Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-03

ootar If the people "re NV
e'.d / should believe the
( d ihG, there was good
correspondent told MN si,,. !.
|sbe hospitality of Texas left
i AND THE WOOL TARIFF, r,
rn,inant sheep-raiser from Ohio,
, ,.,re to advocate replacing the
y, ,v' on wool, approached Repre-
Mills in the hall of the house
lssniatives to-day to secure ms
,ossible. Mills promptly told
no TO Texas where he could
Il easy to compete with the
Nails further said TO him that
ot think ohio wool men had
h to expect congress to enable
ob,sin high prices for wool 10
NJ of the mass of the people
y o Il, cheaper and better
ssewhere, and informed him
lint national laws TO be made
Entirely control the matter
III AN ACCIDENT.
son of Representative
pS hadly bruised Friday even
E,nnIng into horses drawing a
& No bones were broken, and
Ia IN move about. He was
|S n velocipede rapidly, and
h check himself.
tn POSTAL NOTES.
81 j. McEldowney was commls.
|}1ostmistress at Box, Lamar
The mail in future will run
cept Sunday between Hlco
au, Texas.
PERSONAL
Lindsay left tonight ior
bile, Texas.
lted Press.
TO BE RETIRED.
pgton, February Gen. Ill.
t, chief engineer, will be re-
HE 9th Of March. 1t is un-
thar Col. John Newton Will
him.
tAPr. MARY MILLER.
ory,Folger ref rred the apphca-
rs. Mary a Miller for license
N of a steamboat to the local
4 of the New Orleans district,
~ ructions TO inquire concern
Qualifications for the position,
= ind competent TO issue her Il
1cretary in his letter to the in
1--WE:
3so6nan, Mary A. Miller by name,
/ 81 be licensed as master OF a
{ 5osseI on the inland waters of
{nifed States. | know nothing
Ne in the reason of things in
law, in public policy or in
rails where a woman, il she Is
honest, intelligent, hardy and
may not have command of q
vessel and navigate
manage and conduct
less carried on with it, and to
TO be master of a steam YES
secretary quotes sections of
bearing upon the subject, and
Doubtless these sections speak
bsculine gender. If it be said
efore they do not contemplate
a person feminine, it is more
and close to reply that the
re in derogation of the COM
by which and not in contra
u which any person, wheth-
e or male, may paddle
her own canoe or
Is or her own vessel.
reason in the unwritten or
wv why Mrs. Miller may not
demand an examination, and
pyes herself duly qualified,
Use to serve as master of a
pei, nor is there need of talk,
" social status or woman's
called. Having been put on
'ls'ool by Him, she has a
IN her bread in any moral,
Ay which is open TO any OF
Creatures. II she chooses
master of a steam vessel, 1t
sl calling; If she is fitted for
clothed in skirts rather
hes, she has a right to fol-
ld no man should say her
The local inspectors, putting
IN all thoughts of her sex,
Ahtagonlsm and without
make diligent inquiry as to
yer, carefulls examining her
proofs she offers, and
satisfied of her capacity
pefience, her habits. life
yer warrant the belief that
safely entrusted with tn,
responsibilities of master
vessel, let them grant hel
CHAs. j. FoLGER,
Secretary.
'hEGoN LAND GRANT.
ise committee on publ,
ea 10 report the bill declar
ellure of the land grants o
x California and Califor
IN railroads, exec pit sucl
nave been patented. Tn,
y Two roads amount to fiv,
-, one tenth of which ha
ned The land is valued
~ acre. The terms of tn,
pred Jan, |. 1880.
AZ INVESTIGATION.
,ueneral Brewster to-da,
ne disposal of the hous
w expenditure of the dc
Justice the entire force a
,n ahers of the department
!, ,one or with the sub-com
= INVESTIGATE M es, alleged irregu
!. snues Oh United State
, y subcommittee, accom-
Y ! n SPECIAL examiner. vii
10 " New York in a shor
|ot Hsale the Office of supel
ssMs.NkRuprcy nILI.
Z Nlvnnnlittee on judiciar
Y h ne Lowell bankruptc
y y ~ reported, with th
y AN ~ Preserves the stat
\, In aru authorizes imvolunt,
X III only against person
= only mount to more tina
Z he na AGAINST trad ers.
I. lumber Of commission
q amendments s,,uga. 'a q
pg CCankruptcy conye soste
II Ieiea few days since. ', ~
Ijpk u the bill. sena - !