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, 1879-03-12

From Atlants, Ga, there comes an account
Of most horrible duel, ending in tie MUIR
der Of ono OF the combatants, tho ono
who was against his will forced into tho fear-
ful fight. A business disagreement between
Col. q. A1sroa and EDwAnp Cox, two proml-
, 1879-03-12

Tnx CHICAGO TRIBUNE hha established branch of1caI
for Tho receipt OF subscriptions tnd advertisements n
follows.
NEW TonK-1loom 70 Tribune building. r. r. Md.
FAnnxN, Manager.
TAll1R, France-No. 10 tluo do ID GtanRe'1Attlerc.
il. MAttfKH, Agent. ....
LONDON, EHT.-Amcstcan Exchange. 40 Strand.
TExnr F. GftLia. Agent.
RhE FRANCISCO, Cal-FAact 11ottl.
WASHINGTON y. C.-t3tB street.
, 1879-03-12

THE sPEAKERsH1p OF CONGRESS.
Tho po si.iou OF Speaker Of tho National
Houso Of Representatives ia ono Of tho
most responsible md important Offices un-
der tho Government, Tho Speaker in nl-
most always conspicuous party leader.
though his duties require primarily TINT llo
shall be bipartisan and impartial in his rul.
ings. There is no man in American pub
lie life who hns 20 much tlicta!orial power as.
tho Speaker within his own domain. lie
no1ninates all tho House Committees, md
in his selection Of mombors for committee
places and Chairmnnshirs, ho is able to do
more toward shipping the legislation of tho
session than tho party CAUCUS which hns
placed lin in power. Els latit,do is 10
broad md his rulings havo 30 much forco
tint he il frequently nblo to accomplish
or dofoat any proposed legislation. 1Io
nlay be tho terror or the patron Of
tho lobby. Ho is in direct succession
to the Presidency, MS Tho law provides, in
certain emergency TINT tho Speaker Of tho
House shall become President Of tho United
States. Resides, lis opportunities are such
Tint, properly improved, tl,ey 1nny be mnt1o
10 further any ambition ho may have for
higher placo. Altogether. tho attributes of
tho spcakor's position are such as to rcudor
him ono Of tho chief mon in tho nation.
It is not surprising, under these conditions,
that tho struggle for the position Of Speaker
should always bo animated. It is thu place
Of ali othors that fills tho eyo OF tho ambi-
tious House member. Tho contest this year
, 1879-03-12

The Democratic party, Knowing that 1t eauno
mattel, the Republican ticket III tlcceucy or r.
spcctahility, will 10 to tho other cxtrcmo aul
ask tlle buulmers to step Up and take Trout
canfo
, 1879-03-12

The Convention yesterday was sign that Tue
Rcpuhfran party. when It tEies, cal furnish d
tile material for Coot-citfzens' movement.
, 1879-03-12

Secretary RANDOLPH, Of tho Board Of Trade,
entirely tntsuts.terstards Ills duty rs servant Of
tho Dparfl. lie is bumptfuus, isusriblc, md
mcdalcsomc. 1t is earnestly 10 b. hoped that
he 1s serving his last term In that capacity.
, 1879-03-12

The r1imor that Secretary Scnunz Is engaged
to be mnrricl has taken fora, In positiye state
ment that he ID engaged to daughter Of scerr.
tary EvAnrs. It Is said Flint ths young lady.
when she read the newspaper Item to this e.
feet, tossed llcr head anu laughed, and the Scc-
rctarg Of the Interior was much annoyed.
There Is no truth III 1t,
, 1879-03-12

ImE EtffeA1n ThtnuSE wants 10 know n III,
ean q, 'ssoH5 tns wo He sa
I'm. Il nonated They can at jcast cn,n, S,ate to
H r. gEsng IN n.xr tlfe elecsnr vnto Of s."r1} 1eas
~ "E FL an1anxn came to eectlng ClfAnL.y Fsw.aas ny
Uemocrdt. :, "o"'f Htobt.
;, as THE Tn1Dusn dill not try 10 clc.t n.
FAlswEtt tho point Of tho an. wi !, VII. VII.
visible. except In tho confession tlat II hs, "os
Influence In Missouri, md Tint It's frautc eff'.s ~
Tor GRANT will effect no moro for him IN yss ,,,ss
stnte tlnn The nonacton Of TuE Tn,n,., ',as IA,
Tor FAnwH11" This is undoubtedly true. In, ~, !.
Is difficult 10 acc why The I'D. toasta N J.,
, 1879-03-12

Rnntolrh ftrcrt+ b"fween Clark anil rssat1e. En-.
EaHcncnt Of Lolita. Evening, "Mnsette." Afternoon,
- Ealt Lynhc."
, 1879-03-12

Clark street, opposite tho Caurt1Ionse Enesaen1cn
OF c. ". Dairy. "Brpkcn Fettcrs." Variety Clio.
, 1879-03-12

Moy1ckcr'R Theatre.
Madison street, between Dearborn and atate En-
enHcmcnt OF 1ilcc's Surprise pa.ty "Iorrors" AZ
fefnoon and evening.
, 1879-03-12

Dearborn ktrtet. Garner Of Monroe. EnRARtmtnt
Of !. X. Enmet. 'pur Nbw Fritz" Afternoon and
evening.
, 1879-03-12

-, 4.
'nc hioh"e "ateF-po"er 1on' 10 "htcn at-
tcntlon was a'rcctca Yesterday ncct's hiring.
ana tlic ne~spaoers OF Illinois anu Iowa should
MT ie1 60 Of IL antt! congress taKes 10 at"i 70"
VoRcs 1Ilo extraordinary ui6eFct'on granted TO
inc soelotarS OF War IN inc last hours OF Con-
eress' some points worthy Of attention IN this
eonaees'on arc inc 1oilowlhg: senator DAvls.
tnoueh no approved inc arncniIont, admitted
t'as no nad never occn IN ltock lslaf'tt, and did
, 1879-03-12

Tic 8tatc-lslghss tomioolery Is found very IN
convenient in tho South wllcn 1t interfcrcs with
tlle preservation Of public healtl,, nnl great
many Southern papera do nut hesitate to speak
out their minds about tllp crtlniual rcfusal OF
Congress TO establish national quarantine fur
fear somebody's pct political theories might get
hurt. Tho Galveston tTex.) Hesas very scnslbly
retnarks In thls connection:
Tho only. true and Wholesome theory OF State
rights and local ae!f f.govcrnmpnt-thu unly theory
compatible with tho Democratic idea OF q govern.
mcnt Of the people. BY ths people, and for tth
p:oplc-ls theory that. pEopaFos 10 cherish 7he
liberty and welfare OF tho various parts ni thu peo.
pie al conducive to tbe!r lincrty and welfare ~
united nna synpatlstle wiiole. Hut here t. na
wonla make part an aba0tute dictator In nlattcrs
Of most vital consequence " tho wAote.
We deairo to advise Tho Atws that this Is, from
tho Southern poiut Of view, rank, bloody
treason; and that tho per which uttcrs It lhas
no right to expect nny consideration from the
Southern party leaders.
, 1879-03-12

HAlstcd street. hctwctn Madison and Monroe. "
sicty entertainment. Afternoon and evening.
, 1879-03-12

Affss CARY wilt sing nt AGuVirkcr's Theatre
next week:
Non yer
V'ot ne yer
All! d'II ycr.
This Ia the ItalIan version Of tho "Pnafofc."
, 1879-03-12
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TERMS TO CITY stinscRlBEns.
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Ordefs for tho delivery Of TIM TRInuNE Rt Esansfon,
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will receive prompt attention.
, 1879-03-12

Liberal Democratic pApers in the South, snys:
Son,e Of onr Stats exchanges nrc still urging Mr.
JEFFKnsoN DAYS. for TIM United Sfntcs Scnato to
succeed Our nnucE. ThEs III rtnply ridiculous
hs. DAVIS would probably not accept tho position
II tonlcrcd 10 him, will never have tho opror.
tnnity to decline tt. and would not bo atlm.ticl to
seat in the United States Senate II elected. Mr.
DAVIS belongs 10 tho past, not tho prescut and it
does him no Roou to hnyo hin nau,o constantly
thrust upon tho public AZ an nspirant for an olco
which 1t Is not possible TINT hs Will ever III.
1t is q pity moro papers ut tho South llavu
not the good sense of tic Herald; but tts opn-
lou Is almost solitary. Tho Memphis appea'
representa- tho average Southern scntfmosfa
much moro accurately when It says that DAvts
is "tl,e cherished Idol Of the South" and de-
c.arcs that neilIer llo nor any OF tho Dr!gadtcFs
now In Congress- has repontcl OF his treason.
Observe tho common Southern Wow ot tho
case, for instance, III tho Augusta {ua.) Chroui-
cs and Stn.iue!:
The ex-rscsdent Of tho Contcitesacy has tho
eacfud trust Of not dtshonoElng tn hlH uwn persou
by craven petition for forgiveness, tho holy canse
OF tho South. which, though lranlpfca upoy, IL not
lost, and toyoF slInll be ''whtle theFr's m echo
left 10 air. That cause local sell. government
and It e vital to-day here aai acroKH the mighty
watoss, In tho heartu OF frrnnen. Shall JEpYEKoN
DAyia ask pardon for TINT, md !u d hnndsmnn'H
keYf Forbid It.. Almfghty t3uut The worst thing
that cnult 10 fall tho South would bu 10 shameful i
degradation In tue pessua OF 3Er. DAVIS.
, 1879-03-12


Tho coat Of collecting tho State rovenne ia
wholly unjuatilable. Iloro is tho statement
of tho State taxos fnr 1877;
Total Stato tar charged :. 81 1B5. 311
En1olnc1 by tho Courts. 25J, :lSti
Tax enforced. .... ............... ...s3 Dlo. 80.
Lux collectcu alla Hue.ss j. jim DIV
Lost anu expended In collcctlou....s 6S:}. $50
It will bo soen TINT 1t coat tho State :;683,-
1856 10 collect S3,n4s,OlG revenue, or consid.
crably over 10 per cent. Such wastago
undar m effective Revenue law would bo iu,-
possible. Those who do pay their state
taxos aro lnulcto1 1G per cont mora than
their proper proportion to meet the deficit
caused by tho dofoots in the Inv for tho on
forco'uont Of The payment Of taxes and by
tho onorous tolls suokod out by tho official
leechos. This Ia more especially scandalous
in tho case Of tho sohool-tax levy, and tho
sooner tho Legislature changes tho mode Of
collecting that tax and provides specific
rato Of school tax, tho tax to be retained by
each county, tho moro certain will be the
abolition OF tho existing abuse.
, 1879-03-12

Tho State Of Illinois has for number Of
years appropriated tho sum Of one million of
dol!ars annually for tho support of public
schools. This sum IN distributed, according
to some extraordinary computation. among
the several counties without reference to
the amount Of tax paid by oacll. To pro-
duce tho rsvenuo for this purpose tho
Auditor annually fixea ratio Of tux, md VIC
give tic footings Of his report On this sub-
jcot for 1876 and 1877:
Ao!s lin cfleu.+*s ..t..s.Sly ~ /, ~.
Attachments, commissions, md fces.. 3ll,97l
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-26

nineteenth Century,
1t may be said that there is at least
one social reform on which M. Hugo has
dwelt consistently through all its phases
the abolition of the punishment of
death. Like those branches of mathe-
MATES which involve infinite quantities,
any question concerned with human life
and death is a favorite lurking place of
fallacies. We will speak here only of M.
Hugo's ground of objection, which lies in
the cruelty of the punishment. So far
as the cruelty consists in the pain of
anticipation, that pain is divisible into
two factOrs-regret at leaving family
unprovided for, and actual terror. The
first factor, if felt at all, is felt equally
by the convict who is going to the gal
leys for life.
And the second factor we may surely
neglect. If man has left his neighbor's
family mourning we need not be tender
over few days of selfish terror for him
self Then comes, according to NJ. Hugo,
the crowning cruelty of removing him
from this world. We may reply that if
we remove him from his home to prison
for life, we are pretty sure that we are
doing him an injury. But if, instead of
this, We remove him from the earth alto
gether, we have no means of knowing
whether we are doing him an injury or
not. Surely, there are plenty of other
benevolent causes to be taken up which,
if less susceptible of pathetic advocacy,
are also less dependent on turn of met
aphysics.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-26
The Eyil-Doers' Exodus,

John Greenan, colored, for carrying
razor concealed on his person, was givel
5000 and thirty days. He made an attemp
yesterday to use the weapon on Officer Bra
zelI, whom he has a grudge against.
| Peggy Mason, for vagrancy, went up fol
| three months.
Maggie Gallagher, for being drunk, Went
out for three months.
Chas. Epperson was arraigned for Q
vicious assault upon Jennie Allen. His
| case was continued until tomorrow.
Wm. c. Thomas got three months for
drunkenness.
Lady Mary Francis, of Cumminsville,
got on one OF her big sprees yesterday, and
had TO be pulled in. Her case was con-
tinued until July 9th.
Paul NcwmiIler, of No 2S5 Linn street,
was arraiGned for an assault upon Frank
". Strassncr, of No. Ga Eastern avenue.
The latter being so badly hurt that he
could not appear, the case was continued
until next Tuesday.
Five little roostcrs, named Frank Metz
ger Jos. Gardner, Pat Stokes, Wm. Klein
and ChaS. l.iebel, were sent out to the
House OF Refuge for week for swimming
III the canal in broad daylight
David Jones, who recently escaped from
the Work-house, was arraigned on the
charges OF petit larceny and carving CON
ceaed weapons For the first offense he
was given 5000 and thirty days, and on the
other he got 5000 in addition to having to
serve out his uneXpired term.
Charles Smithberger, for taking Sam
Beresford's horse and buggy from in front
of Heuck's Opcrahouse without leave, was
sent out for ninety days.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-26
Don't Like Filden.

lNorWalk (Conn DemocTaLl
The New York Times says that Mr.
Tilden is very busy organizing move.
ment in Ohio to defeat Gen. Ewing and
the Democratic ticket, fearing that its
success will make Senator Thurman the
coming man for the Presidency. There
is nothing improbable in this story. A
man protesting to be Democrat, and
who helped to defeat Gen. Cass for the
Presidency over thirty years ago; man
who made Mr.. Bigelow, a Republican ed
itor of this same New York Times, a Sec.
retary of State on the Democratic ticket
over the heads of tried and true Demo
Gratis; a man who formed an alliance
last fall with Republicans in New York
City to defeat the Democracy of that city
and hand the City Government over to
the Republican party; man who took
no part in saving the country during the
late war, would not be likely to hesitate
long in attempting to defeat two brave
Union Generals-as Ewing and Rice
are-if he could see that by so doing he
could ruin Senator Thurman's chances
for the Presidency, and profit by the
treason.
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At o'clock this morning, the constel
lation Perseus, about right ascension two
hours thirty minutes, declination north
58 degrees, Professor Swift discovered q
new comet, quite bright of strong con
densation, and a short tail. 1t was NOV
ing at the rate of little more than !
degree day, east of north. He discov-
cred it four days ago, but he did not
know what it was until this morning.
The Professor thinks that he is the first
discoverer, but in case any one has spied
the same visitor, he will know it by II
o'clock to-day. No one had discovered
it Wednesday night in any part of the
world. With the exception of the comet
discovered by Professor Swift in July
last, none has been seen for over year
and half, and the Professor considers
this discovery very important one. If
he proves to be the first discoverer, and
there is every probability that such will
be the case, he will have earned his third
gold medal. He has been looking for
this comet for three nights, and happier
man in finding it, it would be hard to
find in the whole country.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-26
English Fish Dinners.
saturday Reyiew.l


Fish dinners, the most salient peculi-
arity of London dining, deserve and OBJ
tain separate article. The old Bruins
wick Hotel at Blackwell is, we find, now
turned into an immigration office; but at
Greenwich the Ship and the Trafalgar
continue to flourish. But "non cuivis
homini contingit adire Corinthum," and
a humber entertainment of the same
oceanic and tuviate viands is to be had
at far humber price at the Three Tuns
Tavern, in the fish neighborhood of Bill
ingsgate. Whitebait is, of course, the
most important dish at such banquets
and meals, and, to our thinking, can only
be truly enjoyed in what may be called
its native abodes-on the banks of the
Thames. One seldom gets it so good at a
club or in private house. We do not
know what is the latest verdict of the
naturalists upon the true classification
of this delicious little morsel. 1t may
| be, for aught we care, as some suppose,
the young Of the whale, or it may rep
resent an adult species of its own. Our
only concern is to know which hypoth-
esis ought to be adopted, with a view of
taking measures, if necessasy, for insur-
ing the protracted existence of a creature
which contributes so greatly to the de-
light of man. We once read in an old
guide-book to the suburbs of London,
printed early in the last century, that
Greenwich was famous for small houses
of entertainment much frequented by
the lower orders in order to eat fish
called whitehall, and it was not until the
Ministerial dinners, which began in
Pitts days, had made it known that it
became fashionable and expensive.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-26
Dust to Dust.


A dust contractor in the days of
George " left instructions that the pro-
cession following him to the grave should
comprise Y boys carrying links u men
carrying dustmen's whips and shovels
reversed, favorite horse, provided with
cloth spatterdashes; dust-cart covered
with black baize, the coffin in the cart,
surmounted by a very large plume of
white feathers; y dustmen and brick
makers as pall-bearers all clad in white
flannel jackets and leather breeches; the
whole wound up by a long string Of carts
filled with dustmen, cinder-sifters, and
chimney-sweepers. A few years earlier
one Mr.. Woodford, of Fettcrlane, dis
played oddity with little more gentility
than the dust contractor. Being a mem
Der of The Lumber Troop "a volunteer
corps in the City of London), he left in
structions that after his death his body
should be carried to the troop-room and
thence borne by troopers to the grave;
that minute-guns should be fired during
the funeral procession; that military
salute should be fired over the grave in
st. Brides churchyard; and that a
crooked guinea crooked, we presume, for
luck) should finally be spent in punch
and tobacco to regalc the troopers.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-26

cavalry regiment wished for a bureau
de tabac, to enable him with the proceeds
to exc out his small pension. His wife
waited on the Senator and asked him tc
obtain it for her husband.
This he did, and the wife was truly
grateful-so grateful, indeed, that she
could not refuse him the only reward he
craved at her hands. The old, old story
was re-enacted. She was supposed to be
at her mothers, and letters came from
her there every day; but unfortunately
one of the ex-magistrate's bitterest enc.
mics saw her in the company of the legal
Don Juan in the South of France. The
too-confding husband was informed of it,
took the first train, but arrived only in
time to find that the turtle doves had
flown. The description, however, left no
doubt in his mind as to their identity,
and thus it is that the ex-magistrate and
Radical Senator will appear as CORE
spondent.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-26
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

Squire Anthony has sued Dwight w.
Huntington and /. i. Williams for $50 900
for libel
The members of the Philharmonic So
ciety of this city went on an excursion yes
terday over the Southern Road.
The body of the woman found Tuesday
at Anderson's Ferry has been identified as
that of Mrs Schultz, Of Corryville.
Mr.. Ed. Burke, of No. 2l3 Walnut
street, yesterday presented the Geological
Garden with two young turkey buzzards.
The citizens of the Ninth Ward have
resolved to extend every assistance to Mr..
Drew in the prosecution of the bad charac-
ters in their ward.
The monster bell at St. Johns Church,
corner of Green and Bremen streets, the
argest bell in the city, cracked yesterday
and is now useless thing.
The Ones responded on a silent alarm
about 8 o'clock last night to a small fire
in Rosenthal & Co.'S spice-mills, corner
Walnut and Water streets. Damage slight.
The thirty-ffth annual convention of
the National Division OF the Sons of Teni-
perance, which convened last week in
Washington, D. c., has adjourned TO meet
in Cincinnati, June 18th, 1880,
Resolutions of incorporation of the
McMicken Mutual Aid Society were left
for record yesterday. The following named
gentlemen have been elected Trustees for
The ensuing term of six months, to-wit:
Jos. Schwenningcr, Henry Bann and Jacob
Blattau.
Emma Carey colored girl at No. 50
George street, intrustcd Hamilton White
Yesterday with 500 OF her money with
which he was TO get some articles ont Of
pawn which he had soaked. Since then he
has not been SEEN and Emma swcars there
will be blood spilled if she runs across
Ham.
Miss Mary E. White, after twenty
years service as teacher in the Woodward
High School, has resigned Yesterday her
ellow-teachers presented her with beau-
Gful gold watch the inner case OF which
bore the following inscriptions Mary L.
White, from her fellow teachers Of Wood
ward, June ~ 1879"
The Hughes Alumni met last night,
and, after electing officers. the rest of the
evening WAS passed away.in tripping the
light fantastic. The officers are; Presi-
dent, Mr.. Jacob Mendclson; Treasurer
Mr. Morris Johnson; Recording Secretary.
Mr. VIM. II. Simpson; Corresponding Sec
retary, Miss Burd Prather
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-26
The Hebrew College.

The examination OF students of the He
brew Union College terminated to-day
The following was the order of examina
ton:
From 10 to II a. NJ, Exodus and Samuel
with examination in Hebrew Grammar il
Grades c and d. Preceptor Louis Au
frecht.
From II to - q. M, Rashi in Exodu.
from xix to xxi, in Grade D. Preceptor
Louis Aufrecht.
From . to p. m., Isaiah Il to XVI, Will
examination in Hebrew Grammar ir
Grades A and 3. Preceptor, Solon on Ep
pingcr.
From TO p. H., Hiichoth Shechita oI
Maimonides in lad Hachasakah, Chapters
iii to xii, i'll Grade ~. President, Rev. Dr.
Isaac NJ. Wise.
From 4 TO 5p. M, History in Grades A
and B to 500 A. c. Professor Rev. Dr.
Max Lilienthal.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-26
A Joke OF FOOte.


Cumberland was a frequenter of the
British Cohee-house, which was great
resort of North Britons, as we'll as of
some of the most famous men of the
time, Foote, Garrick, Goldsmith, Rev-
nolds. Here it was one day suggested
that he should write a comedy with a
Scotchman in it, as companion to his
Irish Major. He objected that he had
never been in Scotland, and knew very
little of the dialect. "Give your Scotch
man a character" remarked one of
the company, "and take your chance
for dialect. If you bring a Roman
upon the stage, you don't make
him speak Latin" "No, no." cried Foote,
"and if you don't make him wear
breeches, Garrick will be much obliged
to you. When l was in Stranraer,
went to the kirk, where the Mess-John
was declaiming most furiously against
luxury, and, as heaven shall judge me,
there was not a pair of shoes in the
whole congregation" From this con-
versation originated the character of
Colin Macleod, in his next comedy,
"The Fashionable Lover" produced in
l772; it was success, and became his
favorite work.