The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-29

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Apmr. December gi.--Thc Attorney.
General las eued the following railroad
companies for not having made their annu-
nj REPORTS Houston, East q West Texas,
Texas & ST. Louis, Texas Western Narrow
Gauge, Lonsview & Sabine valley
Houston X Texas Central, Texas
Central 4 waxahschic Tap. Suits
win be brought at Houston, Waco.
TT,y,icr and Tongyiew. The aggregate
essessmont returns of all the railroads in
the State amount to 10000, 900, while the
i,ineteen companies that have IN their an
nual returns show the expenditures on con
struction 4 and. equipment nt2 be, Ply :
OF So, 100000 and an indebted
mess 10 bond-holdsrs and q floating debt Of
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. The Governor to-day appointed Colonel
II, A. Murray, Of Mckinney, TO inspect the
ton miles Of the Gulf, Colorado 4 Santa
Fe Railroad, Just completed.
The two Swede children down with small
Z pox have been placed in a tent overlooking
the river. IT IS thought one OF them VIII
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S1O0, 200, filed its charter to-day.
Colonel Cunningham, a lessee OF the Pen
itentiary, is here, and it is said that he has
recommended Executive clemency for
or more land forgers whose terms are about
to expire.
AUSTIN, December 2,.-The second Of the
children down with SNAIL -psx died this
morning.
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sentenced in the following cases: +, w.
Hanks, of Dallas, two years, forging land
titles; the brothers Deman, DEMONSTRATING,
twelve years each, and Martin Brown.
DEMONSTRATING, ten years. Notice of appeal
was given in each case. sh
Captain J. w. Swindells, formerly ofthe
Dallas HERALD, has superseded Charles s.
Harlee as clerk in the Department of lnsu-
rance, Statistics and History.
1t Is authoritatively stated that Sheriff
Crazy will make formal demand for pay
meeting OF the City Council. The warrants
were supposed to have been placed to his
credit in the settlement of his accounts
with the city, but he claims
to shaye discovered otherwise. This
move, by placing the loss on the
city, will be likely to lead to rapid develop
ment Of the reported financial scandal.
The County Commissioners appointed
w. j. Cunmings County Physician for
1882. Mr.. w. P. Gaines will assume the
business management of the Statesman on
january LIST.
'AusTIH, December 22.-The Penitentiary
Board have held meeting here to deter
mine with certainty the practicability of
iron works at the Rusk penitentiary. The
evidence, which had been carefully arrived
at, showed the existence of surface iron ore
in . sufficient quantity to supply the peni.-
tentiary furnace q sentury and the Board
determined at once to erect smelling fur
naces.
In the District Court to-day, motions for
"a new trial and for the arrest of judgment
in the case of III. O. Rogers, for land forgery,
were oyerruled and the defendant was sem
fenced to two years in the penitentiary,
The defense gave notice Of appeal.
One of the children reported taken with
small pox died to-day and the other is said
to be dying. 1t appears that the report Of
yond the river was circulated to quiet the
fNlUffc, the facts being that the child died
in,She hohse where it was taken sick. The,
tent however, has been pitched and some
members Of the infected family are occupy
ing it. The disease in these eases took the
continent type.
The remains of stillborn white infant
were found on Red Rlver street to-day by
Oficer Cheneville. The police authorities
will try to, work up a clue.
Col. j. W. Glenn has been ordered to pro-,
coed to New Orleans to take charge Of the
erection Of thsnsw custom house.
AUSTIN, December 24-Charters were filed
to-day by the Peach Creek Cooperative As
ISOLATION, Patrons of Husbandry. Douglass
Nacogdoches County. Capital stock, $780,
600; and by the San Antonio Club, for the
promotion Of social intercourse.
I. The Superintendent of the Penitentiary
reports sensible falling off in the number
of convicts for the past year compared with
the preceding year. ~
The printed specifications for the addition
to the 1unatic Asylum are ready, and very
complete. -.
In the District Court to-day the motion
of the Attorney General against A. IT.
Moore, County Attorney, was heard and
the evidence concluded. Argument will
commence Monday.
Argument was resumed in the Hurlock
case and the Judge reserved his decision
until Monday. l3ff
'lTbe. Gecisien 1.-The Southern Presbyte-
IAN Church over the financial embreglio
Sill be announced to the congregation to-
nerrow.