The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-24
WASHINGTON.
Isl Counterfeit

National Associated Press to the Star.
WASHINGTON, Sept. "a In regard to
the $50 counterfeit United States Trea-
Sury' notes lately discovered at Chicago
United States Treasurer Giltillan says:
The Assistant Treasurer in reporting
the discovery Of this supposed counter
felt failed to state whether 1t was
printed on the fibre paper or not. tel
egraphed him on the subject, to which
he replies that it is printed on exactly
the same kind Of tibrous paper that the
genuine notes are"
Mr.. Giltilia an now saws he believes the
note to be genuine. Should it so prove
it will cause no little amusement, for the
reason that two Chicago banks have
gone to law to determine which shall
bear the loss OF the counterfeit.
Home to Ohio to Vote.
The Republican State Central Com
m!ttee of Ohio has sent agents to this
city TO claim personal and material aid
In carrying on the campaign. These
gentlemen represent that office olders
are only too willing to give President
Hayes CIVIL Service declarations the
broadest construction, and are ind g.
posed to contribute their money or time
TO tue cause. Less than 500 has been
collected from that source, aud there are
indications that large numbers will ab-
stain from voting unless intimaLioh is
given from Washington that they are
carrying out Civil Service Reform.
The agents ask that Ohioans in Office
here be required to 60 home and vote, In
order to induce resident Office olders
to do the same. Secretary She man
met the appeal with liberal contrlbu-
tion, and 1t has been gwen out that by
going home to vote and by the contribu.
lions OF means the clerks from OHIO will
make their tenure of ftice In the Treas
ury Department more certain. Even
Secretary ScnurZ swings into line and
assents 10 clerks in the Interior Depart.
ment going home to vote, even If it
causes temporary suspension of the
thousand ana one Investigations now in
progress. Efforts are being made TO SO.
cure reduced fares on the railroads, and
II these prove successful there are about
one hundred and fifty clerks onrolled
who Will go home to vote, paying their
own expenses, with the Understanding
that the time is not to be deducted from
their annual thirty days Leave of at
Seuce,
The Speakership.
The controversy ever the Speakership
Ia growing more animated in The South,
cox and Randall seeming to be the only
candidates having any prominence in
that section. During the past week the
partisans oi these gentlemen have been
discussing edtorially their relative mer-
its, which has called forth oommunica.
lions from several Democratic members
OF Congress on behalf of both oandi.
dates mentioned. The Savannah (Ga.)
NeWsTone OF The most important Demo.
cratic organs in the South, advocates
the selection OF MIR. COX as being the
candidate whose views are most iu con-
sonance with the principles OF the party
and the interests OF the South.
1t calls attention to the fact that Mr.
RandalPs views are totally at variance
with the position OF the Democratic
party on the subject OF protection, ana
cites the question Of the tariff as one of
the most important issues before the
country in the near future.
From careful review orthe situation,
based on letters and other adyices lust
received from prominent Southern poli-
tioians, it is evident that the Southern
vote will be very nearly equally divided
between Mr.. Randall anu Mr. Cox, ana
will probably be 50 thrown in the caucus
unless some candidate Of prominence
should be brought forward from the
south.
Correspondence OF the Star.
WASHINGTON, Sept %, 1877.
After considerable tribulatiou the In
dian Commissioners, John Quincy Smith,