Daily Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 95, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 27, 1881 Page: 2 of 4
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J. T. SMITH.
JOHN H. RAAB.
SMITH & RAAB,
Manufacturers of Brick,
CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS
In Brick, Plastering and Stone Work.
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WORK XD03STB 11ST CIT1T OB. OOTJ3NrTB"ST.
2-27-tf
Address P. O. Box 200, Fort Worth, Texas.
R. L. Turner. Chas. Turner.
R. L. TURNER & BRO.,
■crKrisEn.Tja.is.Esii.s.
Owning one of the finest HEARSES in the city, and having on hand a large supply of
METALIC BURIAL CASES, 11 iSEWoOD, MAHOOONY, WALNUT and PLAIN CASES, ami
also a large supply of Burial Robes ol all sizes and dualities.
All orders promptly attended to.
Undertaking Department Up-stairs, over Brick Stable,
Comer Seventh and Houston streets, Fort Worth, Texas.
2-24-tf
W. W,LAKE,
--DEALER IN-
HARDWARE, IRON,
Nalls, Gas Pipe, Wagon and Carriage Wood Work,
Stoves, Pumps, Pump Supplies, etc
CORNER HOUSTON AND SECOND STS,
Port WortU, - - - - Texas.
The Oldest and Largest Stove and Hardware Honse in the City.
Every Description of .Job Work done on Short Notice. d&w
W. A. HUFFMAN
;DEALERS IN
Farming; Implements,
Fish Bros.’ and Studebaker wagons; Sorgo Mills & Evaporators a specialty; Cham'
oion Reapers and Mowers; Buckeye Reapers and Mowers; Buckeye Hay Rakes; Oliver
Chilled Iron Plows; Garden City Clipper Plows ; B. F. Avery & Son’s Plows; McBride
Riding Attachment; Plain ancl Barbed Fence Wire; Harrows and Harrow Teeth
Russell Threshers and Engines; Hoes, Chains, Hames, Clevises, Double and Single
Trees, Corn Shellers, Wheat Fans, Fire Brick, Rubber Belting, Cultivators, Double
Shovels, Grain Drills, Wagon Bows and Sheets, Tents, etc.
Artesian Well Drilling Machinery a Specialty.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS. Branch House at WEATHERFORD, TEXAS.
All enquiries promptly answered. d&w3-19-79
l OWN NIOHOLS,
President.
A. Iff. BRITTON,
Vice-President.
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S. W. LOMAX,
Cashier
City N ational Bank
OF FORT WORTH,
A Regular Banking Business in all its Branches Transacted,
Exchange Bought and Sold and Collections made on all Accessible Points. Draw Sight Ex-
change on England, Ireland, Prance, Germany, Austria, Italy?,
Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
CORRESPOXTDENTS;:
Importers and Traders National Bank, New York,
Valley National Bank. St. Louis, Mo. .First National Bank, Q-alveston, Texas*
d&w Citizen’s Bank of Louisiana, New Orleans.
EL PASO HOTEL
Fort Worth, Texas.
G. K. FAIRFAX, Proprietor.
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This house is entirely new,
Substantially Built of Stone, and
Elegantly furnished throughout.
81 THOROUGHLY VENTILATED ROOMS.
s Situated m the Business Centre ol the City, on the Street Railroad leading to the.Depot. :We
claim to have the Rest Hotel In Texas. Call and see lor yourself.
WM. BROWN,
THE PORT WORTH GROCER,
DEALER TN
Staple and Fancy Groceries, Tobacco and Cigars, Etc.
FINE TB.ik.S5* .A.. 8PECIAT Y«
Call, you win I*td a Large and Fresh Stock to Select from at Bottom Prices,
theast 'covnei Houston and First Streets, J, B. Brown’s old stand.
NOTICE.
The Democrat
SUNDAY. MARCH 27. 1881.
Peace has been concluded be
tween the British and the Boers.
Jacob Brown was murdered
near Houston, on the 23d, by Mach
Adams. Adams was arrested and
jailed.
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At Davenport, Iowa, the ice in
the Mississippi river, is five feet
thick. A disastrous gorge is an-
ticipatsd when the break np shall
come.
Senator Voorhees again pre-
sented his resolution in regard to
national banks, in the senate, on
the 23d, aud it went over undei
the rules.
The internationals have select-
ed the king of Spain as their nexi
victim. Several attempts have
been made on his life m the last
two weeks.
About the coolest joke of the
season, was the remark of “Big
Nose George,” a Colorado desper-
ado, to a mob who were about to
hang him, “I will jump off, boys,
and break my neck.”
The Readjustees state com-
mittee of Virginia, have held a
meeting, and warmly endorsed
Mahone’s action. The Virginia
repudiators are thoroughly in ac
cord with the Republicans.
Immigrants arrived in the
United States for the eight months
ended February 28, 305,022; of
whom nearly 83,000 were from
Germany; 77,000, Canada; 36,000
England and Wales and 30,000
Ireland.
Mr. Hayes not only defrauded
Mr. Tilden out of about $200,000,
but his veto of the funding bill
cost the people of the United
States about $15,000,000. Mr.
Hayes was the fraudulent Repub-
lican president, it will be remem-
bered.
A bill has passed to third read-
ing in the house of the Tennessee
legislature, which proposes to re-
fund the debt of that state,
amounting to over twenty mil-
lions of dollars, at _one hundred
cents on the dollar in bonds, bear-
ing interest at the rate of three
per cent, per annum. It is said
this arrangement will be satisfac-
tory to all parties.
Rhode Island is small and so
is her Democracy, but it is plucky
and simon-pure. At the recent
state convention a resolution was
unanimously adopted avering that
the “Democrats of Rhode Island
unite with the Democratic sena-
tors in congress and particularly
with Hill of Georgia, in denounc-
ing the unprecedented action of
the Republican party in organiz-
ing the national senate in their in-
terests and denouncing the un-
manly, dishonest and treacherous
course of Senator Mahone, in aid-
ing and abetting the Republican
party.”
And now the world’s fair
fever has struck St. Louis. Since
it has been discovered that Jit is
not likely to be held in New York,
it is proposed to take it to some
Western city, and St. Louis is al-
ready putting in a claim for supe-
riority in the way of eligibility and
greatest attractions. The Globe-
Democrat, in discussing the pro-
ject, remarks: ‘.‘There is a tide
in the affairs of cities, as of men,
which, taken at the flood, leads on
to fortune. The World’s Fair
proposition can be converted into
a tide to lead St. Louis on to a
greater degree of fort une than her
most sanguine prophets have pre-
dicted for her. The question is
whether there is nerve and pluck
enough in the city to take advan-
tagtoi s great opportunity,”
Mr. Phillip Ronfort prints
in the Wine and Liquor Circular a
table of the operations of the
whisky distilleries of the United
States during the past year. From
this it appears that on the 13th of
last June there were warehoused
27,911,153 gallons of Bourbon and
Rye whisky, which at the begin,
ning of the new year had increas-
ed to 37,209,856 gallons. Of this
enormous quantity about 22,000,-
000 gallons belonging to Ken-
tucky, a little over 5,00C,000 gal-
lons to Pennsylvania, and about
2,000,000 a piece to Ohio and
Maryland.
The Illinois legislature appoint-
ed a committee to visit and in-
spect the Southern Illinois peni-
tentiary at Chester, and one of the
members of this committee was a
Mr. Plotke, of Cook county. This
gentleman made a speech to the
convicts, which is said to abound
in good things and wholesome ad-
vice. We make the following ex-
tract from the speech:
‘‘I hardly know wot to say to you. I
cannot call you shentelmens because you
is not shentelmens, and den again I kan-
not call you friends, because dot might gif
meinsell avay. Wot shall I call you den ?'
I vili call you members of de Soudden Il-
linois penitentiary, shoost the same as we
are members of de Illinois sheneral as-
sembly. You have.been unanimously
elected to fill the places you have widin
dese walls shoost the same as we mem-
bers of the sheneral assembly have been
elected. I cannot say dot I am glad dot
you is here because dot might make you
feel bad and den again 1 kannot say dot 1
am sony that you is here, pecause I dink
it was goot dot you vas here now pecause
you is here. I hope you will do your
duty shoost the same as we do our Muty
lor de term lor which you is elected.”
New Orleans Democrat:
“Garston, the English town which
has suddenly come into promi-
nence as a prospective rival of
Liverpool in the cotton trade, is
situated on the Mersey, at a rail-
road junction. Although the
whole township contains only 7,-
840 people, the town already
boasts of docks and manufactur-
ers. It is only five miles south-
east of Liverpool. The latter city
has not yet given any evidence of
alarm, nor has it yet reduced its
excessive port charges, which are
the cause of the proposed deflec-
tion of the cotton trade to Gar-
ston. Perhaps these things will
come in time. One cotton cargo
has already been unloaded at the
last named place with satisfactory
results, aud others will follow, es-
pecially since Garston has been
so warmly recommended by the
Boston spinners.
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Garfield gave Conkling, Ar-
thur & Co., a smack square in the
face on the 23d by the nomination,
of Wm. H. Robertson, to be col-
lector of the port of New York.
Mr. Robertson is an anti-Grant
man and made himself conspicuous
at Chicago in opposition to the
triumvirate who were attempting
to foist the third term upon the
country. It is said that when Ar-
thur opened the nomination in the
senate, a look of dnmb-founded
surprise overcame him, and he
immediately sent word to Conk-
ling. After the adjournment
Conkling summoned Arthur and
Platt and went into a secret con-
ference, and it has leaked out that
the question with them was
whether or not to fight the ad-
ministration. This is some of
Blaine’s work, as neither Conk-
ling, Arthur or Platt were con-
sulted in regard to the nomina-
tion. Thus has Blaine shown in
unmistakable terms that he pro-
poses to use his great influence in
the administration to the defeat
aud humiliation, as far as lies in
his power, of the man who slaugh-
tered him in the Chicago conven-
tion. It is now considered the
crisis has been reached, and the
question is, will Conkling fight,
and if he does what will he gain
by it! His past four year’s ex-
perience with Hayes will in all
probability be repeated with Gar-
field, at least, so long as Blaine re-
tains his present commanding po-
sition. Yerily, the Republican
brethern do not dwell together in
kanntftfy*
The Facts About Judge Hunt’s
Four Wives.
Baltimore News.'
As there is considerable gossip
floating about the country in re-
gard to our much-married secreta-
ry of the navy, it would be as well,
perhaps, injustice to the dead as
well as liviug, to give the facts.
William Henry Hunt was born
in South Carolina, but at an
early age went to reside with his
father in New .Orleans. He went
to Yale College, but did not grad-
uate, and on his return home
studied law, and began the prac-
tice of his profession in 1847 or
1848. His brothers, Randall and
Theodore G. Hunt, were distin-
guished Whig politicians and
prominent men in the South.
Secretary Hunt’s first sail on
the matrimonial sea was with Miss
Andrews, of Mississippi, who
lived but a short time. His second
wife was Miss Elizabeth Ridgely,
of Baltimore, daughter of Com mo®
dore Charles Goodwin Ridgely^
United States navy, with whom he
lived very happily and by wrhom
he had several children.
His third mate was a widow,
Mrs. Harrison, daughter of Jacob
Barker. She was much older than
Mr. Hunt, and shortly after the
marriage they found they had
made a mistake, and agreed to dis-
agree, she to go to Europe and he
to remain in this country. While
she was in Europe there was a di-
vorce act passed by the Louis-
iana legislature, containing a
clause which embraced Hunt’s
case and abridging the time for
the decrees. Another legislature
repealed this act, but while it was
in force Mr. Hunt instituted suit
and obtained a decree of absolute
divorce.
A year after this Mr. Hunt mar-
ried Miss Adams, of New Orleans.
When he and his new wife reached
New York on their wedding trip*
the third wife, Mrs. Harrison Hunt,
brought suit for divorce, alleging
adultery. The court decided that
under the Louisiana law the di-
vorce was legal. Mrs. Harrison car-
ried the case to the United States
supreme court, which held that
the Louisiana decree was perfect-
ly good and valid.
One Honest Man.
Detroit Free Press.
The other day six men sat
around a stove in a Detroit tobac<
co store. There had been a long
period of silence when one of
them rubbed his leg and remark-
ed \
“That old wound feels as if it
was going to open again. I shall
always remember the battle of
Rich Mountain.”
There was a slight stir around
the stove, and a second man put
his hand to his shoulder aud ob-
served :
“And I shall not soon forget
Brandy Station. Feels to-day as
if the lead was going to work
out.”
The interest was now consider-
ably increased, and the third man
knocked the ashes off his cigar
and said:
“Yes, these were two hard fights,
but you ought to have been with
Nelson at Franklin. Lor’, but
wasn’t I excited that day ! When
these two fingers weut with a
grape shot, I never felt the pain.”
The fourth man growled out,
something about Second Bull Run
and a sabre cut ou the head, aud
the fifth man felt of his left side
and said he should always remem-
ber the lay of the ground at the
Yellow Tavern. The other five
looked at him and waited for him
10 speak, but it was a long time
before he pointed to his empty
sleeve and asked :
“Gentlemen, do you know how
i got hat V
Some mentioned one battle aud
some another, but be shook bis
head sadly and continued :
“Boys, let’s be hotiesi and own
right up. I lost my arm by a
buzz saw, and now we will begin
on the left and give every one a
chance to clear his conscience.
Now, then, show your wounds.”
The five men leaned back in
their chairs and smoked fast and
chewed hard and looked at each
other, and each one wished he
was in Texas, when a runaway
horse flew by and gave them a
chance to run out and get clear of
the one-armed man, It was a
narrower escape than any one of
them had during the war.
—Yesterday the Galveston re-
corder was grossly insulted by a
prisoner, who is a regularly or-
dained chicken thief, for which of-
fense he was being tried, “I fine
you $10,” -said the recorder.
“Jedge, ef you will take it out in
chickens, I’ll let you hab deni
chickens you missed last week at
ten cents less dan de market
pTicA”~GalviM6b N&V#.
FOR SALE.
A FINE FARM.
One thousand acres under fence—200 in
a high state ofcultivation. A Good com-
lortable dwelling and tenant houses ou
the place. Good water and young or-
chard.
l&T ApJ)ly at this office. lO-10-d&wti
Prank Leslie’s Weekly.
The only Democratic illustrated news
paper published—will be sent postpaid,
for five weeks (until end of campaign) tor
THIRTY CENTS. Agents wanted in
every town. ^jSend 30 cents for five weeks
subscription, or six cents in postage
stamps for sample copy and illustrated
catalogue. Clubs of four will be sent tor
five weeks, for one dollar. Address
Frank Leslie Publishing Co.,
. 15 Ley street* New York.
Uds-lna
FIRST NATIONAL BAII{
COR. HOUSTON AND SECOND U «
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
OFFICERS:
M. B LOYD President,
D. C, BENNETT, Vice-Premc.
GEORGE JACKSON,
DIRECTORS:
J S Godwin,
M B Loyd,
J&s. Watkins,
C H. Higoee,
J. Q. Sandidge.
Geo. -la,.ksoi
D. C. Benr.et;
Transact a General Banking Business
A. D. Ansell, M.D.
PHYSICIAN,
SURGEON AND AGG0UCHEB.
Office and residence—Second street, be-
tween Houston and Throekmor'-
ton, next to Boaz &Eilis.
Special attention to Diseases of the eye, ear, nose
aud throat. Surgery and Surgical Diseases
4-17-t.f
PROVERBS.
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ness, palpitation
and l>.w spirits, re-
y on Hop Bitters.
“Read of, pro-
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Bitters, and yo.i
will ) e strong
healthy and happy.
“Ladies, do you
w nt to be strong,
healthy and beauti-
ful? Then use Hop
Bittei-o."
“The greatest ap-
petizer, 8 t m ach
blood and liver reg-
ulator—IIop Bitters
* * Clergymen .law-
yers, editors,bank-1
-rs and ladles need j
HopBit.ers daily.”
“Hop Bitters has
restored to sobriety
and health, perfect
wrecks from intem-
perance ”
For sale ky
PROVERBS.
“$50I will be I
paid for a case that
Hot i Bitters will not!
cure or help.”
“Hop Bitters j
buil .su .strength-1
e s and cures eon-|
tinualiy irom the!
firs., dose.”
“Fair skin, rosy!
cheeks and the!
svieeie.-t oresth iu|
Hop Bitters. ”
‘ Kidney and uri-1
nary complaints oil
a t kinds perma-|
nently cured byf
a op Bitters,” I
“ Sour stomach, |
s ck head-tche, and!
uirzlness, tiop Bii-f
to s cures with af
few doses.”
“Take Hop Bit- j
ters three times a|
day and you will|
have no doctor bills!
to pay.” *
T. W. Powell.
SAM FURMAN,
LAND AGENT
Office No. 6 Main Street,
FORT WORTH, TEX.
;3-2-£f.
FIRST ST. Detween HOUSTON AND MAH
AND COR. FIRST AND HOUSTON
JNO. HOFFMAN, Proprietor,
keeps constantly on hand best brands ol
WHISKEY AND CIGARS,
Wines, 13 tel
also;
Esculeuts and Sweetmeats
of all kinds at the
MOST REASONABLE RATES.
This House Has i Sipr
AS A
FIRST CLASS RESORT
7-6-tl
E. M. WELLS & GO.,
Pharmaceutical Chemists,
And dealers in
DRUGS, PAINTS, WINDOW GLASS,
CHINERY OILS, 1AMFS, Etc., Etc.
The easiest, safest and best T^USSandSb
PORTERS in the world.
HOUSTON STREET, Mr fltjol.
FORT WORTH, - - - - lESi ‘
1-1-dwtt
J1 KANE,
limit ns
O* Office at -ms Mansion fi°IKL'
da us and specifications with all ®^,elccsiB-
oveynents, including ■ stimatee o> cr foO
ery description of luikiings, in c i u
9-25'd
Postoffice Box 39.
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tmtB8SS&8>gS&‘
suiting from impure sexual associations, a- ^
Mrret habit of vouth—an> ill affect on rtUrlife. ■ i,eain
Without, at ignorance on th»w aulijoc ti « a ?' *•' u%gT loO "**
much that is not in anv nthsj book, *ud Las 6UU '
frow RUPTURE .
/ Dr. Butts invitsi itll*psroonM ^uff»rinr froBJ-BUPTUREjo^ _
B and address, and assurM them t'iat they wm ***‘"
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Daily Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 95, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 27, 1881, newspaper, March 27, 1881; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1089727/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fort Worth Public Library.