The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-15

The Atterney.Gcneral Renders a De.
cision in the FL Pas0 4 Rio
Grande Railway Case
Points Thereof.
\ Terrible Tragedy at Llano Two Men
are Killed and Others Sc.
yerely Wounded.
ACntting ARRAY at k0sse Between Two
Prominent Citizens Fort
Worth ItemS.,
A fes,iNe Negro Rms Muck at Fo,t
Stockton.
Kansas City, Missouri, Has Another
Scandal.
Other Interesting State News.
Kansas City, Missouri, Has Another
Scandal.
Other Interesting State News.
Austin


Special to the Herald,
AUSTIN, June 1.-THE attorney-general
to-day gave his opinion. of which the fol-
lowing are the points, in the case of the El
Paso d Rio Grande railway company
claims TO certificates tor twenty miles of
railroad, completed and inspected last De
cember:
First--The law of April %, 1882 repealed nj
authorityo OF the land office commissioner 10
issue land certificates to railroad companies,
Second-fhe repeating being neither
retroactive, nor such as to impair the obiga.
tfon OF the contract:
Third-rhe commissioner, rs he decides
To issue certificates, should give notice TO
the governor and ask his advice, and pre.
sent to him to be countersigned as directed
IN chapter l07 of the acts OF 1870.
Colonel ). IL. Russell, upon his arrival
thls afternoon, was arrested by Marshal
Gosiing on Il capias issued by virtue of an
Indictment presented this morning by the
grand jury of the United States court,
charging him with presenting false ac-
count to the amount OF 5000 for conveyance
| OF prisoners TO the Auburn penitentiary.
he subsequently gave bond in the sum of
1000.
bum company of Galveston Cap,tal stock
81 100000, to engage in general real estate Q
business.
Application for troops to protect the dis
trict court OF Llano was made this
morning to the adjutant- general.
Inc governor is in receipt of advices from
Washington, indicating that the reim-
Dirsement of the state for expenditures on
the border against Indians and Mexicans
| is certain.
In conversation with friends Comptroller
Brown declares himself unreservcdly can.
uluate lor denomination, Notwithstanding
pusy representations TO tho contrary. He
/ says he will not quit his Department, In
which the business is very pressing, TO en-.
gage in an extensive personal canvass, bu,
VIII quietly submit his claims TO the de.
mocracy OF Texas and cheerfully abide the
decision of the convention.
| COURT OF APPEALs,
| johnson vs.iState, from, Houston county.
affirmed. Lellow vs. State, from Dallas
county; affirmed. Rainwater VS.. Slate
from Dallas county; affirmed. Wallace VS.
State, icom wilson county; reversed and
dismissed. Armstrong vs.. Sciebemer, from
hlleh county rehealing granted and APP
pcal dismissed. Wilson VS.. State, from
wise county reversed and remanded, Ben
sum vs. State, from Kinney county; re.
hea,ing refused. Richards W.
state, IRON Dallas county; affirmed. Ran
uall ys. state, ON Waller county, affirmed
Crozier vs.. State, from Dallas county. a(
hrmed. Morrell VS.. State, from Dalla
county affirmed. Dunbar VS.. State, from
Dallas county. affirmed. Wheelock vs.
state, from Dallas county; affirmed. Meloi
vs. State, from Navarro county; reversed
and remandcd.
Report of commissioners of appeal
adopted as follows: Schrom IL Co. VS.. DOG
gar, from Guadalupe county; affirmed
Matthews VS.. Dennis, from Bell county; 10
yersed and remanded McKie VS.. Echels
from Navarro county; reversed and remand
ed. Hughes VS.. McDill ct al, from Dg"as
county reversed and rendered.