The Daily Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 88, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 24, 1883 Page: 1 of 4
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THE DAILY DEMOCRAT.
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24,1883.
NO. 88
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
CORNER OF HOUSTON AND SECOND STREETS.
FORT WORTH, - - - TEXAS.
CAPITAL,
SURPLUS,
$100,000
30,000
Dirbctsrs— M B Leyd, Um JmImos, C BmmM, Z%ne CelW, J 8 Codwim, S B
Burnett, J D Reed.
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THE CITY NATIONAL BANK
FORT WOTtTH,
PAID UP CAPITAL
SURPLUS,
TEXAB.
$150 000
19,000
▲11 matters pertaining to conservative banking receive prompt
and careful attention.
Drafts Sold on the Principal Cities of Europe.
President, A. M. BRIXTON.
Vlee-Presldent, JNO. NICHOLS.
Cashier. S. W. LOMAX.
STAR
STORE!
Ladies and Gents Fine
OUR SPECIALTY.
LEWIS BROTHERS & CO.
53 Houston. Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
G. W. ISENHOWER,
DEALER IN ALL KINDS OK
GROCERIES AND PRQR
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-ALL GOODS PROMPTLY DELIVERED-
ife. St Jfoutton /street,
Fort Worth, Texas.
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KNEELAND, lITYLEJOHN & MARTIN,
Insurance and Land Agents,
21 MAIN STREET, FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
ECLIPSE LUMBER YAED
CORNER OP NINTH AND THROCKMORTON STEEETS,
R. <M. PAGE, j - - - - - PROPRIETOR,
Has the Largest Stock and Best Assortment of
LUMBER IN THE STATE.
Zt Defies Competition. Call and See Us.
FORT WORTH,
TEXAS.
J. W. ALDERMAN,
a-ESTEIEB.A.r- av£BOI3:^.35TIC,
BLACKSNITHING, FORGING, HORSE SHOEING.
Wagons, Spring Bub, Carriages ad Buggies Repaired or Fault!
CORNER OF HOUSTON AND FOURTEENTH STREETS',
FORT WORTH, • TEXAS
Dashwood & King,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Dfc LERS IN
QIP0BTi>mloMESTIC CIGARS!
Fancy and Toilet Articles, Etc.
NO. MAIN 5TREET, FORT WORTH
25 CENT COLUMN
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE—Old papers at this office,
50 cents per hundred. tf
WANTED.
WANTED—Every one to bring their
job work to the Democrat office.
WANTED by the Daii.y Democrat 600
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
LOST.
LOST.—A bunch of keys, two round
and one flat key, on ring. A reward of
one dollar will be paid aiij' one leaving
same at this office. 8t
GRANL>
IASQDEBABE BALI
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1883
—AT—
DEUTSCHER VEREIN HALL,
akiunokd by
Prof, A. Boccins & Co.,
And the following Committee of Gentle-
men who have kindly consented to serve:
Mux Elser. Frank Davis. G. H. Dash-
wood, C. D. Fox. A. E. Pitts. L. August,
A. llorvets. Ed. S.Lockett, W. D. Peak,
W. H. Hart.
Grand Orchestra under the Leadership
of Professor C. IIAaS.
Grand Masquerade procession.
An elegant line of Costumes will be
at the Deutscher Verein Hall from Fri-
day afternoon the 23d Inst. TWO
G ft AND PRIZES given away, one to
the best female and one to the best male
churncter. Admission $1.00. Tickets
for sale at Max Elser's. No person ob-
jectionable to the Committee will be ad-
mitted. 2 23 3t.
Deutscher Verein Hall!
WONE NIGHT ONLY^o$
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EXTRAORDINARY ANNOUNCEMENT!
The entire New York press unaMmous
in declaring this
THE GREATEST SUCCESSION RECORD.
AMERICA'S GREATEST ARTISTE,
In her unrivalert character, the
CREOLE.
SUPPORTED BY A BRAND COMPANY,
Under the Management of
CLAYBURGH APULSIFER,
As played in
PARIS, • • 1,000 Times
NEW YORK, - - 500 Times
With all the beautiful effects, elabor-
ate appointments, superb costumes, and
the realistic gambling scene.
Seats can only be secured four days in
advance.
Pricks.—Reserved Seats, $1.00; Gal-
lery, 50 cents.
Reserved Beats on sale at Max Elser's
feb22-4t
W- BONDIES,
Cotton Factor and Bnyer,
South Main Street.
3-10-flm.
PLUMBING, STEAM
—AND—
GAS FITTING.
L HIGBY,
To The Pnbllo.
I wish to call the attention of
the public to the fact that I
have lately opened for busi-
ness a plumbing, steam and
gas-fitting establishment at
No. 24 Main St., Fort Worth.
I shall at all times carry a
large and well assorted stock,
which owing to the fact that
I buy In car-load lots for cash,
I can sell at exceedingly low
prices.
Estimates on plumbing,
steam or gas-flitting will bit
cheerfully given. Introduc-
ing cfty water into hotels,
dwellings, etc., a specialty.
Marble top wash-stands, cop-
per bath-tub#, kitchen sinks,
* water-closets, etc.. of the very
latest pattern* connected with
hot or cold water pipes. None
but competent and thorough
workmen employed. Call and
examine oar display of gas fix-
tures. L. HIGBY.
wholmalb and reta1i. dials* in
* bosk, i sox pipp,
hydrants, bath-
tubs, lkad l'ipbs,
bbass goods, inspib4-
ters, chandeliers, wash-
stands, forcr pumps, chain
rumps, gab fixtures, 6lobb
valves, wato-ciiOsem, stbam
ENGINES,ENGINE fittings, bngbav-
f.rs' tools,pecobathp <11—, 1bub
AND WOOD PUMPS, ASIIESTOS AND
rubbes packing, no. 24 main stbbbt.
The Society of the Red Cross, New
Orleans, has sent 91,800 to the flood
sufferers nt Cincinnati" and other
points. t
The Republicans of Texas are con-
cerned about a loader to take the
place of "boss," vacated by the death
of E. J. Davis. WoyI Wash Jones
or Ocbildoepwater do?
A story is going the rounds nt the
expense of Congressman-elect "Tom"
Ochiltree, which, the Boston Travel-
ler says, is vouched for as entirely
correct by that distinguished Texas
statesman. Onoo when ho aud Mace
were both staying at the St. Charles
Hotel, Now Orleans, he remarked to
a friend that the "slugger" did not
look to be a very quick man, and
finally made a bet ot a basket of
wine he could give him a blow and
escape punishment by instantly apol-
ogizing before thefightor bad time
to pflt up his fists. Accordingly
Ochiltree approached the champion
of the ring, and, without a word,
struck him on the nose with bis open
hand. But before he could open his
mouth to utter the apology, the by-
standers saw a vision of a fiery red
head and moustache, and a nice new
dress sqit, presumed to inclose the
figure ot a man, knocked from the
end of the bar through the folding
doors out on the sidewalk. Ochil-
tree was at once picked up and re-
paired by his friends. They then
assisted him iato Mace's presence,
and be explained that ho bad tapped
that worthy's nose to carry out a
wager, and said he was sorry—which
was quite evident. "Then that's
hall right," quoth Maco, turning to
the crowd; '*and I'm glad Hi didn't
'it 'im 'ard."
The New fcickel. *
Birmingham Age.
"The coinage of the now nickel,
which but a tew days since was pour-
ing from the mint at the rate of 100,-
000 per day, has beon ordered dis-
continued by the director of the
mint, for the reason that one sido of
the new coin is a fao simile of a five
dollar gold piece and if skillfully
covered with thin gold plate would
readily pass for ihe superior coin; in
fact instances have already occurred
ot this new coin electrotyped with
gold, boing passed off as half eagle.
The absence of unmistakable dis-
tinguishing marks makes ft especially
easy of being counterfeited and
therefore a dangerous coin, and it is
well thut its coinage has been discon-
tinued so summarily. All of this
should have been considered before
tbo dies wore accepted, und its man-
ufacture begun.
Young Mr. Gould.
N. Y. Journal.
Mr. George Gould is a young man
who is likely to become in the future
one of the great money powers ot the
country, provided that his father's
venturesome speculations do not de-
stroy an enormous fortnne as rapidly
as they have built it up, or that bis
own admitted passion for the attrac-
tions of Wall street do not leave him
where so many asp left who dally
with the syren, it is evident Mr.
Gould has business instincts, and
does not mean to fill the unimportant
role too often ^taken be tbo dissipa-
ted sons of many of our millionaires.
He talks of society, literature and
art like a man ot° sort Be. He has
nothing to say against them, or
against those who are devoted to
them. But while he admires good
paintings and statury, adores music,
and is happy among bis friends, ho
believes in the more serious business
of lite.
Taking Townshend's Part.
Chicago Tribune.
Haskell, of Kansas, stand up! You
bullied a fellow-member of Congress
who had the nerve to tell the truth
about the influences nnder which the
ways and means committee made up
its tariff. You declared that his
statement that the tariff was the cre-
ation of a corrupt and scandalous
lobby was a flat mlsehood. Towns-
hend did not have the nerve to tell
veu that yon lied, as ha ought to
have done. Not only was there a
corrupt and scandalous lobby all
around the oommittee wfflle it was
drafting its swindling tariff, but,
worse yet, the lobby was a part of
the oommittee itselL
▲ Mated Inquiry.
New York Wotid.
Nobody has as yet proposed either
a specific or an ad valorem duty on
the pauper laborers ot Europe. IIow
long before the American laborer
will see that the protectionists are
encouraging the importation of men
to bid against him and undorbld bim
in the labor market, while they are
feeding him on the flapdoodle of pro-
lection against these vory men 1
SPARES FROM THE WIRES.
Tyler: The llev. Dr. Faiterson
has been culled to Grace church,
Galveston. Should he accept the
rectorship, he will be an acquisition
to tbo city.'
Austin: Col. Robert P. Crockett,
youngest son of the Texas boio, is at
the capital. He iB 67 years old and
resombloB tbo portrait of bis distin-
guish father, which adorns the sen-
ate chamber.
Laredo: In the state vs. L. Hayncs
the testimony closed ubout noon
Friday. S. H. Russell oponcd tbo
case for the state, followed by Gos-
ling, NichoUon, and Ogden for do-
iense. Leo Tarleton closed at night
for the state. The case went to the
jury last night. Great interest was
manifested in the crowded court
room.
Mr. Barnes, tho Evangelist, took
passage on the Pavonia for Englund,
on Wednesday. He wus not invited
there, but a friend ottered him the
means to gratify bis desire to go. He
intends going 'round the world. Ho
wants to go wherover the English
language is Bpoken, which latter wish
givos promise of a long absonce, if
bis admiring friends continue to fur-
nish him money as liberally as they
have done for several years.
Braidwood, 111.: Evory available
means will be used, regardless of ex-
pense, to recover every body of the
victims of tho Diamond Coal mines,
after which it is assorted by those
in authority, tho shaft will
never bo wovkod again. It will be
abandoned as soon as tho bodies can
be recovered. Mr. J uett, president
of the Erio railroad, is the principal
owner. It is feared the pump will
freeze before the work is done.
Grayson, Ky.: Tho jury mado
short work in the Craft case. They
woro out but a few minutes yester-
day morning when they roturned in-
to court with a verdict of guilty.
Tbo prisoners werolessafiocted than
others in the court room. The only
change porceptible was a dull pallor
of the face. A few words from tho
judge and the jury were discharged.
The counsel for defense asked and
obtained leave for consultation, in
which they were joined by Craft,
who protested to his lawyers that
tho time would yet como to set him
right. Time was given to prepare
for a new trial. After brief consul-
tation with tho counsel tho judge
cleared tho aisle, and tho military
guard marchcd out with the pris-
oners.
Orange: On Wednesday night
Conductor David Olmsted, one of
the oldest railroad men in Texas,
having made the original survey of
the Texas and Now Orleans railroad
before the war, registered on tho ar-
rival of his train from the east, gavo
tho signal to his engineer to start,
and attempted to board his train af-
ter it started, ho stopped o n a stick
which rolled under his foot, he fell
under the train and his foot was
crushcd just above tho ankle. Tho
limb was amputated, and Dr. Hew-
son put him on bis train, tho Bumo
one that had just run ovor him and
carried bim to Houston. Coductor
Olmsted has tbo friendly sympathy
of all who knew bim, but it is feared
tho shock may prove moro than be
can bear.
Dallas: From one to three o'clock
yesteraay Dallas had the heaviest
rain fall evor known thero. Busi-
ness streets were flooded in some
places two feet deep. Travel sus-
pended. The valumo of wator was
immense. The dam on Pacific
avenuo gave way and submerged
tho square between Preston Elm and
Pearl streets and Pacific avenue, in
most places to the depth of four
feet. Many basemonts were flooded,
and the first floors of many houses
under wator. The water was twelve
or more inches doop in the Herald
office basement. The small hewers
could not carry off the immense
volume and tho wator backed to the
depth of a foot or a foot and a half
around tho Mimes office and Jones
Brothers press rooms. The storm
lasted abqut two hours.
Santa Ve's Tri-Oentenial.
Preparations are being mado to
celebrate the 883d anniversary of
tho city of Santa Fe, New Mexico,
in July next. Santa Fe is the oldest
city in the United States. It was
founded by the Spaniards only
twenty-nine years after the conquest
of Mexico by cortes. Jamestown,
Va:, formerly had the honor of being
tbe most ancient town ot tho United
States. After Florida was annexed,
St. Augustino held that distinction,
but since the acquisition of New
Mexico, St. Aagustine has given
place to tbo oity of Santa Fe in that.
Territoiy. Ex-Chief Justice L.
Brandford Prince, of New Mexico,
ndW in Now York, in giving an ac-
count of the coming celebration
saye: Tho two cbicf features of tho
exhibition will oo the display pf tho
historical treasures of the Teritory
und of tho material resources. Now
Mexico is very rioh in both, and es-
pecially in the former. It contains
tribes of Puebla Indians living in
tho same manner as they existed
when Columbus discoverod America.
Tho pueblo at Taos, a building tiva
stories high, stand* as it did centu-
ries ago. New Mexico also posses-
ses antiquities of tho stone age and
also of the Spanish conquest. De^
scondents of tbo ancient SpanisM
families yot reside there and thoj
will lend many relics. Relics of
old Amercan trrtppers and sco1
will also form a part of the exhil
tion. A special building will
dodicated to tho untiquilios. Anj
other buildirig will contain tho oj
position oi the mineral and agriciii-^
tftral wealth of the Teritory. Ndw
Mexico's exhibit ot gold, silver,
copper, lead, coal, mica and ether
minerals ut tho recont Denver expo-
sition was tho most croditablo dho
there. Tbo exhibition will lastdtirirg
tho entire month of July, a delightful
season in Now Mexico. It will bo
opened by special proceedings, inclu-
ding probably an address by tho
Rev. Dr. Storrs, of Brooklyn.
Twice a week there will bo special
days devoted to some interesting
purpose. Ono day thero will be a
representation, in which 1300, per-
sons will take part, of tho entry of
Spaniards into Mexico. Anothor
d.y thoro will bo performances by
tho Pueblo Indians. Thero will also
bo oxcursionB to the interesting cave
dwellings in tho vicinity. Spoeial
rates will bo.established on all the
railroads. The hotel accommoda-
tions at ilanta Fe are said to bo ex-
eolloitt and every arrangement wil
be made for tbo accommodation of
visitors.—Times-Democrat.
HAZEN.
Hazcn, of tho weather, was, for-
merly u warrior. His rocord on tho
foughten field is something like bid
rocord in tho marshaling of storms.
Sometimes he hurled Jove's thun-
der bolts and hit, and sometimes he
didn't- lie was at Bhiloh. For-
tunately, ho himself has told in im-
perishablo affidavits hu own part in
those sanguinary days when Johh-
son fell upon Shorman, and8horman
fell upon Pittsburgh lauding, and
nothing but tho timoljjk arrival of
Buell saved the army. Hazen's part
in tbofe two days of shock and car-
nage would hirve covered bim with
imporishable renown if it were not
for an ugly combination of circum-
stances, against which a Marcbal
Noy, tho bravest of the brave, might
strugglo in vain. He was undone
by a blatant bugloand a bolting bob-
tailed amaluer waf-horse. Huzen
mounted for tho fray as soon as the
camp recovered from its surprise.
It may buve boou bis intention that
day to put an ond to the war. What
wero bis thoughts of high rosolvo
bo has not said, and it boots nothing,
for ho was carried so suddenly from
tbo field that be could not oxocute
any plan. He had bestriden his
charger. His sword was flashing in
tho oariy dawn. He wus just about
to load bis brigado to glory when
tho bugler guve his notes to tho
broozo. Tbe charger, not as yot ac-
customed, iiko Job's war-horse, to
tho trumpet calico battle, understood
tbo signal as commanding a rotreat.
Tho brigade went ono way; tho
general of brigade went another.
Tho rosult was that tbe brigade
fought without a commander and
tho commander fought without a
brigado. Tbe brigado fought the
infantry of the onemy, and the com-
mandor fought tho only rebel he
could see—his horse. It took tho
general, it bns boon said, pretty
much all of two days to find his com-
mand again. By this time the flold
was fought and won. Hszen
changed his war-horse for one that
smelled the battle, afar off, and no
snch distressing accident has ever
attorward happoned to bim. He
was never again carried away, ex-
cept by confidence in bis ability to
foretell tho meteorological summary
of a whole season.
A Too Candid Ally.
S ew York World.
Tbe protectionists bad ftettdr keejj
an eye on their ally, Herr Most*
who shamelessly 4old the trnth a
few ovonings ago to tbe working-
men of Philadelphia in theso words:
"You aro told, my friends, that yon
receive twico as much for your laoox'
as is paid in Germany, but l'deny
this, for not only are you compelled
to do twloe ss much work, but tbe
value of monev here is at least 60
per cent, less than it is in Europe.'1
The Essence of Prison Reform*
New York Morning Journal.
UnreNtrained power nv^r fha life
or comfort of another v#> ^
be abused. W at vve tvjilir n. c-.i ia
our prisons is not le^ dUciplue awd
fewer punishments, but Ihe severest
possible discipline aud tho keenest
sense of personal responsibility, in
its enforcement. *
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Styles, Carey W. The Daily Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 88, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 24, 1883, newspaper, February 24, 1883; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233591/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.