The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-18
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
The English Papers Of This Morning.

Inc Co1nHerclaI SAYS IN answer 10 The
Memphis Appeal, which commends a pas
sage in General Grants Chicago speech
favorng federation for ex-Confederates
North, and freedom of political opinions of
Northern men South Take your shot-guns
disl ense with the use of tissue ballots,
punish political assasSins and those who
make war upon weak but peaceable voters;
please; cease to eye with suspicion men of
Northern birth. and treat them as social
and political equals if they are respectable
men and behave themselves and our word
for it tile Republican leaders, whether SOL
diers or civilians, will cheerfully
recognize the. change in Southern
sentiment and action, and give to the
people of the Sout the most generous
recognition interesting experiment
| was made With the telephone in Columbus
on Sunday, demonstrating the feasibility
of its use in connection with the church
services, rs long ago suggested BY the Com
| mercial A wire had been put up the pre-
vious day connecting the First Con2rega-
tional Church with Blake transmitter, so
| adjusted to the rostrum as tu catch the
sound of the ministers voice and convey it
| over the wires to various parts OF the city.
At each place what was going ON in the
church could be distinctly heard. In the
State Journal Office the tread of the people
entering the church, and the hustle oi the
| people as they rose to their feet .r resumed
| their seats. TIE voluntary on the
organ, the congregational singing, the
opening prayer and the announcement of
the pastor that Rev. William B. Brown, of
New York, would preach, and that his dis
course would be transmitted by means of
the telephone, were distinctly heard. Then
followed the sermon, as much enjoyed by
the distant groups of listeners as by those
in the church. AS we have said, all that
will be needed to enable church goer t =.
enjoy the service when not able to be pres
cnt in person, will be such an attachment
us was used in Columbus. If the chalk re-
ceiver is added, a whole family will be ac-
comElodated us easily as one person; for
whatever is uttered in praise, prayer or ser.
mon in church will be distinctly audible in
any private apartment uf ordinary size. 1t
is not impossible that the use OF these in-
struments will work as great a revolution
in church-going as the letter-carrier system
has wrought in the postotfice.
The Enquirer says: To aid the public un.
derstanding of this public matter We ought
to say that the overclarges and extortions
which Clerk Ambrose has practiced for
years could not have been accomplished BY
his unaided effort. There must have been
neglect or completely on the part of other
men charged with the sacred duty of being
just toward itigants, honest with the Gov
ernment, and obedient to law, in this Court
of justice, or these frauds could never have
been committed. The Clerk alone is not
c mpetent to tax and COLLECT costs. lie is
not the Court; he is the Clerk of the Court.
He is not the Marshal; he is not the Judge;
he is not the District Attorney. He
is only the Clerk. Whatever cost;
have been taxed in this Court
have received the sanction o
the name of the Judge of the Court
The facilities Mr.. Ambrose seemed to have
to mutilate the records of the Court; to re
move them from the custody of the Court
to des roy altogether such of them aspire
sumably contained the most tellingV evi
dence of his guilt plainly shows that thos,
closely connected with this District Cour
are hardly fit to represent the Government
in the prosecution of Ambrose OF cours,
we are making no illusions to Circui
Judge Baxter, who is in no manner respon
sible for the misbehavior In this Distric