The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-03
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
The English Papers Of This Morning.

The Gazette saws: The managers Of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad were in
the CITY Yesterday to confer with the Gin
cinnati Southern in. regard to freight
tariff. The proposition was that the
longest line should fix the rates, and that
the charges from this city direct should be
the same as from Cincinnati via Louisville.
This was prep0sterous, Of course and could
not be entertained. The distance from
this city to Chattanooga is the same as
from Louisville; therefore the charges
should be the same. The Louisville gen.
tlemen argued that our bridge is free,
while theirs is toll bridge, making differ
ence of equal to near 100 miles Of road in
favor OF Cincinnati in regard to through
freight. This is all true. But Louisville
can make its bridge free by paying
81, SOC, 600 for ii. That is somewhere near
What the Cincinnati bridge cost. We do
not propose to throw this advantage away,
nor do we intend to selHshly appropriate
it. 1t is to be given to shippers and pas
sengers who use the YOad.-Kerper pro-
posed to build an east and west street rail-
road line and sell thirty tickets for 81. The
other roads sell only twenty-five tickets for
81. But Council paid no attention to the
cheap lnan.-Our benevolent people have
aided much in the relief of the colored
refugees in. Kansas, but from all &C.
counts there Is need of still more help.
Not more than quarter Of the ten thou
sand immigrants brought any money
or property Of any kind, and those who
have not succeeded in getting work are
crowded into barracks, where the weak
soon fall victims to disease. Many of the
refugees ave shoeless and about fifty have
had their feet frozen. The Society Of
Friends, both in this country and in Eng
land, has been active In the good work, but
efficient backing will be required until
spring brings with it warmer weather and
more abundant work. Whatever one may
think regarding tho prudence OF the ex
odus, it is to late to consider what might
have happened had the freedmen staid al
home. They have made move, and hu,
nniiity demands that they should be tenn
porarily cared for.
I The Enquirer says: The Republicans O.
Pennsylvania will meet In Convention to
morrow. 1t is plain that the action OF the
Republicans Of Pennsylvania will deter
mine the political fate for this year, Of q
least one aspirant for the Presidency-Johr
Sherman. Tie opinion of the New Yorl
Republicans has within three days beer
made known. 1t is not known Of whom
they are in favor. but it is known to whom
they are opposed. The Republicans Of New
York are opposed to the nomination o
John Sherman. The Republican Stat
Committee Of New York, representing
every corner of the State, and fresh from
the constituents whom they represent
declare with great unanimity that they viii
4 defeat the nomination Of John Sherman
The undoubted indications are. therefore
that John Sherman viii not receive q vot.
from New York In the Chicago Conven
ton. With half the support Of his owl
State, with no support at all in New York
no support whatever In Pennsylvania woult
destroy the chances of John Sherman TO
the Presidential nomination. Sherman
has gained four votes in one ofathe. Caro-
linas by jugglery, and they will yet be dis
puted. II the Republican Convention o
Pennsylvania rejects John Sherman to-snor
row his nomination will not be possible
save by miracle in politics. John SheE
man has relied upon the friendship and ai'
Of the money power of New York AM
Pennsylvania, and upon the cordial devo
ton OF his party in his home State. IL