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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
The English Papers Of This Morning.

The Enquirer. speaking of the election Of
a Republican Senat next winter TO sue
ceed Senator Thurman, asks why should
the Republicans go into a caucus at all?
Why not let the members 90 in prOinis-
cously for the best man? WHY not select
some man out of the line of political sue
cession? Who is it that gives your Sher-
mans and Garfields ard Tafts the right to
drop into line and claim the right to enjoy
all the honors of their party? Here they
stand ranged like customers in barber
shop, each holding his check. "I'm num-
ber one" SAYS Sherman; 'Pm number
two," says Garfield, 'and I'm
number three" remarks Taft? Who
gave these gentlemen the authority
to fall into line and pre-empt the best Of
fees in the Gift of the State? Are there
no Others whose claims are to be held as
valid? Suppose a representative German,
such as Mr.. Hassaurek, who has saved the
Republican party on several sccasions,
should have friends who want to see him
rewarded, why should he be compelled to
fall in the rear of the line and wait his
turn? Orsuch man as Stanley Matthews,
whose services to the party can not be meas
ured. should want it, but distan tie mar
row rule of the caucus? Is he to be forever
disbarrcd? behavior Of the officers
of this United States District Court since the
exposure of its practices has been singular
and suspicious. They have discharged en-
ployes on the suspicion that they had told
the truth. They have dogged with detect
ives men cognizant OF their misbehavior, of
whose frankness they were afraid. This is
not good plea in defense. 1t is the Gov
ernment's plain duty to promptly and
completely investigate the conduct OF these
implicated officers and with special prompt
ness to demand and compel return OF the
moneys fraudulently retained from it. This
the Government owes itself, in addition to
the duty it owes to the litigants in its
Courts who should, while seeking justice
there be protected from robbery by the
machinery of justice.
The Commercial says: The pile of gold
in the United States Treasury October lst
was the largest in the world-$169,G0 G06, 995,
or So, 70l, ,495 larger than the reserve Of the
Bank of England. With reference /, the
gas controversy the Commercial says The
city of Paris arranges with the gas compa
nies that after the payment of certain
per cent.-fve, we beieve-on the gas
stock. the city shall divide the profit equal
ly with the companes-and it has hap
pened that the share of the city was equal
to the cost of lighting the public LAMPS
Now, why not make an arrangement with
the city, that after the payment of say six
per cent on gas stock, the profit shall bt
equally divided between the city and the
company, the citv's proportion to be cred
tied to the public lamps account?-Th'
whining schoolboy. with shining morning
face, creeping like snail, unwillingly t.
school, is the future City Commissioner
Police Judge, or Clerk Of the United State
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

Chicago, arriving in that city between
u and 2 o'clock ON November 18th.
General Grants visit to Chicago at that
time is in acceptance of an invitation
rendered him to participate in the Re-
union in that city of the Army of the
Tennessee, but the General is to be re-
ceived on arrival by the citizens of
Chicago, assisted by the Society of
the Army of the Tennessee, which
will act as his guard of honor. The mil
itary and civic societies of the city are
to join the procession that escorts him to
the residence of his son, Colonel Fred.
Grant, where he will receive social calls
On the day following he transfers his
headquarters to the Palmer House. Here
is to take place the grand banquet ten
dered him by the Army of the Tennes
see, when a magnificent entertainment
embracing menu of ten courses and nc
end of stately ceremony is to take place
Chicago is arranging to render this the
greatest effort of her life.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24
THE PEACE CONGRESS,

Nobody ever discovered that the peace
associations have accomplished UP to this
time any particular good in the world.
Nevertheless it is premature to say they
never will, especially since Peace Con-
gress has been called to assemble at
Naples on the 26th inst, the particular
reason OF which is to urge simultaneous
disarmament of the nations of Europe,
either partial or entire. If this august
body shall succeed in converting the EN-
peror of Germany, or Bismarck, who ap-
pears to pull the political wires that op-
crate that military tigurehead, to the
plan of dissolying the army and depend
ing on moral force to maintain German
supremacy in Europe; if it shall
convince the Emperor of Russia that a
series of Quaker meetings would answer
the purpose of the Imperial eagles and
battalions; it France should desist from
the reorganization Of her army that has
been going on since the German nva-
sion; if England shall recall her rcgi-
mcnts from Zululand and Afghanistan,
and relcgate to private life the brilliant
array of aristocratic military snobs that
officer her invincible army; if Austria
and Italy and Spain and Denmark and
Sweden and Greece and Turkey shall
turn their swords TO pruning hooks and
cultivate assiduously forever more the
sweet bcatitudes of peace, what bless
ing this Congress will be deemed by all
the world. If, on the other hand, as i.
most probable, these smirking though
conscientious enthusiasts assemble at the
Congress that has been convoked, pass the
accustomed resolutions declaring war tc
be lcgalized murder; that the present
military system is grinding Europe to
dust, and calling on the Governments Of
the several States to shake off this Ole
Man of the Sea that is slowly stranglins
them to death, the chances are that the
military powers will shrug their shoul
ders and 60 on with the conscripticn ant
the armaments, while the Peace Congress
men go home satisfied that if they have
done no good by assembling they have al
least done their duty and freed thei
minds generally. In short everybody
must concede that Peace Congress il
sadly needed all over the world, but alas
they have, it must be confessed, about al
much effect upon nations that are bent OIL
going to war as volume of Mr.. Beecher'
sermons would have on a couple O
cracksmen going in for raid on banl
safe,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24
Reunion Of f"Old Woodward Boys"

The annual reunion exercises of "Old
Woodward Boys was held Yesterday. In
the afternoon a game Of football was
PLAYED on the Star Baseball Park. which
was won by the side of which Mr. G. W.
McAlpin was captain, his side making foul
goals out of seven. In the evening the an.
nual banquet was held at the Queen City
Clubhouse.
President Gano responded to the toast
"Old Woodward Club and its Twenty-fiftl
Reunion"
The second toast ''Roll-Call," was re
sponded to by Governor Hickenloorer.
The third toast, in Memory of Professor
John W. Hopkins" was responded to b,
D. Gano Ray.
To the fourth and last toast, "Our Bene
diets" DR.. A. c. Kemper responded.
The following officers were elected fol
the ensuing year:
President, Jas. +. Maeder; Vice Presi
dent, DR.. VIM. Owens; Corresponding Sec
retary, Cbas. G. Holmes; Rec riding Secre
tary John A. Wilson, Treasurer, VIM. P
Wiltsee.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

a great source of annoyance, both in Eng
land and America, but that in the latter
country the newly married have learned
how to turn those surplus presents to ac-
count, and that there are now number
of people in New York who are engaged
in the business of purchasing and ex-
changing wedding presents" These buy
ers or exchangers have systematized the
business. They watch the announcements
of weddings in "high life" and take a
schedule of the gifts published, noting all
duplicate redundant or superhuous arti-
cles
About the time the honeymoon is sup
posed to leave the speculator calls upon
the lady and makes known his business
in the most circumspect manner, so as
not to give offense or shock her sensi-
bilities. The result of the interview is
generally the production of the unnceded
gifts and sale or exchange for some,
thing more desirable. The female mind
is constitutionally prone to traffic.
These secondhand presents, too, are
sought out by those who want to be gen
erous to their marrying friends at the
least possible cost to themselves. The
Fashion Journal says that during the
last season many London firms adver
tised Suitable articles for wedding pres,
ents second-hand," which had probably
already done duty on one or moro occa,
sions, and concludes that the wedding
present business has become nuisance
and burden.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24
The Cincinnati Star,

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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

Our Southern Railroad appears to be
stirring up other lines to an appreciation
of the possibilities of the near future. A
few days since the shareholders of the
Chicago, st. Louis & New Orleans Rail
road Company resolved that change
should be made in the gauge of that road
to four feet eight and one-half inches SO
as to conform to the standard gauge of
roads north of the Ohio River and thus
put this line into more intimate
relation with the great system of North
en railroads. They also decided to
reduce the grades on the entire line SO
as to permit the running of trains of not
less than twenty-five cars either way,
and pledged the net earnings of the road
for 1879 and 1880 to the carrying out of
this purpose. Should that prove insult
ficient, the Company is authorized to
sell $500,00O of first mortgage bonds of
the Company at par, and devote the pro-
cceds to the carrying out of this purpose.
II any arguments are needed to prove
that our great Southern artery should
be now completed and set vigorously at
work, the above affords one additional
reason why there should be no further
procrastination in this gigantic enter
prise,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24
Accidents.

A boy named Reeder, residing at No.
3l3 Wade street, fell under a moving
Southern Railroad train on Mclean avenue
Yesterday afternoon, and had his left leg so
badly injured that amputation was neces-
sary.
Peter Sherlock, of the Cincinnati Omni-
bus Company, fell from wagon on Broad.
way yesterday, and the wheels. passing
over his light foot, crushed II fearfully
A workman at the new school-house OH
Ninth street, between John and Mound,
fell from scaffold yesterday afternoon,
and broke his right leg.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

A LYONS, France, correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun states that it is the opinion
of well-informed silk manufacturers in
France that the present supremacy of
silk manufacture in that country is des-
tined at no very very distant day to be
transferred to the United States. He
speaks of meeting gentleman interested
in this industry, who had travelled in this
country, and who expressed himself as
impressed with the great capabilities of
the Gulf and South Atlantic States for
silk production. 1t would certainly be
surprising if country like ours, where
silk is so largely made use of, and which
has within its borders every variety of
soil and climate almost that exist, should
not develop an industry that would prove
30 largely remunerative to the country
and at the same time employ class Of
skillful operatives that only lack the
proper encouragement to flock here from
the manufacturing districts of Eu
rope. America bids to be the future
seat Of empire, and it is obviously the
true policy to draw here every class O
manufacturing industry that shall MAKE
her also the seat Of wealth and enter
prise.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

THE ravages of phylloxera among the
vineyards of France are much more
disastrous than is realized in this coun-
try. No means have yet been discovered
for staying the progress of the insect
other than those adopted in Switzerland,
where the vineyards that were attacked
were isolated from all others by a strict
quarantine. Then the doomed vines
we're cut down and burned and the
ground upon which they stood was
thickly strewn with quick lime.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

TON BUFoED seems to suffer with
chronic dissatisfaction. He was not sat
is6ed that the Judges of the Court of APP
pesls should try his case, and now that
the Governor has appointed special judges
for the case he argues that the General
Assembly should have made the appoint
mept
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

THOSE English detectives who have
Just finished their sentences in prison for
fraud imagine there is demand for their
services in America, They might prac-
tice a while with clubs and come on to
New York.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

"HUMAN RIGHTS" are threatened with
blow at Pittsburg next Sund ~. Rob
ert Ingcrsoll promises a lecture there on
thai subject, and the Mayor announces
that he will arrest Robert if he persists.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

EVERYBODY is not happy over the Ex-
position awards. There were doubtless
some cases of injustice, but as a rule the
awards came as near being fairly made
as is possible. People will sec different
lY.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

LONDON has her obelisk, and New
York will soon have hers. Unfortunately,
Cleopatra did not antici pate such de-
mand for needles, or Cincinnati might
have embelished Fountain Square with
one.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

TURKEY evidently realizes the gravity
Of the situation in Europe and is prepar-
ing herself for emergencies. She has just
Issued an order prohibiting the exporta-
ton of anv of her grain.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

IT appears to be definitely decided that
General Grant will go directly to Galena
on arriving from the Pacific coast, whence
he will, after short stay, proceed to
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

PROFESSOR PROCTOR, the astronomer
who is again coming to America to lee
ture, it is said has picked out three hun
dred and twenty-four thousand stars. As
they are all beyond his reach, however,
it is not probable they will do him any
good.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

OVER nine thousand people shook
hands with General Grant at Sacramento
night before last. At last accounts he
wss still alive.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

JACK FROST treads threateningly on
the borders of the yellow fever district,
but has not yet struck the giant a square
blow.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

THE present frosty weather operates
disccuragingly on the fly in wheat. 1t
is fun for the farmers, but death to the
dy.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

Political excitement is dying out,
but the business boom goes bravely on.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

THE business boom threatens to crowd
yellow fever out of Memphis.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

THE Bank of France yesterday adj
vanced the rate Of discount one per cent.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

III a LIES
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This infallible remedy is composed OF
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from the LIFE PRINCIPLE of the forest
tree ABIEs BALsAMEA, or Balm of Gilead.
The Honey of Horehound sooTHEs AND
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keep the organs cool, moist, and in health
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Doctor, who has saved thousands of lives
by it in his large private practice.
N.B.-The Tar Balm has no BAD TASTE
or smell.
PRICES 80 CENTS AND ST. PER BOTTLE.
Great saving to buy large size.
"Pike's TOothache Drops" Cure b
l Minute.
Sold by all Druggists.
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24
Yesterdays Abcnd Post. I

porter of the New York Tribune to pub
Iish, with his consent, the statement that
he (Foster) was no candidate for the posi-
ton of United States Senator. This proba-
bly, had been previously fixed up between
him, Sherman and Garfield
Daily globe., 1879-02-23
Bayard Taylor and Habit.

Cleveland Heaald.
Bayard Taylor wrote a beautiful hand
He detested blind and slovenlv writing.
and used to say that any man could write
plainly who would make an effort. His
manuscript was the delight of printers.
Mr.. Taylor wrote quietly and steadily,
and produced great deal more sscopy''
in given time than any one would sup
pose him capable of who observed his
apparent ease and absence of hurry. He
was rather careless in his dress, but not
like Horace Greedy, enough so to be con-
spicuous. He liked a stout, plain suit of
clothes that could be worn long time. a
loose fitting gray overcoat, and q broad
brimmed slouch hat. He was hearty
eater, and was fond of the German ma
tional beverage, which he habitually
drank at dinner. In religion he might
have been classed as Unitarian or a
Deist, though he had great reverence for
the faith Of his Quaker ancestors. In his
later years the desire for travel wore off.
and he used to set out on journey with
much reluctance. After seeing and
knowing we'll all the great cities of the
world his preference was New York He
often said he had rather live there than
in any European Capital. Taylor's wife
was daughter of the celebrated German
astronomer, Professor Hansen. Sh. Is a
lady of fine culture and considerable lit
erary talent. A school history of Germany
written by her husband for use in Ameri.
can schools, was recently translated by
Daily globe., 1879-02-23

some dark dreary room and imagine
from that time on you are one of the
white Fingered sort and ought to have a
supplement to your name, but examine
yourself and see if you havo not brain
that will guide your hands to something
besides holding the plow- handle. There
is no reason why the brown hands, guild
ed by the strong brain that can grow in a
body developed in Gods pure air and
sunshine, shall not be the hands to hold
the good things of this earth. There is
little need of the cry, "nothing to do;''
the earth is full of work and ready to re-
ward the workers.
And 90 to our homes How many of
our greatest and best men and women
can remember mother with brown
handss Is the memory of that mother
less sacred because her hands were brown?
Was the touch of that well-remember-
ed, loved hand less tender because 1t was
browne Oh, no. 1t grew brown caring
for the little ones God had given, and al
ways, in its struggle for life, had time to
caress and tenderly lead them through
the first years of existence, and in ma
turer years had strength to point with
unerring certainty to the path that led to
future usefulness and honor.
Daily globe., 1879-02-23
Ruined by a Spider.

Spiders crawling more abundantly and
copspicuously than usual upon the in
door walls of our houses foretell the near
approach of rain; but the following an
ecdote indicates that some of their habits
clearly foretell frost being at hand !:
Quartermaster Disjonval, seeking to be-
guile the tedium Of his prison hours at
Utretch, had studied attentively Y the hab-
it's of the spider; and eight years of i'm
prisonment had given him leisure to be
well versed in its ways. In December of
1874, the French army, on whose success
his restoration to liberty depended, was
in Holland, and victory seemed certain.
if the frost, then of unprecedented sever
ity, continued. The Dutch envoy had
failed to negotiate peace, and Holland
was despairing, when the frost suddenly
broke. The Dutch were now exulting.
and the French generals prepared to re-
treat, but the spider forewarned Dision-
val that the thaw would be of short du-
ration, and he knew that this weather
Daily globe., 1879-02-23
For Brides Only.
From Frank Leslis,s Lady's journal.

From Frank Leslies Lady's Journal
The materials for bridal robes this season
are remarkably elegant. Extremists in fash
ion select brocades-satin brocade for brides
over ~ years of age, and silk brocade for
younger brides-though plain satin, by con-
ventional consent the one material always in
vogue for the bridal robe-is clamored for
by some; while plain gros grain silk has it's
Yotarles, and India null, swiss null, and
French organdy muslin dresses are sent out
for youthful rustic brides, who do not feel
willing to afford the expense of dress more
costly.
The silks and gauzes which are shown for
bridal robes are in several distinct tints of
white, and several distinct shades of these
tlnts. In cream white, for instance, there is
the dark rich, Yellowlsh shade of the Alderney
cream, twenty-fours old; and according to
the age OF the cream, paler shades, till the
faintest ''off color is visible In pearl white
we are shown tint that almost approaches
the smoke pearl in shade; another, that has
suspicion Of rose in tint; another, with the
fantest suspicion of liacs-this being quite
perceptlble on the wrong side of plain satin
or satin brocade; and from these scarcely
perceptible hints of color in the silk fabrics
displayed there are fainter and fainter shades.
till the existence of colored ray is distin-
guishable only when laid beside a piece of
snew-white silk. Cream white of the medium
shade is that in the most cided favor for the
bridal robe; and of the whites is that which is
regarded as the msst becoming or the least
trying to the complexion.