The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-30
Austin.

Special to the Herald.
Austin, June 80 "A. w. Busse, of Mar.
shall, deputy grand master of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen, is here for the
purpose of organizing lodge of his order.
Mr.. r. B. Forster has been authorized to
file the charter Of the Austin & Southeastern
narrow gauge railroad, to connect Austin
with the mouth of the Brszos. The
capital has already been subscribed
by the New England capitalists,
and work is expected to commence about
the first OF September. Alta citizens meet.
ing to. day it was stated by Mr.. Forster that
iron and material had been ordered for the
first fifty miles the Austin & Northwest.
ern railroad. 1t contemplated to make
tho connections with tho Texas & Pacific,
one at Abilene and the other 100 miles west
of Fort Concho.
Amended articles Of Incorporation of the
Texas Il ST Louis railway were filed
toSday in the state department as
follows: The right of building road, sin
ele or double track, as we'll as telegraph
line west of Waco, through McLennan,
Coryell, Lampesss, Burnet, Llano. Giltspie,
Blanco, Kerr, Kendall. Bandera, Medina
Uvslde, Zavslls, Maverick, .Dimmit and
Webb counties, to point on the Rio Grande,
at or near Laredo. Also the right of build
ing a branch line and telegraph line from
some point on the main line in Medina
county, through the counties Of
Z4valla and Maverick, to a point
on the Rio Grande, at or near
Eoo1n Daeo Alen tho ,i,ht &c hr;lJso..
branch line and telegraph from some point
on the main line in Titus county, at or near
Mount Pleasant, through Titus, Hopkins,
Hunt, Collin, Denton, Wise, Young, Throck-
morton, Haskell, Stonewsll, Kent, CARA,
Lynn, Terry and Yoskum counties, and
thence to junction with the Denver & Rio
G.aude railroad in New Mexico. Also a
branch line and telegraph along said main
line at or near Mount Pleas
ant il Titus county. running in a
southwest erly direction through the counties
OF Franklin, Hunt, Hopkins, Rockwsll and
Dallas to point at or near the city Of
Dallas.
II. II. May, sentenced to three years 10 the
penitentisry from Clay county, for bigamy,
and whose sentence expires tomorrow, WAS
pardoned o-day BY the governor.
Miss Olenie Lane daughter of DR.. Lane,
of this city, was married 10 day to Mr. John
r. Blocker, wealthy stock raiser in the
county.
The capitol board met to-day and fixed
upon an advertisement inviting bi1s to build
the capitol, to be opened November 10Th.
The advertisement will not be given
to the press until next Friday.
In the district court the remaining cases
against Ii. V. Hurlock, of Cor.icana, 1n h
charge of forging land deeds, were coGtiaued
to the next term.
Commissioner Spaisht, in answer 10 appli.
cations from agents, has decidid that the
South western Benz fit Guild, ot Memphis;
tn, householder Mutual Benef association,
OF Nashville; the Scuher Benefit and Mu-
luil Relief association of Nav Orleans, and
TIE Farmers and Mechanics Mutual Benefit
association are insurance companies and can
n do business in this state without authority
from the department of insurance, and the
pa, ment of occupation taxes. The COM
missioner says there seems TO ba an influx of
such so.cslled benevolent relief associations
without capital at this time, and all of the
members insure the life of the company
instead of the company insuriDg tba life Of
the members. The same principle applies
to certain associations for SO called pro,ec-
tion against fire.
Cotton is suffering terribly 10 this section.
The squares are falling of and the prospects
for full crop are gloomy.
In tbs United States court to-day q man.
damu. was granted to the holders of railroad
suhsi,l Y hand, apainst the city of San Anto