The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-02
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Galveston Board Of Underwriters, Captail
MO. Layery, president Of the Board of I'm
dcrwrters, presided, aud the spread was
credit 10 the occasion and was partaken will
A heartily relish. The toasta included
IOnr Guests" "The Underwriters Presi
dent-elect, and were each briefly Responded
TO. The dinner occupied four hours, ans
the occasion will long be remembered by
the participants.
Cotton receipts 1868
AT meeting Of the committed
on deep water, at the cotton ex
change, Mr.. Z. j. Willis, chairma0, OBJ
iections were raised to the presence
of reporters, and secret meeting adyo
Gated, reporters TO be advised subsequent
TO the meetings as to what proceedings il
was thought best to make public; Asugges-
ton was made by Mr.. Nal.
Low that items intended for
for publication be suppressed, to which the
reporters objected. Mr.. Hutchings
thought the best plan would be to
confer with the Texas congressional
delegation and assist them every way.
Mr.. Runge moved the members have full
discretion, and offered resolution express
ing satisfaction at the manner in which
Colonel Mansfield had conducted the
harbor improvement work at this point,
both of which were adopted,
Ofthe committee, Messrs. Rungc and Blum
leave Thursday. Messrs. Belo, Jamison
and Waters, also S. Davis, now in New
York, are expected to join the committee
at Washington. Messrs. Hutchins, Kop-
perand and General Malloy leave later on.
-. l.. A. Thomas, W. n. Winston, A. w.
Chidress and wife, Miss w. l.. Miller, of
Dallas, are at the fremont.
The British steamship California landed
atiCOrpus Christi over thousand packages
of merchandise for Mexico. Over twenty
four hours were required to lighter the
cargo, which was done by the lighter of the
Texas d. Mexican road. The goods were
forwarded by that road. in connection with
the Mexican National railway, which COM
pany is now laying track in Mexico at the
rate of a mile and half Il day. They will
reach Salado river in ten days. The found
alton of the bridge over that stream is be-
ing rapidly laid.
DECISIONS OF COMMISSIONERS OF APPEALS.
Galveston Houston IL San Antonio rail-
way company VS.. John Donahoe; from Fort
Bend Reversed and remandeI.
Alexander Mcdowell VS.. J. w. Robb;
from Fayettc. Reversed and remanded.
w. j. Jones VS.. II. f. George; from Gal
weston. Reversed and remanded.
Murphy d Brocketman VS.. Sampson
Heidenheimer; from Galveston. Affirmed.
Dargan 81 Toby VS.. Sophia Mcclure ct al (;
from BraZorla. Alarmed.
GALVESTON, January 3l.-Within a, few
days the New York d Mexican railway
company will ship II locomotive from this
port to Indianola, to run up to Victoria
river on Morgan's road, where large force
of laborers ere concentrated. AS soon as
the locomotive and rolling stock arrives at
Victoria track-laying will commence along
the line eastward from that point. Five
hundred tons of steel rails are now
,.I.. t.,al lNppfr gn
.atloat for that point. Track-laying
westward from Wharton, which has been
suspended on account of delay in .ridging
the Colorado river will be resumed by the
first of next week. The bridge will be
ready for passenger trains by that time. "A
junction will shortly be made with the
force laying track from Victoria eastward.
\ 1t is confidently expected that the line vii
Ge open for traffic from Rosenberg to Vic
toriat by March 18th, and to Brownsville by
the middle of March, 1888. Material for
the entire line has been contracted for.
Count Telfener, president of the company
and general contractor, is now in Europe.
He will return about the 18th Gf March TO
give tie work personal attention:
News reached the city last night that
big fire was raging in Houston, but as the
telegraph office was in the building on fire.
details could not be obtained.
The Houston Post this morning places
the damage to the building at 5000; to the
stock by removal and water. not more than
$1,000 or $4,000.
A difficulty occurred this morning be-
tween Sid. Smith and negro. Henry VIM
bley, both employed at Heller's livery
stable, in which Smith struck Wimbley
over the head with rake Wimbley drew
a knife and stabbed Smith. Wimbley was
arrested.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Woodson VS.. Collins d Douglass; from
Houston county. Reversed and remanded.
Smith, administrator, VS.. Brown ct al. !;
from Houston county. Reversed and re-
manded.
Read vs. Allen; from Houston county.
Reversed and remanded.
Shackleforde, administrator, VS.. Gales !;
from Fayette county. Report of the COM
missioners of appeals adopted.
Brown VS.. Pridgen; from Dewitt county.
Report of the commissioners OF appeals
adopted.
Jeffries ct al. VS.. Allen ct al. from Hous-
ton county. Record destroyed by fire an
other substituted.
M. Lilies VS.. Wood & Co.; from Houston
county. Record destroyed by fire having
een\Eund, submitted on briefs OF both
Relia\ lumber company VS.. the Western
Union telegraph company; from Jefferson
county. Record substituted.
Seeligson VS.. Taylor compr s. 'on'n anyi
from Galveston. Submitted Oh u.1sis OF
both parties.
Houston & Texas Central railroad COM
pany VS.. Randall; from Harris county.
appellant diemissrs the apper.
Houston Il Texas Central railroad COM
panv VS.. Bergman; from Harris county.
Appellant dismisses the appeal.
Houston & Texas Central railroad com
pany VS.. Louis. administrator; from Harris
McMerney VS.. the city of Galveston; from
Galveston county. Transcript submitted.
Austin.
Special to the Herald
AUSTIN, January 30.-Charters were filed
to-day by the Planters Bluff d Perryvillc
mcadamised and plank road company.