The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-29
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.

! SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
Tho English Papers Of This Morning.
The Commercial says Our School Board
is so very poor that at last meeting IL re-
fused IT, raise the salary of the Superin-
tendent of Music faithful. hard working
man, to $1,000. 1t is in such destitute cir
cumstances that it was unable to give
Miss Knox anv adequate paw for the
many months she had most admirably per
formed Principals duties and her own
too 1t border.d 30 imminently on bank
rnptcy that last year it felt itself fully
compelled to cut down the wages "f lady
teachers, who get 500 wear. and only
after desperate wrangle in the Board were
these salaries allowed to re. ain ut the old
figure. This was in the interest Of econo-
nv and reform. But it has just spent
SIS. .565 81 Oh stoves aud things. IN open vio-
lation Of the O,io Scli"ol Law. Here was
money enough to pay several teachers.
The President of the Board states
that three men came to him AMI
begged to be put on the Committee on
Heating Apparatus, because they 'knew
all about stoves" 81 II seems Why were
they 50 anxious to be placed on that COM
mittee, and to rush into the school-houseS
such . tremendous int Of new stoves that
were not needed, and bave 80 many SUPER
fluous repairs made? There are millions
in tina, simple word ''repsirs." Were these
committeeman in the lay Of the stove
dealer? That is what the investigating
committee of the Board are to find out
Judge Kelly has plan for paving off the
public debt in twenty-seven years--that Is
to say, all Of the bonded debt that falls
due before 1907, and aggregating $1,0Sl,-
S40.yOO Maintain the sinking fund
and purchase aud cancel one twenty
seventh Of the total in each year. amount
ing to $3S, ,2ls, $50. exclusive Of interest,"
II is thought q series of dissolving scenes
will begin in Maine to-day. Such Fusion.
ists and Democrats as were elected by the
people to the Legislature will take their
seats in the legitimate examination. Gov
ernor Smith and his Councillors will retire
IN private life, and Governor Davis will re-
lieve the State-bouse Of the presence OF the
military.-Mr. Blaine's strength in the Pa
cafe States is owing t" his position or the
Chinese questi n. But that question Is not
an issue In National politics.
The ENQUIRER says: Garfield Is the most
: uopular Republican In Ohio; but he Car
not expect to take the SenatOrsliip and st
the same time name the man who shall re-
! ceiys the Ohio vote In the Republican Ma
! tional Convention, unless, possibly. ht
!, should name himself Indeed, Genera
Garfield expresses his preference for Sber
man with q careful reservation. He es
| not rear ND and howl fnr Sherman afte
. the manner Of Bill Bickham and th'
otter rampant Republicans who have "th'
t BOOM in charge Garfield wants VI,
Republicans to "faiYly and generous',
recognize the merits Of all;' he recognize
The fact that '.some Republicans do not in
: dorse all his (Sherman's) opiniona" ant
: dsprecates attacks ON other candidates
Garfield could make himself q powerful
. com petitor for OhiO's favor In the Repub
] lican National Convention, but he has q
Q | bird IN the hand" and hasn't the nerse h
beat among the bushe& II OHIO Repuh
licans. however, are determined to kee
OHIO ia the forefront of the Prssident tia
9 battle, GARFIELD may have 70 come into III
a fight yet ... u.a.-. .- ..- ss
n The Gazette says: A business house cor
. Quoted, in regard 10 its expenditnreA up0
the lo,,se principles that prevail In Cincir
D natl and Hamilton County would be banh
{ rupt in ak months. Yet no tax-paye
= will deny that correct business principle
ought and might be applied to citv al
: county affaira-Our proposition Is that tn
q Legislature pass an act conierring supe
yisory powers over all city and count
taxes upon the Board Of Sinking Fun
Com nissoners, in addition TO the power
J, that Board already exercises. All levie
= agreed upon by the city authorities unde
whatever head, and the County Con
+ missioners, to bs submitted
the ,,Board Of Sinking qFund Con
/. missioners before the 10th OF May, in esc
year, and no levies to be recognized by til
e County Auditor until approved by the Sinl
e ing Fund Commissioners The latter
!. have p,wer to send for persons and paper
and to readjust taxes within the Aggregate
Is but in no case to increase the latter. TIL
il would give the Sinking Fund Commission
n ers all insiyht into our whole taxing sy
tenn, and they would be able from time
+ time to offer valuable sugsestiona q the
y are now able 70 do In regard " our dsbtsy
"a tenn. The Hamilton Connty delegation
= the Legislature will be able TO understan
the plan We have Outlined. and We hop
e they will approve and advocate It'll
\. Ohio House passed q bill yesterday imPo
ing 3 penalty OF one TO five years' in
prisonmsnt on physieIans Who kpowtngl
y use stolen bodies for dissection, and o.. q
= grave robbers who procure them. Tn
\ will probably strike the medical world ~
rather severe measure. The law passed la
e year, giving 10 physicians the anelaime
,e bodies OF persons dying Ia jails. infifi
:. aries, ETC., remains unchanged. The y,
., sion Legislature In Maine taTned its toes
I'd the daisies Yesterday aftsrnoola; Smith h,
4 taken 10 The weeds, and tbe lass femnant
i the conspiracy has disappearsd. The onn
'f Lssisl.sa,. voted % d9Sarn o nssst :
the Eyst "Wednesday 10 August whom II
proposed 70 make ups separate ~ Of Ele
] tev1l returns and forward 70 Cuugrel