The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-21

tion of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad
from Chattanooga to Boyce's Station will
be less than 100000.
The Gazette says Monday will be nota-
BILE day in the history of Cincinnati. More
than forty years ago the city of Cincinnati,
then comparatively village, with fewer
people than now reside on Walnut Hills,
was illuminated in honor of the prospect
of railroad connecting this city with the
South. The road then projected is the one
now substantially completed. Nature in
dlcated the line which science adopted. 1t
is the shortest practicable line between tie
Northern and Southern system of roads,
and Therefore it is the best. Few of the
men who Mvored the building of the road
f"rty years ago are here to witness the re-
alization of those early expectations,
but great population is here to rejoice
that this great work SO important to Gin
cinnati is at last an accomplished fact On
Monday next the first through freight
trains will pass over the road, and these will
soon be followed by passenger trains. 1t is
a first class road and in good condition
Southern freight agents met at Richmond.
KY, yesterday, and decided by vote of
seven to three to make the same rates from
Cincinnati that are made from Louisville
This PLACES Cincinnati on an exact equality
with Louisville as regards Southern busi-
ness-The Board of Public Works bill,
which is now bending in the SEN
ate, should not be amended, except
so far as to give the Mayor power
to fill vacancies that may occur in the
ard. This amendment is made neces-
sary by an oversight in the Stryker bill as
it passed the House.-On next Wednesday
it is expected that no Republican Senator
will dodge or fail to vote for tie Cincinnati
Board of Public Works Bill.-The bill to
enable the people of Cincinnati to get rid
of 81. Hoffman passed the Ohio House yes
terday, after sharp struggle, receiving
three more than the necessary majority OF
votes The bill abolishes the Office of City
Auditor and establishes that of Controller.
An amendment which was adopted pro-
vides that the Controller shall be elected by
the people in April of the present year, and
not appointed by the Bard of Public
Works, as proposed by Mr.. Voight. This
will accomplish the object sought by a
Hoffman ridden people, and we hope the
Senate will put the measure through
promptly.
The German PaperG
The Volksfreund says: The Republican
Legislature babbes much but does little
real hanging show. 81 entrance fee, took
place yesterday near Murfreesboro, Tenn.
The lookers-on eat and drank and amused
themselves hugely. Nice civilization that
The Volksblatt says: The attempt to
make out that Sherman is an anti-resump-
zionist is as nonsensical as trying to count
Grant and Blame as Southern rebels.-1t is
reported that the Democratic National
Convention will probably be held June
10th, two weeks later than the Republican
Convention.
The Freie Presse says: The candidacy of
Mr.. Sherman suffers from too much
"Volksblatt" and "West.icae Post" No
Presidential candidate can stand such a
dose.
Yesterdays Abend Post says: A 'strike'
among the Republican Senators in Colum-
bus yesterday proven ed, strange to say,
the passage of the Striker" Bill"