The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-09
STATE SPECIALS.



wel.known ship carpenter, In the cmplo,
Of y. Allison, contractor for getting or tht
schooner Perry, which lies stranded nj the
east side Of Pelican Spit, left the city will
companion In a small boat for the wreck
The wind was blowing stiff gallo from The
eastward al the time, ana the waters Of thc
bay were quite rough. IN order to reach
the place where the Perry lies the boat had
to beat to the windward. The last seen ol
the boat was about q o'clock Suuday
evening, when she was still bullcting
with the winds and waves and had not
reached the wreck. Mr. Allison visited the
wreck last evening when the man in charge
informed him that neither Crosby nor his
companion had put in an appearance
Nothing has been seen Of their boat. 1t is
feared the boat capslzed and the occupants
were drowned. Hope is entertained that
the wind may have forced it into the upper
bay and the crew may yet turn up all right
Mr. Crosby is a native of Boston and resi-
dent OF Galveston for the past fifteen years
and is a married man, and has three chill
dren. The name Of his companion is not
yet aScertained.
Between and o'clock this morning
Thomas &. Shearer, a native OF Selma,
Alabama, aged So years, secretary of the
Wharf company, and resident of Galveston
for more than quarter OF century com
mitted suicide in the dining room of his
residence on VIM street, between Twenty
fourth and Twenty fifth streets, by shoot
ing himself with revolver in the lett nip
Pile. No cause can be assigned for the act.
Mr.. Shearer had a fine position, his personal
ami social relations were Of the most pleas
ant character. He has been much depressed
in spirits for several months past, and eX-
pressed fears that he might become inca
Facilitated for business and thus become I'M
ohl To, ,rn,,iIa fnrb hi 10 Ia al
expressed a conviction that this depression
might cause him to commit suicide. MIR.
Shearer was Il member of the Masonic or
der, and will be buried by that organiza-
ton lie leaves IL wife Il daughter Just
grown, Il son about % years of age
and several other Children.
Mrs. Shearcr wife of deceased, testified at
the inquest as follows: Mr.. Shearer got up
about the usual h0aF this morning, say .
O'Clock; | remarked 10 him it HaS rather
early roget up he replied he was unable
to sleep any longer, SO he would light the
fire in the dining room he went outand re-
turned, and asked me il | was asleep; |
made him no reply, but understood what
he said; | was nearly asleep, and
in few moments heard
the report of a pistol and heard heavy
fall; | ran in and he was lying where he
now is, apparently dead; 'hnk when he
asked If | was asleep he went into our room
and got the pistol out of a drawer the pistol
was lying on the floor by his side; have no
knowledge of any reason he had for COM
hitting the act A verdict was rendered in
accordance with the above facts.
On the % OF January the court of appeals
affirmed the decision Of the lower court in
the case of the state VS.. Charles Thomas,
convicted in Anderson county of the MUIR
der of Messrs. Julius Runge and Loon
Blum.
The committee on deep watet appropria-
ton leave tomorrow for The national
capital.
S. NJ. Miller, assistant general passenger
agent has resigned his position with the
Gull, Colorado d Sant1 Fe railway, and
viii for New York in about ten days, |
where he will take position with one of
the trunk lines there.
COURT or APPEALS DECISIONS.
The court of appeals took up the follow
ing cases to-day: Miguel Gonzales VS.. the
state; from Cameron. Submitted on briefs
of both parties.
cite. Submitted on briefs of both parties.
Frank kenEon VS.. the state; from Fay
cite. Submitted on briefs of both parties.
S. S. Bokin VS.. W. i. Upton; from Fay
cite. Affirmed.
Mortimer Wallace VS.. the state; from
Grimes. Submitted on briefs of both par
ties.
Oscar Felkes VS.. the state from Grimes.
Submitted on briefs
Mercer Graham VS.. III. &. Lewiston;
from Houston. Affirmed.
George Anderson vs.. State; from Jeffer-
son. Affirmed.
Henry Loggins VS.. State; from Austin. |
Set for hearing February 18th.
G. w. Phillips vs. George Seeligson d Co.;
from Galveston. Motion to dismiss sub
mitted.
Robinson VS.. State; from Parker. Sub
mitted briefs for state,
Otto Ainsworth VS.. State; from Eastland. |
Remanded.
w. +. Buckalew VS. State from Lee.
Reversed and dismissed.
Ann Williams VS.. State; from Erath |
Submitted briefs for both parties.
Pleas Ethridge VS.. state; from Johnson. |
Submitted to the supreme court.
Reliance Lumber company VS.. Western |
Union Telegraph company from Jefferson.
Motion to dismiss sustained, judgment not |
sufficiently described in the bond.
Lil&s VS.. Woods d Co.; from Newton. |
Submission Set aside as insufficient briefs
Cause referred back to counsel to be brieied |
by first Monday in March.
Levega ct al VS.. League ct al; motion to
file briefs submitted.
McFadden VS.. Williams; motion to sub
stitute the record granted by consent,
Franklin VS.. Herman. Motion TO substi-
tute granted and transcript submitted.
Ball, Ugtchinss Co. -. Lowell. Motion I
to give precedence submitted.
Timnains and wife vs.. Bonner ct al. Mo-
ton Withdrawn and transcript granted and |
copy Of the order certified To by clerk at
Tyler.
Peters and wife VS. Hackhar. A motion
to dismiss the appeal was submitted.
McFadden VS.. Laughlin. Motion for a /
substitute submitted and granted and tran
script substituted.
Betsey Webster VS.. G.. e. Mann Motion |
to dismiss substituted.
b Webster VS.. q. f. Mann. Motion Of
certiorari to perfect transcript submitted.
GALVESTON, February "A man named |
Fries, coming down from Shoal Point up |
the bay, reports having found a mast aud /
bowsprit and sail between Shoal Point /
and Campbeps, Bayou, on
and sail are supposed to belong TO a boat /
i'm which Frank Crosby and Findlay lief
the city Sunday for the wrecked schooner
Perry. II is generally believed here that
both men have gone down to Watery graves.
The Forty Tuuny Fellows we're ont yes
ierday issuing Invitations 20 Grand masked
la u al thu pavilion.
The court OF Momus and the Reve.ers
Of Ndxos wrr ont to-day.
There will be Eve professions here on .
Marli Gras. t0-wIt: The Court Of Momus,
Rcvelers Of NaN1s, Forty Funny Fellows,
Texas Eighties, and the Military.
The Menus ball viii be held at the /
opera-house. and thnt OF NaN0s az
the military hall. Preparations II
Of most extensive character are being made .
TO make the occasion one q the grandest /
seasons Of enjoyment ever experienced |
within the stale
Large quantities.,f railroad bridge iron are .
being unioadei ai Wsiiams' wharf for the .
San Antonio road.
Work had ~ be abandoned to-day on the .
ietties. owing 20 the ruughness q the water .
On the outside bar. Storm signals are .
flashing. and the wind. AZ the present time |
blowing twenty miles an hour, is gradually .