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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26
Spirit of the German Papers.

The Republicans have already fired off
their big guns, but they have done little or
no damage. The Democrats are a little
more saving with their ammunition but,
to all appearances, they will get on splen-
didly with the same.
EIhe Volksblatt,]
The Gas Company has opened its cam
paign. The Company wants a new con-
tract for ten years, and, if possible at 81
per 900 cubic feet which is too much by
about one half If the Company wanted
to do justice to the people. they would
long ago have made reduction, without
waiting for the action Of Council. Gas
stocks are bringing premiums of 60 per
cent. showing how fat the crumb is that
is being served up to the people. Couldn't
the Company be satisfied with a smaller
profit? Must they always play the role OF
extortionists?
[The Freie Pressel
The orphaned Democratic Senatorial
ticket is still begging for men who are will
ing to fill the vacancies and make offerings
Of themselves to their party.
Yesterdays Abend Post1
As often as Dick Smith, of the Gazette,
sees our colored Legislative candidate, Rev.
Geo. w. Williams, he commences to whistle
a melancholy passage from the opera, eli
Shadow" Brother Dick has a hard time of
it, owing to his troubles concerning color,
descent, religion and beer consumption.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

The following little story from the Pitts
burg "Telegraph," is touching one, and
the hero is well known in that city. He
had been somewhat wild in his habits in
the past, but for four months had abstained
from drink and spent his evenings at home.
One evening, some weeks ago, he went
out calling and some one gave him a G lass
of wine. This aroused the sleeping tiend,
and he went off on grand carouse. For
three days he lost all mastery over him
self, and scarcely knew where he was On
the morning Of the fourth day he was
comparatively sobered up He wandered
into the reading room of one of our hotels,
where he was well known, and sat down
and stared moodily into the street. Pres
entity a little girl Of about ten came in and
looked timidly around the room. She was
dressed in rags, but had sweet, intelli-
gent face, that could scarcely fail TO excite
sympathy There were five persons in the
room, and she went to each, begging.
One gentleman gave her ilve-cen1
piece, and she then went to the gentleman
spoken of and asked him for a penny, ad
ding, 81 haven't had anything to eat for a
whole day. The gentleman was all out OF
humor, and he said Grossly: "Don't bother
me; 90 away haven't had anything to cal
for three days"
The child opened her eyes in shy won.
der and stared at him for a moment, anc
then walked slowly toward the door. She
turned the knob, and then, after hesitatins
a few seconds, she turned quickly ant
walked straight up to him who had spoker
SO ill-naturcdly, and gently laying the five
cents she had received on his knees, sale
with tone oftrue grlish pity in her voice
"If you haven't had anything to eat TO
three days you take this and go buy som'
bread. Perhaps | can get some mor'
somewhere"
The young fellow blushed to the root
of his hair, and lifting the miniature Siste
of Charity in his arms he kissed her two
or three times, in delight. Then he tool
her to the persons in the room and to thos'
in the corridors and the Office, and told tn,
story and asked contributions, giving him
self all the money he had with him. HI
succeeded in raising over $40 and sent tn
little kind-hearted one on her way re]oic
ing.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

I
"Life with my husband" she said, twas
hell on earth. He was a nervous, ex-
citable man, jealous of every one, idle,
passionate. He did not drink; l do not
know that he had any bad habits. He
never spent money for dress,and he SEEM
ed penurious; yet he got through with a
great deal of money, first and last"
"Until two years ago we had our money
in common. made all that was made,
and it was as much my husbands as mine \;
but about two years ago l found that he
was spending good deal, and spoke to
him about it. He was angry, and told me
to take care of my money myself Since
that have done so, and when he wanted
money, he came to me for it. He was
wildly jealous. If a gentleman came to
the house on business, he would at once
accuse me OF improper conduct. Yes,
Defrage was constantly threatening to
kill himself He'd act like wild man.
About year ago we had quarrel. He
wore two rings that gave him,one seal
ring, the other gold ring with remem.
Der me- on it. When we quarreled he
pulled off those rings, threw them on the
floor, and ground them with his heel.
Thus do grind your love under my feet
he said picked up the rings and told
him that would keep them until he died,
and then | would place one on each side
of his head in the coffin. Afterward he
begged me to give him the rings again, but
would not When he went away on
Friday he took my pocket-book. In it
were $3.50. the two rings,two other rings
and some little relics. | don't know what
has become of them all. Nothing either
of the money or rings was found on his
body. He had been talking of depositing
money for the children, but don't know
whether he did or not
ale was very queer man about some
things. He bought a pistol, and fourished
it so much that | was afraid, not that he'd
shoot me, but that it might go off and
hurt us. got it and hid it in box in the
chimney,but he had it again in few days.
Last November he and another man
opened a store, his partner furnished the
money but the business did not pay, be-
cause he was continually running home
to watch me. For the last month or two
there seemed to be queer look about his
eyes. They looked fixed and staring, SO
that Martha and both noticed it. | think
he was crazy"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26
Editorial Spinnings.


Never run down your neighbor's oys-
ters.
Newport bellies have beaux to match
each costume.
Oil is excitement in Allegany Coun-
ty, New York, over petroleum.
Texas has 1874, 900 sheep. She wants
people, however, to avoid calling her sheep
John.
Purses of steel rings are beautiful.
They should be about half filled with gold and
silver coin in equal quantities.
The japanese Government is opening
new lunatic asylums, and is ordering eleven New
York pianos with which TO furnish them.
Californians are importing japanese
five cent silver pieces for use on the Pacific Coast.
Old Nickel get after California if she ism careful.
The Tennessee election took the swell
ing out of her bondholders to very considerable
extent. We hope, however, ii may not take the
stuffing out OF Tennessee.
The peculiar character of the snake
stories published in the Commercial induces the
suspicion that the refreshments" made use OF al
that Office were bought at Peoria.
An exchange says that "the princess
costume has received its death blow from the
panier." As panier is a French word, signifying
basket, we suppose the meaning of this lucid SEN
tence is that the princess costume has received a
death blow on the bread basket, or that the bread
basket has made cold coffee OF that popular dress
godi
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26
HIS Ruling Passion Strong.

The late Mr.. Willis c. Shelton, the very
promising young musician, wrote as fol-
lows to friend in Cleveland, O., while i'll
with consumption:
al little thought, when playing in Cleve-
land six months ago, that it was my last
concert. How thankful we ought to be
that we cannot look into the future. If |
could have seen three days ahead, instead
of playing with my usual brightness, how
sad and desolate | should have felt! Yes
the organ would have groaned and frown
ed down upon me, and | should hav
trembled with it. The organ! For 81;
long weary months | have not been allow
ed to listen to or play it. | have been tolt
that if | were to express my thoughts OF
it now, after this long suspense, that nt
doubt should play so far above what ]
have ever done before that my greatest
efforts heretofore would be as nothing
Yes, ! would play until my instrument
would sound akin to the heavenly choir.
| would play until l grew cold, exhausted,
and then, with one last funeral strain,
and the organ would be silent forever.
Such, my physicians tell me, would be the
penalty. Yet how thankful | am for the
pleasure have taken and given to others
through my music"
In the same letter he expressed the
pathetic wish that "If my dying hour
should come suddenly or should be the
unexpected result of this sickness, they
will carry me to the church for the last
time and let me commune with my organ
until my hands grow dumb and my eyes
dim and let me die under the shadow OF
the gilt pipes and darkened frame"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26
Compulsory Education.
Toledo Blade.l

Wherever compulsory education has
been tried, its beneficial results have been
so apparent that those most opposed to it
in the beginning have been obliged to ac-
knowledge their mistake and yield their
commendation. The superintendent of
Treasury in New York gives most en-
couraging account of its working in that
City. Children who were wandering the
streets, wretched little vagrants, learning
readily every form of vice which came in
their way, and preparing in future to prey
upon society, have been taken away from
evil influences and placed in schools
where they are learning the habits Of
cleanliness and industry which will rem
der them in the future useful and respect
able citizens.
Both justice and policy come into this
question Of compulsory education. Every
child that is born into the world has a
right to be cared for, and that in manner
which shall give him chance to make
his life something of worth, even if it is
not the most of which he is capable, were
circumstances more favorable. If the par
cnts can not or will not do this, then it
becomes the duty of the State, which
stands in the place of guardian to its chill
dren. 1t has no right to allow them TO go
TO destruction through any lack of care
upon its part, nor can it shirk these duties
in any possible way.
No one can question the policy that
shall make self-supporting, law abiding
citizens out of what would otherwise be a
curse. The expense that is involved in
such prevention of evil is far less than
what is incurred in endeavoring to effect
cure. Schools cost less than law pro-
cesses and penitentiaries, and every boy
or girl educated to habits of self-respect-
ing independence adds directly to the
wealth and prosperity of country.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26
A Bashful Bride.
(st. Louis Times.Journal.)


The remarkable divorce case Of John
vs. Mary Brunick was decided yesterday
by Judge Thayer granting the decree to
the husband John and Mary were mar
ricd on the 9TH of December, 1875 and af-
ter the congratulations had been poured
out upon the young couple and all the
guests had retired, it occurred 10 John that
it would be well to repair to the bridal
couch. Young husbands can readily i'm
agine the astonishment Of John when his
blushing bride, in her most bewtching
night robe, drew herself up proudly by
the bedside and putting one little delicate
foot forward on the moss rose carpet, re-
marked: 1--WE are married, but we have
gone far enough. Good night" John
was rewardef with a kiss and then soft
hand waved in the direction OF the door
leading to another bed.chamber. John
was not graduate of the school of pla-
tonic love and the situation was entirely
new to him, but words and entreaties and
even tears were Of no avail. The bride OF
a few hours bade him retire and in a
twinkling the snowy drapery Of the nup-
tial couch enfolded in sweet repose and
virgin innocence the fair form of the pure
Mary. Such a condition Of affairs did
not lead to much harmony, and John
might have expressed somewhat warmly
his practical ideas concerning platonic af-
fection. In any case the young bride
sobbed herself into pretty pet and tod
died off home to mamma. The husband
brought his grievance to the ears of the
court and obtained relief; that is to say,
decree Of divorce was granted to him.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

or two gentlemen from the section of the
country thus stigmatized.
Especially so as within sight of the
grand dome of st. PauPs, London,
there exists more revolving evidences
Of human depravity, vice, debasement,
crime-more results of the oppressive
influences of pernicious government,
more innocent suffering and more bar
barism than can be raked out of any sec
ton of this country with a moral or
political fne-toothed comb in the hands
of a church synod or campaign COM
mittee.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26
Cured Of Drinking.

"a young friend of mine was cured of
an, Unsuitable thirst for liquor, which had
so prostrated him that he was unable to do
any business. He was entirely cured by
the Use OF Hop Bitters. 1t allayed all that
burning thirst; took away the appetite for
liquor; made his nerves steady, and he has
remained steady and sober man for more
than two years, and has no desire to return
to his cups; know of number Of Others
that have been cured of drinking by ii. y
From leading R. R. Official, Chicago, III.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

OLD AQUARIUs seems to have turned
his water tubs bottom side up and flooded
oil creation. Not only have disastrous
rain storms transpired throughout Amer
lea but Great Britain and Scandinavia
are suffering severely from too abundant
rains.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26
The Cincinnati Star.

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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

The weather for the last few days has
been very favorable to spread of the
yellow fever in the stricken district, but
with clear sky and pleasant atmosphere
we may now hope that the progress of
the scourge will be less rapid.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

The old saying, Letting the cat out OF
the bag 'has thievish ancestry. 1t was
formerly trick among country folk to sub
sttute cat for a sucking pig, and bring it
in a bag to market. If any greenhorn
chose to buy pig in poke-that is, bar
gain without examining the contents of the
bag--all very WELL but if he opened the
sack, che let the cat out of the bag" and
the trick was discovered, and so the phrase
passed into common use as applying to
any one who let out secret.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

The curtain arose upon the Ohio State
Fair at Columbus yesterday and revealed
= apitiful and pathetic state of affairs.
Cultivated cattle stood, soaked and shiv-
ering, in the rain, and rare roosters
Strayed about dragging their dropping
tails in the mud. The cheering sunshine
Of to-day, however, will give the agri-
culturists a good send-off.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

KALLocH will get we'll, and De Young
Will not be hanged. If there is any one
TO De congratulated upon this fact, it
must be the parties themselves.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

SECRETARY SciIURz babe adieu to CIV
ilization at Yankton and struck out for
Rosebud. He should look well to it
that some irate Indian does not smash
his spectacles.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26
The Dark Continent.

Africa, from being an unknown land
full of dark, impenetrable mysteries, a
land whose glory lay entirely in the past,
whose wonderful pyramids, which spoke
SO eloqucntly of a race gone forever, con-
stituted its chief interest in the eyes of the
world, is fast becoming of great CONNER
cial Importance. The travellers who have,
of late years, penetrated Central Africa
have found it region Of great wealth,
with a vast population Of from 2oo,ooo,ooo
to 4oo,ooo,ooo. The climate Of the high
regions is healthy, very different from
what has been imagined in the past, when
the only idea had was that obtained from
the low, marshy lands upon the seacoast.
The soil is adapted for the cultivation of
most of the useful plants grown in the
Southern part of our own country. The
mineral wealth is great, but it needs intel
ligent development by means of men and
machinery, such as are employed in other
and better known regions.
England has become thoroughly awake
to the advantages Of obtaining foothold
and influence among the people of Africa,
unciyilzed as they are. In her present
depressed financial condition, il is absolute
ly necessary that she should find new
lands to conquer in trade and here is her
golden opportunity. Already her steamers
are plying upon the Zambezi, and she con-
templates placing them upon the Niger.
The plan Of building a railway 500 miles
long from the seacoast to the interior
costing 100000 is under consideration
in London, and is most favorably regarded
1t is the hope of Great Britain that the
future development of this vast country,
now SO rapidly becoming known by the
push and courage of different explorers
and the consequent civilization of its peo.
pie, will open and maintain vast CONNER.
cia interests that will restore the. manu-
featuring prosperity of England, and give
her again that pre- eminence of which she
has so long proudly boasted. y
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26
LAST July Charles Thomas A vounp

LAST July Charles Thomas, young
colored thief, stole Secretary Evarts' hat.
Judging from the accounts Of the Secre-
tary's hats which have gone abroad, it
could not have been very valuable hat,
and possibly the very shabbiness of the
tile may have suggested to the thief that
he had robbed some poor man who was
thenceforth destined to wander abroad
bareheaded. Be that as it may, the
shocking bad hat preyed upon the poor
criminals mind, and when, last Tuesday,
the guardians of the law laid their heavy
hands upon him and conveyed him to
the Washington City Jail, he wore such
an air of detection as it broke the heart
Of the jailer to see. He could not eat
but that hat arose before him like a
phantom, and when he slept his
dreams were oppressed with Wis
ions of the Secretary's battered
hat. The weight of that hat so crushed
his conscience that finally his spirit was
utterly broken and life became a burden.
His handkerchief was converted speed
lily into hangman's rope, the cell bar
was improvised into gallows tree and,
posing himself upon small wooden box,
the poor, hat-haunted wretch jumped of
into eternity. There are many momen-
tous documents on file in the Depart
ment of State at Washington, but none
of them bear a more pointed moral than
does the doleful career of Charles
Thomas. He who steals Secretary's hat
involves himself in crime which bears
with it its own awful punishment.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

MULTIPLICITY of railroads has made
hillsboro, Ohio, vain. She now even as
plres to the dignity of railroad war
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

1t was not very sensible or very
graceful thing for Dean Stanley to say
what he said recently in London at a din
ner party given by an American gentle
man. Neither was the statement one
that either positively or comparatively
could be considered truthful. While Wis
iting this country short time since he
enjoyed the hospitalities of the people of
the Northern States, and particularly of
New England, to which he mostly con-
fined his visit, and seemed to return to
the classic shades Of Westminster i'm
bued with a very favorable
impression of that portion of
America and American society that fell
Immediately under his own observation.
But of those sections of the country that
he didn't see, and of the social life there
Of. he seems to have formed very rash
judgment, and very injudiciously, so far
as time and place goes, has given it to
the public in an after-dinner speech-a
speech for which no apology can be
given, excepting that it was made "be-
tween the walnuts and the wine"
On the occasion alluded to the diStin-
puished Dean of Westminster denounced
an entire section of this Republic as
sunk in barbarism and unworthy of any
sympathy or any recognition by the phi
lanthropy and high civilization OF Eng
land" 1t is quite probable that Dr. Stan.
ley was honestly infused with this belief
while sojourning in America: While
canned baked, beans and Goldfish balls
carry with them none of the moral or
Hsthetic atmosphere that prevails
where they are prepared, there
can be no doubt but that
the Dean, in feeding upon these sectional
viands, in their fresh SAVIOR, hot from the
oven, swallowed good deal of the local
preiudiees that there exist against the
land Of terrapin and gumbo soup and
canvas-back ducks. But it was in ex-
ceedingly bad taste, it strikes us, for aim
10 explode his hastily-formed and ex
parte conclusions upon miscellaneous
pocial company amongst whom were one
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

Bret Harte got but $50 each, it is said,
for his "Outcasts of Poker Flat" Luck of
Roaring Camp" "Miggles," and the other
extraordinary stories he wrote for the
"Overland Monthly" while he was its ed
tor The publishers of "Scribner's," it is
reported, paid him $1,000 for Gabriel Con-
roy" TO be published in their magazine
alone; and they have given him As high as
$Ioo per page 900 words fos some OF his
short stories.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

CINCINNATI wEsTwoeD MARROW aAUsE).
Daily, except Sunday
Leave c., II. q D. Depot S2s m. 2:2s m, Sis
pm.
Leave Robh's (westwood) $40 q m, 705 m.
1898 p n, 1853 p IN, 56S %.
Leave Brighton Station, 6:2S m, g65 IA, 2:N
m 5:23 p IN, 6:3S pm.
Sunday Trains
Leave hobb's " ,stwoodj. 1858 a m, 1e2san.
1888 nj 2.03 p IN, 6:2S IN. SOB Pm.
u. 2ss y m. 1:iS p m, s:5o , N.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26

Few outside pockets are seen in the
fall styles, but occasionally they are
quite effective as trimmings by being cut
in long square-cornered shape, and
placed on the edge of the basque, where
they hang like bag
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
Corrected to Accord With City Time.

CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Depot, corner Mclean ave. aud Ge3t street
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-26
CHAPTER TX.

strongest mln0s
Are often those ofwhom the noisy word
Hears least; else surely this man had not left
His graces unreyealed and Unprecedented.
The first thing to be done, it was obvious
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-16

IL is useless TO cnumcrac tho mnny new and
beautiful designs i'll tho above goods. MS wo feel
sure that VIC have undoubtedly tho best assort-
mcnt wp hayc eyer carried.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-16
MOTIONS AND HOSIERY.

In these departments wo have such varied
assortment of tho latest novelties, too numerous
to mention, that can only be appreciated by ex-
amining them.