The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-14
Austin

Austin.
Austin, Dec. G.--[Bpeclal. l--Land agents
fearing the legislature will advance the
price Of land and make material changes II
the laws governing the same, are hurryinf
up their papers TO the land office. DURING
the past few days files have been returned
representing about 5000 900 acres, and be-
fore the end OF next week the quantity will
be increased at least 100000 acres. Gen
era Russ, of Dallas, has just filed IN the
land office papers covering l,0OOOOO acres
In lei Paso county, aud will pay into the
treasury, within the next few days, S000'-
600, The amount TO be paid into the
treasury, within tho next thirty days, loI
public domain, will be something over
So, 600, 000
The receipts of the principal railroads for
the past year are as follows: Houston
Texas Central, 1884 1854, a falling off from
last year of nearly $2,000,000; International
* Great Northern, 1925 800; Galveston
Harrisburg g. San Antonio, 81 ,4669 BIG; Gull
Colorado d Santa Fe, 81 1913, 1914; Texas d.
st. Louis, 1863 $40; Texas & Pacific, SAUDI;
S18. With the exception OF the hrst-named
company, the reports of all the companies
show an increase of business over 1881.
Mr.. II. w. Raeland, a clerk in the comp
trolers office, died last night.
Mr.. Snears, of Dallas, while in this CITY
last month, had a very fine gold watch
stolen from him. He reported his loss tc
the city marshal who got on the trail o.
the tibet and traced him to Hampstead
He got drunk going down, and when ne let'
the train forgot to take his satchel. 1t was
picked up and thrown into the room with
The unreclaimed baggage, where 1t re,
NAMED until day before yesterday, wheI
Marshal Kirk had it searched and founo
Spears watch. ~, r..,.
A UsTrN, Dec. 7.-[Special. 1.-The Little
River Co operative association, Patrons Of
Husbandry, of Little River, Bell comfy
capital stock $4,000, filed charter to-day,
in regard 20 the st. Louis press dispatch
In to.day's HERALD, relative to rangers
guarding the trains on the Texas ~ Paclilt
road, the adjutant general says: The com
pany has been furnished men at times foi
III c past year, but that no railroad company
has applied for regular guards, as lntlmatea
in the press dispatch.
The artillery company at benson nave
disbanded, and have notified the adJutant
generals Office that they are ready to turn
over the guns to the state.
Receipts at the treasury to-day from sale
of lands amounted to $4,000,
Up to date forty-nine collectors bonds
have been received at the comptroller's
office. Two the comptroller refuses to APP
prove because the collectors have not set
tied their accounts.
1t is very cold here to-day.
The free schools of the state now own
over million dollars worth of the per
cents. due in 1906. The entire issue amount
ing to 1,647 900, is controlled by the Tree
schools and university.
AUSTIN, Dec. Especial THE Wo-
mems Benevolent association, OF San A n
tonia, filed a charter, object to provide a
provide place of refuge for fallen women
and to do other works of charity. The
charter of the Erath Cattle company, OF
Erath county, capital stock $2OO,OO0, Object
to do general rancho business; incorpora-
tors ADDISON Pittman, George I'll. Beadle;
AdisSn Pittman, secretary.
The comptroller rules that where the
assessment rolls of a county have been ap..
proved by the commissioners court and
signed and delivered to the assessor that
the Jurisdiction of that body ceases as to
ch4oging values of property. The returns
in the comptroller's office show that many
new collectors have been elected, the
changes in many cases coming from the
refusal OF old collectors to serve longer at
the present rate of compensation. Many
assessors are urging the comptroller to
urge the legislature to more liberal leglsla-
ton as to the increase of their fees fof
assessing, and he will do so in his report.
A clubhouse and 1876 bales of cotton were
destroyed by fire last.night, eleven miles
south of the city.
The departments will move into the tenn
porary capitol building during this month