The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-10
Two Prominent Men OF Galveston 10
on a Sailing &cursion-M Much
Anxiety Felt for Their
Safety.
injunction Restraining the Purchaser
Of the Fl Paso School Lands
From Selling the Same.
Wool Growers Association TO be Organ.
lied in ccmanche Comty-skcl.
eton Found.
fonr OF the Brookneld, Mo-, Bank
Robbers Captured.
The Mercer Colony Case Before Judg,
Wood.
o'her Interesting State News
Austia,

iN'*Nt ~ sAso btiNlNs
AUsTiN jmc9. -Caari ers were tiled by the
Nnth Texas NrH,ia' Aid rsier,, ofGsine.-
,Hl'e, 20 furnish all g. dleNi,-n,l,risd mem.
'cfs 'fthe association; tie Noa,i, pI'co
tiardware company, of Dallas. The so,t
Worth hotel company filed an amendnlcn,
TO their charter reducing the directory from
nine to five new directors. W. ]. Boaz, b
c. Evans, j. 0. Sandidge, J. p. Smith and
X. NJ. VanHandt, all of Fort Worth. The
Brlaos compress company, of Waco, also
iled charter The incorporators are
John Martin and W. D, Lacy, of Paris,
Texas, and James II. Martin, of Denison.
Iwenty'eight members ofthc republican
executive committee heard from vote ms
us follows on the subject of selecting place
for the convention. Austin, 10; Fo.A Worth,
8; Dallas, A. Houston, 3; left to M iudg.
ment of the chairman, B. scattering, B. If,
} as is probable, Austin should preserve this
| plurality, the convention due notice of
which is to be given soon, will be held
there.
Captain 8. G. Sneed, chairman of the
democratic executive committee of Travis
county issued a call to-day for demo.
cratic convention on July s; the primaries
to meet July /.
Tho question as to the right of the
United States government to fine the
attendance on jury service of state
officials was tested to-day in the Federal
court, Judge Turaer excusing Mr.. Shelly,
clerk in the comptroller's office, on the
ground that his services in that office could
not be dispensed with without impediment
to the states interest.
In the Mercer colony case, before Judge
Woods, he presented a supplemental bill,
\ asking the court 10 compel disclosure
| from Land Commissioner Walsh of all the
facts relating to the money and assets of
the trust. The bill assumes that large auan.
titles of land in the Mercer colony limits
have been dedicated TO the university and
free schools, in violation of the claimants
| rights. That Judge Pardee's decision ms TO
the establishment of the trust Is couclu-
siye, aud that the land commits sioner should
be required to make full showing of ali
assets and money received from the
sales OF the university and school
lands, and all notes and dues, and
| principal and interest, on such
sales yet unpaid, all of which they say they
| demanded in former pleas, but the land
| commissioner having failed to disclose the
facts asked for, they now pray thar re.
ceiver be appointed to take charge of such
assets and matters in the land office as per.
| tains to the trust. Colonel pellcr, of coun.
! sci for the state, objected on the ground
tl.at In tl.., NJ a Al
| Elemental bills could not be entertained,
The court ruled that the case was in such a
condition that supplemental bills could not
be filed, but the claimants could file Il mo.
ton orpetition in the nature of o supple
mental bill. The court, upon mutual
agreement, decided that the matters In A
supplemental bill be submitted i'm sixty
days, when Judge Pardec will preside.
The following call for bar association
has been made, the original paper is in the
hands of the clerk of the supreme court
The undersigned members OF the bench and
bar hereby unite in n call for bar meeting
70 be held at Galveston on July 18TH, 1882,
for the purpose Of organizing state bar
association. II is earnestly hoped that
there will be q full representation of the en-.
tire bar of the state. Signed; o. NJ. Rob.
erts, ex-chiei justice of supreme court; T.,
|. Moore, ex-chief justice; Robert S. Gould
NH Bonner. John w. Stayton, John p,
White, ]. NJ. Hurt, Sam A. Wilson, Rich.
ard $. Walker, A. r. Watts. w. s. Delong,
j. III. McLeary, A. w. Terrell, A. NJ. Jack.
son, .C..s. West, John B. Rector, w. p.
Rallinger T. n. Waul, A. N. Willie,
.; l.. Cleaveland, Robert Y. Street,
Charles Hume, Thomas J., Deyine,
Simkins, Baker h Bats, Hutchinson & Car.
rington, Thomas NJ. Harwood George r.
Todd, Walker A. g. Kerr, ]. II. Carrall,
Marshall Fulton, f. q. Bower, Richard
Morgan. A. II. Field, A. w. Debcrry,
Sayles Il Bassctt, Hare 4 Head, Throck.
morton, Brown Il Bryan, Woods, Wilkins
Z Cunningham, Makenzison, Fisher Il
Price.
SUPREME COURT.
The following are the supreme court dc.
cisons Thomas Dwyer VS.. j. w. Hack.
worth; from Washington county. Rc.
yersed and rendered In favor of Dwyer
Houston q Texas Central railway VS.. A. ].
Barragcr: from Travis county. Reversed
aud remandeu. Houston & Texas Central
railway vs. jeremiah o. Hara; from Nm.
yarro county. Reversed and remanded.
In the following cases the opinions of
the commissioner are adopted w. III. Par.
rors, ct. al, VS.. j. y. Smith, et. al. from
Talrant county. Affirmed. Galveston,
Harrisburg & San Antonio railway com.
pany VS.. y. Cartwright; from Caldwell
county, Affirmed, G. Freeman w. Polly
Brundagc; from Dallas county Affirmed,
J. VI. Wilson w. =. J. Goldsmith; from Far.
rar county. Affirmed. N. II. Horn VS..
Sarah shamblin; from MeLennan county.
Reversed. j. 4. Bond and
Caldwell CIS Vs. county. M A,1ms EIls0n' W. from
llutchins VS.. Il. w. Lockctt; error from
Johnson county. Reversed aud remanded. |
A. w. Austin vs.. A. B. Allen ct al: from
Fannin county. Affirmed. Lizzie Camp. |
bell vs. Houston 4 Texas Central railway |
co npany; irom Ellis county. Appeal dis. |
missed. A. Morris VS.. l.. Montgomery; |
from Washington county. Referred. Hous.
ton & Texas Central railway com.
pany, vs.. Taylor from Navarro
county. Appeal dismissed. Caroline
Stephens vs.. II. O. Nelson ct al; from Till
county. Reversed. william NJ. Sneed Va.
o. +. Townsend; from Coryell county. Re-
versed. John +. sedgwick VS.. J. X. Patter. |
son; from McIennan county. Reversed. NJ.
M. Childress vs. 8. o. Quinn; from GuAda-