The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-11
THE OHIO MAN.
Some Things That Are Said
of Him.
fChicOgo Telegraph

cation, by the United States Consul a.
Winnipeg. He said, at supper giver
to the English Agricultural Commits
sioners, that three-fourths of the grain
growing region of North America lies
north Of the United States. The mann
moth agricultural knowledge of Mr.
Hayes, acquired through his companion
ionship with those noted farmers, Gen
eral Sherman and General Sheridan, may
possibly be at variance with this news
from Winnipeg. At least it ought tc
vary enough to order that ass to eat his
fodder at home hereafter-in Ohio, OF
course.
baltimore Gazette.1
Whatever may be said of Baltimore's
lack of taste it can truthfulIy be said that
no "Pinafore" company ever yet stranded
upon our shores. At this very moment
an excellent company of "Pinafore''
singers is starving in Cincinnati. The
ladies of the chorus have eaten up their
slippers aud the gentlemen have pawned
their pinchbeck jewelry and exchanged
the moEey for Cincinnati sausage; and
Cincinnati claims to be a city of taste
and musical culture.
Troy IN. W Standard.
Hugo Preyer, of Ohio, has called ma
tional convention of Greenback Labor
men to meet at St. Louis on January Sth,
1880. Mr.. Preyer is man of some in
Auence in his state, but his authority to
call convention will not be recognized
outside the Pomeroy clubs. That power
should rest exclusively with the members
of the national committee, designated by
the members of the various state conven-
tions held this year.
Baltimore Gazettel
The State Archery Tournament at Gin
cinnati last week was marred by several
severe accidents, such as may be said to
be incident to these exciting contests. A
handsome gentleman from the interior of
the State had his skull fractured by a
young lady who tapped him approvingly
with the soft end of an arrow, and in the
course of controversy between Charles
De We're Molyneaux and D'Orsay Mont
morenci the latter was struck across the
face with turkey-wing fan. His whole
face, including his nose and one ear, was
torn away and the gallant young beau
died in great agony on the spot where he
was stricken.
[Pttsburg Telegraph
Judge Houk, of Tennessee, who has
been working for Foster, SAYS that the
Republicans will carry Hamilton County,
including the colored man, Williams. If
they should, they will triumph about
equally over the Democrats and Deacon
Smith. The Deacon seems to have been
greatly troubled at the sight of black
man on the Republican ticket, as greatly
troubled as are Republicans in Allegheny
City at the sight of black children in the
common schools.
New York Tr1bunel
Ex-Attorney General Taft is as un-
swerving Grant man as ever. He does
not believe that Grant can be beaten in
Ohio for the nomination even by Sher-
man, and thinks that if General Grant
looms as candidate Sherman will give
up the contest.
Nashville Banner
The visit of Blaine to Ohio has had the
effect of puncturing Mr.. Sherman's bal
loon so silly that, though no explosion
occurred, it has got to be mere limp
rag.
baltimore Gazette]
Ex- Attorney General Taft is heading
the Grant movement in Ohio. This is
according to the fitness of things. Grant
and Taft naturally 60 together. Taft is
just as necessary and useful to Grant as
was Jeffreys to James II.
New York Tribune.
The letter-carriers of New York have
presented to the Hon. s. S. Cox hand
some watch and chain in recognition of
the talent and agility which he displayed
in procuring the passage through Con-
gress of the bill which raised their pay.
The Hon. Amos Townsend, of Cleveland,
solemniy alleges that he, and not the said
Cox, performed that service, and earned
the said watch and equipments. Whereat
the aforesaid Cox affirms that he himself
gallantly merited the aforesaid laurels,
and, that the said contestant, Townsend,
was, in fact, off the track much of the
time, and was beaten by several laps. In
regard to the acceptance of the time
keeper, he says ambiguously and with
great naivete, "1 could not refuse without
great disappointment" Another watch
is talked of.
New York SUM-
Hon. Amos Townsend, Republican
member of Congress from the Twentieth
Ohio District, has been guilty, Ito put it
mildly of very disengenuous conduct in
seeking to deprive Hon. S. S. Cox of the
credit of securing increased pay for the
letter carriers. We have no doubt that
Mr.. Cox would prefer to be robbed of
the valuable watch and chain presented
to him by the grateful carriers rather
than thus lose the honor due to his
labors. However, there is not much dan
ger that Mr.. Townsend will carry off the
laurels of his colleague. The gentleman
from Ohio failed to pass bill intrusted
to him by his committee in the last Con-
gress, which was subsequently, taken up
and passed by Mr.. Cox. That to Mr..
Cox's almost unaided efforts is due the
augmented pay of letter-carriers and their