The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-07
W ~ "a Nj GOlhIiN.
A biack Fiend Perpetrates an Outrage
near lredell aud is Hanged by
Band Of Determined
Citizens.
STATISTICS from the COmptrOller's De.
partment. Marshal Rus.
sells Trial.
houston Gets the First New Bale OF
COtton-lt Brings h Fancy
Price.
freight Conductor Killed Because Of
Worthless Cur.
Fort Worth News -Gleanipgs From
GrOesbeeck.
Other Interesting State News,
Fort Worth News Glcanings From
GrOesbeeck,
Other Interesting State News.
Austin,

Austin
spcial TO the Herald
AUSTIN, July 6.--The cash in the treasury
was increased to-day By $4,000 turned
over by Collector Hewlen Of Cooke county.
who made full settlement with the state.
Collector Brown, ofCaldwell, to-day made
final settlement with the comptroller and
so close and regular has been his remit
tances that he only turned in SOL to bal
ance his account. About. forty tax collec-
tors have already settled in full cash. and
creuit papers are IN the comptrollers office.
(which, when adjusted, will close the ac.
counts OF abont fifty more. The comptrol-
Ter states that.by.the 10 h he has reason TO
believe that all will have set.
tied in full with the exception of a Z.
few who have been habitually
in arrears, and have always settled at The
end of n lawsuit lie states that he intends
TO take steps to prevent the latter from get.
ting any more money in their hands till
they have given new and satisfactory bonds.
re mas sent out IN registered packages to
all TAX collectors occupation tax receipts
under the new law, which went into effect
July lst, but he was to-day informed by the
registry clerk in the post-oflice that Il
would be at least ten days before he could
get them Off and the inconvenience arising
from the delay will thus rest with the post,
al department.
Two hundred and twenty-three drum
mers' licenses have been issued since july
LIST TO date, amounting 10 $7,sO5. The
comptroller thinks the income from this
source will not be less than 100000.
lie thinks the reduction of SIS on each
license will be counterbalanced by the
number which will be taken out, many
houses taking two when only one before.
, He expects to furnish the state board of
educauon with an estimate of the available
school fund by Saturday next, and thinks
=, 1t VIII exceed 100000. He confidently
expects that, notwithstanding the decrease
IN taxation and the increase in the scholas-
tic population, that the pro rata for each
pupil will not be less than for last year.
q :, a charter was filed to-day by the First
/ Baptist church Of Breckenridge, Stephens
: county, also by the Texas Homestead
and Colonization association, of Hous-
. lon' Tor the purpose Of ac-
quiring lands forming colonies. etc.
/. Capital stock, $4,000 Drectors-Rey. ].
Harvey Jones, j. b. Scott, Houston; Ii.
q Armstrong, Galveston; w. =. Carson, II.
/ \, Withet, Waco; A. +, Jackson, Chappell
!. Hili; I. II. Collins, Fort Berd;. Il. II. An
:. derson, Hemps,ead; NJ. Anderson. Mont
, gomery. From the names of the directors
= ~ -" w w az wv vi tlle COlOTtu
, people.
. The board OF managers of tue lnnatic asy-
q um inspected the work on the new build
, ing to-day and they report it well and SUBJ
i stanlially done. The roof of one of the
buildings is being put on. This is tho
| work which was so severely criticised by 4
f committee OF the late legislature and the
board ma that the committee i'm their re-
port did great injustice both to
them and to the contractor. The latter
] thinks that he will have the entire work
completed by the first of January.
o three months earlier than the contract re.
= quires.
7. 1t Is reported that the city board OF
equalization will appear before the grand
/ Jury ana procure the indictment for per-
/, jury OF large number of persons for max
ing false returns of personal property. 1t
, is asserted that in some cases the amount
, sworn to is $4,000 less than the actual
value.
The case against ex-Unitod States Mar.
shal Russell is attracting much attention.
: The charge upon which he is now being
>, tried is for rendering false reports of ex-
) penses incurred in Transporting two prison
! ers from Huntsville TO Auburn, New York.
:, The accounts cover the services and expen-
y !, ses OF three guards, j. Hoef, j. Il. Lacy
y and w. II. Singleton, from Austin to Au-
burn and return. Both Lacy and Single
ton were upon the stand and testified that
the latter only went from Marshall to St.
=, Louis and did not return with the party.
Singleton testified that he rode from Mar.
snai 10 Iexlrkana ON pass OF his own, paid
i his own fare from there to st. Louis and re-
n ceived nothing for his services rs guard.
/. Colonel Russell and his friends claim that
9 the matter Will be satisfactorily explained
!; and feel confident of his acquttal. The
d greater part of the day was spent in dis
II cussion over the admissability of evil
Q dence, upon which point Judge Turner re-
n time court adjourned.
The commissioner of insurance has
adopted the rule of notifying all agents In
the state by a printed postal card of the
J admission OF insurance companies rs thew
l occur. This is done as an additional means
OF detecting the smuggling of insurance.
: The Merchants Insurance company OF
Newark New Jersey, was granted an
Texas, the second since the issuance of tho
insurance chart on the 3lst of March last,
the Union Marine, OF Philadelphia, being
Major Barclay Martin, of Round Rock,
: independent candidate for state senator,
aud Judge A. w. Terrell, aSpirant for the
democratic nomination for the same office,
had q joint discussion tonight here. The
debate was mostly of personal nature,
and so long before the election excited but
little interest -.
, Fort Worth.
specia, to the Herald.
Fort WORTH, July Cat a meeting OF
, the city council last night the finance com.
, mittee reported sundry claims aggregstipg
about $1,000, which were allowed. IL Is
proposed to reduce the policemen TO six
, and the salary to $50 per month; also TO