The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-19
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Austin, July lS-Ths governor on Sat-
urdsy received the following telegram:
COLUMBUS. ONO, July lG. 1881,
Governor o. NJ. Roberts-The following
dispatch was sent TO you and all other
governors of states and territories. Replies
have been received 10 every ndi.pa.ch but
yours. Please reply, so The expression may
be unanimous:
COLUMBUS. ONO, July 10, 1881.
To Dram NJ. Robert, Cove lor
of Texas, Austin, Texas.-The present
indications strongly encourage the hope that
the president will re.ove. from the effects of
the horrible attempt on his life. 1t must
occur to all that II would be most filing
for the governors of the several states
and territories to issue proclamstions
setting. apart a day 10 be
generally agreed on for Thanksgiving and
prayer TO Almighty God for the blessed
deliverance Of our president, and for this
great evidence Of Ills goodness to this nation.
Ii this suggestion meets your approval
permit me to name the governors OF New
York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, M.ryland,
and Ohio rs committee to fix on aday to be
go observed.
Please reply, CHARLES FOSTER.
Governor Roberts to day replied as follows.
To Governor Charles Foster. Columbus, Ohio,
My failure to answer you favorably is not
on account Of any want of sympathy
for the president, but because
do not deem il consistent with my
position as governor to issue q proclamation
directing religious services where church and
state are and ought to be kept separate in
their functions. I doubt not the people Of
Texas have a. strongly wished and will %
devotedly pray for the recovery Of the presi.
dent as any people 10 the United States.
0. N. ROBERTS, Governor.
The governor to-day received, as expected
the resignation Of Oscar II. Cooper, assistant
teacher N the Sam Houston normal school.
The capitol board met to-day rnd received,
the report Of the commissioners on building
| material accessible to Austin.
The governor to-day commuted TO the
penitentiary for life William w. Burton,
under death sentence at Weathertord. He
gives the following reasons: Because, first
Execution or life imprisonment are deemed
In law adequate punishment for murder in
the first degree, the one or the other being
the more appropriate, according 10 the cir
cumstances of the case. Second--The evi.
dence that Burton was the murderer was
ciicums,an,ial, indirect and, though it was
sufficiently pointed and conclusive to Justify
his conviction, still, 1t leaves probability
Of bis innocence sufficiently weighiy to plead
for him the lighter punishment of the two
Third-The party killed was shot in bawdy
house, late Mt night just after the railroa(
building had passed through Weather
ford, where 1t was done, frcn
which tho character of th,
crowd may be we'll inferred. Fourth, tn,
dstric judge, county. attorney and q numbe
of other good ci,iz,ns of Parker county
doubles with knowledge and influenced By
the above circumstances, have asked that the
Communication be- granted. In granting the
commutation tho governor represents tota
disregard of tho case made out and presented
to him by interested parties upon afIidsvils
pf outside facts taken since tho trial, the sub
stance Of which he has sent to the county
attorney of Parker county that Il may b.
known by the parties concerned what sort OF
means have been used In this caee, which Il
often similarly adopted in other cases by
persons paid to do 1t to II rfllepce the action
of the governor. The afildavits on the o,hel
facts referred 10 arc said 10 have proved "
slibi.
Captain Caldwell, OF the state troops, ar.
rived to-day from the frontier. He reports
the discovery about month ago OF vein OF
good coal, four feet thick, by the Pennsyl
v"nis colony, in Blanco canyon, on Ca,fst
creek.
The capitol board to-day received the re-
port OF the commissioners Of the building
material accessible to Austin.
Adiutant General jones was seized with q
congcstive chill at A am. tosjay. This even.
ing the attendant physi ians asperated bis
liver and lungs, drawing three pints of pus
from the lower portion Of tho lungs. Since
then no has been resting castor.
Ms. Stumpp, German lady, fell dead
Yesterday Of heart disease, at her residence In
this city,