The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-07


amount hardly TWENTY-FIVE per cent. TAX
ing the first nine months of this year, and
there were but $3.50. for $8l, ,054.-
s4O,' as compared with s,67s. for
$l97, 211. .129 in the first nine months Of
lS7S.-We are glad to see General Grant
welcomed home. He is good representa-
tive of the manhood of the Nation-not
faultless, certainly, but sturdy and brave
tenacious and CONSTANT. Then, he is the
great historical figure in this country. His
tory has been and will be written to that
effect. He has had glorious progress
ar und the globe, and come home loaded
with h1nors He can not afford to risk
the glory of his career in doubtful po-
ltical contest Mark it: He can not afford
it! Still less can the Republican party af-
ford to force the Presidential candidacy
upon him. He is, therefore, impossible.
We believe he understands the situation.-
Referring to the efforts to remove Post
master Loge from his present position, the
Commercial says: 1t is our opinion we
would not have picked out, as General
Grant was in the habit of saving, Mr.. Loge
for that place; but when we are asked, as
we were short time ago, whether so far as
our business is concerned the administers
ton of the Cincinnati Post-office is satisfac-
tory, we have to answer according to the
facts, and say simply that it is.
The Gazette says now that Tllden and
Thurman are out OF the way as Presidential
possibilities, and Hendricks is disabled by
too much candidacy, fence riding. ETC., and
Ia ard. a Southern man and rebel svnpa-
thizer, seems to be the prominent man left,
ho 10 ol,D - e. I
Hon. W. s. Groesbeck. In the entire field
he is the most available man. II Ohio Dejn-
Gratis desire to go into the National Con-
vention tn win, and, at the same time go
before the country with the best prospect
OF success, Groesbeck is their man. What's
the use of Western Democrats fool
ing with wornout candidate like Hend-
ricks while new and able man like Groes-
heck is within their reach?-Still the d-
mensions of the victory grow. There IS good
reason to believe now that the entire Re-
publican State ticket in New York, with
one exception. is elected. The returns are
not complete, but the figures at hand war
rant the Albany Evening Journal. the New
York Tribune, and the New York Times.
three cautious and conservative authorities,
in claiming the election of the whole ticket
under Cornell. except the candidate for
Surveyor bv majorities of from 500 to | 100
The chief Irish agitator, Mr.. Parnell, has
appealed to Americans for aid. A formal ad
dress is to he prepared to support this ap-
peal. Before American citizens of Irish
birth precipitate themselves into move
ment to raise money upon burst of Irish
patriotism, to send to Ireland, they should
know how it is t. be dispensed. and W ether
for the relief of industrious farmers and
farm laborers who are impoverished by bad
crops and low prices and high rents. or to
60 into the pockets of a lot of political agi-
tators Much money has been taken from
honest patriotic Irish laboring men, women,
and household help in this country, under
a variety of calls for liberatng
Ireland, ont Of which nothing has come but
the support If lot of idlers in good clothes,
luxurious headquarters and board at xpen-
sive hotels. 1t is about time that intelli-
gent 1rishmen were doing something to
protect their people from this fleeing bv
Irish wolves. We would suggest to Irish
American citizens that all this agitation
will fail of good; that they will only
injure Ireland by sending money
to feed it, and that the best use
which can be made OF their contributions
is to assist their countrymen to emigrate to
America STANLEY, the explorer, has been
heard from. In q letter dated at the mouth
Of the Congo, September 13, he says that he
has done much work, and proposes to dc
more, for establishing trade and civiliza.
ton in Africa. After equipping one expe-
ditiOn on the East Coast, reconstrncting an
other, and exploring several districts he
has come, via the Mediterranean, TO the
West Coast, intrusted with all important
mission by the international Society, ol
which the King of the Belgains is the head.
Tie German PaperS
THE Volksfreund.l
In the present German Minister at Paris,
Prince HOhenlOhe, who seems to have been
chosen as successor to the late Minister
Won Bulow, Prince Bismarck will find al
pliable tool as his predecessor.
1.-The Freie Presse.I
Postmaster Loge's scalp, which seemed tt
he getting loose, has for the time beins
grown tight again. The hunters, who were
after the same, are once more unsuccessful
The fate of the Republican State ticke
in New York has not at the time O
writing, been decided The result # the
election has not solved the question how
New York will 90 in the Presidential elec
ton next year, although it has improved
the prospects of the Republicans.
rThe volksblatt.l
The assault upon the official head of OIL
Postmaster seems to have been successful,
warded of.
The Kelly bolt in New York, which cos
tie Democrats the Goverhorship. consisted
principally Of Irishmen. The latter are
big-blessing to the Democratic party.
The Presidential election of 1880 has no
been decided by the State elections of las
Tuesday.
That was certainly not on the programme
namely, that egg which was thrown BY
ruffian in Galesburg, Illinois, at the hea'
of General Grant as he was about to maxi
speech FROM the platform of a Car. Th