The Daily Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 108, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 20, 1883 Page: 2 of 4
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KAtLY 'DEMOCRAT-
PUBLISHED BY THB
DEM PC RATPR1N TING COMPANY
CAREY w. STYLES, * * Editor.
W. J. Saunders, - Business Manager.
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1S83.
The prosperity of a city depend*
upon the enterprise of it* people.
Thb confirmation of the peniten-
tiary lease would bo a blot on the
fair fkme of Texas.
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Som* legislators who arrived in
Austin dead broke have now their
Mockete filled with Go(o)ld. So it is
.d.
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It Is probable that the assailants
of La iy Florence Dixie, were a pair
of industrious highwaymen in search
of loose change.^ ^
Phil. Sheridan is cavorting
around Texas at the expenso of Un-
cle Sam, It is said that the general
takes along an aide-de-camp now to
do his swearing.
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Brady is still in the pilliory at
Washington,but give promise of leav-
ing the stand with a reputation as a
witness stscotid Only to Frank Moul
ton of Beecber-Tilton notorioty.
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Marous D. Boruok, editor of the
California Spirit of the Times, ad
dressed a note to editors through the
Associated Picas, requesting the
names of; representatives to tbo
KnightsTemplerconclavo to be held
in ' S8n Francisco in August. This
will successfully choke off the festive
journalist bummer who invariably
looms up strong on such occasions
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It may be that thn Texan statute
prohibiting the circulation of obscene
literature is inoperative us to that
6emi-civili4ed and sometimes decont
pictorial called the Police Gazette
but if it has any efiicaoy in it what
ever surely it may catch on to the
tulgar paragraph so ostentatiously
flaunted at the head of the editoria
columns of the morning daily. Wilt
Oats in its wildest and wickedest
pranks could scarcely bo more do
fiant of societies' laws, or more reck
lessly offensive to a refined constitu
ency. m,
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It is now understood that Major
Burke, of' the Times-Democrat, is
resolved npoAr establishing branch
offices of his gfe&i paper at seveia
points in Texas and extending the
chain to the city of Mexico. That
he means to locate one Of the main
hydrants at Dallas or Fort Worth
seems to be a settled fact, while it is
currently rumored that he will also
plant at Houston, Austin and San
Antonio, It is said that the Galves-
ten News has close watch on Major
Burke's movements, and is deter-
mined not to surrender the field to
the fifficfl-Democrat without a vig-
orous struggle to hold it. With these
two great metropolitan papers spread
all over Texas, contending for the
ftiftstory in journalistic enterprise, the
people of tbo commonwealth will be
blessed with unusual news facilities,
and will probably be wakod up to a
livelier appreciation of the uses and
bonefits of exalted journalism than
they have yet dreamed of—at least
in this portion of the state. Tho
more the merrier, and when they
come they will doubtless be cordi-
ally welcomod and liberally patro-
nized.
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However painful it may be to the
individual journalist, or however
unpleasant to certain members of a
community, it is nevertheless the
bounden duty of the pross to expose
profligacy and viciousness in every
shape and form. A newspaper has
an implied contract with tho public.
It is to famish the news without
fear or favof,- puncture humbugs
when opportunity offers, expose
knavery, pull the mask off fraud,
denounce corruption, and lay bare
the ulcers of society so that the pub-
lio may not become contaminated by
contaotion. This is the least pleas-
ant of the newspaper man's duties,
bflt it is something that society de-
mands of him. The surgeon who
hesitates to use the knife, when the
life of his patient is at stake, will
toon find himself bereft of practice,
and the minuter who tol-
erates immorality in his
congregation, will soon find him-
self preaching to empty pews. So it
to With the newspaper; if a moral
ulcer i* porvad ng tho community it
is necessary to give it publicity; if a
crime has been perpetrated it must
be expoeed and denounced. There
is mnro than one reason for this. As
many a sinner will in the end love
God, in tho same proportion that he
fvais hell, so many a membor of the
body politic, decides to live cleanly
because he dreads the journalistic
pruning knife. Besides, a newspa-
per is published to ftarnish its pat-
rons with news, and all matters of
general interest to tho public should
find a place in its columr.s.
a presidential" candidate.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat,
with tho enterprise characteristic of
that journal, has already a presiden-
tial candidate in the field. The St.
Louis organ wont all the way to the
green mountains of Vermont to find
its man, and then turned its editorial
battorios loose to manufacture a
boom for George F. Edmunds. The
Globe-Democrat is unfortunate in
its presidential booms. True, it is
the original and only patentee of the
word "boom" in its modern Bcnse,
and slings considerable enthusiasm
into the contest when it guts agoing,
but it is to be feared the Edmunds'
hurrah will fall flat and unprofitable
long before the convention for the
adoption of a candidate meets. It
matters not to tho Globe-Democrat
that it vory warmly denounced Sona-
tor Edmunds as a soft beaded states-
man and luke-warm Republican throo
years ago, nor that Edmunds him-
self is on recorJ as saying that a
presidential candidate will never
again bo chosen Irom the region east
of tho Alagahenies. Such littlo
things, however, can not affect the
even tenor of a stalwart organ, anc
hence the Globe-Democrat is now
pounding away at its Edmunds
boom. Thcro are several objections
to Mr. Edmunds' elevation to the
presidency. Firstly, bo is a dyed-
in-the-wool Republican, and an ar-
dent . advocate of centralization.
Secondly, he is too indifferent to pro-
motion to stoop to the methods
necessary to secure the nomination,
and thirdly, he is too decent a man
to over become the chosen standarc
bearer of the Republican party.
THE NEW RAILROAD PROJECT.
Though the movement in Coryell,
Hamilton and Comanche for a rail-
road through the center of thoBC
counties from McGregor, or from
Gatesville, promises no direct bene-
fit to Fort Worth, it is a project o;
sufficient importance to attract at-
tention, and the Daily Democrat
hails it as an enterprise calculated to
develop a valuable and, as yet, al-
most inaccessible section of North
Texas, and thus benefit tho whole
country. In another column will bo
found interesting procoodings of a
meeting, held lust Saturday, at Jones
boro. The object was to put the
ball in motion, and it will be seen
that the citizens of that section
showed business tact, energy of pur-
)ose and a will to qucceed. Tho
Leon valley is one of the finest in
that portion of Texas, and with
railroad facilities would soon
tako rank 'with the more fertile,
populous and cultivated localities.
Should either the St. Louis and
Texus Narrow Gauge, or the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe road conclude
to extend a tap via Jonesboro, Ham-
ilton and Comanche to Cisco, the
rich valleys along the line would at
once^ develop a volume of lociil traf-
I c sufficient to pay good dividends
on tho investment, and tho road that
responds to the movement and first
moves out in that direction will se-
cure as advantage commensurate
with the outlay. Of course, tho
communities along the proposed line
are poorly equipped for extending
very tempting inducements to either
of the companies named, other than
tho right-of-way, large blocks of
town property, thoir good will
and the outcome of the coun-
try. Those, however, are by
uo means trifling considerations,
and it is not doubted that tbo move-
ment will result in Buch a presenta-
tion of statistical facts and proposi-
tions as will* arrest tho attention of.
the railroad authorities and secure re-
spectful consideration. Fort Worth's
interest in tho enterprise binges on
the crossing at Comanche. Assum-
ing that tho Fort Worth & Rio?
Grande will be built, the intersection
would be made at Comanche, and
from that point the city would as-
suredly derive a liberal share of the
trade from both ends of the Loon
Valley road.
r^rmTTTTmnvT*
MIDLAND
The Picturesque Route of Texas.
Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe
' Hallway.
THE DAILY-
CONNECTIONS:
AT GALVEpTON with Mallorv
Steamers for Key West and Norfolk
Morgan Line for New Orleans,Inilianola,
Corpus Chrlsti, Brownsville and Vera
Cruz.
AT ARCOLA with t. & G. N. Rv K. for
Columbia and towns in Brazoria county
AT ROSENBERG with G , IT. A S. A.
R. R. (Sunset Route), for Columbus,
Weimar. Mar wood. Luting, San Antonio,
Laredo, Uvalde aud Western Texan and
Mexico; also tor Houston, and Star and
Crescent Route for Beaumont, Orange,
Lake Charles, the Teche country. New
Orleans and all points in the Southeast,
North and East; with x ew York, Texas
and Mexican R,y. for Wharton, Victoria
and stations on that line.
AT BRENHAM with H. A T. C. R'y for
Hempstead, Ledbetter, Giddlngs, Mo-
Dude and Austin.
AT MILANO with I. & G. N. R r. for
Hearne, Palestine, Kockdale, Hound
Rock, Georgetown, Austin, Sun Marcos.
New Braunsfels, San Antonio and La-
redo. .
At TEMPLE with Missouri Pacific R'y.
AT McGREUOR with Texas and St Louis
railway tor Waco, Corsicana, Athens,
Mt. Pleasant, Gilmer and Texarkana.
AT MORGAN with Tex:u« Central R'y. for
Waco, Ross, Hlco, Iredell, Cisco and ail
points on that line.
AT CLEBURNE, Junction of Dallas Di-
vision of G.. C. & 8. F. U'r.
ATFORT WORTH withMissouriFacMk
ud Texas Pacific R'y*. for all points on
thoerf lines; for El Paso, Santa Fe, San
Fiancisco and the Pacific coas', and for
Kansas City, St. Louis. Chicago. New
York and all points North, East and
West.
t&"See that your ticket reads over this
line.
a®"For full informal ion address—
OSCAR G. MURRAY,
Gen! Pass. Act., Galveston, Texus.
10 10 3m.
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He Hois Mai
RAILROAD.
Gra d Entrance into the CITY
of CHICAGO, x
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OVER THXIR GREAT
Four Track Route,
'
Along the Luke Frent,
No stxeets, D.'aw Bridges or Railroad
Tracks to Cross, 1
The Illinois Central
Runs two Daily trains from St Louis'and
Cairo without change.
Palace
sleeping cars irom S
Cairo to Chicago.
St Louis and
Tte Equipment ot this line is first-class,
consisting of
FINE COMMODIOUS DAY COACHES
AN*)
PALACE SLEEPING CARS'
DEMOCRAT
TflJfi
A LIVE, SPICY AND READABLE
Democratic Newspaper,
CONTAINING ALL THE
ZLlOCcll
Cu.xren.t
-AND-
GENERAL NEWS.
SUBSCRIPTION BY MAIL:
I Copy One Month - - $ .75
I <' Six Months- - - 3.50
I " One Year - - - 6.00
Delivered by Carriers in any por-
tion of tho city,
20 Cits per M.
JOB WORK
NJSATLY EXECUTED IN ALL
11,1 VARIOUS BRANCHES.
Offict—No, 8 Main Street,
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
Texas k Pacific Railway
WITH ITS CONNECTIONS
J | f
Form tht MOST DIRECT LINK between
Texas New Mexico
and California,
and all POINTS in THI
North* Bast
and Southeast.
"ULLMAN PALACt SLEEPING CARS
St. Louts and Dallas, Fort Worth, El
Paso, and Deming, N. M.
Close connections st Longview and Mlneols
with tbo
INTERNATIONAL AND GREAT
NORTHERN R. R.,
—FOE—
..OUSTON,
GALVESTON,
AUSTIN,
SAN ANTONIO
and LAREDO.
For Tickets, Bapgage Cheeks, or any in-
formation a* to rates and routes, apply to
ii.y of tUe Tickct Agents, or to
B. W. McCULLOUGH,
Ass't Oen. Pass. Ag't. Marshall, Texas.
k\ CHANDLER
Gen. Passenger Agent, St. Louir, Mo.
II M. IIOXIE,
Third Vice-President, St. Louis, Mo.
Houston &Texas Central
RAILWAY AND CONNECTIONS.
Tho only line running through the
Central and Beat portions of
tho state of 'lexas.
passenger express trains and daily
fast freight lines OTER
the entire road.
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING
CARS
Each way Daily, Without Change,
between Galveston and San Antonio
via Houston und Austin, and bc-
Iween Galveston, Houston and So-
dalia, connecting each way with line
of parlor cars between Sedaliu ar*d
St. Louis.
the shortest line retwirn texas
and kansas city, hannibal and
all points north and west.
Passengers have choice of routes via Deni
son and Missouri Pacific Railway to
Kansas City, Ilannibal
or St. Louis.
Leaves Houston 8.00 km
Leaves Houston 6.40 pm
Arrives at Houston 7.00 a m
Arrives at Houston 10.00 p m
Through Tickets from or to any
Point in Great Britain or
Continent of Europe
via the
HOUSTON & TEXAS CENTRAL
RAILWAY,
And all-rail to New York, thence via North
German Lloyd, White Star, Inman,
State, Mississippi and Dominion,
Rotterdam and Italian
' Steamship Lines
On Sale at the Following Stations:
Houston,
Hempstead,
Ausun,
Bryan,
Galveston,
Brcnhum,
Calvert,
Wnco,
Corsicana,
Hearne,
Whitney,
Morgan,
Navasota.
McKinney,
Sherman,
Denison,
Dallas,
Hremond,
Mexia,
Special inducements to immigrants and
poople desiring to settle in tbe state.
A. FAULKNER,
Texas Passenger Agent
oor Information as to rates of passage and
freight, routes, etc., apply in person or by
letter to
E. D. True, C. B. Gray,
A. G. P. A. A. G. P.A.
A.H. Swanson, ' J.Waldo,
General Supt. Traffio Manager.
HOUSTON,
GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 187b*
BAKER'S
Breakfast Cocoa.
Warranted abtolutely pwrO
Coeoa, from which tho exoeu ot
Oil liaabeenrtmovod. IthaaiArM
timet the itrcngth of Co*ua mixed
wiili Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar,
mnl U tlicrcforo far luuro ooonoml*
cat. It li dolicloui, nourishing,
strengthening, easily dlgcatcd, and
admirably adapted for invalids as
wull an for persona in liealtb.
Sold by Groesrs erorjrwhtra.
¥. BAKER & CO.. Dorchester, last
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CITY AND COUNTY DIRECTORY
Judiolal, Ministerial and Polio* Sires*
tory of Tarrant County.
District Judge—A. J. Hood.
Countv Judge—R. E. Jteckhuna.
District Clerk—J. M. Hartsiield.
County Clerk—John V. Swayne.
Sheriff—W. T. Mnddex.
Deputy Sheriffs—R. H. Tucker, G.
Weir, W. P. Thomas.
County Attorney—W. S. Pendleton
County Treasurer—J. B. Boyd.
County Tux Collector—Prank Kliisted.
County Tax Assessor—W. D. Ilall.
County Surveyor—G. M. Williams.
Commissioners—B. P. Latimer, pre-
cinct No. 1: L. II. Stephens, precinct
No. 2; John .Terrell, precinct No. 3; T.
B. Maddox, precinct No. 4.
Justices oi the Peace—Sam Furman,
brook, precinct No. 0; J. £. Hickman,
irecluct No. 7; T. B. lluitt, precinct
John F. Zinn, precinct No. 1; £ E. Ran-
kin, precinct No. 2; S. Cowan, pre.cinot
No. 3; L. W. Jones, precinct No. 4; Jas,
il. Smith, precinct No. 5; J. M. Ben-
iinc " ~
pr<
No. 8.
Constable—W. B. Hale, precinct No. 1<
CITY DlKKCTOaV.
Mayor—J. P. Smith.
Recorder—Henry Peild.
City Attorney—Robert McCart.
City Treasurer—John S. Loving.
City Assessor and Collector—R.
Maddox.
Deputy Assessor and Collector—J. TJ*
Blackman.
City Engineer—E. K. Smoot.
City Marshal—S. M. Parmer.
Deputy City Marshal—S. E. Harrison.
City Secretary—C. McDougal.
Chief of Fire Department—George
Mulkey.
Engineer of Fire Engine—G. W. Hill.
Aldermen—Jesse Jones, tirst ward}
Max Elser, iirst ward: Sam Keaton, sec-
ond ward; W. R. Haymaker, second
ward: M. C. Brooks, third ward; J. T*
Mickey, third ward.
City Physician—H. W. Moore.
City Sexton—Q. J. Eskew.
—C.lt.Scott, J. P. Wltcher,
Policemen
J. Riggle, W M.
E. W. Milton, C.
Maddox.
City Jailor—R. H. Foster.
Chain Gang Boss—C. G. Broelra
Rae, J. W. Coker, C*
E. Garret son, J. n.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
K. a. R.
Castle Sam Houston. No. Ilo. meet*
the second and fourth Wednesday night
in each month. Hall, corner of Second
and Houston streets. Visiting comrades
cordially Invited.
WM. H. AI.DIIIDOK,
Commander.
J. Morgan, Secretary. 24-1 la
KXKiHTS of honor.
Tarrant Lodge No. 1,200 meets at
their hall on Main street, second sod
fourth Wednesday evening of eaeb
month. J. C. Scott, Dictator.
R. E. Eakin, Financial Reporter.
Fort Worth Lodge No. 151, Knights
and Ladies of Honor meets at their nail
second and fourth Tuesday evening eaeli
month. D. L. Mai.onu, Protector.
Geo. I. Dom>, Secretiuy.
IXDKPKXDEXT OKDK.lt 01>D FKI.I.OWH.
Junction City Lodge No. 150, I. O. O.
F., meets at their hall, south side pub-
lic square, every Thursday night.
F. M. Gkary, J. J. MIIXKR, N. G.
Secretary.
Fort WorthLodge No. 251,1. O. O. F.,
meets at their hall, south side tmblio
square, every Friday night.
J. K. EZKLL, F. KAISER, N. G.
Secretary.
AXCIEXT ORDKIt UNITED WORKMHX.
Hope Lodge No. 23, meets at their
hall, corner Second and Houston, every
second and fourth Thursday night in
each month. Ai.drich, M. W.
John Cameron Secretary.
Amity Lodge No. 64. Ancient Order
Workmen, meets same ball every
United
Monday evening.
It. Matkin, M. W.
W. W. Lisle, .Recorder.
cathomc knights or amrrica.
Fort Worth branch No. 97 meets at
their hall on Main street, between Sec-
ond and Third, on the tirst and third
Sundays of the month, at 3 o'clock p. m.
J. Kaxe, President.
Jso. A. Bergix, Hecording Sec'y.
typoorafhicai4 union.
Fort Worth Typographical Union,
No. 108, meets at Odd Fellows hallr
Weatherford street, the first Sihiday in
every month. W. O. Stiixman,
J. M. Johnson, President.
Secretary.
knights of labor.
Giant City Assembly meets tbe second
and fourth Wednesday nights of each
month at Odd Fellows Hall.
J. R. Hardin, Master Workman.
T. J. Nkathkrry, Secrery.
masonic.
Fort Worth Chapter R. A. M., No. Mr
corner Main and Second streets, meet#
on the second Wednesday night in each
month. W. II. Field, H. T.
George Jackson, Secretary.
Fort Worth Lodge A. F. and A. M.r
No. 148, corner Main and Second streets,
meets on the first and third Saturday
nights of the month.
„ _ J- Y. Hogsett, W. H.
W. H. Field, Secretary.
rights of pythias.
Queen City No. 21, meets in Castlo
hall, on the corner or Main and Seoond
streets, every Monday night.
Endowment rank K. of P., meets in
their hall, on the corner of Main and See*
ond streets,every third Saturday night
In each month.
_ „ „ J F. Cooper, President.
I. Carb, Secretary.
i.,^d,,Cro88,lod8® N#- meets in Cas-
tie hall, on the comer of Main and Sec*
ond, every Thursday night. .
„ _ H. M. Fiuman, C, Q.
Wm. Caws, K. of B. A S.
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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/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.