The Daily Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 108, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 20, 1883 Page: 1 of 4
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THE DAILY DEMOCRAT.
vol, r.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARGE 20, 1883.
NO. JO*
CHAS. H. FRY,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER,
and dealer in
6
FINE JEWELRY, CLOCKS, SILVERWARE, ETC
HOUSTON STREET,
FORT -
M
CALL AND EXAMINE
THE—
LATEST SPRING STYLES
-IX-
BOOTS AND SHOES
JUST RECEIVED
-AT-
LEWIS BROTHERS & CO.
★ STAR ★ SHOE ★ STORE *
53 Houston Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK~
CORNER OF HOUSTON AND SECOND STREETS,
ITORT WORTH,
CAPITAL,
SURPLUS,
TEXAS.
$100,000
30,000
Directors—M B Loyd, Geo Jackson, D C Bennett, Zane Celt", J S Godwin, S B
Burnett, J D Reed.
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK
FORT WOT*TH.
PAID UP CAPITAL " -
SURPLUS, -
TEXAJe*
$150 000
19,000
All matters pertaining to conservative banking receive prompt
and careful attention.
Drafts Sold on the Principal Cities of Europe.
President, A. M. BlilT I ON.
Vice-President, .IN ). NICIIOLS.
Cashier. S. W. LOMAX.
J. W. ALDERMAN,
BCHA1TIC,
BLACKSMITHING. FORGING, HORSE SHOEING.
Wagons, Spring Bub, Carries ni Bsgglis Repaired o? Faisal
CORNER OF HOUSTON AND FOURTEENTH STREETS,
FORT WORTH. TEXAS
JONES & TUCKER BROS.,
Groceries and Produce
BAG Gils G AND TIES A SPECIALTY.
CORNER MAIN AND WEATHERFORD STREETS.
MARTIN CAVEY.
C. J. SWASEY
CASEY & SWASEY,
Importers and Wholesale Dealers in
LIQUORS & CIGARS.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS,
Agents for St. Louis and Milwaukee Bottled and Keg Beer,
56 & 58 HOUSTON STREET, FORT WORTH.
G. BURGOWER,
Main St., Between First and Second.
Silver- ^ DIAMONDS,
ware*
Watches
AND
JEWELRY.
GOLD, SILVER AND STEEL SPETACLES
*
ALL KINDS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS) STRINGS, ETC.
Engraving Done in the Best Style Special Attention Given to Reparing
22 MAIN STREET:
Fort Worth, Tex.
Wort & Goods ffairatoi
EXQUISITE!
■:o
ELEGANT!
6 R E A T!
o
IMMENSE!
o
Is replete with Novelties in all goods that come under that heading.
Gents' Fancy Balbriggan Underwear,
Gents' Open Work Lace Underwear,
Gents' Fine Merino Underwear,
LISLE THREAD
-AND-
BALBRIGGAN HALF HOSE !
Collars and Cuffs of any Imaginable Style,
'io6,
And then to look through our
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT I
It Is a rare treat. Call and see for yourselves what we are displaying.
WASHER & AUGUST,
Ona Priee Clothiers and Furnisher*,
58 HOUSTON STREET
25 CENT COLUMN
This column will be appropriated to
"Wants," "For Sale," "To Rent."
••Found " "Lost," "Personal." and such
other advertisements as can be con-
densed into live lines or less, for which
•25 centdonly will be charged for one in-
sertion and 50 cents for three insertions.
For each additional line above live lines,
live cents.)
WANTED.
WANTED—Every one to bring their
job work to the Democrat office.
WANTED by the Daily Democrat 500
additional city subscribers at 20 cents a
week, or 75 cents a month.
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT—A large comfortable office
in front part of building. Apply at this
office. 25-tf
James G. Blaine thinks the Na-
tional Republican is tho meanest pa-
per published on tho continent. That
relieves the San Antonio Evening
Liuht somewhat.
FOR SALE,
FOR SALE—Old papers at this office,
50 cents per hundred. tf
TO ARCHITECTS
yu ■ f •
AND
B UILDERSI
The County Commissioners of Howard
County, Texas, invite
PLANS and SPECIFICATIONS
KOR A
Courthouse and Jail
At Big Springs, on the Texas A Pacific
railroad—the two buildings to cost not
exceeding $40,000, inclusive. Both
buildings to be constructed of stone,
which can be obtained within two miles
of the site. Address:
G. M. Anderson. Clerk.
Big Springs, Howard Co., Tex.
3-20-4t
It is probably not true that Col.
Elliott visited Fort Worth Sunday
night with a viow to establishing a
branch of tho Ilerald in tlie city,
however much the people may pine
for such a paper.
■ m e
The meanest man in Texas drives
a hack in Dallas. lie won't tell a
newly alighted passenger where
Kent's hotel is for less than 50 cents,
though he stand within a hundred
feet of its door.
The state press association will
convene in Dallas on May 14th.
Mrs. McCaleb, of Galveston, is the
poetess of the occasion, and Mrs.
Louolla Styles Vincent, of Coryell,
alternate. Both are expected to be
present.
-o-i
The "Georgia M jor," Sam Small's
funny paper, published at Atlanta,
has been called into court for libel,
which tompts a cotemporary to say
that "it is but a step from there to
the jail or the poor house." No
danger of either. Sam Small knows
how to get rouDd the truth too well
for that.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
DR. W. W. ROUTH, -
H0NKEPATHIST
Office—No. 13 Main street.
Residence—North west corner Third an d
Calhoun streets.
FORT WORTH, * * TEXAS.
jaiilo-]y
General Diaz and party are doing
Chicago.
Boston had a 9150,000 Are yoster-
day morning.
Ross has challenged Hanlon to a
four mile rowing match.
The Pennsylvania legislature will
probably doclare Duke a scut vacant.
Sullivan and Slade will soon make
a match for 910,000 a aide.
The steamer City of Berlin, from
Liverpool, brought 9250,000 in
specie.
Parnell Is in Paris,and spent Sunday
in tbe company of Clemcncoau and
llonri Jt' M'ort.
A guard of soldiory and detectives
has boon placed around all publio
buildings iu London.
Parnoll will visit the tjnited Stales
next month. Sexton will watch
parliament in his absence*
Two men named Coones and Smiih
Were lynched near Helena, Montum ,
Sunday night for incondiarism.
Tho issue of standard silver dollars
last Wook was 9191,500, aguinst
$132,500 same week lust y«ar.
Four Americans aro iu jail in
Panama, chargod with stealing $50,-
000 from the railroad company.
The fruit crop of Georgia is re-
p^rtd4 cut (ff by the lute' cold
wea'thor th roe-eighth« to one half.
Gucnthor Sncll shot and killed his
uncle, Dr. G. Schuchardt. at Wheol
ing, West Virginih, last flight*
Sncll was arrested.
Mrs. Edward Cnrleton was bru-
tally murdered near Watortown,
Mass. Her husband is undor arrest,
aocubod of tho crime.
Tbe star route jury were giron a
holiday yesterday, while the lawyer*
argued upon tho adinissability of ov-
idoncc. 'Brady is on the stand and
must explain tbo Price checks.
Presidont Arthur will movo out to
tho Soldiers' Home to cscape the
malaria of tho PotOmao swamp at
tbo basoof tho White House, instead
of going down to Fortress Monroe.
In order to bring expenses within
the reduced appropriations for the
current year, tho chief of tho signal
service bus abolished a largo numbor
of stations, at which cautionary ste
nals have been heretoloro displayed
A displaced switch on ho G., C
& S. F. railroad at GalveBton, last
night, caused Thomas Cronan and
Frank Riley, brakemcn, to bo thrdwn
from tho train and futully hurt. Ri-
ley will die, but there is hope main
taincd that Cronan will recovcr.
Secretary Folgor glided awny from
tho capital on Saturday bo quietly
and stealthily that his departure was
unobserved and his direction un
known, but it was supposed ho dig
appoared on tho cotter Ewlng from
Baltimore for a short soa voyage.
Indian Agont Tufls, ' Muscoger,
Indian Territory, telegraphs tbo com
missioncr of Indian affairs that un-
less troops aro sent to tho Union
agency at once there is danger of <i
fight bctweon opposing factions of
Crook Indians. Tho war department
has been advisod of the impending
danger.
Lady Florence Dixie, a sister to
tho cxcontrie Marquis of Queen sbuiy,
was attacked by two maiskod rtlon in
Windsor Park near London, ono of
whom sho claims attempted to slab
her. Tho marks of a dagger were
visible on her clothes, but she re-
ceived no wounds. Her large St.
Bernard dog, aided her to dofeat tbo
cowardly bcoundrcls.
Tho death of General Henry C.
Wayne, of Savannah, Ga., is an-
nounced. General Way no was the
eon of the lato Justice James M.
Wayno, of tho hupreme court of the
United States, a graduate of West
Point, an officer of distinction in tho
old army, serving on General Soott's
staff in tho Mexican war. During
tho lato war ho was adjutant general
of tho state of Georgia.
It now transpires that by a ruling
of Sec otary Forger all tho nioki 1
pieces of the denomination ol three
cents issued since 1807 aro unlawful.
He has ruled that there shall be a
designation of tho va'uo on tho fate
of all coins, and that tho more III on
tho three cent nickel pioces does not
designate its doriomii<atioh—whether
it means three cents, three dimes or
throe dollars.
A great communist gathering took
pluco in Cooper Union, New York,
yesteHay, to hutior tbo memory of
Karl Marx. Tbe red flag of tho
commune wan displayed everywhere,
and pictures of the dead man framed
in black and surmounted with tbo
motto, "Vivo rinternritioiialn" wore
pendent ft-om the front platform.
Stirring speochos wore made and
communistic ideas were propagated.
Tho life saving authorities aro
meeting with groat difficulty in so-
curing volunteer crews on the lakes
in consequenco of the interpretation
recently placed upoo tbe law making
appropr ations for that sorvice by
tho treasury department. Accord-
ing lo tho recent dtcision volunteers
cannot bo paid except for service
rendered in actual eases < f marine
disaster, and saving human life by
them is not considered as entitled to
remuneration.
In response to inquiries from col-
lectors of customs at various ports
the secretary of the treasury has in-
structed them that duties should be
assessed upon full invoice of merch-
andise covered by the invoico stat-
ing the value of goods free oh boil*d
at tho foreign port of shipment, that
is tho vaiub including charges, costs
and commissions, without regard to
tho provision* of section 7 of the new
tariff act, which abolishes duties on
such charges.
• It is stated that tho chargo against
associate Justice Hoover, of tHo
supreme court of Arizona, who was
impended a daj' or two ago by th^
president, is that bo borrowod n
large sum of. money from a bank,
against wh'ch tho government had
brought suit, that the c-ise was to
have been tried bpfofe him, and that
be indefinitely postponed it. It is
also said that in response V)inquiries
f om tho dcpuitment hj replied in a
contemptuous and ingultihfejbanno?.
Taming of the SBrW. ' *
Boston Herald. j\
Opposite a Herald man, at ft {able
in a Cornhill restaurant, at dintta*
recently, sat a man from Cambridge
w'.io was a native of Now Hamp-
sbiio. Meeting an old ucquiM?>l- •>
unco tho cohvei'saliou soon turned
on fam ly topics, and the pair began
to talk aboht thoir former neighbor^
in a mokt fainiliur way. "Yes," *o^
marked the Cambridge gentleman)
"Sam was in ir.jliiy vospocts differ-
ent from tho rbst Of tbe boys. You
remember who ho man-jed i' Well?
when tbo old mail, bis father, found
thut he was shiuin* round with hor,
ho called him ono day in the burn
and said : 'Sam, d'yo intond tb mtf y
Beckio ?' Sam never paid a. wo™J
so the old man said : 'Me boyj ye.
know all about them ; I can't tell yq
nothin'. Ye know bow tho sisters
has tun.ed out, and not one of them
is now livivi' with their husbands.'
Sum was us mum as a pantomime,
and just as soon as he was ready,'
him and Beckie got t edt
"They lived on a farth i hd every-
thing went on smobtn for about a
year, and it camo to hog biitehoriti'
time. Sam got all ready to btlve the
usual party for tbo occasion, and
t'ust as ho was sharpeoin' up tbo
cnives Beckie camo out and eaid:
' 1 ' Sam pro-
but it was
no use, so he Baid he'd got a man td
row her across the pond, it wad
about half a mile overt saiiU
'No yo won'ij vo'll row mo over
yorsolfl' Sam told hor ho couldn't,
and Beckie fired up and said! 'Tlittn
I'll drown nv self.' Sam said he'd
go with hor if sho wanted to do that,
so tho boat was got ready, she got
in, and they rowea out till the water
was twenty foot dcop. Then Sam
stopped and said: 'Well, Beckh, thin
is a good place for ye to drown j-or-i
self!' She didn't open her mouth:
lie wailed awhile and then t-aidl
'Come, Beckie, I'm in a hurry to git
back.' Sho never looked np. Sam
nut down tho oars, caught bold of
her and pitchod her in. She grubbed
for tho boat, but ho wouldn't lot hof
gi* near it. When sho was almost
done out sho said: 'Sam, let me in
that hi at and ye'll not hear any-,
thing more from mo out o' tho way.,
"So he pullod hor in, and they,
went back homo. Sho changed hor
olothes ard ontertainod tbe guests.
Thej aro now nearly 80 and you
never saw a happior old couple—did
your I don't think they ever spoktj
of that duckin' sinco the day sho ttafi'
goin' to drown horself."
'Sam, I'm goin' home.'
tested in his quiet way,
A City Hoapitali
The attention of the thinking men and
tax-payers of the city is called to a com-
munication flrom Percy Vere. published
elsewhere. It is an admitted fact that a
city of tne proportions, population and
business or Fort Worth cannot much
longer postpone the establishment of a
city hospital, and how to make that In-
stitution a credit to the oomtatinlty
without unnecessarily burdening the
tax-payer, is a question that demands
the attention of the people. The .plan
set forth by the Democrat correspond-
ent seems not only feasible and practi-
cable, but One deserving the serious at-
tention of the municipal authorities. It
is understood, that several competent
physicians are ready tollAse th& hospi-
tal when completed, and pay a rental
that would reimburse tbe city in a very
few years. Snppose three thousand dol-
lars a year was received as rental for
the building, the lessees entering into a
contract with the city to administer to
Indigent patients, on a certificate from
the mayor, at a stipulated
amount per diem, to be credited
to the lessees on their yearly rental.
Would not this be far superior to the
present clumsy, shameful and Inade*
quate facilities for administering to
paupers? The railroad companies cen-
tering here also should be sufficiently
interested In the establishment of a hos-
pital to contribute handsomely for the
purchase of a lot and the erection and
furnishing of a building. Thax should
cert Airily be willing to eorftribute half
the amount, as there la no Aoubt that It
would be a matter of considerable im-
portance to theih both from a humane
and economic standpoint. Something
must be done, and that quickly, anr*
Democrat commends the views o!
correspondent to the city fathers.
Courthouse Notes. ' ' !'
Everything was remarkably Afliei
about the courthouse this morning.
The Democrat's niah dropped Into tne
office of the district clerkr but fotrad
nothing of peculiar fnterest In progress
The office of ttf* fctantv clerk waaalso
devoid of any.item of lmportaaoe to the
public. County Judge Beokhatn was on
the beneB as usual this morn trig, whff
the probate docket before him; several
orders were entered thereon.
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Styles, Carey W. The Daily Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 108, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 20, 1883, newspaper, March 20, 1883; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233611/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.