The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-24
STATE SPECIALS.
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AUSTIN, November, iG.-The following
charters were filed to-day;
The Colorado Bridge Company, capital
5000, which has for Its object the building
Of toll bridge across the Colorado river, in
Mitchell county, near Colorado City.
The Crescent News Hotel Company for the
construction OF hotels, news and refresh
ment stpnds on the Texas Railway. The di,
rectors bf this corporation are Houston ana
New Qheans men. The Gonzales Railroad
Combany to construct railroad from Har-
wood, in Gonzales county, to
: Gonzales; capital, s250,000. The
principal officers of the Sunset line, are
also tile principal officers of the company
The Ysleta Immigration & Manufacturing
Company to operate canals and dltches;
stock $4,000.
The City Council have passed resolutions
requesting the Government to, advise
the Legislature to pass law amending the
charters of all cities in the State, reducing
the number of perquisites and salaries OF
city officers.
fhe Attorney General to-day filed seven
additional motions in the County Court to
recover the ten per cent. commissions on
the collections retained by County Attorney
Moore.
RI At press meeting to-day, at which the
= Dallas Herald Houston Post, Galveston
News, Texas Siftings, San Antonio Express,
Waco Examiner, Waco Telephone and
Fort Worth Democrat, were represented,
the following preambles and resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The representatives, of the
press at this political centre have been de-
MED the privilege OF reporting
the proceedings of the Board Of University
regents the ground for such denial being
inferentially, that matters would be before
has been pursued of late in the meetings Of
the States boards. as for example in that OF
the State Capitol Board. while engaged
in passing on the plans and
specifications of the. new Capitol, a
duty entailing no necessity for the conceal
WHEREAS, The State bonds are State
agencies of public creation. with the right
reserved in the creators of knowing their
agents deliberations that wrong motives
might be expected and foul Vaccinations
unmasked.
Resolved, That we representatives of the
Texas Press deprecate such synod
and conclave proceedings as being. anti
American in spirit, undemocratic in
practice, and in design intended to
evades the public will from which all the
political powers in this country and State is
supposed to be derived.
AUSTIN, November 17.-Col. Thomas H..
Murray, of Mckinney, has been appointed
engineer to inspect the ten miles of the
Chicago, Texas d Mexican railway recently
completed.
1t is said the Attorney General is having
pressure brought to bear on him to with
draw his letter to the Governor respecting
the verdict of the Capitol fire jury.
Genera1 A Inert Pike will arrive here on
Monday, and will be received and enter
tanned by the Masons,
1t now appears that the total available
University fund only amounts to thirty
seven Thousand dollars. The Comptroller,
to-day decided to recognize no demand in
the future upon the available University
fund unless it be authorized by the Board
of Regents. Should the Regents conclude to
stop raids on this fund for the support OF
the branch institution the available fund
would be raised to over fifty-fve thousand
dollars.
has sent to the Attorney-General's office u
list Of fifty defaulting tax-collectors, the
defalcations ranging from ten cents to
seyen,t thousand dollars. The Comptroller
has notified them under the criminal
statute that If any do not pay up they will
represented. In nineteen other counties
bhe County Commissioners have failed
to approve the tax-collector's accounts in
time to send them in, and the accounts are
still open. There are besides, forty-seven
ex-tax-collectors with defalcations varying
from $1,000 to $500.
The Governor to-day pardoned William
= Humphreys, of Bexar county, and Ash
hary Foctsam, of Smith county. The
former was sentenced to years imprison-
ment in the Bexsr county Jail for assault,
and the latter to q THREE yeafs. term III the
penitentiary for manslaughter.
The Attorney-General has addressed a
circular to all officers likely to have them,
asking opinions of his predecessors. request
ing that he be furnished with them, with the
object of replacing as far as possible the
consumed records.
A fire broke out to-day back Of the Capt.
tol in a pile of about fifty cords of
fire wood belonging to the state.
The State employees extinguished the ire
II was,caused by burning cinders caught up
by The wood from the ruins of the Capitol.
The Board of Regents have adjourned.
The, Governor, il is said, sent before the
board and asked them their endorsement of
the electoral count. Governor Hubbard
approved Of the application in oneo of his
iunny speeches anI az Mas as,sl'e1.
AUSTIN, November l9.-The Governor
pardoned the following convicts to-day. w;
G. Banks, convicted of perjury in Kimball
county and sentenced to the penitentiary
for five years; pardoned on the recommen-
dalton of the district attorney, district
Judge and majority Of the Jurors on his
trial, and because OF the belief that he acted
without criminal intent Jones Fixes. OF
Dallas county, theft of horses; rardoned on
account Of his youth and because he dis
closed the crimes of others. Placido Clefsa
of Medina county, sentenced to one year $
confinement in the county jail; pardoned
because he has been inprison nearly year.
arrived here to-day with a thousand fine
merino sheep which they propose placing
nine miles south OF the city. The sheep
were purchased in Washington county,
Pennsylvania, and arrived in splendid con-
dition.
tlred alternate certificates and accompany
ing files of notes Of the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa lie railroad company has been en-
tered by Mr.. II. Thompson, Of
this city, on account Of alleged
excessive charges for location by the sur
veyOr Of Pecos county. ID seems that Mr..
T,hompson. on the part Of the individuals
who purchased the certificates. employed
the deruty Surveyor Of Pecos county 10
make the necessary survey. The County
Surveyor recorded and approved the
filed notes. charging. it Is al
legged, at the rate ~ each ioI
sfG-each for the remainder. Mr.. Thomf rQr
claims that the difference between the sl.f-
Vevor's charges and the fees 10 which be is
legally entitled, amounts to 5000, and that
he Or. Thonps0n) rendered the surveyor
the legal fees. which he refused 70 accept
ard be then sequestrnted the paper. IL Is
claimed b. the surveyor that there was O
private contract on the case in order BY
hurrying NJ the location 70 enable the en-
rolling a the papers in the Land O1llce
within the time prescribed By law. THIS
Ar Thompson denies-
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