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Fort Worth Daily Democrat
COL. IY, NO. 140
FORT WORTH. TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1879.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Artesian Wells,
Bankrupt foods
J. I. PETERS.
Satisfaction Guaranteed,
Fort Worth, Texas. 11-23-tf
SOLD EVERY DAY AT
Jno. W. Turner’s,
Corner Third and Main streets, and No.
11 Main Street. - -3 )-lm
Confeetioneries.jSSii
Fancy Iroceriesp YBAKT0Li;
AND
Confectioneries,
Home-made
Candies.
dealer in
FIME GROCERIES,
All Sorts Fins Confectioneries, Fruits,
Tobacco, Havana and Domestic Clears,
Meerschaum and Briar Pipes. Give him a
call and examine his stock before busing
elsewhere Main street, corner Second,
under Masonic hall. 11-25-tf
E. P. CAPERA,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in and Manufacturer of
PLASM, STICK & FANCY CANDIES,
TOYS AIMB CHRISTMAS GOODS,
No. 50 Houston. Street, Fort Worth, Texas. 12-7-lm
Job Printing,
“DEMOCRAT,”
Mo. !7, (Up Stairs,) Houston Street,
Fort Worth, Texan.
Produce and Fruits
Sewing Machines.
Toys, Toys
CRANE & DAVIS,
Fresh arrivals of fruits
.three times a week.
'28 Main Street. 11-J3-lm
MCALLISTER & BRO.
THE “WHITE”
and all others. Call and examine.
Send for prices.23 Houston st. 11 26
HENRY MILLER,
Books, Toys. Musical Instruments
"P No. —Main Street.
, Etc.,
11-23-tf
JOHN NICHOLS,
President-.
A. IS. BRITTON,
V ice-Presi dent.
SCHWARTZ & CO’S COLUMN
THE EXCITEMENT
still continues.
WOOL AND COTTON GOODS
still advancing.
Yet, at the popular dry goods house of
D. Schwartz
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M. HOCHSTADTER.
C. SCHEUBER.
HOCHSTADTER & CO.,
-WHOLESALE—
Lips and dps.
-AND AGENTS FOR-
AMEUSER’S Bottled BEER
60 & 62 Houston St., Below Third.
FORT WORTH, - - TEXAS.
Cincinnati Office, 120 Second St;
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City National Bank,
OF FORT WORTH,
A Regular Banking Business in all its Branches Transacted.
!■ xchange Bought and Sold and Collections made on all A^essible Points. Draw Signt Ex-
change on England, Ireland, I ranee, Germany, Austria, Italy
Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
CORHESPONDENTS :
Importers and Traders National Bank, NewYork, „
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WM. BROWN,
THE POST WORTH GROCER
THE OLD PRICES 0
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DEADER TN
Staple and Fancy Groceries, Tobacco and Cigars, Etc.
FINE TEiE^ A . SPECIALTY.
Cali, you will And a Large and Fresh Stock to Select from at Bottona Prices,
theast ■•( rner Houston and First Streets, J. H. Brown s old stand.
NOTICE
PRIOBJS
REDUCED!
Gash purchasers of groceries at wholesale and
retail will do well to look into 51 Houston street,
before purchasing elsewhere.
X>. O- Aldricli.
CO WEN & BUCHANAN,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
Lumber E Shingles
Two million Feet of Dry Lumber. Two Million Dry Shingles.
handTFuR Stock ofThol®?««Jes as good
to put up. Wilf be pleased to turnish Price Lists and Estimates.
P CO WEN & BUCHANAN.
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(The Cheapest House In the Cstv )
Having a larger stock ot
FLANNELS
than they can possibly handle, and also a
large stock of ladies’ and children’s
PURS,
they must be sold at reduced prices.
Their immense stock of
Philadelphia Shoes
they are offering at marvelously low
prices. It is almost unnecessary to men-
tion that they have the most beautiful and
well selected stock of
Dress Goods,
SILKS, TRIMMING SILKS,
and a thousand other articles too numer-
ous to mention, which they sell at popular
prices, including
CLOTHING
FURNIfSmNGQOODS,
Hats, ^hoes, Etc,
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We only ask in the future a continuance
of that liberal patronage bestowed on us
in the past.
ETC., ETC.
Will Furnish
ETC.
Merchants at Western Prices.
SPECIAL IHDUCIIWS TO MOCK MEN
West wK&erford St.. ] F r. WORTH.
“UBS
EL PASO HOTEL
MAIN AMO FOURTH STREETS,
CORNER
Fort Worth
"WE KEEP THE
GEOTINE STETSON HAT
NATIONAL NOTES.
Congress and Other Matters.
Washington Monument—Repub-
lican National Committee—
Indian Troubles Grow-
ing Serious—Einan-
cial Schemes,
Etc., Etc.
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DRUGGISTS.
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JUST RECEIVED,
A n o t h-e r Large ©rder
from eastern markets.
OFFERING EVERYTHING AT
RATES TO SUIT THE TIMES.
Toilet Soaps —
Hair Brushes.
.from 5c, to $1 per cake
. ,fr m 50c. to $3 each
Domestic and Imported Hair Oils,
select assortment of
Texas
Phis House is Entirely New, Substantially built ot Stone, and Newly and Elegantly
Furnished throughout. T+
It contains
THOROUGHLY VENTILLATED ROOMS
Is situated in the business centre of the city, immediately on
REET RAILWAY LEADING FROM‘THE DEPOT
WE CLAIM TO HAVE
BY FAR TEE BEST HOUSE IN THE STATE.
C. K. FAIRFAX, Proprietor.
81
THE Sr
SPECIAL.
Country buyers are specially
invited to examine our stock be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. We
will sell at Mew York prices with
freight added. Respectfully,
1. E&taiii 1
TOOTH, HAIL and CLOTH BRUSHES
Domes:ic and Imported
Handkerclief Extracts,
BEAUTIFUL HAND MIRRORS.
The celebrated PALMER HANDKERCHIEF EX-
TRACTS-ariy odor desired—in bulk , and costing
only liitv cents per ounce. Equal in sweetness
to any perfumery in the world.
ComMEflimPrecsriDtions a snecialty.
6-5- tf ______ _______ ________
MADDOX & GO.,
Livery M ai3 Sale Stall
CO RNER HUSK AND FIRST STREETS.
The stable is large and comfortable. We
have forage in abundance and attentive hos-
tlers.
PA6S1BKGKRS Tf!AXSFEHREI) TO AI.I, POINTS AT THE
LOWEST HATES.
Horses, Buggies, Carriages and Hacks foi
hire
THE EXODUS.
Washington, Dec. 15—Mr. Win-
dotn, of Minnesota, offered an
amendmont to the resolution of-
fered yesterday by Mr. Voorhees
for the appointment of a commis-
sion of five senators to investigate
the causes of the exodus of the
bltfeks from North Carolina to In-
diana, and to instruct the commis-
sion that if it finds that colored
citizens have been deprived of
their rights, to consider the expe-
diency of providing such territo-
ries as may be necessary for use
for occupation by such persons as
may desire to emigrate from their
present homes in order to secure
the enjoyment of their constitn
tional rights. Ordered to be
printed and laid on the table.
REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COM-
MITTEE.
yin informal meeting of the
members of tho Republican execu-
tive committee was held here this
evening to discuss the selection of
a chairman in place of the late
Senator Chandler, and to compare
views as to the time and place for
holding the next national conven-
tion. It seems to be virtually set-
tled that Mr. Cameron will be
chairman, and that the convention
will be held in Chicago some time
during the last of May or first of
June.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
The joint committee on the com-
pletion of the W ashing ton monu-
ment in this city submitted to the
house to-day a detailed report
showing that the amount of appro
priations unexpended and avail-
able for carrping on the work is
$100,000. To continue work till
October 31,1881, will require $30,-
000 additional, and to complete the
shaft to the proposed height (500
feet) will require $677,851. It is
estimated that the entire work can
be accomplished by the spring of
1882.
COLORED SCHOOLS.
The bill introduced in the senate
to-day by Mr. Bruce, of Mississip-
pi, appropriating $510,000, un-
blaimed pay and bounty of colored
soldiers, to aid in the education of
the colored people, is similar to
the bill introduced in the senate
by Mr. Bailey, of Tennessee, a few
days ago, except that Mr. Bruce’s
bill extends the proposed benefits
to twenty-two colored normal
schools and universitis located in
fifteen different states, while the
benefits under Mr. Bailey’s bill are
conferred upon only five universi-
ties and normal schools.
* CONFIRMATIONS.
The Texas confirmations to-day
were Edward Gutheridge, to be
United States attorney for the
Eastern district, and Mary Carpen-
ter to be postmaster at Gaines-
ville.
THE SQUABBLE FOR THE CHAIR-
MANSHIP.
Washington, D.C., Dec. 14.—The
scramble for the chairmanship of
the national Republican committee
seems to be nariowing down to
Wm. E. Chandler and Don Camer-
on. The latter takes Kemble’s
place as the Pennsylvania member
of the national committee. Wm.
E. Chandler is recognized as the
Blaine representative now that Fry
is out of the race, and this gives
him considerable prestige. Don
Cameron seems to be very anxious
to be made chairman, and, greatly
to the surprise of many, be has
come out for Sherman after Grant,
instead of Blaine, as second choice.
Thus he will have the aid of the
Grant men and the administration
in his race for the chairmanship.
It is considerec strange that there
should be such a hot contest, be-
cause the chairman elected next
Wednesday serves only until the
convention meets, when a chair
man is elected who manages the
campaign. When the Michigan
people were selecting a successor
to Senator Chandler as a member
of the rational committee, Judge
Keightley, one of the auditors of
the treasury, appeared on the
scene in Sherman’s interest, and
on his return to his duties in the
treasury pledged the Michigan
member as being for Sherman.
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
In army circles there is a gener
al impression that the Indian
troubles have only just begun. In-
formation received here from ofii
cers on the frontier who are thor
oughly acquainted with the Indian
character, states emphatically that
there is not the slightest probabil-
ity that the Ute murderers will
ev er be surrendered. It is under
stood that the government has re
ceived information from both Gen
Crook and Gen. Hatch which will
not be made public at present,and
this tends to confirm this view of
the case. Gen. Sherman maintains
kis usual reticence on the subject
and is evidently waiting further
developments from the labors of
the Ute commission. His orders,
however, are very significant, as
he has directed Gen, McKenzie, at
Fort Garland, to remain there,and
is sending forward reinforcements
to him. Secretary Schuiz, how-
ever, is very confident of a peace-
ful solution of the Ute troubles.
WOOD’S FINANCIAL SCHEME.
On Tuesday next Representative
Wood, of New York, has given
notice that he will call up in the
ways and means committee his bill
providihg for the funding of 5 and
6 per cent, bonds into 3f per cents.
Messrs. Morrison, Tucker and
other Democratic members of the
committee, in speaking on the sub-
ject, say they are in favor of a
measure fixing a rate of interest
which will insure the exchange of
the bonds at par, but are decided-
ly opposed to any legislation which
will allow the funding operations
to be controlled by a syndicate,
whereby enormous commissions
are exacted. The Republican mem-
bers of the committee will antago-
nize Mr. Wood’s bill by the bill
prepared by Secretary Sherman,
which authorizes the funding to
be into 4 per cent, bonds. Should
they tail to secure the adoption of
ibis latter measure in committee,
they will move it as a substitute in
the house, and hope to secure
enough independent Democratic
votes to pass it.
Strange and Fatal Accident.
Special to the St. Louis Republican.
Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 14.—A
remarkable, and fatal accident oc-
curred to-night at the beer-house
of Ben Derkum, in the suburbs of
this city, by which a young girl
named Weaver lost her life. She,
in company with some other girls
and the wife of the proprietor,
were seated at a table in a small
room adjoining the saloon, when
three pistol shots were head com
ing from the stove, and Miss
Weaver fell from her seat mortal-
ly wounded by a pistol ball that
was found to have entered her
back and penetrated to the lungs
Medical assistance was called in,
but death ensued in fifteen min-
utes after the accident. Upon ex
amining the stove it was found
that a loaded revolver had .been
placed by some one on top of the
wood and had evidently been dis-
charged by the heat. How it
came there no one could explain.
About half an hour before,the fire,
having got down, was replenished,
and had just started to burning
briskly when the shots were heard.
It is supposed that the first dis
charge forced open the door of
the stove, giving passage to the
fatal ball.
—-pun rn ■■ini -
Yirginia’s U. S. Senator.
Richmond, Dec. 16.—The gen-
eral assembly to-day voted for
United States’ senator to succeed
Senator Withers, whose term ex-
pires on March 4th, 1881. A vote
was taken in both houses in sep-
arate sessions. In the House the
nominees were Hon. Robert E
Withers, Gen William Mahone
and Gen. W. O. Wickham. The
vote resulted as follows ; Mahone
56; Withers, 40; Wickham, 2;
In the senate the only nominees
DEMOCRATIC MAINE.
The
Way It was
There.
Done Up
The Governor and Council have
Fixed Matters for a Demo-
cratic Majority in the
Legislature—The Ex-
act Political Com-
plexion of that
Body.
Boston, December 16—Dis-
patches from Augusta, Maine, as-
sert that that the count has been
made by the governor and coun-
cil, which will result in the deliv-
ery of certificates to a sufficient
number of Democrats to give that
party a majority iu both branches
of the legislature. Great feeling
exists among the Republicans, ow-
ing to the state of affairs. The
Advertiser special says the Re- ‘
publican majority of both
branches has been counted out,
the Republican members counted
down from 90 to 58, and the Demo-
crats counted up from 61 to 78.
It is claimed this is done on tech-
nicalities and informalities in the
returns. The senate, under the
count, will have a
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
of nine members. The governor
and council count out three sena-
tors from Cumberland county,
one each from York, Lincoln and
Washington, and two from Andros-
coggin. The Democrats will have
a majority large enough in the
house to make a quorum, if none
of the Republicans take seats.
They have thrown out the Repub-
lican representatives from Port-
land, Bath, Sago,’ Rockland and
Lewiston, and from other towns
enough to make vacancies in four-
teen representative districts.
CANVASS NOT COMPLETED.
Portland, Me., December 16.—
A special to the Argus, Democrat,
says the council has not completed
the canvass, as few districts re-
main unsettled. It is expected
the result will be reached by
Wednesday. Democratic as well
as Republican returns were
thrown out. It is thought the
house will be 77 fusion, 62 Repub-
licans, with 12 vacancies. Senate,
19 fusion, 12 Republicans.
LATEST.
Boston, December 16.—Dis-
patches from Maine up to midnight
give little additional information
regarding the action of the gover-
nor and council in changing the
political complexion of the legis-
lature, beyond stating the feeling
that exists in the state regarding
the movement. Telegrams from
Republican sources declare that
there is universal indignation
among the members of that party
throughout the state, and that it is
by no means satisfactory to the
Republicans, but it is a thrust ex-
tended to all who have voted that
ticket.
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The Utes.
Washington, D. O., Dec., 16.—
Secretary Schurz received to-day
a telegram from General Adams,
were Withers and Mahone. The stating that Ouray had left tor
the camp of the White River Utes
to stir them up in their movements
and was seeding in the Indians
designated by the commission
He says he"regards their surren
der as an accomplished fact, al
though General Hatch may be de
layed in bringing them out on ac
count of the unprecedented snow
fall and scarcity of transportation.
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Waterworks Sold.
Memphis, Dec. 15.—The Mem-
phis Water Compuny’s works
were sold to-day by United States
Commissioner Ethridge to C. II.
Kilgour, representing the Cin-
cinnati bond holders, for $155,000
The sale is subject to the appro-
val of Judge Baxter.
nominating speeches were marked
by the usual political crimination
and recrimination, and they oc-
cupied the attention of the senate
until 3:15 p. m., when the vote was
taken, resulting as follows: Ma-
hone, 23 ; Withers, 13; Wickham,
3; John W. Daniel, 1. The joint
vote was as follows: Number of
votes cast, 139; necessary to choice
70 ; of which Mahone received 79;
Withers 55; Wilkham, 5; and Dan-
iel, 1. The two houses will meet
in joiut-,session tomorrow at noon,
when a formal vote will be taken
and Gen. Mahone declared duly
elected United States senator.
Texas and Pacific Contracted to
El Paso.
New York, Dec. 14.—A morning
paper says: News was received
in this city yesterday afternoon
by certain persons interested in
securities of the Texas and Pacific
Railroad Company that a contract
had been signed in Philadelphia
for the extension of that road some
seven hundred miles from Fort
Worth to El Paso. The contract
was said to have been made with
a construction company in which
Mr. Jay Gould is interested. It is
known that that negotiations for
this contract have been pending
for some time, but it was learned
from parties more largely interest-
ed than Mr. Gould that, although
the contract might have been
signed by the railroad company, it
had not yet received the signature
of the bonstruction company. The
corporation which has been form-
ed sor the purpose of taking this
contract is organized under the
laws of the state of Connecticut,
with a capital of $1,000,000.
Death of Jas. D. Butler.
Little Rock, Ark., December 14.
—James D. Butler, late publisher
of the Pantagraph and conserva-
tive newspapers of this city, died
to-day of dropsy.
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Severe Norther.
St. Paul, Minn., December 15.—
A severe norther has prevailed in
the Red river country for two
days. The thermometer has fal-
len very low, and at different
points it indicated 25 to 40 degrees
below zero.
New Gold Fields.
Trinidad (Col.) News.
Las Yagas is the centre from
this time on-. It has lately been
discovered that the precious metal
is to be found in rich paying quan-
tities in the hills north and south
of town. The fields are in the
Picaris Mountains, -southwest of
Taos, in the Galiinas hills, a short
distance from the Hot Springs, and
on the Tecolote southwest of Las
Yegas, twrelve to fifteen miles.
The discoveries have been made
by gentlemen well known in Trin-
idad, among whom we may men-
tion Messers. Hilty, Stebbins, Prof.
Langemore, Mackley, M. A. Otero
Jr., Col. Barley and others. In
some of the discoveries the assays
run very high. We have speci-
mens ot the ore in the News cab-
inet for examination by all who
feel an interest m this new gold.
We shall report assays in a
few days, and will then be able to
tell more about this new Eldorado.
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