The Daily Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 124, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 7, 1883 Page: 1 of 4
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THE DAILY DEMOCRAT.
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FOIiT WORTH, TEXAS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1883.
NO. 1^4
ll Will Men Premie ?
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N w that the Election !$ over, ycu might etroll n any part of the
city, quettfontni) every one you met, and still not find a man who voted
tgainst the successful candidates, excepting some few who have a re-
gard for the tru*h.
Hhy will men prevaricate tfrusly? Surely nothing is gained by
it. Each man voted for his friend, but somebody's friend was bound to
be defeated, since all could not be elefttad to fill the same office,
Gentlemen, own up* Be truthful like ourselves. We bold'y bay,
new, without fear ef contradiction, that our line of goods is unsur-
passed by any house in town, great or small, we make no exceptions.
Of course you all know what we carry. If you donvt, we will
mention it again.
CLOTHE IS OUR FIT,
BUT
Furnishing Goods, Hats, Etc,
Can be found in great variety in our stock
teT-Dfop in during your leisure mouiente
WASHER & AUGUST,
58 SOTTSTOtt STRBS3T,
One Price Clothiers and Furnishers.
CHAS. H. FRY,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER,
and dealer in
FIKE JEWELRY, CLOCKS, SILVERWARE, ETC
HOUSTON STREET,
ronT "WORTH - • ■ TBXAS,
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CALL AND EXAMINE
THE—
LATEST SPRING STYLES
BOOTS AND SHOES
JUST RECEIVED
-AT-
C.J.8WASEY
MARTIN CA-EY.
CASEY & SWASEY,
Tin port eta and Wholoaale Dealers in
V LIQUORS
It will require ull the liars in Lou-
isiana—and tbeir name is legion—to
oleur Kellogg.
——
Tiik most distinguished liars of
tho nge have rallied to the assistance
ol Doreoy In tho star rottto trial.
By genorul consent the new post-
master general is denominated til"
strongest member ot Arthur's cabi-
net.
LEWIS BROTHERS & CO.
* ST AB * SHOE * STORE *
53 Houston Street. Fart Worth.. Texas.
J. W. ALDERMAN,
MBCHAUIC,
BLACKSMITHIN8. FORGING, HORSE SHOEING.
Wagans, Spring Mi, Carriages ud B#s Eepairsd 0? Paisted.
CORNER OP HOUSTON AND FOURTEENTH STREETS,
rodr WORTH, - - ■ ' • TEXAS
FORT WORTH. TEXAfl.
iQentsforSt. Ltfuls and Milwaukee Bottled and Keg Beer,
St * 58 HOUSTON STREET. FORT WORTH.
Let it hot bo forgotten that the
Democrat "told you s< " about the
outcome of the Curdwell-Clunowoth
unpleasantness.
m e m'
Op .ho thirty eight states in the
Union nono need reform us budly as
Massachusetts. No wonder That
Ben Butler was accepted as tho next
best thing.
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TnE Democrat, of Fort WVrth,
says Rev. Mr. Shaw's "Independent
Pulpit" is nothing bhort of an ii.fi-
del sheot.—Galveston Print.
Tho Daily Democrat said no such
tiling. It never sa\y tho "Indepen-
dent Pulpit," and wouldn't assail its
theology if it endorsed Ingorsoll and
the devil.
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Tiie municipal eloctions in tho
north and wost last Tuesday indicate
a Waterloo defeat lor the Republi-
cans all along the line. All Demo-
cratic towns and cities wcro carried
by largely increased majorities,
while nearlj' all of tho close fitting
ones wheeled into lino and elected
Democratic tickets. This clearly
nhows thttt the tidal wave ot last
November was not a causeless phe-
nomenon, but a solid, logical and per
manent change of intelligent thought
and popular sentiment.
TnE Gazette very properly de-
nounces Varnol1, tho slayer of Mr.
Land, tho father of the girl he had
wronged, and censures iho authori-
ties for not arresting him. There is
a hint in itspaiagrajth that Vurncll
is escaping by tho use of his money,
ami it is boldly nsseited that "until
Tom Varnell is brought to trial and
punished his crimtt will bo a foul
spot on lli 11 county." There was
another crime in Hill counly bill
little below the grade of Varnell's in
atrocity and d.imcstichorror, but tho
Gazette's morals wore hot at all
shucked by the d noumoiit, no'-did it
clamor for the punLhmont. of the
seducer to wipe out the "spot" he
had put upon Hill county.
THE BOND QUESTION ONCE
MOKE.
Mayor Smith and Treasurer Nich-
ols aro not censured by the "public
opinion" that wants a larger bond.
Those who havo expressed them-
selves most decidedly on tho subject
are tbeir best fYicnds, and would.
doubtloi-B, teel just as secure without
as with a bond while the one is
mnyor and the other treasurer; but
neither of these gentlemen is in any
waj' involved in tho question except
as, like othor citizens, they oppose
or favor larger security. Their in-
tegrity is in no way assailod; nor
has any person hinted that the city
finances were unsafe in tho h inds of
the new y elected treasuror, even
though a bond of but fifty thousand
bo required. It is a question of bu> -
inesB—of principle and precedent,
and ''public opinion" a very
proper arbiter of tho only issue in-
volved. " Public opinion " may
very pertinently ask, however, if
the treasurer's high chnruoter for
fidelity and honesty be satisfactory
guaranteo for tho safety of the
cty's treasury, why require
any bond at all? And, per contri^
may it not also push thd correlhiry
inquiry—if a bond be doomed neces-
sary, why not a bond large enough
tocovor and seenro the entire amount
likely to be pluced in the treasurer's
hands at any one time? One princi-
ple or tho other must obtain—confi-
dence or compulsion. The Demo-
crat is inclined to the former and
the discontinuance of the bond sys-
tem as to keepers of tho public treas-
ury, bat the theory that a bond for
one-fourth of Uje risk is fallacious ai d
parado*ical.*t is simply an intimi*
tion to tho official that complete con-
fidence is not reposed in his compe-
tency 01 his honoaty, and that for
fear h<? may lose or Misapply a pro-
portion of tho money entrusted to
h s keeping ho must get his frionds
to sign a small obligation to cover
contingencies. For 0110 moment
consider tho d H'eronco bolw'eon tho
city treasurer's bond and tho collect-
or's bond. The former is to hold
and, if ho chooses, uso from ono to
two hundred thousand dollars lor
long period*—that is, for months,
and his bond is fixed at $50,000. The
collector is req urecl to turn in his
collections weekly, and his bond is
fixed at 020,000. Tho former's bond
is for about ono-fourth tho risk, il
risk there be, while the luttor's is
fully four times iho risk. Now it is
believed that "public opinion" com-
prehends the bouring of tho whole
question, and it is also boliovod that
Mayor Smith and Treasurer Nichols
have tho intelligence to distinguish
the difference between tho principlo
and tho person. At imy rate, no of-
fonso is meant to any gentleman,
and tho stupidity of tho fool who at-
tempts to thftmpion officials before
they arc assailed is otdy equalled by
the mdliVd of the knave who 6eeks
to ulionute friends that ho may
profit by the fruits of seism.
Weekly Statement.
Ofnverage enrollment, attendance and
turdiuess of tlie city public schools of
Fort Worth, for the week ending Fri-
day, April (1,18SH1
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.
SPARKS FRfltt THE WIRES.
hUIMMXG.
Wulden
Bitrchell.
Callaway.......
New 3d ward..
Daggett
Daniels
New 2d ward..
Boaz
Baptist (col)...
Methodist
Totals
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Enrollment.
[ Absentees.
Tardiness.
Percent, at-
tendance.
Per cent tar-
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102
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For non-attendance, pupils from all
the schools have been dropped. If these
have a good excuse, they will be ve-en-
roiled. If not, their places will be tilled
by new applicants.
A Lively Corpse.
The following from this morning's Ga-
zette explains itself:
DHOl'S DKAfl.
About eleven o'clock Thursday night
Robert Galloway, u citzen of the Third
ward, proprietor of an eating house,
wefit into the back yard of the pltico to
get a piece of wood when lie was at-
tacked with pains at the heart and
dropped to the ground. When found
sometime afterwards, life was extinct.
The physician who was called in pro-
nounced it heart disease. Galloway is
well spoken of by those who knew film
and leaves a number of warm friends.
Having learned that the above was
altogether an erroneous statement a
Dkmockat reporter sought Mr. Gallo- hnot
way's saloon on lfousto'i street. The movement
corpse was found leaning against the.pnext
bar, chatting gayly with friends about
the above paragraph.
The reporter informed Mr. Galloway
that he understood'he had departed this
world, and received the reply that he
did not. know how the report got out,
but that such a minor had obtained cur-
rency, there could be no doubt, for sev-
eral of his friends had called at his sa-
loon yestferday, believing that he really
had shuffled off this mortal coll. It is
supposed that the whole tiling wits got-
ten up as a tremendous joke, but Mr.
Galloway did not treat it as such.
Speaking from personal observation,
however. "Mob" Galloway, is certainly
the liveliest corpse thereport< If ever had
the pleasure of interviewing.
Painful Accident.
Capt. .Ti It. Ltttlejohn of Kneeland,
Littiejohn and Alartin, met witli a most
unfortunate and painful accident lust
night. lie was returning home about
9 o'clock walking out Third street, when
having passed Houston street, he
tripped and fell, breaking two ribs on
his right side. The injury might have
been avoided but for the fact that Capt.
Littiejohn has only one arm. having lost
his right arm in the confederate service,
and consequently in fulling on his right
side, was unable to catch lijms$lf. The
captain managed to reach his nouie un-
aided. but suffered grea^ pain in doing
so. Medical assistance was called in
and the unfortunate gentleman Anally
made easy. He is resting quietly to-
day, but will probably be confined to
his bed for several days.
Sauarely Answered.
Evidently the Fort Worth papefB are
suppressing the news. Yesterday's pa-*
pers came to us without recording a
suicide or attempt at stliclde. It is the
first issue of the papers for the past
week which has not told ns of some one
who suicided, attempted to suicide, or
who Intended to suicide* We therefore
boldly charge the Dkmooiut and Ga-
zette of not "totin fair" with their
readers.—Dallas Times.
There has been a dearth of news in
Fort Worth lately i Not a single suicide.
Only ono adultery case, a man almost
beaten to death, and a dead man come
tdllfe.
Waived Examination
Al. Hicks the boy who was arrested
on the chttfge of shooting John McBrlde
and Felix Tanko, on Tuesday night, wm
brought before Justice ftinn this after-
noon fot a preliminary examination.
Mr. Robert MCCart appeared for the de-
fense and Mr. ltoss Bolin for the prose-
cution. The counsel for the defense
waived anexamlnutlon and the boy was
released on a bond for $.*>00, to appear
before the ncrt term of the district court.
Pleasant Meeting Yesterday Evening.
From the large number preseht tat thb
institute, held at the Burchlll building
yesterday, it seems that their Influence
is increasing and that they have become
one of the established features of our
free school system.
Misses Foute and Oliver being the
teachers at this building conducted the
exercises of the evening. They began
by the scholars forming in line in the
yard, then marching In und remaining
standing at one end of the room while
they sai.g an appropriate school song.
Miss Grace Handy next gave a recitation
in a charming manner, entitled "hate
to Church." The small scholars -were
now called up and recited from a set of
beautifully designed charts for teaching
reading according to the "word meth-
od," and from the interest taken by the
pupils, the superiority of this method
over the old wuy was fully established.
Next came the class'In geography. This
study is taught in this school by means
of lectures given by the teacher, the
pupils being required to write what they
remember of each lecture. Two of the
pupils, Miss Fannie Hunker and Clay
Martin, read well-writton papers on the
geography ami history ol tlie United
htates, which they avo now studying,
and exhibited a thorough knowledge of
the subject^, «'>d, also, what is scarcely
less important, that they could express
their ideas clearly and correctly. The
maps drawn by these two pupils were
favorably criticised. Another reeitatlon
was given by little Mtss Hill, after
which tlie school sang a hymn uild was
dismissed.
A discussipn as to the best method of
teaching young pupils reading was en-
gaged in by several of th« teachers, and
the superiority of the "word method"
over all other systems was unanimously
admitted. As it was now nearly 0 p.
m., the institute ad|ourned to meet at 4
o'clock next Friday evening at the new
St ootid AVard building.
The Real Estate Pulsa.
The demand for real estate in this city
and vicinity still continues with un-
abilted vigor. Nearly all the dealers
are jubilant and predict greater things
for the future. Prices are continually
Increasing, and inquiries from every
corncr of the Union are received daily
by the hundred. This is a very flatter-
ing conviction of the stability and pros-
perity of the city, and should be an in-
centive to local business men for re-
newed energy and enterprise. As id
customary with the Di mourat on Satur-
day, a commissioner waited on the dif-
ferent real estate men to-day, end found
the following views prevailing.
Zane Cettl, the veteran dealer of the
city, and ti calm shrewd business man
iaid: "The real estate market is un
questionably booming. Kvery tendency
of the the market points that way. Sales
are frequent, ami inquiries concerning
all classes of prbptrty are pouring in
daily from all parts of the United
States. Western lands are eagerly
sought for jlnd eligible city property
can always ffhd a purchaser at a good
price."
Morten & Wliaffb'li sititl the demand
for real property was increasing. West-
ern grazing lands were eagerly sought
for. both in person and by litter, tolille
city property could always secureupur-
chaser. llents of every character, but
especially eligible business houses, were
in demand, but there were very few to
offer.
Mr. Martin, of Kneeland, l.ittlejohn &
Martin, said inquiries for western lands
were very frequent, evidencing a great
demand for that species of property.
City real estate held its own well, and
commanded a large price. There is
a doubt that a large
on Texas is contemplated
summer. Inquiries are daily re-
ceived from the northern states and
Cunada, and several sales are made
through tho mail. IJcnts are In great
demand, with very little to offer.
Captain Paddock, of the Texas In-
vestment Company, said the demand
for western lands remained good, trans-
actions were fair and prices stiff. In-
quires were frequent and lie looked for
a large flood of immigration durlhg the
coining summer.
Mr. Wheeler, of Wheeler, Willis &
Co., said sides were rather slow during
the past week, biit Inquiries were fre-
quent. Prices Were firm. lie had sev-
eral sales un haild, but none completed
as yet.
J. G. Rellly said that sales were fewer
than for several weeks past, but there
were many inquiries. Prices were stiff
and gave indications of continuing so.
Mr. Frank'J Wombly, of Twombly &
Son, sold: "Business in very good. We
have all that we can db here. InqulrlrS
are numerous und I made a couple of
good sales of city property during the
week. Prices are good und continue
growing stiffer daily. I sold two valu-
able pieces of city property to u couple
of gentlemen from Indiana during the
week. They arrived in town one day,
put down their money to pay for the
piopertv, and departed the next. They
will rent the property until fall and then
return and go into business themselves.
Both ure well to do, and will make val-
uable acquisitions to the city.
I TATK OK TKXAH.
THE CHURCHES.
Sottthslde Baptist church, hall oppo-
site 15. M. Wells'.drug store: Sunday
School at preaching by the pastor.
Rev. J. S. Gillespie, at 11 a.m. and 7:30
p. m. All invited.
Cumberland Presbyterian chnrch. tor*
ner Fifth and Taylor streets, itevi Robt.
I>. Weir pastor. Sabbath school 0 a.
m.; morning service 11 a. in. Subject:
"Theory and Practice;" evening service;
8 p.m., subject: "A Medium a Media-
tion." Music on the organ by Mr.
Smoot, on cornet by Capt. Doughty, and
on the flute of Mr August. All are in-
vited to attend.
Vailed.
P. Tnrk A tiro., clothiers and dealers In
gent's furnishing goods, were closed up
to-day by Sheriff Maddox on attachment
sued out by the City National Bank for
*2.700, the First National Bank for $4,100
and 1. Goldberg Sb Co. for $i,800. It is
said that there are otherdebts outstand-
ing, bntthe amount could not be learned.
Mr. Turk could not be found bv the re-
porter, having left the stcre as soon as
the ofttcers of the law took charge. T e
store Is well Stocked, but whether tfce
assets will cover tbo tests is at present
hot known.
t .mi r.w oi a i
lie Pennsylviuilu senate bus passed ail
-free-pasfc bill:
San Antonio was vlhlted by a terrible
storm yesterday morning.
Arrangements to uonnect Dallas anil
Cleburne bytelephone are about com-
pleted.
A couple of Waxahachte saloons have
gone up the spout at the instigation of
creditor*.
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J. R, Melton, a Navasota merchant,
has failed. Liabilities are reported
heavy and assets light. ,
Jauies 11. Newcomb and the present
owners of the San Antonio Light tu«
preparing for a big
A two year old fcblttre'd clitld 1h Sad
Antonio got hold of a bottle of halfcttU
and poison, drank of it and died soon
after.
An attempt was made a nights
ago to wreck the south bofind Texas
and Pacific pussenger train near Pilot
Point.
Tlie Houston city council have pre-
pared articles of impeachment against
H. C. Walker, the defnultisg city tax
collector.
Mark N< KenhurU aiid Pld Ilart sold
to Bud Wilson their fctock of cuttle in
Shackelford county for ,ff8s!',000. The
transaction took place In Cleburne:
L'NITKD STATKS.
The
anti-
.Toliu Dorsey was examined in the star
route trial yesterdhy.
Two murderers were lynched Tues-
day night at Hasting, Neb.
Lieutenant Cooke, of the Second cav-
alry, died ut Fort Custer yesterday*
Small pox is raging in Nashville,
Eleven new cases were reported yestcr*
dayi
A mliss Convention of antt-monopot
lists is to be held at Indlanopolls. June
slxtlu
D. W. CorgUl, city tteaSht-er ot hfrMv,
ta. Wisconsin, is a defaulter to the tttt|6
of $15,000.
Only $3,004,r)50 worth of bonds hovq
been presented for redemption nnder
the 1*20 call.
James Bark, late city treasurer of Buft
falo, New York, has beea convicted of
embezzlement.
Mexican advices are to the efftct tlint
the Indians have killed fifty-two peopld
south or the Arizona line. i
Shelbyvllle, Tefcasf had a $1(0,000 fire
yesterduy morning: The business part
of the town was uestrdyedt
The trial of Geortfe Conkllhg for the
killing of Huverstick, has been post^
poned"until the September term. .
Alexander AVilliams. colored, was
hanged by u mob near Vlcksburg, Miss.,
yesterday, for outraging a little girl.
The New York court of appeals de-
cided that corporations are liable to
taxation for stitte And local purposes.'
A boiler explosion, at Ncwberfie, ff:
C.. killed two men, seriously wounded
others anil defitroyfett considerable oro-
perty.
Henry Watson and. Jlui McLaughlin
had a prize mfll ut l^ong Island yester-
duy. Watson was the winner in seven
second#,
A man named Carver killed anotttfr
named Green at Ouhkosh, Wisconsin
yesterday. Did not know the pistol
was loaded.
Bartlett testified before "the .terfnKettfc
board of Inqufry yesterday that Jerome
Collins was treated with much consid-
eration by all on board.
A fierce wind stotrtj prevailed In A#
kuiisus Thursday night, u pusstnger
train on the Il^t Springs A Mnlverii
railroad being bloV^n from the track:
Howard Underwood,, a
derer, was hanged ut Charleston,
yesterday. He said he wus going to
wear golden slippers And & white robti
in heuven.
Samuel Cooper, a discharged ofHcirtl
of the postoffice at Cleveland, Ohio, at-
tempted to kill his wife yesterduy be-
cause she refused to give him money.
He was drtink.
Blue Horse, a .Hloitx Indian, wii'o tried
to live like a white man, had an eye
knocked but while splitting wood and
now wants the Indian commissioner to
send hibi a new optlei
The Creek Indians who reeently laft
their reservation with Chief Splechee
have gone to cump with the Couiunches
and tnfere is a prospect that a fconsldoi-
uble force of troops Will be needed to
straighten things out. s
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KOHKIO.V.
France will take steps to establish u
protectorate In Tonqitfn.
The Irish detectives operating f«|
France have been called home.
Italian newspapers ore filled witli
warlike talk agidnst the French repub-
lic/
De Galtlfet. ttio cavftlrj commander/
is the bone of contention In the French
cabinet.
The eiidene* against the prisoner! id,
London Is considered decidedly weak In
legal 6lrcles. .
Thirty Danes have been expelled
from SebleswIg-IJoUteln for refusing to
enroll for military service In the Ger-i
man army.
The men arrested ih London for btf-
Ing dynamite Ih their possessltrtf Vete
remanded for trial Nearly «01 the pris-
oners are Americans.
The Irish members titled ttf be jn
the H6use of Commons in fall force eif
Monday. It is dreaded that the Crernea
act will be made a permanent statute/
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Continued.
The cnie&f M.tt. Davis, charged MtK
adultery and with assaulting J. H. 8*1-
dan, was calted In the county edurt this
morning, tut owing to the Iniblllly of
the peine'pal witnehs to l«upresent, was
continued unftt the May tern* of th#
< OtTft.
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