The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24


piaymates, but always conducts himself
with the dignity of a gentleman, some day
when he is a School Trustee he will be able
to rise among his hono rable frllow-members
in full Board meeting, and remark TO
President Bigwig in the chair, tha' he is
tired of this id fooli>hness." All his
fellow-members will laugh and applaud
him. and the President will order him to
take his Seat, and he will Jaw back that
he won't take his seat, and another COM
mittee will sit on him to find out whether
he has been disresrectful or not, and thev
will ut length decide that he has been dis
respectful-a little. This will impress
school-boys of that date with the deeply
conscientious manner in winch the Board
Of Education spends its time looking after
the peoples interests He will also
be thoroughly IMPRESSED by the School
Boards fine flow of language
The Commercial thinks the pretense made
in New York that Robinson, regular Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, is not the
special protege ui Tildcn is thin, and adds
ii the defeat of Ewing in Ohio is held tn de-
stroy Thurmans Presidential prospects,
when it is known Ewing was not the favor
ite or candidate of the Senator, it is inpos-
sible to separate the fortunes of Tllden
from those of Robinson, who was undoubt-
edly the candidate of his choice. If Robin
son is roundlv defeated, Mr.. Tilden viii be
what Andy johnson described as dead
duck, with no more chance of p litical res
direction than an Egyptian mummy OF re-
appearing in the flesh to translate the
hleroslyphics OF Karnak and Memphis.
One dollar should be sent from
any post-ufiice in the United States to any
other for one cent in addition to the regu-
lar postage.-The Cincinnati Hospital, at
st of S.. lat 80 has an independent gas
works. The prodnct was l27, 1853 feet, aver
age candle-power. Is Ito; average yield per
pound of coal, 14-l00 feet. At t4e price
proposed to the citr, the gas-bill would
have been $223 59--discount tive per cent.
leaves SEP 40--or the Hospital saved last
month on the price proposed for the new
contract $l6S l7--or at the rate Of s2,olo VI
a year on an Investment of 30, l4l w.
The Gazette says, on the subject of the
st ok, upon basis of 81 IS for pas, is SELL
ing to-day in the market at 167, or 81 per
cent above par. This is the only point we
can nteligently discuss, except that gas
s supplied in Pittsburg to private con-
Sumers at 81, and that in Baltimore it is
furnished at 81 SO, and in the CITY of New
York the Municipal Gas light Company
CHARGES 81 % to large consumers, and il so
| to small consumers These are the net prices.
| In the light Of these facts why should the
| City Council make a ten-year contract at
81 75 or make ten-year contract at all.
But the way to arrive at a fair price for gas
is make no ten-year contract, but fix the
price from year to year, and the market
price Of gas stock will serve as pretty safe
bar, meter. In this connection it is worth
while to remark that citizens who consume
gas ought to hold meetings in their wards
for the purpose Of instructing their Coun-
cimen. Newspapers alone can not pro-
tcct the interests of consumers. The peo-
ple ought to speak and they ought
to speak intelligently. Poor Thurman!
After he has played ont all his
principles and all his cards, and has
| lost all, comes Justice Field and accuses one
of the best acts of his Senator life as
| trampIing on the reserved rights of the
S ates" Justice Field evidently wanted an
Opportunity to deliver from the bench a
stump speech for party effect. His eager
ness led Inn to precipitate it in case
where it had hardly chance for a foothold,
and to hitch his State rights pronuncamen.
to to the cause Of financing sharpers and
railroad wreckers, and OF an odious monop
oily against the people.
| Tie German Papers.
THE Volksfreuno.l
The vote for State officers and member.
If the Legislature was officially counted
yesterday. The total vote for Governor
was $50, G67. Of this Foster received 1886
POI; Ewing, $40 1872; Stewart Prohibition
list, f. l45; Piatt. Greenbacker, 0,129 Foster
majority over Ewing is17120 Immediate
~ after the election the Gazette claimed
Republican majority Of $4,000. 1t mus
now be satisfied with about the half.
TThe Volksblatt.l
Who will the lucky one ba to take tn
bride home in the war for the p sition o
!, Public Librarian?
The Gus Company may have Council b.
the apron strings, but they can do nothin
} with our worthy Mayor.
The most rhvmeless rhvme of the year
this: That Lulu went into the country G
the Zulu to be slaughtered.
1.-The Freie Presse1
, In the Fast people still seem to labor ur
: der the curse of prejudice against race an
: cnlr, under which our colored citizen
r suffered here formerly. At least this is u,
conclusion derived at by the disgracefr
r treatment in New York OF Captain Georg
W. Williams, one Of our newly-electe
, members of the Legislature.
Yesterdays Abcnd Postl
Governor Foster yesterday asked n
porter of the New York Tribune to put
Ish, with his consent, the statement ths
, he (Foster) was no candidate for the pos
ton of United States Senator. This probt
, bly, had been previously fixed up betwee
) him, Sherman and Garfield.