The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-30
Correspondence OF the Star.


WASHINGTON, July 29, 1877.
EXCITEMENT OVER THE RIOTS.
The excitement at the Capital over
the labor riots has been kept up pretty
well all the week. Although it seemed
that the back of the movement had been
broken by Tuesday, and that peace and
order were on the mend, still the Cen
eral Government did not cease its prep
arations in the least.
All week long the wires have been
largely mOnopolrzed by the officials in
receiving the latest Intelligence from
the scenes of disturbance, and in order
InE the movements Of troops 10 and iro.
Indeed private business by telegraph
was badly demnr34 z3l, the Secretary OF
War claiming the right of the GOVerl-
ment to q priority IN the use OF tue
Ines. The mails have been more OF d
myth than reality, tor from Monday
uiLii ye,tel day, four days, we had no
mail from the West, and the IN ills from
llas point seemed to be quite as badly
Vroken up. We are, however, now
gutCng down 10 hard pan again, and
may look for a reasonable regularity
Jnre more. In several instances the
rioter, tsiegraphed tho Postmasler Gen.
erai to say that they did not desire to
ia ertere with the mails, and if ne would
uutu0rize them to do so they would run
me mail trains themselves. 10 which
Gen. Key resp nded tnat he didRt pro-
pose TO recoE g4 The Authority Of the
strikers to run Vrains, and that if The
rioters would uisperse ana mind their
ik.Sf Il rtA
OF themselves ieuced sight better
than the strikers Cou! handle them.
THE DARKi.Y WILL LEAVE
Adyices r. .caiyc,, mere within few
days render IL celtaln that q stupeudous
project ID on foot 10 III uce the colored
men uf the Uuiteu States TO eriiyrate To
Liberia. II Is argued that 40 matter
how well than daikey behaves in ibis
country he Can neycrAope 10 be anything
more tnnn an iDtetlvi being. and that ne
must exp4ot to play second hdGle to the
wntte man to all eternity. Therefore
Why not 20 en- maS,e TO Liberia, and,
taking tas little republic ic already 5tarteG
as II basis, build up d powerful negro
: .vernmeAt?
Ot course this proposition has been
Salked Of III the past, but never in way
that was productive OF results. but
.ow tae plan is presented In a tangible
manner, and 1t Ii proposed to WORK II up
On bus,ness principles. joint stock
company Is being formed, with mead
quarters at Charleston, South Larblina,
" lth IA capital o, 500 0J0, t!Ie object OF
WuicA Is to create u luda by WuIch emf
grutlUn eau be male 'easibtt. 1t is pro-
posed to buy several yess5ls aud to as.
Labiisn hue tor EN- gration and trade.
La South Carolina alone tne UrganiAt-
ton nun bers al eadJ oyerfour thousand
neads of families, aud IL Is rapidly
spreading through the southern States.
fle most INTEL gent colored men in this
city are said t. sympathlze with the
movement, ana 1t is h4nted that Fred.
Douglass anu other black men OF prom.
neace are ready to hep IL along, whilst
we'll kuowA white phiIanthropIsts OF
means stand prepared TO subscribe to
me stock Of the company.
BETTER THAN COMIC OPERA.
II anybody wishes to enjoy something
equal TO comic opera, let them 60 dow i
70 the Arsenal Of an evening and see
the dress parade OF the sailors from
he war vessels in port, wno are being
drilled as infantry ana put ON duty
where needed. Jack is ambitious, but
ne handles his Springfield muskeL a good
deal as an elephant would WELD snii
laah. These amphlblous soldiers have
been organized lnto u naval brigade and
number about eight hundred. The old
tars seem to enjoy the fun amazingly.
Tue interruption TO travel seems to
have put sLop to the visits OF office.
seek srs, and Washington can thank tne
strike lor relief IN that direction if in no
other. With the re-opening OF the grea
lines we look iUr a fresh influx of the as.
plrants. ..s ..... CINCINNATI.