The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-14

taneously sent to sea about ten days ago,
from New York and San Francisco, with
sealed orders. The destination is supposed
to he the Isthmus There is no defnitive
and formal announcement of foreign
policy touching the rights of the United
States upon the lsthmus But there are
reports concerning the attitude Of some of
the European Powers as to the rights of
this Government on "these Continents" to
use the phrase Of Monroe. Il may be long
before the canal isfH constructed; !;
but 1t Is not intended that
it shall be long before = the
right of the United States to construct
such canal shall be asserted. II it Is true
that our United States steamship. goes to
the Isthmus from the Atlantic side while
another approaches from the Pacific side,
this is doubtless meant as a noiseless dec
laratiOn to the world that the Government
of the United States will assert and MAIN
tain, at whatever hazard. the doctrine that
is most tersely named by calling it the
Monroe D0ctrine.-The Southern Railroad
has been for months pronounced practi-
cally completed. Out Of $1,000, 900 furn-
ished the Trustees two years ago, $500, 900
still remains in their hands. New repair
shops, sufficient for several years use, have
just been completed in Ludlow. A con-
nection has been made with other rail-
roads of the city. The road is COM
pleteled, the side-tracks and stations
are in. the connections are made,
the repair-shops are ready, the depot facili-
ties are offered on every hand, the trains
are in readiness, the passengers and freight
are waiting to be carried, and the Trustees
still hold $800,00O of the peoples money.
and there is to be request for u, ,00O, QUO
more 1t should not be granted. 1t should
not be asked.-While British cruisers patrol
tie African Coast and Egyptian armies
penetrate to the heart OF Abyssinia
for the purpose of crushing out the
Darbarous negro slave trade, the Chi
nese Government sends out its pomp-
Gus embassies and env0ys extraordinary
to make the tour of the Governments of
the world, and negotiate for the privilege
of selling its citizens for term Of years
into system of servitude more degrading
and fully as barbarOus AS African slavery.
But nothing better could be expected of
Government which carefully rears and
nurtures the male children of rebels against
its authority until they reach the age Of
fourteen years. and then performs upon
them the most horrible and revolving
mutilatiOn conceivable by the heart of
man or the ingenuity of a devil. And this
is the Government and these the people
whom the present Administration stands
SO much in fear of offending by restricting
the importation of its leprous outcasts to
our shUreSl
The Commercial says: Sheriff Weber Is
Republican Sheriff, 30 called, and he
dumps his load Of patronage into the Gin
clnnatl Enquirer, so-called Democratic
newspaper; and we do not believe the
Sheriff has in either case been able to real
lze more than tifty.five per cent on The
uollar paid 10 the newspapers by the poor
devils whose property las been sold. 1t is
evident that our fee system is imperfect
The advertising should be placed in the
hands Of the Fee Commissioner, and tue
Sheriff compensated without throwing
upon him moral responsibility,
making his life burden.-Speak-
ing for ourselves, we would not con-
sent to any contract with the Gas Company
at figure ab We 81 25 without the provs-
ion that the city should have half tne profit
after the Gas Company divides six per cent.
on its stock. We presume this modification
might be made Ut the proposition now be-
fore the Mayor and the people; and we be-
lieve the result would be the city would
get four per cent. Oh the capital Of the Gas
Company, while the Company would get
ten per cent
The German Papera
The Volksfreund saws: Sherman's boom
in Columbus was colossal failure Beech
er glories in Grant. OF course. Like br th-
ers, like caps. Both are known fir their
taking every thing offered them, and under
certain circumstances still more.-The Gas
Company has won another victory.
Tie Volksblatt says: Eighteen to seven.
The Gas Company grabbed it. Yester-
davis gas matinee was grand transforms.
ton scene.-A veto! A veto! A kingdom
fur a vetol-All eyes are turned to the
Mayor. He alone can prevent the great in.
justice, aud cancel the reckonings of the
Gas Company.
The Freie Presse saws The exertions of
| 81 Hoffman and his consorts to prevent the
passage of the bills that are to restore the
board uf Public Works and wipe out the
City Auditors Office ought to convince our
Legislature Of the necessity of these two
measures.
Yesterdays Abend Post says: The latest
project in regard to our costly ice cellar,
ALASKA, ID: If it is not to get Terri orial
Government. to give the nearest State, Ore
gon. temporary jurisdiction in civil and
criminal cases in Alaska. t