The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-11-23
Additional Election Returns from Va
riOus Points.
Tyler: Decisions of the Higher Courts
Yesterday.

Tyler: Decisions of the Higher Courts
Yesterday.
Other Interesting News by Specials,
Austin.
AUSTIN, Nov. 2l.-[Special.l THE peni'
tertiary 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 out
work.
The different departments are busily en-
gagged preparing their reports for the COM
ing legislature.
Hon. M. B. Baker, of Wise county, is
spoken of rs likely to be appointed secre-
tary of state.
Colonel Roberts, Joseph Austin, and
Colonel Loughery are mentioned for the
position Of commissioner OF insurance,
statistics and history.
Captain Sneed, it is said, will be retained
as chief clerk of the comptroller office.
Mrs. Frank Lubbock is much better to-
day.
There was o 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 COL
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 is
not legal qualification, but that
the new collectors must execute and
have the bond approved by authorities
lD,,l nd hat
done the old collectors would continue TO
discharge the duties of the office.
Not O single bid has yet been put in for
leasing the penitent'7 -es, though the board
is waiting communication with party
they think will put in good bid.
The capitol board approved the he account
of Contractor j. B. Smith for So 900 for work
completed ON the temporary capitol bulld-
ing TO be done by the last of December.
Mrs. Frank r. Lubbock is reported much
improved tonight.
Messrs. G. M. Hubby, business manager
of the Waco Examiner; Major John f. Eli
lott, editor of the Dallas HER
AID; and Captain B; B. Paddock,
in the city to-day.
mass.meeting of citizens tonight
passed resolutions requesting the city coun-
Gil to grant the capitol syndicate the right
to build railroad up Congress avenue to
the new capitol, provided it hauls only at
night and nothing except material Tor the
new capitol. Only one man, an ex legisia-
tor, voted against the resolution. In the
course of discussions preceding the resoiu-
ton Judge Chas. S. 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 1t,
and that the state could legally enforce
such rights and would not be slow IN doing
SO if necessary.
Major III. Wyckes, general superintend-
ent OF the Pullman car company, with vile
and family, passed through to-day, Ell route
from ST. Louis to Monterey, Mexico, on an
excursion. -, -,
AUSTIN Nov. 2O-[Special. IA large
number of land files expired today. Gun
ter & Munson, Sherman, and Maddox Bros
quencs of their files failing to reach the
land office. All la, DIS covered by tie
forfeited files will be withheld from
sale by the commissioner of the Land once
until the legislature convenes and disposes
of them.
The following is the official vote of Travis
county: Governor, Ireland, 2,OS7; Jones,
2,744. Acknowledgements, Martin
2'702; Morton, 2'13S. Comptroller,
Swain, 2,7l4; siemering, 2,O2l. Treasurer,
Lubbock, 2,76S; Terry 1885. Com
missioner of land office, Walsh, 2.9i5;
Young, 1,9l4. Attorney general, Temple
ton, 275l; Burns, 1904. Chief justice su-
preme court, Willie, 3;176. Associate Jus,
tices, Stayton, 2,9l4; West, ], la; Justices
court of appeals, White, 3,709; Hurt, 2,9l6;
Wilson, 1929. Congress man, Hancock,
2,540; Davis, 2,l69.
Charter filed to-day: Rio Cattle company,
of Mitchell county, capital stock, Sl5OOOo;
object, to do general ranch business
with principal Office at Colorado CITY.
nh =. 4 lrnvr init
element last night about o'clock, as the
news spread of an attempt to kidnap Miss
Lula Ford, eldest daughter of Colonel John
g. Ford. superintendentgo tie Deaf and
Dumb Institute. About half past @ o'clock
she left her fathers room IN the
institute and stepped into the yard. A
few moments after a negro woman SUI .
shawl over her head and almost instantly she
was seized by powerful man, who clasPed
his hand over her mouth, and picking ASE
up carried her out to the San Antonio road,
q distance of one hundred yards. here
they put herS1own and removing the shawl
from her head, assured her she should not
be hurt il she kent quiet. The man ana
woman both spoke to her and informed her
thew were TO conduct her to certain man
in the city. She plea led TO be released, and
threatening to scream was seized gagged
and her arms firmly tied. She was then
led down the road in the direction oil the
city. Reaching the bridge over the
river. a buggy was observed to drive
on the bridge from the city side, and the
man ana woman turned suddenly to the
left, leaving Miss Lula standing near the
bridge railing. The buggy, containing a
gentleman going home, drove up to where
She stood and would have passed bad
she not held up her hands. he
stoned. and. seeing that she was tied,
the toll-gatherer was called, and he and the
gentleman removed the gag from her
mouth. secured a carriage and conveyed
her home. where she had not been missed
Officers and detectives we're at once notified,
and are doing all IN their power TO work up
Mrs. Lubbock. wife Of Treasurer Lub-
book, is dangerously i'll.