The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 152, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 26, 1877 Page: 1 of 4
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STOVES,
TINWARE, 7
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QUEEXSWARE,
Glassware, Lamps, and House Furnish-
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VOL. 2. NO. 152
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FOR SALE CHEAP,
* Surveys of good land foi‘ a p propria-
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 26.M877.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BROWSE & ELSEK,
PIANOS AND ORGANS,
and other Musical Instruments and Musical
Merchandise.
Taiucenmits, an l Very Lno Prices to Cash Buyers
fOIIN NICHOLS,
President.
A. M. BRITTON,
Vice-President.
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S. W. LOMAX.
Cashie
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A regular Banking Business in all its branches transacted.
Exchange Bought and Sold and Collections made on all Accessible points. Draw Sight
Exchange on England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Austria,
Denmark, Sweeden and Norway.
DIRECTORS,
John Nichols, A. M. Britton, W. J. Boaz, J. Marklee, C. R. Morehead, Jr.
COLTER A CROMER.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
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FINEST STOCK IN NORTHERN OR WESTERN TEXAS
■WE ETTTT SELL FO.R OAXSIrT.
Cor, Mam Street and Public Square.
FOBT WORTH, - .....TEiXO^S.
Oct-19,-dw-Gnp
ALDRICH Wl AY,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
--AND DEALERS IN-
BAGGING, ' TIES, PAINTS, OILS, &c., c
AT THE LOWEST PRICES.
CALL AIVI> EXAl3IIIVEJ OUTIt ^TOCK,
Houston Street, bet. 2d and 3d, ‘WOrtll
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3? JL ID GITT ZBIRhO’S.,
manufacturers and dealers in
Saddles, Harness
Collars, Saddle Trees Etc.
Manuel’s old stand, Comer Houston and First Streets,
PORT WORTH, TEXAS.
GOME AND SEE US, RED PROMT. BOTTOM PRICES
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ST. LOUIS HIDE DEPOT,
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DEALERS IX
SLAUGHTER AND BUFFALO HIDES, WOOL, PELTS,
FURS, DEER SKINS, HARNESS AND SADDLERS
L FATHER .—AGENTS FOR THE MILBURN W AGON.
Fropfeters of the-Saiut Louis Wagon Yard, cor. Weatherford and Taylor S s.
Receiving, Forwarding and Commission for the sale of Cottou and General Merchandise,
Consignments solicited. Highest market prices paid for hides and skins.
Id”Mat. X_ Smith, the well-known. Buffalo Hide Buyer, is , nr General Purohasin
Agent and Repre.sensativeoi Hunters’ Union Supply Company, Headquarters at'Fort Grilfi
Texas. ____ 12-7-ly
IR. iFU TACXABERY
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
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A53“WILL FURNISH MERCHANTS AT WESTERN PRICES.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO STOCK MEN.-CS
You will find gentlemanly salesmen in Messrs. C. C. Tatum and Thomas Easley.
Opposite the
New Court House
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Goods, Notions, Etc., Eic.
Also, an Immense Stock of Fine Clothing
and Gents’ Furnishing Goods.
The Entire Stock is to be -sold within thirty
days; will sell regardless of cost or value.
D, WERNAR’S
AUCTION and COMMISSION HOUSE
No. 26 Houston Street.
FORT WORTH.
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Those who desire a first-class hoot or shoe
should not fail to call on the above. Prices
as low as the lowest, and material as good a*
the best. 12-7-febt 1
—Bring your Job Work
:o the Democat Office, we
will Jo you good work.
NEW YORK RESTAURANT
JUST OPENING
Just opening in Shelton and Dash wood’s
old Drug stand, on Main street-, near Weath-
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newspaper in Northern Texas,
except the Dallas Herald, that
takes the full
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
It furnishes its readers here
and in the West, the news
twenty-four hours ahead of any
other paper.
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Col. Barnes and the Buli-Dog.
(San Francisco News-Letter.)
A sanguinary red hull-dog
was one of thr most marked
features at the Byneh Show, in
the early part of the week. So
abnormaily savage was this
creature, that bis food was al-
ways thrown to him from a con
venient distance, and his drink
pushed within his re«eh by the
| means of a long pole. Tie was
jin a state of sullen fury from the
■ moment he arrived at the pavil
<ion, and made numerous furious
attempts to break his powertul
clam and attack the other dogs
and the spectators.'
On Thursday afternoon, while
Col, W. H. L. Barnes was stand-
ing about the middle of the hail
terrible outcry was heard in
the direction of the bull-dog de-
partment. The red dog referred
to had in some way slipped his
collar, and seized a small child,
the daughter of Enos Rockley,
the lumber merchant, whom it
was apparently tearing to pieces.
There was probably not one of
tiie group of gentlemen referred
to lacking iu physical courage ;
but the two things every man
shrinks;from “tackling” unarm
ed are a rattlesnake and bull-
dog. However, Colonel Barnes
instantly rushed forward and
seized the canine-demon by the
throat. Fortunately the beast’s
fangs contained more of the
child’s dress than its flesh, and
1>37 tearing the former the other
gentlemen released the girl from
her dahgerons position’ with on-
1\ a bad looking flesh Ayound,
The scene that followed was hor-
ribly exciting.
The d‘ ubiy enraged dog turn-
ed with terrific snarls upon the
Colonel, who field him with both
hands b}-the throat. The ani-
mal weighed over fifty pounds,
and was uuusually powerful;
and after an exfians,ting struggle
the 'Colonel, who is fortunately
an exceptionally strong man,
found his only chance was to
hold the dog bodily rip from the
floor at arm’s length. All th.1.1
time a messenger had been ’dis-
patched to obtain a pistol from
a Mission street saloon, there
being none among the bystand-
ers. At the critical moment
this arrived, and the muzzle be-
ing inserted into the ear of the
foaming brute, his canine intel-
lect was distributed rather un-
pleasantly over the clothes of
the spectators.
“How do yon feel, Colonel V
was asked, as the dog stopped
kicking. “I feel,” said that dis
tinguished lawyer, as lie held
up his still cramped and livid
hands, “I feel like a little
brandy.”
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B. F. felANTZ,
—WITH—
BONNIE & CO.
Dealers in Kentucky Burbeon and Rye
WHISKIES.
Wines and Brandies,
6t> Second Street,
ZXDTTIS'VIjOZLIE.
This machine has established headquarters
at Conner & Myers Book Store, opposite
Christian church, where they can be seen
and examined by thela'dies. They are guar-
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, and wili.
be sold at prices $30 or $C) cheaper than any
otlier machine naw in this market.
Four wheel' castors and California knife
pleaters for sale.
All kinds of sewing machine needles fifty
cents a dozen. .... 1>. S. FREY, Agent. ‘
12-8-10t
The Democratic theory has
been, and. still is, that the Teu-
urerof-Office Act is unconstitu-
tional ; that the President has
the: right to remove Federal
officers, with a few exceptions,
whenever be sees fit without as-
signing any reasons therefor.
The vote of Voorhees, Beck, and
several other Democratic Sena-
tors on the New York appoint
ments, seems to indicate that a
new departure has been taken
in this regard. They may have
some light, on the subject that
is not vouchsated to ordinary
mortals, but, with all the illumi-
nation of the matter that can be
obtained from an electric candle
common people continue to be
lteve that it would be better to
keep tiie old Democratic bark
in the old channel. Let remo-
vals be made, and “no questions
asked,” but hold the Executive
to a strict accountability tor the
conduct of his appointees.
Style is now carried to such
an extent, in many of our fash
ionable churches that even the
chap who tends door must no;
be styled the Sexton. He ca.l
himself the Grand Duke of the
Vestibule and Knight of the Big
Brass Key.
“Len? me yer umbrella a min
nit!”
Such was the exclamation of
Jones as he rushed into the
office of ’Squire Lickshingle,
3'esterday.
“Certainly, certainly,” said
the ’Squire, laying down his
newspaper and taking a fresh
chew of fine cut, “glad to accom
I modate you,” and he opened a
(drawer in fiis desk and began
ritrough his legal tornis and
blanks.
Jones darted, into .the corner,
seized the green gingham relic,
and was preparing to fly with it.
“Stop, stop, stop !” said the
’Squire, raising his hand-majes-
tically; “not so last young man.
Wait till I make out the neces-
sary papers.”
Jones dropped the umbrella.
On his corn, of course. After
putnping his lame foot up and
down, and tyinga hard knot in
his countenance, and undoing it
again, lie eohot d :
“The necessary papers ?”
“Yes,” said the ’Squire stern-
ly, “the necessary papers,” and
he continued his search among
the blanks.
The right one found, he filled
it out in a jiffy and handed it to
Jones to sign.
As Jones read the paper his
knees knocked together, it was
a mortgage on his house and lot
as security that be would return
the umbrella in good order with-
in fifteen minutes. He faltered :
“Wh-why, ’Squire, I only want
to borrow your umbrella to run
across the street with. I’ll fetch
it back in two seconds !*’
The ’Squire shoved his spec
tacles up over his bald spot un-
til they' toi mod two sky-lights,
in his intellectual to T, and look-
ing Jones full in the face, said :
“You only want to run across
the street. You’ll return it in
two seconds. Young man, that’s
what they all say. I Uke no
stock iu it. Man wants but lit-
tle here below, but by the Good
Samaritan, when he wants his
umbrella, he wants it. I have
known people in my time who
have listened to the Song of the
siren, who came to borrow um-
brellas, until she had trail storm
ed them into a people without
an umbrella between them and
the pelting-storm. I am not one
of that kind. I have lived a
long time. I have accumulated
a fortune. Why? For tiie sim
pie reason that I have not spent
my substance in buying tim-
brel! as. That umbrella which
you hold iu your hand is certain-
ly not of unco mm in beauty, lior
is it of great value. It is sim-
ply a gingham umbrella. A
green oee at that. But it an-
swers the purpose for which,
etc. I have had it since I was a
boy, Why? Because no man
neither the son of man, has eve«
taken it beyond the range of my
vision without first signing over
his estate that he wotld return
it in good condition. It may not
seem neighborly, but it’s bus-
iness. Here is the morrgage,
there’s the umbrella; without
heats the rain of heaven. You
have ye or choice ;” and the old
man resumed his newspaper,
Jones thought of his wife and
babies and the pleasant home
that was all his own. Then he
looked at the rain that was
pounding.at the door and win-
dow's, as if to get in out Of the
wet. A glance at his new over-
coat, and Jones was decided.
“I’ll risk,” he said, and step-
ping to the desk with measured
tread and slow, be clapped his
name to the mortgage, and was
Off with the umbrella. —[Oil
City Derrick.
A Woman Gambler in Nevada*
“Poverty Barn” is the name
of a place in (Ueveland where
tramps are accommodated with
a night’s lodging free of ex-
pense. :
Whitehall Times: All the
big guns in the savings banks
“bast” first and “go off” after-
ward.
An Irish gent'eman, whose
solicitor had,vainly endeavored
to serve a writ on an ex M. P
for an Irish borough, ! it upon
the following plan : Having seal
ed a stone bottle wirn an impo
sing crest, and marked it “do
teen,” he forwarded it by an in
telligeut lad of tfi r pen, who
was previously well instructed,
as a present from a friend in th<
Wrest End, with instructions te
be delivered to himself. Th;
bait look. “There is a note, ]
believe, in t te w apper, sir,’
observed the messenger, “ami
perhaps it would require an an
swer.” The ex M. P. undid tin
newspaper in which the present
was folded, and took out uu en
velope. “There’s a writ in that
sir,” cried the youngster, “yon
are served !” and bounded on
of sight in an instant. The ex
M. P- looked as if lu was petri-
fied.
It has lately been discover* d
that a hen has a wrinkle on her
left leg for every year of her
life. Look out for wrinkles and
avoid old hens.
Late last night the monotony
of one of our second story sport-
ing roome was relieved by the
advent of a woman, closely veil-
ed, accompanied by an escort.
Her presence of course excited
considerable curiosity, and the
game—faro —was temporarily in-
terrvpted, the players and deal-
er taking more than ordinary in-
terest in the newcomer. They
recovered their composure, how-
ever, on failing to penetrate her
veil, and Continued their game,
keeping a good watch, though,
lest she might draw some in-
strument from under the ample
folds of ner dress and castigate
or scatter the crowd from their
Wrestle with the tiger. A num-
ber thought she wys on outraged
wife in searelyof her dear “hub-
by,” whose absence she had
mourned and whom idle wanted
to catch at the green table. AIL
conjectures were, however, soon
dispelled. The case-keeper had
risen from his sent, aud^tunied
iu his checks, when the fair in-
cognito deliberately planted
hei self in his chair, opened the
ease-keeper, .-piled up several
twenty dollar rolls of silver
alongside of it and appeared
ready for business. All eyes
were turned upon her, and
Purdy’s nimble fingers trembled
perceptibly. A slight paleness
was noticeable in the dealer’s
face, but like the boy who stood
upon the burning deck, he was
bound to stand it, win or lose.
Luck favored the fair stranger,
and from white checks she re-
turned to red and the red re-
solved themselves into blue
($25 each.) 81ie kept, the cases
carefully and piayed with all the
pluck of an old baud at the bus-
iness. She won and lost, but
kept gathering in the blue cheks.
Fma.ily. when she was a couple
of hundreds ahead, she handed
them to the dealer and received
her eagles in exchange, and with
her escort left the room aud dis-
appeared from view. The eyes
of the boys stuck out like bung
holes on a molasses barrel, and
they looked at each other iu
perfect bewilderment. They
were mystified by the fair stran-
ger beyond conception, and it
was some time before the game
was re timed. Who she was, no
one knew, but they would give
something to find out.- [Eureka
(New) Republic. ^
Judge Booth makes a number
of good points m favor of remon-
etization. He says :
1. Previous to the demone-
tizing act in 1874, the coin dol-
lar of the United States was
either siher of the weight of
412 12 grains, nine-tenths pure
silver, or gold of the weight of
25 3-10 grains, nine-tenths pure
gold, and both were equally le-
gal tender iu payment of debts
public and private, to any
amount.
2. No act of Congress was
ever passed authorizing the is-
sue of bonds payable in gold to
the exclusion of silver ; but all
issues of bonds were expressly
made payable i-n coin, thereby
including both gold and silver
except tne act of March, 1865^
which authorized the issue of
bonds to the amount of $800,000
payable in coin or other lawful
money, which was understood
to include gie nbacks.
3. To preveut all possible mis-
aparehension on the part of the
public creditors, the act of July,
1870, requires that all bonds
thereafter issued should contain
tlie recital : “Redeemable at, the
pleasure of the United States
alter the 1st day of September,
A. I). 1891, in coin of tlie stan-
dard value of the United States
on said July 14, 1870,” etc. If
therefore, any holder of these
bonds has ever eutertaiued the
idea that they were to be paid
n god only, it was his own
fault or folly, since it was only
necessary for him to read the
liiiuted contract evidencing his
claim m order4o be undeceived.
Jottings.
They say the Indian name for
an editor n “Worack ta cl e-
rish-he ka-lvaw,” It means Old-
Man-Who- Wears- Out-the-Base-
uentof Ins Pantaloons. — [Wor-
cester Press.
A cloth made from the down
of birds is coming gfe itly into
favor at Paris. It is vaer-
proof, and estimated to be five
times lighter and-; tl ree times
Warmer man" wool.
The Postmaster at Amherst-
burg ran aw.qy With a neighbor’s
wife the other day. 'Should he
■>e indi. te l pr stealing tin1 fe-
male or robbing ihe in 4, whichf
[Stratford (On;.) IU ru’d
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