The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-16

from Galveston county. Submitted on
briefs of both parties. -,
d. @. Cunningham, certificate OF appeal,
vs., Z. Hciderhelmer & Co.. from Calves
ton county, Submitted on certificate; En-
William e 7. II. Darwin vs.: ii. I. Tomp-
kins. county Judge, and W. 7. Harper,
county clerk; petition on writ mandamuss,
from Waller county. Mandamus refused,
Allen King VS.. state; from Brazoria coun-
ty Affirmed.
j. NJ. w. Long VS.. state; from Guadalupe
county. Reversed and remanded.
Marcus Tyler vs.. state; from Guadalupe
county. Reversed and remanded.
Henry G. Rogers VS.. state; from travis
county. Submitted on argument OF appel
liant and briefs of both parties
Austin.
Special to the Herald.
AUSTIN, February S.-A quorum of sher-
ifs are in attendance at the convention to-
day, and the convention proceeded to 'usi-
ness. B. Il. Jones, of Dallas,
in the chair Nine new mem
bels were enrolled. a resolution
was adopted inviting the governor and
heads of departments to address the con-
vention. The following committee was APP
pointed to convey that wish: Cox, Wiser
and Thomas. A committee on
resolutions, composed of Corwin,
Barber end Raddox, was appointeedd,
The secretary read letter from the sheriff
Of Houston county calling attention to the
refusal of the comptroller to allow the
sherihTs fees in felony cases where
service was rendered prior to July
file accounts as CLAIMS against the state
and ask the legislature for relief or
bring mandamus. The suit, against
Comptroller Brown was referred to the
committee on resolutions.
The governor to-day issued proc
lamation ordering an election March
7th, in the 10th, 2Sth and 10Th senatorial
districts to fill the vacancies created by the
death OF Senators Powers and Buchanan,
an the resignation of Senator Lane,
and an election in the fifty
| fifth representative district, to fill the place
of Representative Bruce, of Johnson
| county, deceased.
Charters were filed by the Gene
terry association at Denison, capital $1,000
and the Waco Driving Park association, CAP
ital, $4,000
The governor left this evening to attend
the meeting of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college directors at Bryan.
He is invited by the sher-
IiTs' association to attend their
BANQUET tomorrow night and meet with
and address the association at their next
session.
The Jury in the Rube Boyce case hangs
ten for acquittal and two ioI convlctloh.
AUSTIN, February 9.-The comptroller to-
day in reply to q second request by letter
| from Hon S. II. Darden, that he submit to
the encouragement the question OF sherlis
cost, in felony cases performed before July
| LIST, 1881, says: Entertaining no
doubt of the correctness of my ruling to
which objection has been made, my sense
of official responsibility would Oblige me TO
adhere to it and seek the opinion of the at
torney-general. Without any intention OF
being governed thereby, if in conflict with
my own, it would be to trille with him in the
performance Of his duties, and would have
an effect opposite that of quieting the COM
plants Reference TO the matter as 1e.
acuested, is therefore respectfully declined"
At meeting of the Sheritis' association
| to-day a motion was adopted memorallZlng
the governor to submit TO the Legislature
resolution asking shat sheritls be paid 90
cents per day for boarding each prisoner;
that their pay for eX-oflicio services shall
not be less than $500 per annum, for
each sheriff whose county votes one thous-
and or less: and for each one thousand IN
crease, or fraction thereof, 500 additional
per annum compensation for attaching wit
nesses in outside counties
After adoption of resolutions of thanks to
abroad and citizens, the convention adj
iourned to meet at Waco next year. The
association gave banquet at the Raymond
hoase. The governor did not attend, he
being in Bryan.
The Ladies' Art association will open their
art salon in this city April 10.
| The Jury in the robbery case hangs:
Several fresh burglaries were committed
last night.
AUSTIN, February lO.-The Southern no.
tel was entered by burglars last night, aud
provisions valued at 500 stolen from the
store.room. This business has lasted so
long and so successfully that sense OF gen
eral insecurity begins to reVall,
The Judgment against Zip Lacour, eX-
collector of Liberty county, was sold to-day
/ TO Colonel j. ii. Stewart for $1,000.
The judgment against ). Scoggins, eX-
collector of Falls county, is advertised for
sale.
church case against NJ cCorkle, for with
holding funds, will be called in Justice
Gregg's court next Monday. =.
G.. NJ. Cune, an Italian, died suddenly
/ this morning under suspicious
! circumstances. The deceased TOOK
/ n dose OF pills ana lmmedlateII Ieii 10 tiie
| floor frothing at the mouth, eXclaimlng, II
| am sick" Death occurred ina few minutes.
/ He had been taking pills for several days,
| and il is believed that some one acquainted
/ with the premises dropped wrong pill IN
| the box. An inquest will be held to-mor-
row..
] 81 eClll rates Ol Olt anu OllN-iliNA lfhiN
/ been accorded by the principal railroads IN
1 the state to the stock men attending the
convention.
The comptroller's open letter to the gov
crnor will be out next week.
! AUSTEN. February 1l.-ATangements
were pade to-day by the executive con-
mittee to entertain the stock convention TO
| the number Of five hundred to repast at
/ the Raymend house Thursday night The
/ association to-day received a telegram from
the stockmen Of Western Kansas, rendering
| best wishes TO the stockmen Of Texas.
The commissioner Of insurance has re-
/ iected the application Of the Hartford Lie
/ n Insurance Amenity company for author
/ ity 20 transact business in Texas through
/ its safety fund department. the reason a.
! signed for the refusal being thaC certificate
/ d. ldcrs IN the safety fund department, by
] the express terms Of the certificates, are rel
egated 10 a mouuary fund, to be raised by
Al assessment on themselves for the pay
mtnt Of death losses, ard have 10 recourse
on The capital OF the company.
] Articles Of Incorporation were h4sfi To-Day
. blythe Lott a. Nelson company. oi corpus
/ Christi: capital stock. -1'Vn, WIN We
] u-irilpre oil increasing if % Sl.WDt1 %
eneucr DOB general raitriIing. catt .t---li,-i-
|tcfiur Gti -eef prcsie nl-ine-s. lhr
4 -1l-- .nr tife out rafi1us N.lI Dee " i-ce, ..ii
Drral counties. Charter we're nI-i hitl
hr so'9rCl lodges ID t4u 4e.i1Esii.p ana
Laa1-.ic. ol = ln Antonio.
I.e citr elec'ipl resulted beg fle lfieti nl
tie srrfos fi1n fn increase tIe 90 'd
ile tiir altInr.tiss % Issue r-di.'l-ii
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r8-.. -n t...a.- the ftriIet-
.en r.I. involving -.-. -.tI.rr riil % o.
f. ferea1-a1e OF tie collection The -i' orli-5 10
et1.e-1l rave NOTICE ~ arTee-
tuHrr the vouchers Cf tire HO1-ion
Nrrrr.1 institute in the c0muirulllr once,