The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-30
SPIRIT UF THE PRESS.
The English Papers Of This Morning.

The English Papers OF This Morning.
The Enquirer says: The General Confer
ence of the Methodist Church has not met
In Cincinnati since the year 1886. In that
time the Church has grown wonderfully,
and has done an immense amount of good.
The Conference OF 1885 Was attended by
only 1853 delegates. The delegation to the
present Conference numbers $685. Then
there were only four Bishops. Now the
Church has nine such dignitaries, with the
demands of the work calling. we are told,
for six or eight more. In 1886 the Church
had only about SOC, 600 members. Now its
membership reaches nearly one and three
quarter millions. For missionary pur-
poses, in 1886, it raised $59528, which
was doing we'll enough for that time;
but this year the missionary re-
ceipts foot up 1861, $50, while the money
raised by this Church for all purposes dur
ing the year aggregates $12SO6,872. The
Church has in its employ over 11,000
travelling ministers, not to speak of its To-
cal preachers. The children attending its
19, 925 Sabbath-schools number about ,500,
900. 1t owned in 1878 1868 church edi-
fees, the total value of which is estimated
at $68, Az OF parsonages it had at
that time, with, of course some increase
since. 5,514, valued at $S,91l, 1884. Its Uni
versiies and Colleges number "a its Theo-
logical schools, Ill its Seminaries, Acade-
mics, &C., ~; the whole being attended
annually by 21,000 students. 1t publishes
66 different periodica s, and is con-
stantly issuing from its. two Book Con-
Germs u large quantity of the best litera-
ture in more substantial form. Such are
some of the leading facts with reference
to the church whose General Conference
will be i'll session in this city during the
month OF May.-The suspicion will be pro-
vuked in many quarters that the temper
and tue action OF the democratic Conven-
tlon of Pennsylvania may have ruined the
Presidential chances of two eminent CAN
| dldates tOr The Democratic nomination for
the Presidency. State pride could not give
instructions for the one, and t e int1u-
ences and The machinery could not give
instructions for the other.-1he delegation
to Chicago will not be unit for Sherman.
Probably one.fourth of the Ohio delegates
will be unalterably opposed to his nomina-
ton; and that is an infelici GUS showing in
Snermans own State. Sherman has not
the support in his party in Ohio that is
necessary to command faith in his candi-
dacy outside of Ohio.
The Commercial says: 1t will be remem-
bered that MIR. Ephraim Holland pleaded
guilty when on trial before the u. s.
Court. in order to avoid giving the names
of his important friends who were con-
cerned with him in the election frauds of
1876. Names and places, sums of money
and bills OF particulars, are what are want
ing. 49,.
The Gazette says of the Board of Health:
A Health Officer, in whom the public had
confidence, refused to continue under this
Board, because its character convinced him
that his policy would be thwarted; his ef-
forts in time of emergency not supported,
and that he would be held responsible for
their iniquity. The ring have sought a
physician of respectable standing to take
this Office to give themselves character
and cover, but they have given plain
| for the benefit of idividuas and the sup
cuses is unchanged. All the patron
age connected with market super
intendence, inspection, market and
clans, and ward apothecaries, with oppor-
tunities to give out fraudulent medicines
to the poor at prescript OH prices, is in the
hands of persons whom the citizens quite
unanimously regard as unfit to be trusted,
and upon these depends The protection of
the lives and vast interests of our citizens
from the pestience hich has twice threat
ened our city.-The woman question will
cease to be discussed when woman has at
tanned to equal rights with mail, in addi
ton to the Difference due to the sex which
by nature is entitled to mans protection,
and when all distinctions Of sex shall have
| been obllterated save such as give woman
superior social and political claims, because
of her higher moral or spiritual nature.
Until that good time the Gazette, keeping
up its habit of being in the advance of the
progress of the age will continue to discuss
the woman question.
The German Papers.
The Volksfreund says: The Sherman
people have no cause to brag. They didn't
get the whole # Sherman's own State, and
in South Carolina, where they claimed a
majority of the delegates, all of the latter
were instructed for Grant. The Sherman
boom is in danger of being frozen up.
The Volksblatt saws: The fight for the
Republican Presidential nomination turns
ON Grant, Sherman and Blaine, with far
off possibility for Edmunds. Washburne
is out of the question, which will be sad
thing for the illinois Stats Zeitnng, but
that can not be remedied.-The National
Republican Convention which is opposed tc
a third term has been set for next THURSDAY
in St. Louis. We have not yet learned how
great the representation from this place
will be. ..
The Freie Presse says: Sherman hal
been victorious in Ohio, and Grant il
South Carolina. Who of the two will VIII
al Chicago2
Yesterdays Abend Post says: Ton
Young will do well to speedily look afte
his fences in the Second District, which
have become quite GRO ked by the election
of Henry Kesser as delegate to Chicago