The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-22

lu6 I1OWdIu tuC COiOlSo
population are doing remarkably well. The
Howards lacked one assistant, and oneof
them called to a multitude of colored
nurses standing near and asked who would
work for dollar day. This offer was re-
but at last one of them accepted, and she
did not do so from want, as know that she
has deposit of $50 in the bank.
Many eXpedientS are resorted to to while
away the weary hours. To this end num-
ber of clubs have been organized called the
Helleborean, Condonian Corkolian, Maca-
roman, Rationolian, Bootblackonian, etc.
The members meet on the street corners,
select some member known for hisswearing
propensities as chaplain, and proceed to
business or fun. Their deliberations are
published in the morning papers as news.
The last named organization, the Boot
blackonians, is strictly business organiza-
ton Before the epidemic the field of jour
nalism and bootblackism was divided be-
tween the white and black boys. The white
boys blacked no boots and the negroes sold
no papers. When the epidemic began, one
of the latter grew bolder than his fellows
and rushed in among crowd OF newsboy'
at the Herald office, crying out for papers
| ne. WstS IIO SOOlleT Sceu tildu COIlQueICu. 1,
half dozen boys took him, head and heels
and pitched him in the gutter, considerint
him as base usurper of their rights Th'
army of would-be colored newsboys waXet
stronger, however, and were soon enabled
to support each other 1t seems as II ev
cry negro boy in the city, under the age
fifteen, has turned newsboy. Hundreds o
them muster in front of the varlou
paper offices, giving the street much th'
appearance of a country lane covered will
restless blackbirds. -...
As soon as the paper is out a wlt
scramble ensues, and the streets are scat
tered far and wide with the boys. wh'
nearly worry the life out of the pasSer
by. Some of them are important an(
worthy of higher birth as reporter. Jus
about daylight one day last week your cor
respondent was awakened by the ringing o
the door-bell, which was jerked vic
lently by some one apparently in tht
greatest haste. Fearing that the house
was afre, your correspondent thrust hl'
head out of the widow to inquire who wal
there when who should appear, but one
of those self-same news-boys, who asked il
q voice of the sweetest entreaty, Morn
ing paper, sir?' 1t is to be hoped that youl
correspondent will not be called upon tC
answer in the hereafter for what followed
Suffice it to say, that boy bolted-disdainec
to remember that there was gate, bu
vaulted lightly over the fence. 1t yet re
mains a problem whether he rang any
more door-beils that morning or let then
severely alone.
Having fully canvassed the dark ant
the bright side, look at
BOTH SIDES
will come next in order. There is not the
| least particle of doubt that the fever is still
among u.s. but it has never ragged. Dr. r.
w. Mitchell, of the National Health Board
and citizen of this place, has been much
censured for saying that only third-clas,
people remained in the city. 1t is fact be
yond dispute that the greater part of the
better class left Immediately upon the out
break OF the plague. There are many here
yet who hold an honored place in the very
front rank, but the majority of the people
here now belong to the fourth-class insteac
of the third. Many of these people gladly
accepted camplife with free rations in pref
erence to remainingfn the city subject tc
the fever.
Memphis sto be congratulated on her lone
ly situation, as thousands would have beer
stricken with the fever had they remained
and as a consequence the greatest suffering
must have prevailed. As it is much O
misery has been felt. though we could have
been relieved by our State or by absent
Memphis merchants, which would have
saved us from the humiliation of appealing
to foreign cities for aid. From all account.
absent citizens are in greater need of money
than those at home. One of the daily pa