The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 253, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1877 Page: 1 of 4
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QUEENSW ARE,
Glassware, Lamps, and House Furnish-
ing Goods General}’,
sepl-tf FGRT WORTH, TEXAS.
VOL. i. NO. 253
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LIQUORS
J. P. MASSIE,
TOBACCONIST
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5IAXUFACTrItTERS AGENT
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16 HOUSTON STREET 16
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SOLE AGENTS FOE THE CELEBRATED
GrBSKTISI^LAiL.
COOK STOVES.
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SM0KIM3 AND CHEWING
TOBACCO
GIGAHS
And Smoker’s Articles,
Particular attention given, and unusual fa-
cilities offered to the trade.
Store on Second Street, in rear
of the First National Bank,
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
Pr S. If von don’t want to purchase any
goods, call and see the mummy.
J. P. M.
Elan: I Martin,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Nails, ■Simmons’ Keen Kutter Axe Shelf and Heavy Hard war
Tinware, House Furnishing Goods, and Agent for Fairbanks’
Beales, and manufacturer of all kinds of Tm vaie.
Jobbing done on short notice.
SOUTHWEST CORNER SQUARE,
'Septciiihcfy 5-m.
FORT WORTK
Jobbers and Dealers iu
STAPLE AND FANCY
DRY GOODS
CLOTHING,
TO TZELIEC LADIES 1 Boots, Shoes, Hats,
The following are our advertising
rates, which are made as low as is con-
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Turkish Christians Desire No
Protection from Russia--The
Turks Destroying Rail-
roads and Bridges.
Not a Gun was Fired Yesterday
—Russian Tactics Depend
on Diplmatic Con-
clusions.
The Czar Writes that Russia de-
sires no Annexations.
Special not ices, twenty cents per line
for single insertion. A liberal discount
to regular advertisers.
All bills for less than one monfu pay-
able in advance. Advertisements hav-
ing more than one month to run, pay-
able monthly pro rata.
No deviation from these rates to any
person.
— The Democrat is the only
newspaper in Northern Texas,
except the Dallas Herald, that
takes the full
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
It furnishes its Readers here
and in the West, the news
twenty-four hours ahead of any
other paper.
POLITICAL.
THE NEW ORLEANS CQLLEC-
TORSHIP ENGROSSES
ATTENTION.
A Number of Aspirants.
Republicans Will Fill the Offices
in Louisiana.
Nr
•>fc.
-» ..£ueS War—Com-
ger. In self-defense, civilization
will have to confine it to the
smallest possible limits, and se
cure its speedy extinction, il
she can.”
The Times, reYieWing Gen.
Von Moltke’s speech In the Ger-
man parliament on Tuesday,
says : “Gen. Yon Moltke feels
as we all feel. How easy it
would be to extend tbe area of
war, so as to include a majority
of the European powers. We
have been told again and again,
that if the peace is once broken,
we should enter upon a war of
which no man could see the end.
The German government knows
this, and they desire to prepare
for the worst, while hoping for
the best. We regret that pol-
icy, because they were apparent-
ly perfectly prepared before, and
because preparations in critical
times excites counter-prepara-
tions and jealousy, until we
bring upon ns what we would
Roumama Det^^ .,.
ments of the Londo.T^W>reTe"!’'.';y T7'ery
■V*V^f«gveut it; but we do not m-
- 'Qr7^^~,~vf,woyPieech as meaning
terpT-^-£v$jau the resolu-
Etc. Etc. Etc-
Washington, April 26.—The
following war news has been
received by cable:
Iu the Turkish Chamber of
Deputies, the Christian menu
bers protested against Russ>a,
that she is making war for the
protection of the Christians.
They do not desire the protec-
tion of Russia. The Christians
were ready to take up arms in
defense of their country.
The Montenegiins are advan-
cing toward the frontier of
Albania.
Sureth, April 26.—Three Turk-
ish gunboats have entered the
river to destroy the bridges.
The Turks crossed the Dan
ube at several points, and sent
anything med to
tion of a strong ^ '•; Gen.
hold his own in peauc. -t
Yon Moltke’s . speech does nb.Wf ^ "“"amg where sne naa Deen
deprive ns of the hope that the ^ ^ h6r^opertj, found her
present war will remain local-
ized, but it is a sore provocation
to deepair.”
[Note—Tbe speech referred to
arming as against France.]
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Gov. Hampton’s Financial Policy
Columbia, S. C., April 26.—
Gov. Hampton’s message was
read to-day. Regarding secu
rilies, he says the suspicion
iiit flying' corps'to'(iesTroj "the j wbich to a portion of tbe
railroads before the admirciog 1 oateUmliBg obligations of the
— ” V t.i «i it<l U'M i/lb T A /vrmi'itnn n
--) OF TARRANT. AND ADJOINING COUNTIES, (-
Tisiting Fort Worth.
XTCTlb lies; to enll vour attention to our stock, which offers for die apnroachinx soaron verv
Tl desirable novelties iu
DRY GOODS,
—IFAKCY COOS, &c. I—
Anxious to deserve the patronage which you have heretofore so libevallv bestowed upon
ui, and desiring a cnntiiiuance of the same for the future, we have made arrangements bv
which wc wifi be supplied weekly with all the latest novelties that will aouear in the mar-
ket, special regard being had fijr
—) ZF^XsTO-Y GOODS(-
S.SS ••••>- : • -) SUCII AS (-
EMBROIDERIES!
Of which we have now, and will constantly have throughout the season, a great variety o
the newest natterns, and at our usual low prices, for which we have already a coni red a fame
> ou will also at all times llnd a great variety ol
,SILK AND LACE TILS. LADIES AND MISSES STRAW HATS PAPER
HOLDERS, CUFFS AND COLLARS, LADIES AND MISSES IIOSE,
WALL BRACKETS, IIAIRGOODS, LADIES UNDERWEAR,
VASES, Ladies HANDKERCHIEFS, TOILET SETS,
And many other goods, too numerous to mention here. You will consult your oven in-
terest, both as regards novelties and prices, by visiting, whenever vou are in need of such
food*, the
DOLLAR STORE,
West Side
PUBLIC SQUARE.
Notions, Carpets. Etc.
‘sjod.iu ) ‘suojiox
'Hats ‘ssoiig ‘s^oog
‘ONIHXOTO
SQ009 AUG
ACWVJONV a,dVJ,S
Ui pirn tuaqqop
A. Griffeth & Co.,
DEALERS IN
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, FENCE WIRE,
Agricultural Implements, Iron and
Wagon Wood Work.
Their place of business is South Side Public Square, Brown’s
Old Stand. oct!4- &v3m
DEPORTED, By E, Newton and left
LL in care of B. F. Newman, one
brown horse about 14 hands high, 5
years old ; branded ,J F on left shoul-
der and thigh. This March 20, 1877.
17 J P Woods, Cl’k.
The Legislature Adjourned Sine
Die.
Personal Mention, Etc.
New Orleans, April 26.—The
Collectorship i» now attractihg
the most attentioh. The Pres-
ident’s list comprises Messrs.
Bussey, McMillan, Sheridan,
Sheldon, Morgau, Phelps and
Kennedy. Bussey and McMil-
lan seem to be the favoiites.
Chester, who has credentials
from some of the people to the
President, lias instructions this
morninn to support Gen. Slud-
don. Chester reports the Pres-
ident assaying that he supposes
Packard does not like what lie
had done, and may write letters
against him, but if Mr. Packard
were found acceptable to the
colored people and could con-
tinue the strongest and best
white influence in support of the
policy of pacification, he would
appoint him Collector.
Gen. G. A. Sheridan reports
the President, as saying that the
Federal offices in Louisiana
would he filled with Republi-
cans,
Russians.
The Czar lias written the Em-
geror of Austria that Russia de-
sires no annexations.
The Russian Circassian army
is moving in two columns toward
Urgeroum and Batourn.
Not a shot was fired up to five
o’clock yesterday iu Europe.
The Russians are woiking to
secure passage through Darde-
nelia. It is thought that the
Turks will not arrive in time to
prevent the passage.
The telegraph between Eou-
maniaand Tui key is inteirupted.
The Galios, consi e ed Rus-
sia’s chief diplomatic organ, says
it remains for our diplomacy to
determine whether the military
operations are to be carried on
energetically and with tbe full
strength of our active forces, or
whether we are to content our-
selves with a predetermined
movement for the occupation ol
a certain limited locality.
The foreign officers in the
Turkish service were promptly
paid.
State, and which to a greater or
less extent affect the value of
all, renders it imperative that
these obligations, whether fund-
ed or not, should he strictly
scrutinized with a view of ascer-
taining which are valid and
which are not. This should be
the condition precedent to the
payment of the interest ou ai y
of the outstandingobligations of
the State, whether in the shape
of bonds or otherwise, and ab o
to the further funding of any of
the State indebtedness into the
consolidated bonks authorizid
to be issued nnder the act of
1873, to reduce the volume of
the public debt.
The News In New York.
New York, April 26,—The
declaration of war against Tur-
key by Russia, yesterday an
nonneed to the officers and
crews of the three vessels of the
Russian fleet, were received with
great enthusiasm. Alexis read
to the crew of the Svietana the
Ristude of Servia, intends to
resign.
The Russian official admiralty
organ admits the impossibility
of the Russian Black sea fleet
opposing the Turkish ironclads,
but claims the Turks to be un-
able to effect a landing, all ac
cessible points being protected
by fortifications of torpedoes.
The Turks are said to be in the
same position as the French iu
the Baltic in 1820.
Loudon, April 26.—A die-
Washington, April 26,-The If.f v°m Ak's!,"'lria to
..... Hally News says it is rumored
It is said that Prime Minister order of the Admiral, annoau-
T) EPORTED, By E Newton and left
T V in care of Z J Cros*. one gray
mare, black mane and tail; left hind
foot white; shod before; about 14
bands high; 5 years old. This March
23,1877. 16 J P Woods, Cl’k.
REPORTED, By T E Cross and left in
care ot W W Eikins, one white liora ;
black stripe around right hind leg
above hock ; 10 rears old ; 15 hands
high ; Spanish brand on lett’shoulder.
This April 10,1877.
•20 J. P. YVooxs, Cl’k.
T3 EPORTED By T E Cross and left
JLlt in care of j W Did, one sorrel
pony' star in forehead ; 14 hands high ;
branded on left shoulder M. Also, one
dark bay mare 134 hands high; 15
years old; b muled Cor G on left
shoulder. Thu; April 19, 1877.
, J. I\ Woods, Cl'k.
By r Fj Cvoss ■'tod in
‘ ” A IIovcHkamp, one bay mare
i?®*’ ,K>th feet white;
i bis Apoi hi°h ? mhrinKl
J P Woods, (Tic.
T)EPORTED By .Tames Griinsley
11 and left in care of ,J C Hancock,
one yellow horse 14.} hands high ; black
mane ami tail; branded ROZE with
AMR beneath it on thigh and 59 on
neck. Also, one bay horse eight years
old; star in forehead ; 14 hands lii-di ;
branded S M on left thigh. This Annl
12,1877. 19 J. P. Woods, Cl'k.
Bring your Job ork
to the Democat Office, we
j J1X do you good worlc
SOCIETIES:
-Junction City Ledge, No.
150, 1. O. O. F., meets ev-
cry Thursday evening at halt
past 7 o’clock, over California and
Texas Bank. Brothers in good standing
are invited to attend.
J. K. MILLIGAN, N. G.
R. West Stake, Secretary.
Fort Worth Lodge, No. 148, F. & A.
II., meets the first Saturday in each
month, at7 o’clock, r. m., at their hall.
R. H. KING, Master.
Sam. Fvrmax, Secrefarv.
Fort Worth Chapter, No. 58, R. A.
M.,meets the second Wednesday in each
month at the Masonic Hall, at hall past
7 o’clock, r. m. W. P. Beets, ii. i*.
C. L. Walker, Secretary,
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Prxsisyteriax Church, services,
every Sabbath at 11 o’clock a. in.,
and 7 o’clock p. m. Sabbath School
at 9:30 o’clock a. m. Prayer meeting
at 7:30 Wednesday evening.
Rev. W. W. Brimm, Pastor.
Methodist Church.—Every Sun-
day, at their Church at 11 o’clock a.
m., and 7 o’clock p. m. Sabbath
Sclioolat 9 a. m. M. D. FLY, Pastor.
Baptist Church, Services 2d and
4th Sundays, at 11 a. in., and 7 p. m.
at the Baptist Church. Sabbath school
at 9:30 a. m.
Elder W. M. Gough, Pastor.
Christian Church.—Preaching! on
every Lords Day at 11 o’clock, and
night by Elder TV. Y. Taylor, Pastor.
Episcopal Church—Lay Reading
every Sabbath at 11 a. m.
—When you want Job
work of any kind, come and
examine our prices and spec-
imens, we can please yon.
Russian ministec Barker is here
on leave.
Edward McPherson, formerly
clerk of the House, becomes su-
perintendent of the bureau of
printing and engraving.
Gen. Phil Sheridan is here
consulting the President and
Gen. Sherman regarding the
Indians.
Edward P. McCooke, for a
long while editor of the Nation-
al Republican, has been appoint-
ed by Judge Settle, Uuited
States District Judge for Flor-
ida, chief clerk of the Uuited
States District Court of that
district, and by Judge Wood,
United States Circuit Judge,
chief clerk of the Uuited States
Circuit Court of that district.
New Orleans, April 26.—The
Legislature adjourned sine die.
All the State officers elected
with Gov. Nicholls are now in
undisputed possession of their
offices and records.
The city is very quiet.
Personal.
Philadelphia, April 26—Arch-
bishop Wood, and a number of
other prominent Catholics, sail-
ed to participate in the Pope’s
send centennial.
Christian J, Hoffman was
elected President of the cham-
ber of commerce.
that the Khedive, will send the
Sultan eighteen thousand men.
Paris, April 26.—The Russian
Telegraph Agency announces
that to day (Thursday) the Rou-
manian Parliament will declare
war against Turkey.
All Turkish vessels will be
embargoed by Russia from the
first of May.
London, April 26.—The Timee
in a leading article, reviewing
the argument that tho Czar was
irresistably compelled to make
war by the will of the people,
says: “This couristency is intel-
ligible, but it is uotthe language
of the northern hordes, thrust
on and starved out of the fields
to seek food wherever it can be
found. The world will not long
permit the earth to be desolated
by struggles begun in an inter
change of defiance, and, left to
itself, pretty sure to last as long
as one party has strength to hurl
defiance at the other. Wars be
gun iu reason, may spontaneous-
ly be euded in reason. The weak
may be strong, but here there is
neither reason nor wisdom. A
long score of mutual itjuiies lias
led to an accumulation of hatred
which must be drowned in blood.
Civilization acknowedges no
such due. Unfortunately the
struggle is not one far distant
from the territory of civilization,
but it is an awful present dan-
cing to the fleet tbe declaration
of war. A te deum was chanted
by the sailor choir, and God’s
blessing on the Russian army
invoked. The ceremonies on
board the other vessels ot the
fleet were similar to those on
the flag-ship Svietana,.
Damages.
Baltimore, April 26.—The
jury gave Mrs. Murtagh §2,900
damages for her son, killed ou
the Baltimore and Potomac rail-
road. She sueu lor §20,000.
A Raise.
Chicago, April 25.—The pas-
senger agents have advanced
rates from Chicago to New York
one dollar, and proportionately
to other points.
Obituary.
Cleveland. Ohio, April 24.—
Col. S. D. Harris, editor of the
Ohio Farmer, is dead.
THE MARKETS.
New York, April 26—Gold opened
at 106|.
Liverpool, April 26, noon.—Cotton
market fiat and irregular; middling up-
lands 6; middling Orleans 6f ; sales
6,000; tor speculation and export
1,000; futures opened 1 16 cheaper;
uplands. 1 m c, April and May -;
May and June 5 27-32; Juiie and
July 5 29-32; July and August 6 5-32.
Galveston, Texas, April 26.—Cotton
market weak; good middling 11J;
middling 10f; low middling 10J; good
ordinary 94; ordinary 8f; low ordinary
8£; sales 401.
Gold 107; silver par.
Hides active—dry select 17; light
salted 15; stack salted 13; wet salted,
selected 8fa8f,
New Orleans. April 26.—Cotton
market lower; good ordinary 9fa94;
low middling lOpilOJ; middlinglO^all;
good middling lHallf; middling fair
12al2f; fair 12£al2f.
New York, April 23—Cotton easy—
uplands 10 15-16; Orleans 11 1-16,
—The street cars in Fort
Worth are comparatively a new thing,-
and we are hardly accustomed to then!
yet as well as we will be as “time grad-
ually rolls us on towards eternity.” Art
amusing incident, illustrating this tact,-
was witnessed by the reporter and a!
party ot gentlemen who were sitting oil
the poich at the Clark House yesterday
nitfmiffg9 A lady with a little girl had
entered th'6 tidf Attn a covered basket
which she iviis faking Iiottle' With her,
and When near Tenth street; stopped
the car and got out. Lifting the little
girl in her arms, she picked her way
through the mud to a dry spot, and was'
just returning to get the basket whenl
the driver started the car again. A
portly gentleman, the only remaining
occupant, noticing that the basket was
being carried ofl, sprang, iu frantic
haste, to the deserted basket, and going
to the rear platform began waving It
desperately at the perplexed lady, for-
getting entirely to pull the strap and
stop the car. As the distance from the
owner of the basket increased the portly
gentleman hecame proportionately
more excited, ard finally, in sheet
blind desperation, he threw it over the
end of the platform into about seven'
feet of mud. There was a cat (astro-
phe), in that basket, of course, and the'
hidy, standing where she had been left,
, , vex-
and seo-J^_ bv her sense of the ridi-
ation overcom3su: n HujS I 48.
culous. VYe afterwards learned thafinV"
basket contained a litter of young kit-
tens. the precious property of the little
girl. That portly man would have been-
a wonder at a fire.
- - A correspondent mentions
subject which should have immediate
attention; that of a town clock. The'
reasons he urges are sufficient,- hut there
are others equally potent which will
suggest themselves fo the minds of all.
In addition to the suggestions made in
the communication, (he clock should
have an illuminated dial, and gas should
be provided, in order that the hour
could be seen at night as well as in the'
day. YVe hope the Conned will con-
sider this matter at its next meeting,
and appoint a committee to confer with'
the Commissionei’s Court and the con-'
tractors on tne subject.
—The people of the city who
desire a good time for a day should call
upon one of the committee and sub-
scribe to the fund for a grand May-day
railroad excursion. The tickets have
been fixed at the low sum of one dollar
for the round trip, and all can afford to
spend a happy, pleasant day in the
woods. Parties who desire to contribute
to the fund and secure complimentary
tickets can have the opportunity by
calling on D. C. Dunn, at his store, J.
T. Melton, at the Herald office, or B. B.
Paddock, at the Democrat office.
—Learning that there were
several dangerous counterfeit one
thousand dollar bills in circulation,
we took our roll of thousand dollar bills
down to the National Bank yesterday
and had them examined. Mr. Higbee,
the gentlemanly cashier of the bank,
spent several hours in examining them,
and pronounced them all, or nearly all,
genuine, and we feel very much relieved
from the mental anxiety we were under-
going while in a state of doubt and un-
certainty in regard to this matter,
—The gas company have dug
a number of dangerous holes along the
Ihiesiof their street pipes. The recent
rains have completely filled these horse
traps, and we liaye heard of two in-
stances in which horses have stepped
into them and barely escaped with
whole limbs. In their present condi-
tion, being filled with water, they are
very deceiving, and the company should
take i tnmediate steps to rectify these
“hone breakers.”
—We understand our young
friend Charley Hearn is now selling Bi-
bles and hymn books.—Evening Herald.
Our spicy little friend is out for once.
Hearn is not a book agent but has a
work of his own for sale and distribu-
tion. It is the amateur’s own edition,
‘ The Manly Art Explained, or ’The
P. R. Illustrated.” Send orders for co-
pies to the author.
—The effect of the blue glass
in the windows of the street cars on
Main street is curious at night. The
scattering lamp-lights when passed,
assume a purplish hue, and when the
red and green displays of druggist’s
windows are passed, passengers are
treated to a fine study in the combina-
tion of colors.
- -Deep water soundings will
soon be necessary in some parts of the
city. The mud holes are wearing
deeper every day, and no effort is being
made to put a stop to their progress.
The streets in some places will soon be
in such a condition*that they can not he
used with safety.
—Aii express wagon and a
lumber wagon collided on Houston
street yesterday, and the former was
slightly disabled.
When Robert Burns.died he
forgot to take a pair of silver
sleeve buttons with him, and
they are now in the possession
of several hundred different
people.
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