The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-29

Hammond and Spitzka, to this day igno-;
rant of the outrages constantly committed
in Insane Asylums by irresponsible Super
intendents and brutal attendants. In one
instance the gentleman knew of, a common
ward politician had been appointed Super
intendent of an asylum containing over
six hundred insane women. The COM
n,ittee discovered in this establishment
outrages of such nature that they refused
to let the evidence come to lisht-There
is chasm in the Democratic party
Of South Carolina that looks like a
Nv" Hampton is at the apex, and if the
chasm becomes any wider it will split him.
The most remarkable case of initiation on
record is the rise in the value of the Gas
Company's property from $2OOO,OOO IN
May to 81, 000, 900 in November. A strong
man is wanted to keep it down.-The Bal
timore Gazette is gratified 70 learn that the
Democratic Congressman bring thought
nance to Washington. Those who nave
that kind of countenance should carry
it with them into the caucus ROOM
There is fresh news from Mr.. Tilden..
Mr. Wilson. Secretary uf the Missouri
Bankers Association, recently visited him
at his house in Gramercy Park, where they
had long talk on various subjects. Touch
ing his candidacy in 1880, Mr.. Tilden was
retcent. He thought the issues were The
same as in 1875, and lett it to be inferred
that the candidates should be the same.
His friends" said Mr. Wilson. want him
much more for President than he wants the
Office"
The Gazette says: We regret to find by an
interview printed In another column that
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project to remove the Miami Canal within
the city, and to convert its bed to railroad
uses, embracing belt railroad for the
transfer and receiving and delivery of
freight, and a union passenger depot in the
center of the city. The business of the ca
nal can be as we'll carried on with the ter
minus beyond Brighton, or the canal can
be turned into Millcreek and brought down
as far as the bridges will permit. A con-
nection With the river may be set down as
out of the question, for the rea-
son that it is too great all undertaking for
the diminished End diminishing business
of the canal. The water power can be
utilized as pr fitably there. The practical
way is for our delegation to ask the Cen
eral Assembly to cede to the city the canal
from point near Brighton, as it did that
part of the canal which ran through the
City of Toled',. and that part which ran
through the City of Cleveland. In the
Toledo case it Was decided by the Supreme
Court that water leases terminate wnen
the State abandons the navigation Of that
part of the canal. But the State would
with the lessees by having an equal amount
of water to dispose of at Millcreek.-Sen-
ator Ben. Hill, of Georgia, is out for con-
stitutional monarchy, unless the sacred
principles of State rights can be upheld.
An Emperor or King he says, would be
''inex pressibly better for the Southern
people than the "rule of an infuriated Sec
tional mob"-meaning the Republicans.
1t is to be inferred that the Georgia stall
wart is for Grant for King, but not for
President-The Gas Company should look
to profit by ever enlarging its business, in
stead of tightening the screw on an ever
narrowing circle of consumers The Com
pany must head off this petroleum business
and recover its ground, or even 81 will not
save it. 1t can at least stop this petroleum
conversion by furnishing gas at 81 Is. 1t
can probably recover by this reduction the
greater part OF the consumers it has lost
We believe that it is for the interest Of
tie Company to accept this offer. and
that with this its stock vail still keep
above par.
The Enquirer prints the report of. the
Secretary of the Treasury i'll advance OF its
being presented to Congress. In its review,
OF this document it says: The Secretary
makes me extraordinary Interpretation of
law, one by which he has hoarded green
backs. He quotes the law that orders MIN
to reissue, paw out and keep in circulation
any greenbacks received into the Treasury,
under any law, from any source whatever,
and then says that he can not obey the
law. The money which he is ordered first
to pay out to meet current appropriations
he refuses to pay out at all for this purpose.
lie will only pay them out by swapping
them for coin. The Secretary still desires
10 retain the power to sell interestbearing
bonds for purposes of resumption. He
wishes to invest a portion of the Sinking
Fund in United States notes, these notes tt
be retired and Cancelled till the maximum O.
greenbacks is reduced to $500, 0OO. 600. This
would be one step toward their extinction
He questions whether the United State
notes ought still to be legal tender il
payment of debts. This Is another step
, Sherman makes the remarkable recon-
, mendatirn that Congress withdraw from
itself the exercise of the power to max
greenbacks legal tender till another wa
D comes. OF course, the Secretary asks at tn
r coinage of silver be limited. Of course
also, he defends he National Banks an
asks for the CONFIDENCE and support q
-. Congress" On behalf 0the Money Powe
he has taken advantage of more prOsperou
times to urge the three great measures t
' which the people of the country have ii
e recent years been most relentlessly OF
posed.-How long is the country going t
a get along without those Foreign Mission
y being filled? The Governments OF Grea
Britain and Russia must have concluded b
this time that the United States must hay
Q "busted. fisherman should stick to tn
s text now. Greenbacks are the best currer
II cy yet devised for the wants OF the people
and they are now at premium over gol
r in New York.
+ The German Papers.
+ The Velksfreund says: Grant does nc
rule the country. Sherman is not on
0 man.-Bayard's boom is not SO bad.--Th
n Board of Aldermen acted nobly. Wit
r twenty.one against seven votes 1t voted fo
gas at 81 Is per 1000 cubic feet. Il tn
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