The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-15


say, has been paid in the shape OF the
new Minister to Sweden, Hon. j. l..
Stevens, OF Maine. He is warm per-
sonal friend of Mr.. Blaine; was for
twenty years his associate In the Ken
nebec journal" and was given the po-
sition Of foreign mission last week to
please Mr. Blaine and at the Senator's
request. Now let us all have peace!
COnklIng next.
ROGUEs CATCHING RoGUEs.
Hon. John Sherman is losing faith in
the supposed sublime purity of the Sc
cret Service of the Treasury Depart
ment. He thinks some OF his predeces-
sOrs have been setting rogues to catch
rogues, and Hon. John says there must
be new deal. He will have thorough
Investigation Of the Secret Service, and
there will be a tirst-class execution I'M
mediately on its conclusion. 1t is dark
ly hinted that the cret Service busi-
ness is humbu2, regular Augean sta
bic OF bribery and corruption, aud neeos
extensive repairs. We dou't know how
true this Is; in iact we think the charge
Is too sweeping. but little investiga-
tion will do no harm. There are good
men in the service as well as some bad
ones. Let the wheat be separated from
he tares, and the people will be salts
| fed.
BUSINESS FOR CONGRESS.
The War Department has sent in the
army estimates for the present fiscal
year, and the Trea~ ury will transm
| them to Congress. No other estimates
will go in, and the Presidents message
will be very brief one,it is thought. II
Ia now thought that the cOntest for
Speaker Will not be prolonged one
that the Democrats Will unite solidly on
their caucus nominee, and that The two
Houses will get quickly to wo k.
| CONGRESSMAN wALLING,
Of the Columbus, Ohio, District, is in the
city. de thinks John Il. Thompson IL
going to be SerYeant-at-Arms, and tha
he ID managing the Ohio campaign right
we'll. But there is very little interest IL
politics among the voters OF his dis rict
and he tanks the same is true Of The
whole State and of both parties The
|peopIe have had a surteit Of politics o
late. He thinks both parties have good
strong tickets in the State and In Ham
ilton County. The Democrats will cleo
Bishop by a fair majority, and will g1t {
majority in the Assembly. Walling il
said to be here on Internal Revenue
business; but 1T is hinted that he is pull
ing ropes lor Thompson ior Sergeanl-at
Arms. Waling doesn't ike Johngee
but being IN the same COugressiona
District, he wants John out OF his way
THE SCHEMING DARKEY.
The coored people Of the district arr
trying to induce Washingtonians tc
help them out OF the oily. 1t would be {
blessing if they would g. They do no
body any good here, and half ofthem are
pOYerty-strlCken to the last Gegrce y
They ask the citizens to raise 100000
buy cheap lands IN the South, and SO!
again to them on time aad they will col
onize there and buy The lands, pawn
for them as soon AS possible. The mat
ter is being agitated.
AFTER THE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Hayes the other day said to New
York Times reporter, Editors oi news
papers do not always represent the pop
ular general feeling OF the people either
North or South" For this remark he is
oalchlng a lasning from the papers ir
This vicinity. The star last night goe.
off raving mad, and winds up red ho
article by asking: "If editors Of papers
do not represent Tue popular feeling o
The people, who or what does% Well