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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

The 81 yer mines under Virginia City,
Nevada have so entirely undermined the
city that it has already begun to sink and
slide down the mountain side on which
it rests. The movement has been so uni
form and gradual as to have been only
recently noticed. A water-man uncov-
cred at a street-crossing was found to be
telescoped for foot or two, and also bent
badly. Other pipes are found disar-
ranged in different parts of the city. A
long crack has been discovered ON the
western side of the town about eight
inches wide, the ground on one side of
which is three feet lower than on the
aother The International Hotel is found
to have started on its travels to lower
level since it was completed. 1t is sup
posed that the passage of the Silver Bill
had something to do in starting the city
on its downward career.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

A B1LL abolishing waiter girl saloons
mas passed the Legislature of Pennsyl-
vania, and was signed by the Governor
On Thursday last. The class of nuisances
which it was the purpose of this bill to
abate existed formerly to great extent
in most Of the large cities of the United
States In many of these cities outside
of Pennsylvania the pretty waiter girl re-
sorts had been either partially or totally
suppressed by municipal regulations.
Cincinnati has always been exceptionally
free from their communicating influences.
TIL s much-needed reform in the Key
stone State has been effected through the
persistent efforts of few philanthropic
ladies, who, now that the lawmakers
have discharged their duty, are proceed
ing in a practical way to complete the
good work of reformation. These ladies
propose to provide places for the girls
now thrown out of employment by the
closing Of these saloons, where they may
ern an honest living under virtuous in
fuences, and propose to take the dis
charged walters into their own families
50 far as is expedient. Pecuniary assist
ancc to those unable to procure employ
ment will be rendered, and the ladies en-
gagged in the good work have distributed
circulars in person conveying such in
formation as will enable the girls to re-
sumo lives of virtue and usefulness.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

THERE are more than dozen bills
pending in Congress to provide for the
establishing of Postal Savings Banks, any
one Of which would answer the demands
of the people. What they ask is that the
Government shall provide safe place of
deposit for small sums, paying low rate
of interest, which shall become as practi-
cable in this capacity as the money-order
system IS for the sending of money from
one place to another. The bill most
likely to become a law is that prepared
by Mr.. Waddell, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Post-offices and Post Roads. 1t
provides that deposits of any sum, from
25 cents to $500, may be received at
designated money-order post-offices, which
deposits shall be entitled to three per
cent. interest, and may be withdrawn at
any time on demand of the depositor.
Married women, and children above the
age of twelve years, may become depos-
itnr5 in their own right, and their depos-
Us are protected from withdrawal or dis
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

Gov. VAN ZANDT, who paid Cincinnati
visit last spring and was the guest of
his fellow-townsman, Col. Geoffroy, of
the Gibson House, has just been re-
elected Governor of Rhode Island, The
dominion of Gov Van Zandt has about
onc-half the voting population of the
cit. o Cincinnati, but is composed of an
active, wide-awake people.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

Now may the honest Granger rub up
his spectacies and read to his hearts con-
tent for three hundred Thousand Agri-
cultural Reports are to be printed.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04
ADVICE TO AMATEUR ACTORS.

First of all, never choose play which
has been recently acted by professional &C.
tors. The amateur, however good, can
hardly hope to equal the professional, how
ever poor. So he must needs avoid the
comparison. Discretion is the better part
Of yalar. aud priYate th.aAtriGals ara in
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

HANGING is fortunately growing in IA
voy again. The Iowa Legislature has re-
instated the gallows, and the English Par
Lament, after mature deiberation, has
decided the rest thing they can do is to
keep on hanging.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

Four doctors were hanged at Sophia
by the Russians. Had we better send for
The Russians, or ship our doctors over
there?
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

THE people are surprised to learn from
Governor Bishop that Mr. Ferguson is
but one of five Southern Railroad Trust
ecs. They have regarded Mr., Ferguson
rs at least three out Of the five
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

Professor Peck OF the Homer, N. Y,
Academy has been fined $3.50 for severely
whipping pupil. The Jury at one time
stood six in favor Of making the amount
e1. 900,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

TIE Massachusetts, Legislature at
tended the opening of an extensive brew
cry in Boston last week. Tally one for
Gambrinus.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

A MAN caught his head in a picket
fence at Caldwell, Ohio, the other day,
and was choked to death. Dalzell lives
at Caldwell, but that was not Dalzell.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

How they smack their lips when tht
bell rings in the bellpunch localities.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

ky1e's Observation-Disclosures" 4:U3 nj 6:33 I'd
CINCINNATI wESTwooD (NARRow-GAUGEI
Daily, except Sunday.
Leave c., II. & d. Depot, 6:l3 nj, 6:1S p m.
Leave Robb's (Westwood), 5:53 u m, 7:3S m,
$3.50 m and sos p III.
Leave Brighton, G:i3 Il m, S:5S m, 4:53 p m and
1888 pm,
Sunday trains
Leave Robb's (Westwood) 1858 m, 1858 m
and 5:23 m.
Leave Brighton, 1O;OS M 2OS pm and Cos m
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

The active principle of the arrow poison
used by natives on the south coast of Africa
is found to be of the nature of an alkaloid,
one crystal of which placed under the Skin
of frogs foot causes an instant stop
page of the hearts action.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

Another martyr to science. - Achille
Casin, Professor of Physics at one of the
Paris lyceums, has just died of malady
contracted in 1874 whenhe was member
eff the French expedition to observe the
transit of Venus
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04

A clergyman in Madisonville, Ky, was
annoyed while preaching by giggling girls.
He reproved them sharply, and said that
they were "outrageously wicked" That
offended the girls parents, and about
half the members of the church have
withdrawn.
A fascinating young American lady re.
Gently married Frepchman with title.
After getting all her money away from her
be ran away with her maid. She is now
supporting herself by keeping laundry in
London, managing her business admirably,
md employing between seventy and
eiplity women
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12
A DANGEROUS GAME,

To the charge made by the opponents of a
constitutional convention, thatit is the purpose
of the advocates of this measure either to read
just the State debt or repudiate it entirely,
we have time and again replied that no such
purpose was entertained or would be counte-
nanced by any considerable number OF the
conventionists; that. so far from convention
injuring the credit Of the State, it would, by
reducing the general expenses Of the State,
prompt the people to bear more cheerfully the
burden of the debt. We have at the same
time asserted that the only hostility which
exists toward the debt has been provoked by
the selfish schemers of certain classes of bond
holders who were allied with the monopolies
and Radicals to defeat the reform of great
abuses which have grown up in the past ten
years, and to prevent the assembling of a con-
Vention. And we further stated that If this
combination persisted in its efforts to thwart
the convention they would certainly instigate
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12

THE QUICKEST TIME EAST.

This line is now making the quickest time
to New York ever known, leaving New Or
leans daily ut 5 AS p. m. and arriving at New
York at 35 a. m. Allowing for the differ e1ce
In time between the two cities, the run is
made in the unprecedented time Of fifty-nine
and three quarter hours. This quick time
Is made only by the Great Jackson route,
and Is the result of it's enterprise In rebuild
ing its track at great expense with steel rails.
Only one change Of cars, which is made at
Columbus, o., where breakfast Is taken in the
splendid dining hall at that place at a. m.
This route also makes the quickest time to
Boston, arriving at 2:4O p. m. Actual running
time, sixty-seven and one-half hours. The
time to all intermediate points is correspond
ingly less, thus making this The quickest and
best route to all the Northern and Eastern Cities
Excursion tickets to Waukesha Oconomo-
voc and all the Northwestern summer re-
sorts, to Niagara Falls, Put-in-Bay, etc, are
on sale at the lowest rates, with the quickest
time made by any line, and only one change
of cars.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12
HOW THE REPUBLICANS REWARD
WEBER.

In his examination of E. L. Weber yester-
day, Hon. J. ID. Cox struck vein he had little
expected to reach.
The leading Republicans of the party had
for years been accustomed to exercising an
absolute control over their hVmbler allies at
the South.
They have so habituated themselves to die
tating to, to using and to sacrificing these
legitimate tools OF their party that they seem
absolutely startled at the first incipient signs
Of a revolt against their domination, or at
any attempt at the assertion of the most pitt
full claims upon their respect from those
whom they thought they had bound as serfs
In long political bondage.
It has always been mystery to us that
these Southern allies of the Republican
party should have been willing to stoop
to the performance of such deeds OF sub
serviency as have been ordered by their
Northern masters. It Is notorious, however,
that they have borne. the consequences OF
broken faith, the obloquy attached to deeds Of
villainy, and the consequences of crimes
which were conceived and directed by their
leaders at the North, without murmuring at
the base and unfruitful part they were al
lotted of the political harvests their own toll
and shame had helped to gather.
This man Weber has been one Of those most
conspicuous for his efforts at helping to fur
Their the interests of the Republican party.
Urged on by Boutwell,, Cameron, Chandler
and others among its leaders, he has stickled
at no objections and stopped at no moral OBJ
stacles in doing the work they demanded. He
went to such lengths in striving for Republi-
can success that he stands now appalled, at
the crimes their orders and his own partisan
zeal lead him to commit. He was willing to
make of himself an accursed Caliban among
his own people for their sake and to the end
that their power might be perpetuated. No
rewards were held up to him, nor has he re-
ceived one. Yet he remains true Republi-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12

the organization Of a very powerful combina-
ton against the debt. We notice with pleas
ure that the convention papers throughout
the State have indorsed our views. All of
them disclaim any purpose to attack the debt;
indeed, most of them claim that they never
heard Of Reputation or readjustment as Sc
rious proposition until the opponents Of con-
vention began to howl wolf" as though the
people had no object in view but reputation
For the talk about Reputation and readjust-
ment we nave nobody to blame but the oppo-
nents of O constitutional convention; nobody
Is talking about 1t now but the anti-oOnven-
tionsts, and the sooner they stop 1t and show
by their acts and their language that they
trust the people the better it will be for the
public credit.
The NatchitoChes indicator, the paper
which the anti-eonvention men seem to hold
in the greatest honor, as the deadliest enemy
of the debt. thus speaks out ON this subject:
We have repeatedly called attention to
the fact that the advocates for a constitutional
convention have never intiGlated a purpose
TO repudiate the State debt. This charge has
come twice from the same source the New
Orleans Times. and is calculated. not to inure
the cause Of the constitutional convention,
but the credit of the State. The basis of a
debt which cannot stand an honest constitu-
ton Is poor indeed, but what must we think
of the wretch who would charge the majority
of Democrats In Louisiana with being dis
honest regulators; for the assertion that a
constitutional convention is fatal to our State
credit, can be construed In no other way.
Shame upon the outeast that would utter
such falsehoOd. The men who favor O new
constitution are of different metal, and we
warn the holders Of bonds not to make repu-
dation On Issue.
Let the moneyed men and bondholders trust
the people Of Louisiana; for In the honor of
the people they have n better security for
their interests than Ia dozen such combine
ti0ns or rings as was organized here last win
ter to run the LeRislatIIre.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12

can to-day, but says that since the excitement
of fierce political contest is over he has seen
the errors which he com mitted in blind zeal,
and Is ready to atone for them as far as he can
by confessing them now.
Yesterday ex-Gov. J. D. Cox, one of the
leaders Of the Republican party, asked this
man Weber IF he had been stealing cotton
that he had incurred the ill-will of his people,
and later he asked him "if he had destroyed
the Sherman letter TO hide the villainy of his
brother, D. A. Weber"
This was grateful return delivered TO him
by one of It's leaders for the services he had
rendered the Republican party
Yet Gov. Cox was apparently surprised
when the humanity left In Weber asserted
itself and he Indignantly resented the cruel
insult to the memory Of his dead brother.
Cox seemed actually surprised when Weber.
In an outburst Of passion, told him that when
he was blinded by partisan zeal, and when
all his interests were identified with and abb
sorbed In the success of the Republican party,
such leaders as he, Cox, did not serupe to
use him and his brother as tools for their
work, and now, when they could no longer
IIu usS toI bHeLIlg bhey MOulu Sblll IuEbnef
their own interests by attempting to backen
his reputation and his dead brothers name.
We feel that little further comment on this
little episode, which occurred during the
session Of the sub com mittee, Is necessary.
It only sufIlced to point another moral con-
corning the great party of moral ideas, for II
shows how utterly devoid 1t is of gratitude
TO its former friends rs 1t Is devoid Of all
of her HrIlIna
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12
DIED.

RAINEY-Suddenly at 10 q. M, Thursday
night. William Peek Rainey, aged rs years, son
of Cathrine and the late James RaiueY,
Due notice will be given of the funeral.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12

Conkllng's organ, the Utica Herald, thinks
Hayes should not display SO much levity In
regard to the Potter investigation, Conk-
ling believes in the high-shouldered bow and
department generally as much as ever did
Mr, TUwUeydrop Under an investigation Mr.
Conkling would be much more solemn and
impressive. Says the Herald
The truth may be all on the administration
side of the story. But the President of the
United States should not say to o newspaper
reporter, for publication, that proceedings
which must vindcate or condemn him are a
farce. Let us hope that the remark has been
unfaithfully reported.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12
NEW ORLEANS, july az, lszs.
WEEKLY DEMOCRAT.

We call the special attention Of our bust
ness community TO the excellence Of the
WEEKLY DEMOCRAT as an advertising medi-
Jim. The circulation of the WEEKLY DEMO
Graf throughout Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis-
sisslppi, Alabama, Georgia and Texas Is
second 10 that of no other paper in the
Southwest 1t contains the latest news from
all political and commercial centres and the
best selection of reading matter. Send In
your ordpra early
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12

Ben Butler has made careful survey O
the political field In New England, and bis
conclusion Is that there will be fearful
smash-up In the old Republican strongh0lds
The universal decentralization In Maine, he
thinks, Is 0minous, and he does not see how
things can hold together in Massachusetts,
where 100000 deposltors In savings banks can.
not be reConciled TO the loss of their deposits.
Butler Is good guesser In politics, and his d.
version to the Nationals in purely business
affair. Says he In his interview published In
the New York Stm'
have no doubt the National party would
nominate me for Governor If would accept the
nomination, but as to the Democratic party
! have no knowledge and cannot speak. And
the strength of the National party in Massa-
chusetts is at present wholly unknown
quantity. | am told that In some towns It Is
overwhelming, while In others 1t does not
seem to have made much progress as yet. 1t
may only be- lying dormant and may suddenly
spring into overwhelming power, almost in q
day. Look at California, by wayof illustra-
tiOn-at her late election. Nobody believed
even there, that the Workingmens, or Ma
tiOnal party, had any strength TO speak OF ;
yet 1t came near carrying the whole State, if
1t has not quite done SO. There Is here, be-
yOnd doubt, a widespread state Of disCOn-
yeht WIN the present. cohulIon VI HlIauS,
desire to have change and belief that no
change can be for the worse and any must be
for the better; that seems to be Dervading
the minds OF Massachusetts men, and WILL
tn nix, IL It can beput in any form to promise to
be effective, show great power. | think they
will carry two or more districts, and throw
vote which will show that they hold the bal
ance of power. 4 victory any greater than
that would be conclusive of the National
party winning victory in the whole country
nj n tGH ntsynxy
ever since 1910, when, according to the famous
song Of that day:
Maine went. hel-bent
For Governor Kant."
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12

Our friend Tompkins, of that sterling Dem
ocratic paper, the Minden Democrat seems to
be candidate for the Legislature from Web.
ster, and automatically bounees himself into
the ring:
Our readers will naturally expect TO see
some more announcements in this week g
issue, but candidates In this parish are 50
modest and unassuming that it is Impossible
TO persuade them to come out in print. We
are tempted sometimes to offer to announce
their names on credit. We will be much OBJ
iiged TO our friends to circulate the news
prevalent around town, that Tompkins Is a
candidate for The Legislature, as we are en-.
tirely too modest to make 1t known through
the medium of our own journal
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12
MOBILE FAST LINE.

Maine went. hell-bent,
For Governor Kant
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12

Everybody has gone wild about Mrs. jerks
but we haven't lost our equanimity at all
We are yet willing to put up our money or
VIM. Pitt Kellogg. Some smart folks have
been saying that he was out with Hayes, and
would go back on himself in the matter oil
mendacity, but we feel satisfied that Brin-
die Bill" would never disappoint us. We adj
wise Mrs. jerks friends TO take the precau-
tion to contine her before he goes on the stand,
for she will otherwise do something des-
perate When we pin our faith to man we
don't like to be disappointed, and we are
glad Kellogg has made his peace at the
White House We should not like to see
the champion liar of America interfered
with on an historic occasion by any outside
pressure. He might not lie SO well II it was
against his interest. He couldn't have tair
swing under those circumstances. In fact,
that would be "jockeying" of the worst kind.
All we ask for William Pitt is a fair chance.
We are disposed to believe he is In splendid
Storm" from the following. which we find in
an interview published in the Chicago Inter
Ocean:
eyes" replied the Senator, 81 do. have
been greatly amused at what has taken place
so far In the course of the investigation. 1t
is Supremacy ludicrOus to people III Louisiana
to see the country agitated over the state
ments of such people as Mrs. jerks and An
derson and Weber-people who either had
nothing to do with affairs down there or
whose word is not worth anything at. all"
"You do not regard the Sherman letter OF
any Importance, then I"
mo. 1t does not figure at all. I do not
believe Sherman ever wrote any such letter"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12
QUICKER TIME To NEW YORK.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO TRAYE ERs

Commencing July 7, passengers by this line
via Cincinnati, will arrive in New York at g. IS
a. M, changing cars once only at Column bus
New York on same time with one ne change ,1
only. Via either route, Pullman palace cars
No other line can offer better facilities or
earlier hour of arrival at destination Every
point in the Northwest and all the Virginia
springs easy of access, and on application to
J. w. Coleman, ticket agent, excursion tickets
at lowest rates will be furnished.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-12
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMoORAT FRIDAY, JULY y, 1878

making them. with the Democrats Of Ar
kansas we believe, not only that the crimes
should be exposed but, also, that "the erimi-
nails should be punished TO the end that such
crimes may never be attempted hereafter"