The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-22
Austin: The Penltentiary Board Accom-.
phshiag Little = Department
Officials Busy Prepar-
Ing Reports.
Sah Antonio: An Infant Dies From
LocsJaW An Opium Den I'm.
earthed-A Hoar Frost,
Judge kuSsers Funeral at Laredo
Largely Attended Notes From
the Southwest Border.
Additional Election Returns from Va.
rious Points.
Tyler; decisions Of the Higher Courts
Yesterday.
Utler lntprpStiup Naxx, a.. g.,
idditional Election Returns from ya-
rious Points.
Oiher Interesting News by Special,


Austin.
AUSTIN, Nov. 2l.--TSpecial, THE peni.
tentiary board adjourned again to-day
without transacting any business. 1t seems
hard to get men to lease the prisons with
their present facilities for turning ont
work.
The different departments are busly en-.
gagged preparing their reports for the com.
ing legislature.
Hon. NJ. b. Baker, of Wise county IL
spoken of rs likely to be appointed secro-
tary of state.
Colonel Roberts, Joseph Austin and
Colonel Loughery are mentioned for the
post on OF commissioners of insurance,
statistics and history.
Captain Sneed, 1t is said, will be retained
az chlet clerk OF the complroller's office.
Mrs Frank Lubbock is much better to-
day.
There was a heavy frost last night,
Major Elliott, OF the HERALD, reached
the city to-day, and left for San Antonio
this evening on business.
The comptroller instructs old tax co.,
lectors that they only are TO continue in the
discharge of the duties of the office till the
newly elected assessor qualities. The
COMPTROLLER informs them that merely be-
ing elected and taking the oath of Office il
not legal qualification, but that
the new collectors must execute and
have the bond approved by authorities
designated by law, aud that until this was
done the old collectors would continue to
discharge the duties Of the office,
Not a single bid has yet been put in for
leasing the penitentiaries, thoughthe board
is waiting communication with a party
they think will put in good bid.
The capitol board approved the account
OF Contractor j. b. Smith for S., 900 for work
completed on the temporary capitol build.
ing 10 be done by thelast Of December.
Mrs. Frank X. Lubbock is reported much
improved tonight.
Messrs. G. NJ. Hubby, business manager
Of the Waco Examiner, Major John II. El.
liott, editor of the Dallas HER.
AID; and Captain b. b. Paddock,
editor OF the Fort Worth Gazette, were all
In the city to-day.
A mass. meeting OF citizens tonight
passed resolutions requesting the city conn-
Gil 70 grant the capitol syndicate the right
u build railroad up Congress avenue to
the new capitol, provided il bauls only at
night and nothing except material for the
new capitol. Only one man, an OK egis sla.
tor, voted against the resolution, In the
course OF discussions preceding the resou-
ton Judge Chas 8. West, one ofthe supreme
Judges elected, reminded the people that
the entire people Of Texas had as much
right TO this city as the people living in il.
ana that the state could legally enforce
such rights and would not be slow in doing
so If necessary.
Major ii; Wyckes, general superintend-
ent OF the Pullman car company, with wife
and family, passed through to-day, Ell route
from ST. Louis to Monterey, Mexico, on an
excursion.