The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-15
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Special TO the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
AUSTIN, June 10.--Artlcles of inoorpora-
tion were filed to-day in the state depart
ment by the Dallas Electric Light company,
capital stock $4,000 who propose to fur
nish electric light for public and private
use in any of the cities of central and north
Texas. Principal office at Dallas. Direc'
tory: J. Il. Schneider, A. Davis, w. G. Con-
nor, j. l.. Leonard, S. o HemenYay Alex.
Sanger, j. II, Britton, W. IL. Fhppen and
S. j. Adams.
A charter was also filed by the Hope
Hook and Ladder company No. /, OF Pal
estine.
At the comptroller's office numerous COM
plants have been received from assessors
and collectors of the inadequacy Of their
competency, resulting from the reduction
on taxation made at the last extra session
of the legislature. Some of these officers
have resigned and others say they will do
SO when their present work is completed.
1t is now positively asserted that the
cash balance July LIST will exceed $SOO,O00.
Commissioner Walsh thinks that, owing
to the inadequacy of force in the land
Office examinations of all school lands
other than pine lands cannot be made
before February. This will prove danper
to the hopes of numerous spectators.
A fine oil portrait of Judge Duval was
presented to the United States court to-day,
Major Walton delivering the address.
The city has under consideration the sub
ject of proposing partnership to the state in
the use of the sewer authorized by the act
of the extra session, to be construed from
the lunatic asylum to the river.
AUSTIN June 12.-The encouragement
to-day in the matter of the complaint for
the demolition of school land timber made
against the commanding officer of the
! United States troops at El Paso submitted
to him by the governor cited the statutory
| provision bearing upon the. subject. He
| suggested that no legal steps be taken, but
the commanding officer or quartermaster
at Ell Paso be requested to appoint an APP
praiser to act with one appointed by the
governor in fixing the amount of damage,
payment to be sought from the quarter
master-general by aid of the Texas senators
in congress.
In order to correct existing abuses, Land
Commissioner Walsh to-day issued the
following supplementary instructions to
surveyors: surveyors must keep their Off
ces at the county-seats; files must be made
with the surveyor at his Office in business
hours; files made elsewhere are illegal and
can only be relieved of such illegality by
being recorded by the surveyor in his Of
flee before another file or application has
been rendered on said land. Files
thus made and recorded will be
only respected from the date of such record.
A file or application for school land will
record by the surveyor. During such
ninety days il is not subject to be filed upon
by the original applicant or anyone else, or
to be withdrawn or transferred. A transfer
of file before the first payment has been
made to the state treasury will not be re-
spected A file deposited with a surveyor,
to take effect at some time in the future, is a
nullity; being illegal when made, it is not
legalized by the lapse OF former ile.. Sur
veyors cannot act as the agents of pur-
chasers of school lands"
The State fair association are getting up a
purse of $500 to be offered as prize TO
competitive state military drill.
The Loring cattle company, of Fort
Worth, capital stock, $250,0O0, filed char
ter to-day. The directors are W. Y: Failigh,
j. w. Zooak, H. Z. Hewlett, G.. b. Loring
and Y. A. Frazier.
charter was also filed by the King
County Land and Live Stock company,
principal office at Austin. Capital stock,
800 600. Directors, Frank Hamilton, j. Z.
johnson, T. A. Thompson, W. J. Mont
gomery, r. NJ. Thompson and John B. Rec
tor.
COMMISSIONERS OF APPEALS.
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio
railroad VS.. Freeman, from Fort Bend coun-
ty; reversed and remanded, Delany, j.; city
of Corsicana VS.. White, from Navarro coun-
ty; reversed and remanded, Delany, j.;
Sewell VS.. Lawrence, from Dallas county;
& Texas Central railroad company, from
Harris county; reversed and remanded,
Watts, J.. Haynes VS.. Epps, from Collin |
county; reversed and remanded, Watts, j.; |
Woods vs. Eastwood, from johnson county; |
reversed and remanded, Watts, j.; Mckee
VS.. Echols, from Navarro county; reversed |
and remanded, Watts, j.; Mathews VS.;
Denison, from Bell county; reversed and
remanded, Watts, j.; Texas IL Pacific rail- |
road VS.. Ferguson, from Dallas county, /
reversed and remanded, Walker, p. j.; |
Scram ct al VS.: Diggal from Guadalupe
county; affirmed, Walker p. j.. HUGHES |
Bros. VS.. McDii g. Green, from Dallas !
county; reversed and remanded, Walker,
p.j. -
s. Cary VS.. the State, from Dallas county, /
affirmed; Green VS. the State, from Walker
county, reversed and remanded; Patterson |
vs. the State, from Gonzales county, af-
firmed; Lagrone VS.. the State, from Milan
county. reversed and dismissed; NJ ddox
VS.. the State. IRON Milan county, reversed /
and remanded; Davenport VS.. Mitters, from
Bell county, motion to lille transcript
granted; Whitaker VS.. the State, from Dem
ton county, reversed and remanded Will
liams VS.. the State. from Wilson county, |
reversed and remanded Echols VS.. the
State, from -. appeal dismissed; Ayers
VS.. the state, from BeKar county, dismissed.
Galveston.
Special to the Herald.
GALVESTON, June l0.-The Mexican cable
steamer International arrived outside early
this morning. but owing 10 her having
touched al Kingston, jamaica sixteen days
since. she was detained In quarantine.
The governor has telegraDhed to author
sze her. that Is, IL the vessel has clean bill /
and the health officer Of the state does not
oh,ect 10 enter. The matter now lies with
n r. Lra1fh Thu lavfnU NJ the ohOre
end will be witnessed by thousands. When
connection here IL completed the Interna-
tsonal will return to BrazOs Santiago, where
about four hours labor viii be required 70
perfect connection through to Tampico
an nemocraiic ward meetings were held ]
throughout the city this evening TO
elect delegates 10 the county convention.
Al short time since a letter was received
,,e-e from an auction house 10 New Orleans !
addressed 20 the chief shipping clerk Of a
iarre wholesale dry goods establishmeni,
eo,aniainine Of the non-receipt Of goods !
nrornised 70 be shipped and asking for an {
frpiauation. The letter by accident fell
into the hands OF the firm who, having no
dealings with the New orleans auction {
house. naturally had their suspicious
,afotsed, and upon inVestigation II ves
found hat the chief shipping clerk and bus :
assistant. who is a nephew 20 one Of the I
firm had for some time since been carrying ]
o. 4 svstemstic plan efrobbing the estab- y
Iishment. selling goods for their own &C
count 81 View Orleans, at q discount upon
the market value
Gurr-Tor. June 1.-The Mexican cable
steamer international came IN to-day 20 Z
r,oirIf one and half miles Of shore and vii :
complete laying 81 shore today and to I
rrInrruu from point seven miles out from ]
eh0-r. where the steamer began work :
-ourle n weeks since. Upon completion 8
ii tbs ana c0nnssiign Ct Brszos Santiago,