The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-16
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
The Enplish Papers Of This Morning.

The Commercial says: The first passen-
genger car through from Cincinnati to
CHATTANOOGA will start to-day. The Cincin-
natl Southern Railroad is not finished, and
will not be for some time, but it will SION
be in good working 0rder.-ln all their
combats with the British troops heretofore
the Afghans have shown the ancient char
acteristics of Asiatic semi barbarians-that
is to say, fitful valor and lack of constancv
and discipline. All at once they appear to
have been hardened. Thew cease to dis
perse. They overthrow the British cavalry.
They suffer severely, but hang
together. and they seem to rise up in
swarms 1t may bs that General Roberts
will win a sweeping victory and clear the
country, but present appearances do not
favor the presumption that he will be able
to do so-General Grants journey around
the world began at Philadelphia, and he
will complete it to-uay. A large number
of his Most enthusiastic friends live in
Philadelphia, and they have prepared to
give him the grapdest OF his receptions. 1t
will take the Phiadelphians about week
to get through with the festivities.-It is
reported that the iniquity of counting out
the Republicans elected to the Legislature
of Name has been accomplished SO as to
| give the Democrats majority, and
| that they will proceed to elect their candi-
dates for State officers, and perhaps even to
change the State law and choose Presiden-
tial Electors by the Lcgislature.-The ex-
| traordinary statement is made, and with
what seems tn be semi-official. authority,
| that the English Government does not in
| tend to follow up the prosecution of the
| Irish agitators, Davitt, DAILY and Killen.
The arrest of these really Insignificant per-
sons only intensified the excitement
| throughout Ireland. If they are not pros
ecuted, convicted and punished, it VIII only
serve to encourage the tenants who have
risen against the landlords, and who in
sist upon the right of til ,se who till the
| lands to own them.
The Enquirer says: The position Of Ohio
may be briefly stated. The State has not
Ftlat pivotal consequence it had in 1876. 1t
has jnst gone Republican by plurality OF
over seventeen thousand, in the largest vote
| it ever polled. Such eminent and sagacious
Democrats as Senator Thurman and others
VINO have recently given their views, have
conceded that the State is Republican on
full vote. There is scarcely Republican
politician of any note, anywhere
in the country, who will admit a
doubt of the ability of the Re-
publican party to carry Ohio in
1880, whoever may be nominated for Presi-
dent. The interviewers machine is driven
over the bald knobs and into the bowels of
the hills. The interviewer goes about like
a foot-pad, commanding "rom, Dick and
Harry" to stand and deliver" their Presi-
dental preferences and the result he gets
has no more merit as a general political
index than single proclamation from that
persistent moutll-plece, Private Dalzell.
The only result, and possibly the only pur-
pose, ,aof the performance is to artiticially
maintain Ohio in position of Importance; /;
to give notice that Ohio intends to be at
the National Convention in force, with her
head and tail perpendicular and her feath-
ers,rufied and to dictate the nomination.
l-Telegrams at hand indicate the result OF
the official count Of the vote, of Maine in
the fall elections. The persons whose duty
1T is to count and declare the result OF the
vote find that the 'Fusionists" have ma
jority in both branches of the Legislature.
1t is found that in the Senate there are
elected twenty Fusionists to eleven Repub-
licans; and that in the House there are
seventy-seven Fusionists against seventy
three Republicans. This places the Repub-
licans in a minority OH joint ballot. 1t is
reported from Washington that many Re-
publicans are delighted at this result Of the
count, because it will furnish them IAN ex-
cuse" to change the method of choosing
Presidential Electors in enough of the
Northern States to determine the election
of a Republican President next year. The
experience of three years ago warrants lis
in saying that when the Republican party
have the power to take Presidency they
do not suffer from the lack OF IAN excuse.
The Gazette says: In all the Northern
States of our country executions are NJ
longer public--that is to say, they take
place within the walls of Jail or prison,
and only those spectators wlloscan get tick
cts are admitted. Formerly, and this il
still the case in the South, a gallows wa.
erected where all could see it, and crowd.
ayailed themselves Of the privilege" The
change has been made through conviction
that public executions were denoralizing
Though the masses can no longer. see the
prisoner fall through the drop they have al
q substitute long drawn out and otter
vapdly sentimental reportorial &C
counts, with portraits Of the culpri
added, perhaps. If public hang
ing is injurious to the public morals, thu
wretciled stuff written about its subject il
equally so. In realization of this the Brit
ish authorities have gone step further
and reporters are rarely allowed to be pres
ent at executions, and never given acces
to the condemned man.-Au Arctic wav
of large proportions is passing over tn
West. In the Keo River country the ther
nometer is ranging from twenty to fort.
degrees below zer'', and dispatches from tn
Northwest tell Of persons lost in the storm
and frozen to death.--Thef Gazette does no
know or care who runs the shows, and j
can, therefore, have no personal feelings ii
the premises. 1t has denounced the show
as vile, and demanded their suppres
sion. And they will be suppressed an
they will not be licensed. This much
at least, of the shame of Cincinnati
will be stamped out Stand up, Mavo
Jacob. TIE people are at your back. Yo
will soon be in command If the police, an
, blood money will cease to be effective
The election of the City Librarian and hi
assis ants is over, so far as the Librar
, Board is concerned. Mr. Merrill, for tn
: past year Assistant Librarian, has bee
promoted to The chief position, and Nj
Eckel one Of his most prominent oppt
nents, has received the second place. Witt
: out dsrespect to other worthy candidate