The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-21

cast forty-two votes for Grant in the Chi
caso Convention. Blaine, in fighting for
his political life In this contest, has an
nounced his political decease for this
year.
The Commercial says: The third act of
"Die Getterdemmerune" was selected by
Mr.. Thomas ior the closing of last evenings
concert, because it is tile consummHte
flower OF Wa.nersm. Having heard it. We
are prepared to say it is 1t is as incom-
prehensible as the Athenasian creed, anu
we like it for that reason, as the old Scotch
Noman did the sermons OF her pastor, be-
cause she could not understand them, ana
because she didn' believe the parson himself
comprehen6ed them. Every body can under
stand Beethoven's and Mozarts sonatas
and symphonies and the operas OF Verdi
and Gounod, because they were written TO
be understood and comprehended. Wag-
ner writes the superior mind. That IS
plainly to be seen in the third act, "Die
G@tterdemmerung" The superior mind
sees into it and through it as through
hole into infinity. But the enjoyment CT
the super or mind can not be hall SO
ecstatic as that of an ordinary one, which,
;fter frantic attempts to catch some
phrase, or even a note, that Will give IL
a clue to the AUTHORS meaning, falls back
bewildered and lost in bOundless admira-
tion of genius it can no more compre
hend that it can grasp the idea OF universal
space.-The very narrow margin by Wlllch
Senator Logan holds his state for Grant, after
insisting upon the unit rule in all the coun-
ties where Grant had a majority and bolt
ing to beat it at Chicago, where the Third
termers ere beaten, would not seem to Oh
fer very broad basis for enthusiasm Tue
indefinite postponement Of the question OF
electing coored Bishop is, perhaps, the
easiest way for the General Conference out
of a situa ion full of delicacy. But it does
not settle it. Four years hence the de-
mand, reinforced by much larger consult
uency than is comprised in the fifteen col
ored Conferences, will be again made.
Tho German Papers.
The Volksfreund says: New York is 1eal
| GUS of Cincinnati. We have too much arl
and music here.-The May Musical Fes
tival is in every respect grand success
incinnali has right to DO proud,-Tht
Republican State Convention OF ILLINOIS
apopted resolution yesterday that Gran
| Is their Presidential candidate. A motor
| to recommend WaNnDurne Ill piaco v
Grant was not entertained.
The Volksblatt says: Grant stock is OF
a rise. The Republicans OF Nebraska hav
elected six Blaine delegates Tie Tenn
porary Chairman of the Republican Stat
Convention OF Illinois is Mr.. Raun, Com
missioner of the Internal Revenue Depart
ment What becomes of Civil Service Re
form Order No. /?
The Freie Presse says Senator Window
of Minnesota has ceased to be Presiden
tial dark horse. He has now advanced t
the 'favorite son" of his State as its frs
choice.
Yesterdays Abend Post says: The resit
nation of Senator Cord IN, of Georsia, VIII
prefers position in the Board OF Director
of The Louisville & Nashville Railroad
the honor OF United States Senator, is
case the only one of its kind, and ii tn
fear of a scandal similar to that of HI
colleague Hill is not at the bottom OF i
one may imagine the enormous infiueno
that railroad interest has on the polite
and community of our time.