The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-21
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
The English Papers of This Morning

The Enquirer SAYS of the attitude of the
Eastern press towards the various candi-
dates running for Governor of New York;
With the Herald and the Sun vehemently
hostile to Kelly, with Harper's Weekly
and the New \ ork Times hostile to Cornell.
and with all directly or indirectly favorable
to Robinson, with a support more or less
pronounced, with the masses of the Repub-
ican voters opposed to the Cornell ma
chine, and with the masses of the Demo-
cratic voters opposed to the Kelly ma
chine, it is undeniable that Robinson has a
strong moral support and popular follow
ing outside the great Democratic or
ganization of New York. His candidacy is
regarded as credtable to the party and his
reelection would be thought creditahle to
the State.-The Enquirer in making ont q
list of appointments for Governor-elect Fos-
ter to pass upon suggests the following as
Aids de Camp which it thinks would make
a highly ornamental staff for peace foot
ing. Colonel Andy Francisco of the Ohio
State Journal, and Captain L. d. Myers, of
the Columbus Dispatch, have each special
claims which ought to be recognized; Major
Dan Russell, Of Pomeroy, for his servicesin in
losing more votes than any other Repub-
lican county; Colonel John Kumler, in rec
ignition of the influences of the numerous
and growing family of that name; Captain
John C. Entrekin because he was beaten for
the Legislature; Mr.. J. F. Dayton and DR..
Updegraff, both of Steubenville, because
they turned the tide against Taft at criti-
cal time; MIR. l.. c. Hopkins. of Cincinnati,
on account of geography and the dry goods
trade; Mr.. Lindsey Kelley, of Ironton,
Ia ha1n To fh,
and rides horse gracefully. and Mr.. Fred
Gowie, of Urbana, for the same reason.
The Commercial says In Columbus, it
appears. the Democrats taught themselves
to believe that they might he victorious,
and thus added to the shock of defeat the
sting of disappointment. In Cincinnati,
however the Democratic leaders knew bet
ter than to- expect victory.--The CONNER
cial quotes flom an address recently de-
livered bya George r. Angel, of Boston,
editor of tile Grocers' Manual, some of the
adulterations in groceries. that the people
buy and are as follows: Cream
tartar has seldom more than 80
per cent. of pure cream OF tartar,
balance being terra alba, &c. Cayenne pep
per is mixed with vermilion and sulphuret
of mercury, red lead and Venetian red.
Coffee is adulterated with pea flower col
ored with Venetian red. Liquors and wines
are made from cheap rum and whisky.
Milk is adulterated with water, -four,
starch, gum tumenc, chalk. sugar. carbon
ate of soda and cerebral matter. Cream is
made from gum. Musta. d is seldom pure
Preserved meats are coored with ochre and
red lead. Bottles labeled Worcestershire
sauce, ETC., are often filled with stuff fla
vored with dangerous chemicals. Soaps
contain poisonous coloring matter
that produce skin diseases. Teas are
colored and doctored, largely in New
York and Philadelphia, with arseniate oi
copper, verdigris, mineral green, Prussian
blue, tale, clay, soapstone and numerous
other articles. Much of the tobacco which
men roll like sweet morsel under theiI
tongues is made out of the leaves of other
plants, to which are added chronlate OF
lead, oxide Of lead, etc. Half the vinegar
sold in the large Cities it is asserted, is
rank poison, made from preparations Of
lead, copper and oil of vitrol. If the state
ments Mn Angel makes in regard tc
arsenic are true, it is surprising tha,
the known cases Of arsenic poisonins
are not more frequent: During the yeal