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FOIiT WOKTH, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1883.
NO. 64:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
CORNER HOUSTON AND SECOND STREETS,
Fort Worth,
a.
Texas.
$100,000
20,000
C. Bennett, Vioe President; George Jack-
CAPITAL, ....
SURPLUS, 1
OiTFiCRto— M. 8. Loyd, Preeideht; D,
son, Cashier.
DiRBCTtfBs-^Godwln, Jas ^jfjifkins, Geo Jackson, 51 B Loyd, Jas D Reed, D C Ben-
nett, J Q Sandidge.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
25 CENT COLUMN
This column will be appropriated to
"Wants," "For Sale." "To Kent,"
"Found." "Lost," "Personal." and such
other advertisements as can be con-
densed into live lines or less, for which
25 cents only will be charged for one in-
sertion and 50 cents for three insertions.
For each additional line above live lines,
flye cents.)
WANTED.
A. MvBrltton, President, John Nichols, Vice President, S. W. Lomax, Cashier.
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK
OF FORT WORTH.
WANTED—By a widow with no In-
cuinberances, board in a flrst-class pri-
vate house or in a family. Address in
care lock box No. 122. tf.
WANTED by the Daily Dkmociut 500
additional city subscribers at 20 cents a
week, or 75 cents a month.
rolling stock ai«l other movable proper-
ty of any railroad company in the state
included in the statements and returns
made by the railroad companies to the
comptroller of the state, and shall as-
sess, adjust and equalize any other roll-
ing «tock and 'movable property be-
longing to said railroad companies,
or property belonging to any rail-
road companies in the state specttled
upon which no returns have been made,
which may be otherwise known to
them, as tliey may deem just and right,
in assessing, adjusting and equalizing
any railroad rolling stock and i>ther
movable property, for any year or years.
The board or assessment and equallza-
at its llndlng, conclu-
WANTED—Every one to bring their
I job work to the Dkmociut office.
Capital and Surplus,
$165,000.00
WANTED—Situation by a middle-aged
widow as house-keeper or nurse for
sick. Call at n. w. corner of Calhoun
and Third sts., or address A. M.Sennett,
P. O., Fort Worth. l-2.V3t
FOlt SALE,
FOR SALE—Old papers at
50 cents per hundred.
tills
office,
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A REGULAR BASKING 3D8ISBSS IN ALL ITS BRANCHES TRANSACTED.
Exchange bought and sold and collections made on all accessible points. Draw
tight exchange on England, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Denmark, Swe
den and Norway. . , __ „ „ ,
Cobrkspondknts—Donnell, Lawson & Simpson. New lork: Valley National Bank,
St Louis, Mo; Importers' and Traders' National Bank, New York; First National
Hunk Galveston, Texas; Citizens Bank of Louisiana, New Orleans.
FOR SALE— Stock of groceries for sale
cheap. Also store house for rent; doing
a flrst-class cash business. Inquire of
Chas. Raggett, 20 Weatlierford street.
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT—A large comfortable office
I in front part of building. Apply at this
office. 25-tf
Thog. A. Tldball,
K. M. VanZandt,
J. J, Jarvis,
J. P. Smith.
TIDBALL, VAN ZANDT & CO.
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FORT WORTH,
TEXAS
A General Banking Business Transacted.
COLLECTIONS MADE AND PROMPTLY REMITTED.
Jfiyixebange drawn on all the principal cities of Europe.
G. W. XSENHOWER,
DEALER- IN ALL KINDS OF
GROCERIES AND PRODUCE
ALL GOODS PROMPTLY DELIVERED.
86 Houston St.l^ort Worth, Texas.
New York, Jan. 24.—No sales of Gal
veston 5 per cent, bonds are yet re-
ported, and no bid above 85. The Trust
company has dispatched printed circu-
lars regarding the bonds to country
bankers and will start an agent on Mon-
day to call personally and confer upon
the bonds. There is hope that some
may be sold to Europe.—Special to Gal-
veston News.
Here is lood for reflection, and the
first inquiry is, "why is this thus?'
Fort Worth has causo for great grati-
fication that her affairs arc so man
aged as that she can dispose of $190,-
000 of 7 per cent, bonds at 99, and that
without hawking them m the money
markets of the two hemispheres.
Galveston's real and personal proper-
ty foot up an assessment of about $17
000,000, and her debt is but little over
a million. Fort Worth is valued at
less i than $4,000,000, with no debt
worth speaking of. There must be
some reason for Galveston's difficulty
not found in the question of sccurit).
Perhaps slirt might find it by looking
into the "spoils system" that obtains
in her government.
upon its knowledge
" • " Ft,
tion may arrive
si«ns and tudgn
or such information as may be before
nd shall not be governed by the testi-
mony which may be adduced, further
than to give It such weight as the board
may think It Is entitled to; provided,
that when any railroad shall extend be-
yond the limits of this state and into
another state In which a tax is levied
and paid on the rolling stock of such
road, then the said board shall assess,
equalize and adjust only such propor-
tion of the total value of all the rolling
stock such railroad as the number of
miles of such road in the state bears to
the total length of the road as owned or
controlled by the company.
The house committee on internal Im-
provements tills afternoon decided to
accept the Chenowith railway conimis-
mlsslon bill as a basis of action in the
formation of a bill compassing, as near
as possible the whole railway subject.
A sub-commistee was appointed to pre-
pare such a bill, to be submitted to the
whole committee as a special order at a
meeting to be held next Friday. A res-
olution was adopted authorizing the
committee to ask permission of the
house to send for witnesses whose views
on railway matters will be sought to
throw light on the railway problem. If
this resolution is adopted, and obser-
vant members say It will be, summonses
will be sent at ©nee to prominent officers
of Texas railways, to merchants in va-
rious cities and towns, and to cotton
shippers and buyers.
ble appropriation to enable the Secre-
tary of the treasury to continne this
work, and maintain a rigid veterinary
inspection and supervision over the
same.
Under the pretext of bidding her fare-
well Thos. Fitzgerald called on Mlsa
Mary Alice Moss of New York. And for
her positive, but kindly refbsal to marry
him stabbed her, Inflicting serious in-
juries. He had been her playmate and
school mate In childhood, was always a
suitor for her hand, but she was never
engaged to him. Ho was dissipated,
several times promising reform but al-
ways breaking his word. Her definite
refusal to marry a drunkard brought on
the assult. with the Intent to kill. A<i
he drew the knife he said, "Mary, if you
do not marry me, I will kill you!" A
murderer at heart. These escapades
are growing monotonous.
Thinking the "third term clAmor"
has died out, a movement Is said to be
organized to bring Gen. Grant out as a
full fledged candidate for the presidency
in 1884. New conditions are claimed to
have arizen since 1880,prejudices against
Grantlsm are supposed to have ceased.
His help to Fltz John ^
ens him with one clfrainst
partisans. McCUifort, li
are bootllck^^^*
where, aj},<(Wo, the Fort lia
Geueralars, no less than
has ln<*e railroads, ind
ttoii and schools
three miles in order to inspect the won-
derful structure. This newspaper had
news only thirty days from Europe by
the famous ship Great Western. Mews
from Texas was twenty-throe days later
than previous advices. When Governor
Bouck delivered his message to the legli
lature that year the Sun got it from All
bany by horse and sleigh express in te-
hours and a half, and prlritea the docu-
ment a whole day in advance of all its
esteemed contemporaries.—N. Y. Sun.
THE CREAM OF THE NEWS.
KNEEIAND, UTTLEJOHN & MARTIN,
Insurance i Land Agents,
21 Main Street,
FORT WORTH,
TEXAS.
Eclipse Lumber Yard!
Corner Ninth and Tnrockmorton Streets,
R. M. PAGE, PROPRIETOR,
Has the Largest Stock and Best Assortment of
nsr TUB state.
It Defies Competition. Call and See Us.
FORT WORTH,
TEXAS,
w J-. "W-
General Mechanic,
BLACKSMITHING, FORGING, HORSE SHOEING.
WAGONS SPRING HACKS, CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES RE-
U ' PAIRED OR PAINTED.
RAILROAD MATTERS IN THE
LEGISLATURE.
There seems to prevail among the
members an idea that the state con-
stitution confers no power to create a
commission with investigating, admin-
istrative and executive authority. The
j correspondent of the Galveqfron News,
in his dispatch of the 24tli, says :
There appears very little prospect of
anv important legislation upon railroads.
It is undeAtood the lawyer element of
the legislature is largely of the opinion
the railroad equalization bill in the
house is unconstitutional, and from pre-
sent indications the most cautious and
far-seeing members will favor (on rail-
way regulations and establishment of
maximum rates) the creation of a coin-
mission to investigate and report on all
the matters relating to these subjects at
the next session. As part of this pro-
gramme it may be determined, in order
that there may be no doubt of the power
to intrust a permanent commission with
the duty and authority to tlx rates and
make regulations, to submit a constitu-
tional amendment to a vote of the peo-
ple conferring that power on the legisla-
ture when adopted by the people. The
commission report will furnish the in
formation upon which laws may be
framed to clothe the railroad bureau
with the desired legislative authority.
It may be that this view of the ques-
tion is correct, and if so, the wisest,
and indeed the only feasible or prac
tical legislation, now possible Is the
creation of a commission to examine
into the tfholo?e0raplicated problem,
.1 nam arises
111 as fol
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Corner of Houston and Fourteenth Streets, Fort Worth, Texas. l-17-8ra
Dalsh.wood & King,
Wholesale aud Retail Dealer la
and submit a constitutional amend-
ment to a vote of the peopj^,
Th&'same correspondent ~
Mr. Ohenowith's railroad
lows:
Mr. Chenowith's bill, reported favor-
ably to-day, makes the governor, comp-
troller aha commissioner of tbe land
eflce a board for tbe assessment and
equalization of rolling stock and other
movable property of railroad coinpu
, before whom the comptroller, on
third Monday of April, each year,
snail lay all returnB made him by the
railroad company, when the board shall
apportion the aggregate value to each
county, municipal township, city or in-
corporated town In which the road Is
"located according to the rates which the
number of miles of such road completed
In each county shall bear to the whole
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Fancy and Toilet Articles, Etc.
NO. 48 MAIN STREET#
FORT WORTH
such road la the
provides;
ual
WJ
valuation
and other
of each one of the
companies in this state. The board
,11 hi
stock
ceeu
rolling
lave power to summon witnesses
9 issued to any officer author-
shal
by process
izea to serve subpfenus, and shall have
tbe power of a district court to compel
tbe attendance of such witnesses And
to compel them to testify. They shall
bave power, upon their knowledge, or
such information as they can obtain, to
increase or reduce the valuatlou of the
■titer laurel in her clia
w$Tdlted with an outlv y
wive years of a round fi
forn'jtbat R'le may bo t
. >erous city—attr>/_
lancl^Hj to (jwell ir
the iitoncanital, 'U'J
White Mwt every k|
«e that
pected to ri
Mil
;er strength-
isappolnted
his friends
ashlngton,
x-Sqrveyor
otel, Grant
lent popula-
te noticeable
. Ned Beale
'eneral In Call-
ure a valuable
fortune. All
warmed about the
1870 to 1877 are ex-
ct Grant.
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bjr
• in Cincinnati
The right arm of Mr. Elijah Robinson
was terribly torn in his cotton gin in
Kopperl yesterday.
The case of Wood, who killed "Scotty
the G #oler," in his Mtw room in Gal-
veston last May, was called In court
yesterday and continued j^y defense. It
is an ugly case.
^.Yesterday memorial services In honor
of the late Senator Ben II. Hill were
held in the senate chamber at Washlng-
t<Sln A* tbe the conclusion of tue eulo
gles of tbe dead the senate adjourned.
JJt Is rumored that Chinese labor Is
about to be substituted on the Texas &
Pacific railway for the section hand
lebor now used along its. route, it is
hardly probable that such a change will
be made without due deliberation.
A negro mail carrier, Mason gander,
in Walker county, has been arreBted and
carried to Galveston jail for trial before
the United States court for robbing
mail bags. He admits stealing one
package and Is supposed to have stolen
two others.
Fort Worth is to have a voice In the
matter. The secretary of the treasury
designated J. P. Smith, of Fort Worth,
as one of the committee of three to se-
lect the site of the new government
building in Dallas. Binkley, of Sher-
man, and Dillard, of Kauffman, arc the
other two.
It is difficult to determine which Is
most distressing to the country the dis-
astrous floods of the Mississippi or the
corruption that Is cropping out in the
inter-rlver commission business. The
overflow is not without bounds, the cor-
ruption seems nearly so. The one can
be regarded as "heresay," the other is
an overwhelming reality. Both are bad
enough.
On Thursday, Wembergen, a Swede,
struck at James Proudfet, clerk of the
De Sota Oil mills, in Memphis, with an
axe. Proudfet retreated, when Wem-
bergen turned and struck at A. H.
Proudfet, James' elder Brother, who
approached to separate the two. As
Wembergen struck the second blow at
A. H. Proudfet, he drew a pistol and
killed bim. Proudfet gave bail of $2,000.
Wembergen leaves a widow and three
children.
The Republican conference yesterday
was an informal but animated discus-
sion of the tariff bill, Indicating that
they may not suffer themselves beld to
caucus action. Conger will not vote for
the bill upon its passage if lumber be
retained on the free list. Allison re
plied pointing out the duty of lndlvi-
dualsenators, which drew from Logan
a vigorous defense of the rights of Indi-
viduals to Bustaln their convictions un
trammeled by party or caucus dicta-
tions •«
In the agricultural convention in
Washington yesterday after tbe reading
of tho papet of ProfcttJ^aw
Cincinnati has been called the Musi-
cal Center of this country, because she
has conceived and executed the grand-
est and most complete musical enter-
prises ever undertaken in this country
The Opera Festivals given by the Col-
leg
ed«
Opera Festivals g
*e or Music every winter are acknowl-
ged as tbe most complete representa-
tions of lyric and dramatic art In the
world. But the college ..as a music
school for beginners, amateurs, and
teachers, has yet greater claims for re-
spect and admiration. Its superiority
over other schools and conservatories
lies in the fact that its methods of study
are the best and Its teachers eminent
both In America and the old tvorld
Good teachers make good pupils. Every
branch of music is taught in the college
and Its students and graduates are fill
Ing the most important places as teach-
ers in schools aud ucauemles all over
the country. Great advantages and
much gratuitous instruction, such as
low prices, are obtuined In thin col-
lege because it Is richly endowed by
wealthy citizens of Cincinnati. It can
declare uo dividends, its officers have
no salaries. Its president is Geo. Ward
Nichols, and among the directors are
Reuben . R. Sprluger, Gen. A. T.
Goshorn, and Gov. J. I). Cox.
Matches.
A traveler tells that while staying
..1th a community of South Sea Islana>
ere. very little visited by white men, be
{[ave to souie of the members of the
rlbe a box of matches. These matches
became more than a '"nine days' won-
der." On occasions a few were struok
and burned for the amusement and edl*
llcation of all. Then the more learned
men of the tribe commenced discussions
us to the origin and manufacture of
matches. These lasted for hours, and
continued from day to-day. Many the-
ories and opinions were broached. None
were right. But each opinion there-
upon relating was argued and discussed
with obstinacy and vehemence.
The traveler went away, was gone
many months, returned anu found the
match discussion still going on. The
same variety of opinion still existed and
was discussed with the same obstinacy
and vehemence. Each party clung to
Its theory, and not one came anywnere
near the truth. Something akin to this
prolonged match discussion goes on
even among more civilized peoples.
The elders sometimes get together and
dispute fiercely concerning the origin
of some sort of match. Each one or
each party has its theory, and holds
stubbornly to It, and of all the theories
not on^ is right. Books are written
with great labor and expense, which
are full of wrong assertions as to origin
of the match. Then a man gains a great
name and fame bccause of nls writings
and-wrong: opinions on matches. He
is famous for u period. He lives. lie
dies. And then another discovers
that the dead man's theory of tba
match's origin was all wrong. Tons of
old books may bp found full of nonsense
and error about matches. Men are now
making money by lecturing learned and
profound nonsense on the origin of
matches. Men are ruining their eyes
through overtauch reading by lamplight
of lame and erroneous theories and
opinions as to matches. Fathers are
still instilling into their children's head*
wrong Ideas about matches: Young
people still sit by in respectful silence
while their parents talk ridiculously,
about matches. Professors are drawing
big salaries for belaboring younger
brains with the wrong opinions they
have read ubout matches. Quarrels are
developed and friendships sundered be-
tween parties, both of whose opinions
regarding matches are wrong. Verily,
wliat a fierce flame' the little match
klndleth.—New York Graphic. ,
University, on
traffic to cattle plai
eral discussion
nois, offered this
of Cornell
. tire* -jcattle
olds: Her poin.
arel, ornaments i
y adapted to her
«*e must be as-
the-fesslon,
u> "•
Gov,
Roberts and the 50 Cent Lands.
citizen knows
thai;
does not
household
was adopted unanlmoititle to owner
That this convener; the con
the action of th£lcleBp M
ury, in orderln adapted to tha use of
quarantine of «d family equally with
f„Mion „„nA case she must show
foreign county gtven to her.
rangements by whicH^,, controversy
may be under rigid go purt of appeafs
tlon, and we urge upon tj*1"®1 picture
gress tbe importance of " bwe were
, "l«e had to
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Forty Years After.
An esteemed correspondent Fiends us
the subjoined prophecy, which was
Drinted us an editorial article in the
Sun of July 21. 1843. The article was
entitled "Forty Years Hence." "Think-
ing that It was among the possibilities."
writes our correspondent, "that I might
live until the year 1883, 1 have carefully
reserved the paper for forty years."
luny readers or the Sun whose ac-
quaintance with the newspaper is of
more recent origin will be Interested to
see how fur trie expectations of 1843
have been justified by the progress of
events.
A portion of our readers may ration-
ally *xpect to live torty years. Let us
look forward to what will be the condi-
tion of the world in 1883.
" .1 udglng of tbe future by the past,
we shall in that period see added to the
American Union ten newstutes and set-
tlements will extend to the Rocky moun-
tains, with a considerable population in
Oregon. This vast extent of country
will* be cultivated by a population of
IK),000,(XX) of free, Intelligent people-
such a nation of people as ths sun baB
never shone upon. '
"The city of New York will have a
population of more than one million,
and lines of packets, propelled by ma-
chinery so much Improved that the pas-
sage to England will be made In four or
five days, starting every day, and tbe
fare not exceeding twenty dollars.
"With all this Immense population on
the seaboard, the most populous and
powerful portton of the union will be
the valley of the Mssslsslppl, to some
city of which tbe seat of government
will be moved, while the present national
buildings at Washington will be used as
a great National university.
"Our trade wlfh the whole world will
have increased iti proportion, and about
this time the China trade having be-
come of Immense importance, through
the diplomatic Intercourse about to be
opened by Mrl Cushlnc, will be catried
on by Immehse steamships, across tbe
Pacific ocean and up the Oregon river,
across the mountains by a railroad, and
down the Mississippi to St. Louis, tbe
probable great cfentre of trade.
"Those who shall, forty years hence,
look bver the ffle of tbf Sun for 1843,
will be'piore astonished at tbe tratb or
these predictions thap are many now at
their apparent extravagance."
The prophet missed ft Oii soraepol....,
but it must be remembered that ne had
not our advshttfges for procuring exact
Information in regard to the stat<
things in 1888. He was just as muc
the dark as any one would b4 ndw in
speculating about the condition of the
world in the year 1923. If any of our
'readers want to try their skill, let tbem
turn their attention to 1023. '
In 1848 tbe Twenty-seventb congress
#as in session. Tyler was president,
unker Hill monument was brafid new;
ebeter delivered his great oration that
>ear. Tbe Mtllerites Were expecting
the end of the worid en April 23. Tbe
Forty-second street reservoir had jast
been finished, and the Han encouraged
its readers to make the journey of about
Any considerate
tbe land,except in
uctual settlers, should not nave Deen
sold at 60 cents an acre, at any time
within the past, four years, and should
never have oeeh disposed of In princi-
palities, to create social inequalities, at
any price. This, however was Gov.
Roberts's hobby, to dispose of the land
in large blocks, und this by Itself was
enough to show how little comprehen-
sion he hud of anything like statesman-
ship. When, however, tlfne afl actual
occurrences Indicated that the land was
being bought up in large quantles, to
put in the bands of speculators the In-
creasing value which railroad construc-
tion and settlement were giving it, Gov.
Roberts should have Insisted on action
by tike legislature In protection of the.
Interests of the state, and should not
have permitted the legislature to de-:
part without action. Under his consti-
tutional power he could have
called a special session of tbe legislature
the day before adleurnment and
placed that one subject before them and
roused the attention of the people of the
state to the direlictlon, and forced ac-
tion. The fact Is that for ten days or
more after the adjournment of the legis-
lature tbe people did not know that the
legislature had fulled to protect the
stute against the speculators. * * *
So culpable as the last legislature un-
doubtedly was, In not protecting the
interests of the state, tbe governor was
still more so. Tbe direlect legislators
can SO' divide their responsibility for
misconduct as to shade its enormity;
but for the goveror there is no divisi-
bility of responsibility, and posterity
will note wltn increasing denunciation
the Incapacity for good of'a governor
who always claimed to be a special rep-
resentative of tbe people's interests, but
whose acts and omissions and personsl
seeking prove ut last that he was only
the special representative of the per-
sonal interests of O. M. Roberts. " The
governor, to the last, rides his hobby—
tbe State University—of which he Is the
ipeclal beneficiary.—C'larksville Stand-
ard.
Yella, and a Blush. - - *
Going up town, the other evening, on'
the Elevated road, about six o'clock.
Senator Grady found tbe oars so crowded
that but one seat could be found. He
sat down ahd invited Senator Browblhi
who accompanied him, to sit upon
111
knee. Done. Next station; enter a
lady, very stylish And pretty. No seat.
Senator Graay to Senator Browning:
"Say, Jqhq, get up and give th^ lady
yourseat."
A thousand yella an<f one blush!—N.
Y. Star, , , >m tm ■ ■
An English Workln'gman. just past
the middle age, found that his pip*
which for many yeara had been a great
comfort to bim, was beginning to ulect
his nerves. Before giving it np he' do*
termined to And out if tbera was —
way
smoke
. no
by which he might continue to'
e without feeling Its effects to an,
injurious extent. He accordingly wrote
to a medical journal, and was recom-
mended to |U the bowl of bis pipe one-!
third Kill of table salt abd ptess tbe to-
bacco hard down upon It, as in ordinary'
smoking. Tbe .result was very satis-
factory. During the process of smoking
the salt solidifies, while rei
tbe oil of
ored. Tbe
UHHa
„ uhot
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