The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05

importation and by the symptoms of over
production at :home with all their conse,
quences of a struggle with laborers,
suspension of furnaces, and so on.
The interest of the iron producers
is not in booming prices of the
product and of labor, and in speculation in
stocks on hand, but in a steady production
at such prices as to hold the home market
at least if not to give an outlet abroad.
The interest of the American producer is
to cheaper the cost of producing iron in
order to hold at least the home market To
this end the producing power of money
should be kept up.-The Gazette publishes
history of Butler County, which it de-
clares to be the banner Democratic county
of the State. 1t declares its his
tory to be history of Off
cial 'defalcations, plunder and populations
running back only about twelve years
shown up with specifications aggregating
the sum of 1896, 500." II pronounces the
recent detalcaton of $1,000 as mere flee
bite and need not make ripple in coun-
ty used to such free Speak
ing of the Illinois decision on the right to
arm against the State, it cites the fact that
the Circuit Court of the State of
Illinois sitting in banco has decided
the Illinois militia law unconstitutional, as
being in conflict with the United States
militia law, with the Constitution Of tue
State and with the inherent rights of man.
1t considers this decision mischievous in its
effects and not credtable to the law profes-
sion as specimen of reasoning, as in the
South this doctrine would be law for the
Yazoo and Kuklux bands which aim to
protect their elections against dissent.
The German Papers.
IThe Volksfreund.l
AS will be seen from our local columns
Sunday evening German theater will be
opened on the 2Sth inst, at the Grand
Opera-house, under the direction of Alex
ander Wnrster, of Chicago. Among the
members are many old friends who have
earned good names among theater goers
We believe that there is not said too much
if we prophesy that the prospects for good
PLAYS during the coming season are very
tlattering.
TThe volksblattl
The 10th of September will bring the
biggest number of strangers here who have
ever been received within the walls of the
city.
When will School-vsitor Massmann re-
turn the $25 which he himself says he bor
rowed from Mr. Seidensticker?
The Freie Presse.1
The result of the State and Congressional
elections in California is not water upon the
paper mill of Tom Ewing
The Republican thunder of victory which
is rolling over the country from the shore
of the Pacific Ocean will not fail of power
full re-echo in Maine, where on Monday the
State election takes place.
General Grant is, since the Sd of Septem-
ber, on his passage from Japan to San Fran
cisco, and consequently on the home
stretch. Wonder whether he still expects
to be first on the home stretch in next
years race for the Presidency.
Yesterdays Abend Postl
Conklings friend, Mr. A. B. Cornell has
been nominated as the Republican candi-
date for Governor of New York and Mr.
Conkling, as Temporary Chairman of the
Convention, made one of the grandest
speeches of his life in spite of Mrs. Kate
Chase Sprague being absent