own interest
at the expense of labor. Capital with q
tenth part the population has ruled labor
with nine-tenths of the people. 1t is
time Il Labor line were drawn in politics.
Talk about the harmony of Capital and
Labor: there should be no harmony until
special favors TO Capital are abolished.
What can be done? What favors do
you allude to? We allude to the follow
ing:
1. Protective duties and other bounties
and. subsidies.
2. Unlimited usury and the aid of law
in collecting unjust and ruinous interest.
g. Incorporated banks and worst of all
the national banks, by which money is
monopolized and checks certified to rich
dealers to enable them to monOpolize
the supply of the articles they deal in.
4.Land monopoly by which $1,000, 900
u year is swindled out OF labor; capital
taking all the best lands for no other
purpose than speculation, and the poor
est and most inaccessible lands left to
labor, and tnat, too, when capitol has no
right to any new land whatever, and
only to homestead, or IL farm for the
capitalist in the settled sections.
5. The taxation of articles OF
consumption by which the poor are
made 10 pay, while wealth and income
should furnish all the revenue, since
those who have property ana income can
pay taxes without oppression.
6. Combination of corporations and
companies by which fair competition of
capital is defeated while labor is sub
jected TO the most active competition and
capitalists do all they can to glut the
labor-market in order to get cheaper la
Dor and higher profits.
These are the leading favors to capital
whose abolition would add so per cent to
the net income of labor. There is no
other remedy. Let the working classes
on the policy OF breaking
iown all these legal privileges conferred
IN capital and on The shrewdest and |
he most intelligent sons of Mammon,
md justice can be secured to labor.
There is no other remedy. All the votes
cast by the working classes for the old |
rotten platforms Of the parties are suici- |
dat. All the energies and money they
cxpend in any other direction except in
education are utterly wasted. On this
labor platform we challenge contradlc-
lion.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12
FIRST AND LAST LOVE.

First love is a pretty romance,
Though not quite SO lasting as reckoned:
For when one awakes from its trance,
There's great stock of bliss in a second;
And een should the second subside,
A lover need never despair;
For the world is uncommonly wide,
And women-uncommonly fair!
Your poets their raptures may tell,
Who never were put to the test,-
A first love is all very well,
But, believe me, the last loves the best.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12
CAPxTAL AND LABOR.

The manufacturers Of Fall River, Mass,
having determined on reduction OF
wages, "a meeting OF the operatives was
called the other night to consider the
matter. Out OF 1900 operatives in the
place about 900 attended the meeting
mainly the young and inexperienced.
The proceedings were discordant and
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12

THE most touching piece OF literature
that the subsidy business has developed
is note from Irwin to Don Piatt. In
Irwin's opinion "the next thing to a good
friend is a good enemy"
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12

AFTER the general crash over the Pa
ciiic Mail distribution wouldn't it be
well TO find out something about Moran? !?
The man that rated himself at 5000 when
checks of from So, 600 to 100000 were fly
ing around should be better known.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12

Profanity never did any man the least
good. No man is the richer or happier,
or wiser for it. 1t commends no one to
any society. 1t is disgusting to the re-
fined; abominable to the good; insulting
to those with whom we associates; de-
grading to the mind; Improbable ami
injurious to society.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12
LARGEST CIRCULATION In THE CITY.

The names of number of Pacific Mail
"clients" leaked out yesterday. Don
Piatt is ''client" to the amount of
5000.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12

THERE was good deal of solidity
about that Louisiana indignation meet
ing held at Cooper Institute, New York,
last night.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-05-06
Moro lSa-EluS.

MEMrIs, April 2S.-A negro named
Dan White attempted to ravish wild
'ow lady, living near Raleigh, in this
county, on whose plantation he was at
work. Her cries. attracted the atten-
lion Of her son, at sight OF whom the
negro fed, but was afterward captur-
edaand takcn to bartlett 10 await trial.
Llst.night he was taken from Jail ny
party OF disguised men, and carried
to the woods and hung to Il tree.
Complaints are pouring In from all
The Surrounding counties ofthc fear
ful destruction OF horses and mules by
buffalo guats. Many small planters,
especially colored ones, are ruined by
having their only horsees or mules
killed and being unable to replace
them at a time when they are so badly
needed. The Ledger publishes IL let
ter from a planter near MacoI, Fay
cite County, which says: "Net less
than two hundred horses and mules
have died in the past three days with
in ten miles Of this place. L went
down to my farm yesterday, distant
six miles, and counted thiriy-seven
dead on the way. | have lost four on
Iny farm end DIR. Munter five, while
some plaIte9s haze ,nst as high as
thirty head. Ii looks like stayyatiep
to. people without money. Some OF
the farmers will be compelled to turn
out part of the crop planted, as they
have u0 money to replace the stock"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-05-06

The following are the details of the
murder of Elisha Davidson: The
deceased was. an cid and esteemed
citizen of Leetouia. About .half-past
five O'Clock Saturday evening Mr..
Davidson was in the act Of putting
down carpet, when u man, supposed
to be Mead, who had gained access to
the room, suddenly struck him on the
head with : piece of iron ore. David
sons skull was crushed by the blow.
but, Notwithstanding he was lying un-
conscious, the fiend continued beating
him on the head and BODY with his
murderous instrument. After he had
satisfied himself that his victim could
not offer any resistance, the assaiiant
sexched the house, but so far as is
kncwn, succeeded in finding only
about thirty dollars in money and
come valuable papers, which he car
ried of. The victim of the assaults;
was supposed to have had considora-
BILE money at his house,
Some neighbors heard the fiji S:
screams uttered by the Old man, but
as they were not repeated, they paid
no farther attention 10 the circum-
stance until the assaii9nt was observed
in the act Of leaving the house. They
Immediately went into the building
and found the old man weltering in
his blood. They gave the alarm and
then started in pursuit of the suppes, d
perpetrator, who had taken a souther-
iy direction. The two men in pursuit
discovered traces of the II, eiug muir
derer. and soeu caught sight OF him.
They were unarmed, however, and
when the fugitive drew navy revol-
yer and threatened to shoot them il
they attempted to arrest him, they fell
back out OF rarga. The search was
continued however, and seems to have
been kept up until the accused was
taken into custody at East Liverpool,
Ohio, On Monday morning. Mead
was taken to Lcetoliia, and on Tues
day had an examination before Justice
Clapsaddle, and was identified as the
man who had committed the assault.
He was committed for trial at court
Findicafol, 1Rfa Sc.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-05-06

ONE OF the most absurd stories ever
invented was the recent report that
Grant had asked Columbus Delano,
his Secretary of the Interior. to retire
OH account of rascalities. Grant want
ing Il rascal 10 ieavs his Cabinet! Go
to. Preposterous! Absurd! The fal-
siiy of the report is apparent oil its
face. Nothing is so endearing to
Grant as tirst-ciass rascal. Does he
not sustain and endOrseBoss Shepherd
and the whole ring of the District of
Columbia thieves? ? Did he not osten-
invite Dick Harrington TO 4
selecto White House entertainment,
W hiie Dick was on trial for the ccle-
-brated safe burglary burglary con-
cocied 10 secure some important pa
pers showing theplunders ofthe gang ?
Besides Dclano is Il cousin of Grants.
TO discharge rascal from the Cabinet,
and COUSIN at that, is, to imagine IL
wild imprquability, IfDalano chogld
leave the Cabinet it win be voluntary
so far as Grant Is concerned. 1t is
nonsense 10 lay the blame on poor son
John. His position is well under
stood. He was the go bet ween through
whom the contractors operated with
the Secretary. Ask the Saint Paul
contractors, and if they will tell you
the truth ybE will learn that by greas-
ing the Itching palm of John Delane,
Interior Department thrift followed
readily.-Sk PAU Dispatch. ,..