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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30
New Publications..

The Magazine of American History COM
mences the new year with splendid num-
Der. The first paper, Birth of the En-
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worth the price of the number Every
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rank the magazine has attained. A. S.
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LiStle's Living Age holds its own as the
leading American weekly publication. The
current number closes the present year,
bu the publishers announce that for the
coming year the high standard of the pub
lication will be fully maintained. Its list
Of contributors embraces the most eminent
Of living writers in every branch of litera-
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'The Shadow of Hampton Mead" by
Mrs. Elizabeth Van Loon, author Of "a
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Madeline" charming love story, by
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THE Master and His Friends in Art and
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are the finest possible selections on the in
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30
..DRCEMBER 80
LOCAL BREVITlES.
PLENTY of sleighing.

PLENTY of sleighing.
THE Bremen-street Station had one hun
drcd and sixty-five dodgers last night.
THERE will be watch meeting Tuesday
night, at the Y. NJ. G. A. Hall, commencing
at . o'clock and closing at midnight.
On and after January 1st, 1879, green
backs will be taken at the Custom-house at
this point for United States customs.
MARKET will be held in Sixth street and
Findlay markets on Tuesday afernoon and
evening, instead of the usual Wednesday
markets.
A DAUGHTER of VIM. Settler, who lives on
Abigail street, fell through rotten cellar
door yesterday and injured herself Sc
verely.
THE steamer Charles Morgan was sold on
Saturday by U. S. Marshal Thrall, pendente
lite, for $4,000, Capt w. H. Henry, of st.
Louis, purchasing.
THE notion store of Korte Brothers, at
No. l30 West Fifth street, was entered by
burglars last evening and nearly 500 taken
from the money drawer.
THE sale of a carved wooden box from
Miss Alexander, of the Niagara Insurance
Company, brought $15 which was donated
to the Children's Home.
Mr.. JOHN SIMPKINsoN, Chairman of the
Finance Committee on Relief of Yellow
Fever Sufferers in the South, shows that
Cincinnati contributed $69, 776 SO.
PROPOSALS for constructing maps and
plats to enable District Assessors in Hamil-
ton County to reapprase all real estate for
1880 have been invited by the County Com
missioners, to be opened on the 25th of next
month.
THE project of building permanent Ex-
hibition Building in connection with the
Music Hall, at a cost of $l50000, is now a
certainty. The 100000 of popular sub
Scriptions which it was necessary to raise in
order to receive the donation of $4,000
from Mr. Reuben Springer has all been sub
scribed.
THE National Executive Committee of
the Socialstic Labor party has issued an
address to the sections and the working
people generally, calling for the smulta-
neous holding of public mass meetings in
all parts of the country on the 18th of Jan
uary, for the purpose of condeming the ac-
ton of the German Government in sup
pressing the freedom Of speech and of the
press.
A. J. HOLDER, Moses Marks, Archibald
Merriees and d. w. Clifton, majority
of the stockholders of the Cincinnati Mu-
tual Consumers Ice Company, Saturday
filed petition in the Superior Court ask
ing for the winding up Of the corporation.
The corporation commenced business in
1873 with capital of $l5O,000. 1t ceased
business in the fall Of 1877. Judge Force
made an order appointing A. B. Waters a
master to take testimony with reference to
he claims of and against the company.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
Holiday Week at the Churches.

Watch services will be held tomorrow
evening at the First Baptist Church.
Union Christmas services were held at
the Unitarian Church yesterday morning.
A concert will be given at Allen Chapel
this evening for the benefit of the Church.
The last of the series of lectures at the
Mt Auburn M. Il. Church will be delivered
this evening
To-day is being observed by the Baptist
ministers of the city and vicinity as day
of special prayer.
The choir of st. Johns P. E. Church rem
dered the music yesterday which was in
tended for Christmas day.
Deacon Sheppard, of the Ninth-street
Baptist Church, has published some per-
sonal recolections of the Cincinnati
Churches of fifty years ago.
The Temperance Society at Pilgrim Sab
bath-school Building, corner of Fifth and
Lock streets, will hold combined temper
ance love feast and watch meeting to-mor-
row evening.
The Rev. A. N. Gilbert, who made the
tour of Palestine few years ago, will give
his personal experiences and observations
in the Holy City this evening at the Rich
mond-street Christian Church, of which he
is pastor. The lecture will be illustrated.
The congregation of st. Johns Germany
Church last night elected the following
named officers to serve for the year 1879:
First Secretary, Andreas Flag; Second Sec
retary, George Westhotf; Treasurer, G.
Beattus Schroeder; Collectors-H. Wolf,
John Johanningman and Herman Flaig;
Trustees-H. stehman, Lawrence Beck.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30
Society Elections.

Representative Lodge No. "a, A. O. U. W.,
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing term of six months:
Pm. W., H.G. Armstrong; NJ. w., e. H.
Beasley; 6. f., Clement Bates; O., G. w.
Crandell; Recorder, Z. T. Blackburn; Fl.
nancier, c. l.. Long; Receiver, J. H. Nor
ton; |. W., L. S. Hopkins; G., J. J. Crow
ley; O. W., A. Mateer; Trustees, G. N. Dan
enhauer and J. F. South Representative to
Grand Lodge, c. N. Dannenhauer.
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pie, John X. Coolidge, VIM. Littell, P. B.
Folger, w. B. Dennis
The dead of 1878 are Rebecca Hart, E. B.
Reeder, Mahlon Broadwell, Maria Turner,
Ebert Marsh, Amanda 7. Mulford, Mrs.
Murdoch Judge Murdock's motherl, John
Shubert Williams, James Dickey, Mary s.
Slough, Ira Senter, Eliza Yeatman, M. B.
Ross, Harvey DeCamp, James A. Reeder,
VIM. Lingo, James G. Payne, Thomas H.
Yeatman, VIM. Moody, Mary Ann Dunn
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30

Attention, Smoky Chimneys.
RATE SETTING. MANTLES, RANGES,
SJ furnaces ana general brickwork, by Z. C.
STEPHENS, residence 1872 Richmond st. de5-3m
u CHINE ROOMS, III WEST FOURTH STREET,
AND SEE THE NEW BUTTONHOLE MA
CHINE
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30

To always protect the weakest parts is
duty, and it is especially the duty of those
whose lungs are being weakened by the
wear of coughing to protect them
by using soothing remedy, such as DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30
FINE LIQUORS.
LEGAL.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ estate of Nicholas D. Mehrkens late of Ham
ilton County, Ohio deceased, is probably insol-
vent Creditors are required to present their
claims to the undersigned for allowance within
six months from date
DOROTHEA MEHRKENS,
Administrative of the estate of N. ID. Mehrkens.
BUTTERwoRTH & VoGEER, Attorneys.
CINCINNATI, December 30th, 1873 de303tM
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30
HOLIDAY GOODS.
MILK.
COUNTRY MILK.

FAMILIES IN THE CITY WISHING TO PRO
Il CURE Pure Milk from the country can have it
delivered ut their residences on and after January
1st, 1879 at &C per quart. Leave your orders i'm
mediately with A. DONOGH, Agent southwest
corner Race and Ninth streets. de28-3t
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Read ONE Of Our Numerous HOME
Testimonials:

Bead ONE OF Our Numerous HOMb
Testimonials:
We have been running Wheeler 81
Wilson'S No. 6 Machine ON ladies's
misses, and children's shoe uppers
during the last three years, and
have fifty-six of them i'm constant
use. We find them superior to any
other Sewing Machine i'm the fol~
lowing particulars:
1t will close seams i'm leather
without puckering, tighter anf
more rapidly than any machine Oh S
which we know, and that with
heavier silk or linen thread and
smaller needles.
1t runs faster and makes more
leather than any other machine we
ever used.
They are very durable. We rum
them by power fully UP to TOO
stitches per minute. They are an
i'm excellent condition, and they do
not cost US for each machine ESQ
per year for repairs.
STRIBLEY & CO.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
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TABLE PLATE.

American
Table Plate!
Punch Bowls, Coffee Urns, Tea
Kettles, Celery Stands, Cham
payne Faucets, Cheese Scoops,
Oyster Tureens, Nut Bowls, Cake
Baskets, Epergnes, Fruit Stands,
Flower Vases, Card Stands and
Trays, Nut Crackers and Picks,
Cake Cutters, Pickle Casters,
Water Pitchers, Sugar Bowls,
Cream Pitchers, Heat-retaining
Dishes for ScollOped Oysters, Ice
Pals, Ice TOngs, Soup Ladies,
Sugar T0ngs and Sifters, Tooth
Pick Stands, CuspadOrs, Spoon
Holders, Sardine TOngs, Salt
Stands, Patent Cork Screws,
Table Bells, Candlesticks, Dessert
Knives, Forks and Spoons, Ice
Cream Knives, Crumb Knives and
Trays.
Those intending to Receive" "
ON the first day of the New Year
Will find special attractions jn
the Table Plate Department at
nfFfFAFr Q. hn "a
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30
BOARD OF REVISION.
Deficit i'm the Fire Department
Books.

bOOkSs
George B. johnson made report to the
Board of Revision Saturday as to the result
of his investigation of the books of the Fire
Department. From it the following figures
are taken:
From the foregoing it will be seen that
the amounts unaccounted for are as fol-
lows:
Hose shop, cash sales.................... $882 90
Service account overdrawn. n................ 2l6 29
Cash book, errors in footing g.............. 9S 90
Total amount for which office is unac-
CouHlaDle... 80 ~
PurchaSeS-Ov ............... 81 So
Total cash ,2S4 Id
To which should be added
Hose shop accounts not paid. 81
Harness shop accounts not paid. l54 AZ 672 73
Total amount unaccounted for......"....$1 1856 8S
This, in addition to the amount found due from
Secretary Folger by my report of July I'd, 1873
amounting to $499, makes the total deficiency in
this Department during the period covered by the
examination to be 50 455 SS.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-02
A Falsiiler Of History.

The somewhat noted General Dick Tay-
the "war Renaissance fever, has been
favoring the public with some of his theo.
ries in the same line. In paper in the
current number of the North American Re
riep he narrates what he is pleased to call
the true story" of General Grants cam
paign against Richmond. He wants the
American people to believe that the re-
ceived story of that campaign is not trust
worthy, being false in essential particulars.
But we are inclined to think that he will
not be accommodated. His story is that
when General Grant was given the chief com
mand of the Union forces, he recommended
that the advance on Richmond should be
made by way of the James river but that he
was overrued by President Lincoln and
Secretary Stanton. According to the true
story" Lincoln and Stanton argued that
there must be an army kept between Wash
ington and General Lees army and that it
would be unwisdom to adopt plan that
would be in effect a confession of previous
errors. General Grant in response said that
he was indifferent as to routes, but the one
which the government proposed would cost
one hundred thousand more men than his. In
reply to the suggestion of cost, Lincoln and
Stanton told Grant to go ahead and they
would find the men. That, substantially, is
General Tdylor's true story of the campaign,
and if the rest of his "reminiscences are OF
piece with it we would aifectionatey ad-
wise him to abandon the role of historian
forthwith. The trouble with this "true
story is that appearances, probabilities, are
dead against it. 1t hasn't the look of truth
The American people, who are perfectly well
aware what sort of men Lincoln and Stan
ton were, will have none of it. The Spring
field Union, in commenting upon the story,
well and truthfully remarks that President
Lincoln was not the man to sit down and
cooly risk one hundred thousand lives
rather than admit that the government
might have been wrong in its previous
plans. General Taylor would probably sue
coed better in the realm of fiction.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-02
What IL Means.

While we rejoice that the Senators and
Representatives of Vermont will give no
countenance to the impending silver swim
die, we nevertheless cannot wholly refrain
from exposing its enormity. In plain Ian
guage, what does it mean ? It means the
actual reputation OF from seven to ten cents
on every dollar II means the wanton vio'
lation of the public faith. ltmeans national
disgrace and shame before the whole world.
It means loss to every creditor, a reduc-
ton of wages to every laborer, a sacrifice to
every property holder. II means that now
when our currency, by honest, steady pro
gress, has been made almost as good as gold
it shall be again wretchedly debased and the
whole movement towards resumption sci
back beyond all calculation. II means an
attempt to make something by dishonest
methods, where the loss will inevitably be
greater than the gain. There is no escape
from these conclusions. Every man knows
that the old silver dollar is now worth only
ninety cents. This is a simple matter OF
TACT which Is beyond dispute lhe only
ground upon which, as it seems to us, it can
be honestly urged that this.vaue of ninety
cents should be made an unlimited legal
tender for dollar is the assumption that to
make it legal tender would raise it to a
dollar of value. But who knows itY What
reason is there to believe it2 Is it not con-
trary to all experience? Isn't the assump-
ton mere trading on speculation Let the
honor and good sense of the American peo-
pie rise,up against this threatened shame.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-02
The Year 1877.

The record of the year 1877 is made up,
IL has been an eventful and exciting period
both at home and abroad. The Russo
Turkan war has been pushed vigorously OF
late, and promises to be one of the most i'm
portant wars ever waged between any Chris
tian power and the Turks. At the present
outlook it would seem as If the power OF the
Turk were to be stripped from him, and he
despoiled OF all the European possessions.
What possibilities of future wars this result,
should it be effected discloses. The parti-
ton of European Turkey among the other
powers would open the door, as it seems to
us, to such jeaousies as could only be salts
fled by the survival of the strongest. But it
is idle to prophesy. The ball is set in mo-
ton, aud no person can conjecture where or
when it will stop.
The year has been marked in France by
the triumphant success of the Republicans
over the attempted assumption of power by
President Mac Mahon, and his ill-natured
acquiescence in the inevitable. 1t is really
more of triumph of popular government
than il seems to be on its face, and will do
much to insure good government and to stay
up the hands of the Republicans.
The war which the home rule inhabitants
of Cuba are waging for their liberty has
been carried on with varying success, and I'M
varying desolation. 1t does seem as though
the patriots of the PROSTATE island had
suffered enough and lost blood and treasure
enough to earn their Independence, aud we
hail with delight the intervention of any
foreign power which would cease the car
mage there and give the Cubans freedom.
In our own country the year opened with
the Presidential question upon our hands
one of the most perilous situations in which
the country has ever been placed. 1t re-
fleets the highest honor upon our citizens
that its solution was peacefully accom-
plished and it is fully time that such legis-
lation should be effected as will preclude all
possibility of the recurrence of such con-
dition. Then during the past year we have
had our Indian wars, our troubles on the
Mexican border, savings bank and life in
surance failures, labor riots, and the trouble
we fear but just mmenced-between the
President and certain leading Republicans.
Surely the year 1877 will leave many foot
prints upon the sands of time by which it
shall be remembered.
The new year opens favorably; although
to be sure, we are threatened with flood
OF silver and depreciation of our currency.
We think, however, that our abundant crops
just moving will place us upon sound
financial basis, and render such action I'M
necessary and unpopular. Certainly with
peace, plenty, and honesty in our rulers and
servants, the outlook is iattering.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-02
The Eastern War.

Just now the severe cold weather seems to
be playing a more influential part in the
bulgarian campaign than either Russian
or Turkish army. A Bucharest cores
pendent says it begins to look as though the
campaign was over for the year. The rail
ways are not working regularly, and the
commissariat have all they can do to keep
the troops supplied in the camps near plevna,
without increasing the difficulty by sending
them further inland. The suffering from
cold and exposure among the sick and
wounded Turks left at Plevna is reported as
intense. The severe weather is causing
more suffering than active campaigning
would, and may have a strong influence in
bringing about peace. 1t will act on both
parties, restraining the ardor OF the recent
victors, and having IA depressing effect upon
Turks already beset with troubles.
Meanwhile the alarm in England at the
critical situation in the East is growing
greater from day to day. In army circles
the excitement is general. the steps for or
ganizing force of eighty thousand men for
the field, and the formation of reserve
army, tending to increase it. These warlikp
preparations are accompanied by the official
announcement that the Sultan has solicited
the British government TO approach the Car
with view To bring about negotiations for
peace, and the British govern ment has con.
sented Whereupon the London official
journals further state explicitly that the
duty which England has undertaken is not
embarrassed by any basis for settlement
of the war, and involves nothing more than
to test the willingness of Russia 10 enter
into negotiations, the terms of peace being
matter for subsequent consideration,
In response to this step on the part of
Great Britain, dispatches from st. Peters.
burgh announce that the communication
from London has been received, but that
nothing whatever has been determined upon
though in well informed circles it is as
sumed that Russia will make no harsh reply
to the steps taken with the object of paving
the way for peace, but will show herself ac
cessible TO any earnest endeavors for the res
toration OF peace, and she will probabl,
consent to an arInstiee on the basis of ,
rectifcation Of the Armenian frontier ia,
free passage of the Dardanells, a guarantee o
good administration in Belgrade, aud the in
dependence of koumania.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-02
The Tramp Remedy.

The recent anti-tramp convention, held at
Baltimore, reached conclusions which are
worthy of general attention on account of
the high character of the delegates aud their
knowledge of the question in its multiplied
forms. The call for the convention was
issued by the Prisoners Aid Socety--an or
ganization which aims to improve and be.
friend the criminal classes. The gathering
was participated in by prominent clergy
men, judges lawyers and philanthropists
There was no lack of charity aud kindly
feeling forthe unfortunate persons who drop
down into the ranks of inyeterate tramps.
All phases of the subject were freely dis.
cussed, and after two days deliberaton the
line OF treatment was reached with general
unanimity The object aimed at is, first,
the good of the tramp by curing his va
grancy, and secondly, the protection of the
public against him. In accomplishing this
the convention was constrained to believe
that the adoption of a law providing that all
professional tramps should be arrested and
sent to warehouses; was the shortest and
best method. 1t was shown that such a
law has worked well in other states, while
milder means have done little or no good.
The enactment of the Jaw was warmly com.
mended to the Maryland Legislature, and the
result OF their deliberations is worthy the
attention of all states where the evil exists
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-02

WHOLESALE SwINDLING.-O the 9TH day
of the present month the good people of
Macoupin county, Illinois, if there are any,
will meet to vote whether to " scale their
county debt of about two million dollars.
This county issued ten per cent. bonds
while ago, based on the credit of the
people there, and they were largely bought
in the East. Seven years ago the Macoupn
county people decided not TO pay any more
interest. Principal and coupons together
to-day amount, therefore, to one hundred
and seventy per cent. of the bond. The
question that comes up this month is not
whether to pay up and 90 Oh honestly, but
between repudiating all, on one hand and
on the other, paying seventy-five cents on
the dollar of the old bonds (rejecting all
coupons) in new bonds at six per cent In
detail it is that the present holder of one
thousand seven hundred dollars of the
couuty's paper, drawing ten per cent. inter
est-one hundred and seventy dollars year
shall receive new bond for seven hun
dred and fifty dollars, drawing forty.five
dollars a year. This is commercial honesty
lt's about time to range the defaulting states,
counties, cities and towns of the country in
row and show them up together. A COIN
parative study of the morals of such regions
would be exceedingly interesting, even il
their interest has ceased.