The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-24

has been trying for months to induce the
Senate to pass bill for the better instruc-
ton of the Washington school children in
all the virtues, those of self-control and
gentlemanly language included. A pretty
example Burnside set the Washington
youth on Saturday. What more demoral-
izing spectacle could be presented to their
than this elderly Senator
flying into vulgar passion, getting red in
the face and calling brother Senator
liar-on Washingtons birthday, too%
Beef i'm Refrig
Cattle dealers have begun to ship beef to
England in refrigerators, instead of live
cattle, and will probably continue to do as
long as the recent order of the English
Privy Council remains in force.
The Ice Was Broken.
Ten young women and seven men were
baptized in Popakating Creek, near Decker
for the occasion. The women bore the
One young fellow had to take water three
times before he was finished, and the min
lister had to request the boys ON shore to
stop laughing.
stephens, the AgitatOr.
other Irishmen, want the Irish Nationalist
to be united for a move is at hand. Stephens
said at Academy Hall last evening, ''if a
man wants to join q secret society put
him in Clan Ma Gael If he wants
to belong to public society
bring him here The Irish Republican
Brotherhood a Fenian Brotherhood, has
given me its support and it only remains
to be seen what other organizations will do
So" Nobody was allowed in the hall
unless he was an admirer of Stephens.
The irish Language.
The study of the Irish language is vigor-
ously prosecuted in New York. Brooklyn
classes, comprising both sexes, meet two or
three times a week, and a considerable
number of Germans and Hebrews are tax
ing it in.
Russell's Lecture.
O'Neil Russell, of Dublin, lectured in
Brooklyn last night on the subject of the
Irish language, literature and music.
The Supervisors Law.
The Democrats of the House Committee
still claim that they will not recede from
their position in regard to the repeal of the
ard, of Ohio, says even if amendment is
recede from it in conference.
Zach. Calls on the President.
Senator Chandler, of Michigan, arrived
here last night, and at an early hour this
morning called on the President and had
quite an extended conference.
Propose to strike Out the Public.
The friends of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company in the Senate propose to
strike from the Butler amendment the
words land for the public" These words
are the pith of the amendment and their
removal will be firmly resisted by the op-
position.
He Knew How to Get Out.
Patrick Mccullough, the man who could
speak no other language than Irish, was
brought to Court for having stolen $25
worth of clothing When spoken to by
Justice Wandell, he replied in Celtic, and
the only part of the proceedings of the
Court he appeared to understand was when
the Justice, as there was no complainant
room. Mccullough showed he clearly un-
derstood the pantomime, and left hur-
riedly.
Rev. King Gets Excited.
Rev. King said in the National Temper
dnCe lllSClCuIe lneeJlng he WlSIleu IOr law
fining the seller of liquor $4,000 for the
first offense, giving him ten years impris-
onment for the second, and hanging him
for the third.
A Striking Test.
A morning paper says the fate of the Rev.
Peters Waits, who was mistaken for burg
lar and shot dead while lurking with evil
design about the house of a young lady of
his church, would make the text for strik-
ing sermon.
Light in the Dock.
In one of the Brooklyn docks night has
been turned into day by an electric light for
the purpose of enabling a small army of
to repair one OF the largest Euro
pean steamers. Hitherto work of this char
acter at night was impossible.
Os9r Wicked Statesmen.
In the opinion of Mr.. Beecher the curse
Of our modern public men is that they do
not place sufficient faith in the saving power
of rectitude and goodness. The Senate at
Washington has fallen from its high estate,
and as for the House of Representatives,
why, it could not fall.