The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-27
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.


The Enquirer says: The Oneida Com
munity is reported to be going into de
cline. Since the abandonment of tn,
mixed marriage system" a number o.
weddings have taken place and about eight,
couples are waiting till they become ole
enough to embrace monogamic marriage
1t is freely predicted that wages will soor
be paid for labor and individual account.
kept. division of the entire property o
the Community would give each of the
three hundred members about 81 600.-The
vote OF Ohio is now definitely known
There were cast 66S, ,667 votes. Here are
5000 more votes than the State ever polled
before, and the Republican majority
is about nine thousand votes larger than it
has been. since 1872. Another fact known
IS that Ewing ran ahead of his ticket His
'heresy' was stronger than his party. This
should be an etfectual answer to those who
insist that it was Ewing's candidacy that
defeated the ticket General Rice had $50
votes more than General Ewing, that being
the measure OF the appreciation of the valor
and sacrifice which lost a leg for the Union.
Perhaps the fairest test of the party
strength is the vote for Supreme Judge.
General Ewing received 3I9,1 votes.
Judge Gilmore, Democratic candidate for
the Supreme Bench, received 316994
votes. General Ewing, it appears, was
2 loS woes stronger than the Demo-
cratic party. The NATIONAL vote fell from
81 3332 in 1878 to 8, l29 in 1879. Where the
other thirty thousand "National" voters
went will be a question for examination.
General Ewing received 4S, 232 votes more
than the Democratic party had last year.
The vote for Tilden in 1876 was 1923, 1S2,
larger by 1850 than the vote for Ewing
The vote for Hayes in 1876 was $50, ,69S,
While the vote for Foster is 336, 261, an IN
crease of $3.50. The election in the EN-
plre State" is of National importance The
Republican party does not fail to under
stand this. The leaders of the Republican
party-Cabinet officers, Senators, Presiden-
tlal candidates, the Blaines, the Shermans
and the Conklings, all appear in New York
not only as pleaders in public for the Re-
publican cause, but as cOunselors in
private for Republican harmony.
Have not democrats an equal interest in
the New York election with Republicans?
should they not make equal effort with
Republicans to carry that State? In addi-
ton to the efforts made by public speech,
should not the Democrats of National
name seek by personal effort ard advice to
save New York to t. National Democracy?
The Bayards, and the rendletons, and the
Thurmans, and the Hendrickses, and the
Palmels, and the Davises, and the Ewings
have all an interest in this New York cleo
ton The Democrats of New York have
the state by an easy majority, if united.
Divided, the New York Democrats are, of
course, in danger Of defeat.-The cost of
the Constitutional Amendments
by the last Legislature is esti-
mated at from $50, coo to $SO, 900.
The Commercial says on the subject of
the oid-fashioned militia system of the
States: 1t was sight to see, though.
when q multitude of farmers and bows as
senbied in big meadow, some bare-footed.
some in tow brceches and straw hats, some
with old muskets and smooth bore rifles. or
shot-gllns, and some with hoe-handles or
sticks cut in the most convenient patch of
woods, going through the evolutons and
and countermarching about the
field But the sight was when a hollow
square was formed, and the gaunteted
Brgadier with vast and shining
epaulets, and ciiapeau with plumes
a foot long, rode haughtilv and
stately in to harangue the men ON
their duties as patriots. before disinissing
theih' Heneial Dene.' Ghlci OF tne ordl-
nance DePai'h'eii! VI 'he Ohlteu states
army WI Al s'is aniiual report discuss
'"r eA APe,nene9 u ''lG eo's"h'H'lon Oh tiie
'l'li'I" s.5'e.l - .He country. oo ne ne VIII
feco'iiiiel'u ''ie o,'',lla.io'l ol ZVo WV men
duly armed and equipped, to receive
per diem Tor actual camp service, and only
Tor the days present and actually employed
in drill and other camp service. This will
require considerable ontlay-an annual
cost OF at least " Ooo COo for arms and
equipments, and $l,000OU for per
diem and general camp expenses.
These civilians, if put into camps year after
year in the manner General Benet pro-
poses, and drilled and disciplined, would
add considerably to the military reputation
the Nation and give assurance to tie
rest OF the world that, though preferring
peace, and following in the path Of peace,
we are still prepared for war and have in
re eEve an army OF 200, 900 efficient fighting
mcn to supplement and support the small
regular force needed to protect frontier
lines and settlements and sustain the All
thorlty of the Government-Captain Am
brose, the Clerk OF the United States Dis
irict and Circuit Courts CT this city, has
been accused of excessive fees Capt. Am
orose has not SO far made any statement,
md perhaps awaits an investigation with
confidence, AS the inveStilatiun is to be