The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-20
NEWS BY SPECIALS.


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gtalea tree.ttrV noe4 h'lu . 70
to Inv hooks for other pirilcs are noi laple
To- iafntion, being exempt by th, l"Hsu W
Tho United states Tie comptroller has puol
notinod that the collector Of Galveston
county holds 81 go collected from tho
Galveston wharf company nbout wlich
question Is pending before the attorney
gpnorl os 10 whether the interest Of the
CITY of Galveston In the wharf com.
many is subject to taxation.
The comptroller instrucls the
collector to hold tho modey pending
The decision of the Encouragement and
not 10 paw II into the treasury. The attor-
general is awaiting papers for which
he has written the mayor of Galveston,
and upon the receipt OF them
will render his opinion.
There Is now 100000 in the treasury sub
feet to be used forpartial payment on ne
Bexar county subsidy bonds issued to the
Galveston, Harrisburg IL san Antonio rail-
way company.
The contract with the holders OF
the bonds was that q 2 per
cent sinking fund should be paid every
year on the bonds, and the comptroller
states that the coupons will not be paid
their face value as he will enter against
pavments due on each, BY which the an
nual interest will be decreased to that ex-
tent. The sinking fund thus applied is sub
iect to the orders OF the bonds. This is
new ruling and is applicable to all the sub
sidy bonds issued under the act Of 1871.
DR.. Swearingen, state health officer, has
filed certificate with the comptroller set
ting forth that the amount OF $4,000 has
been subscribed by the citizens OF
Galveston in addition to the $4,000
a.. tol hxyt hnc tntn FL
disinfecting warehouse at Galveston. This
amount is deemed sufficient for the pur-
Since the LIST of July $11 900 has been re-
ceived for drummers license.
The report OF the killing of Jack Harris
by Ben Thompson at San Antonio has been
the talk of the city to-day, and comments
are generally unfavorable for Thompson He
has sent here and engaged counsel for his
defense, one of whom left for San Antonio
tonight.
d. j. Headby. train dispatcher at Taylor,
was killed last night at that place by
freight conductor named Cook. According
to reports received here it was wanton
murder.
In the Russell case the entire forenoon
was occupied in the cross.cxamination OF
Heappentz in regard to the alleged false
ACCOUNTS; the remainder of the
day in examining other witnesses for the
defense. The evidence was to the effect the
accounts were made up by deputies
without Russel's interference or
supervision. But. it disclosed a
loose manner Of do ing business, that to
saw the least was not creditable to the Of
flee. The case will probably extend into
next week.
~ AUSTIN, July l3-There is very little of
general news to report tonight:
In the Russell case the defendant was
put upon the stand this morning and his
NH inn w q mt concluded at the lt-
journment of the court this evening. He
testified, among other things, that before
making out the account for Transporting
prisoners to Chester, Illinois, he consulted
with District Attorney Evans and that the
latter advised him that he had right to
charge for full railroad fare notwithstand-
ing the reduced rates he had obtained.
Judge Evans will probably deny
this il rebuttal, as he asserts
that he only told Russell that
he could charge mileage i'll his own district
when he had passes.
A son of Mr.. Won Boeckman fell from the
temporary new capitol building to-day and
broke his arm,
The capitol board to-day teegraphed for
Architect Meyers to come here to certify to
the working plans made from the original
drawing.
The contract for the new Masonic temple
here was let to-day at $14 800. 1t will be
three-story brick building.
The Bar association here have elected del
egates to the bar meeting on the 10th
instant.
The comptroller has decided that where
LIQUOR dealer pays his license after the in
stitution of criminal proceedings the county
attorney is not entitled to commission.
The comptroller decides that when the
liquor dealers have been prevented from
continuing business by reason of the adop-
ton of the local option law they cannot
claim relief except where they have taken
out license since March 1lth 1881, and that
is the plain meaning of the act of the late
special session of the legislature.
1t is reported that public sentiment in
San Antonio is very favorable to Ben
Thompson, except, among the friends OF
Harris. 1t is thought there that he will
be admitted to bail, and number OF good
citizens here have Offered themselves as
bondsmen.
The Corsicana Law Library association
filed charter to-day. Capital stock, $4,000.
AUSTIN, July ii -Adjutant General King
states that reports received from the ron
tier show that everything is quiet, though
Indian camp fires are pl inly visible
on the border between New Mexico and
Texas. He does not apprehend serious
trouble, unless the active campaign be,
tween the United States and Mexico shall
drive the hostile Indians into the state,
in which event he hopes TO make good In
dams of large number after General Sheri-
dan approved lnelnOus
A larger number of drummers' licenses
have been issued 10 date than last year, and
the amount paid in for same is Sll 20.
Two thousand siv hundred and eighty
four dollars OF the 5000 appropriated by
the Legislature has been paid out to liquor
dealers whose business was stopped by the
operation of the local option law.
The capitol board is finding difficulty in
securing right-of-way for sewers authorized
by the late special session of the legislature
and the engineer In charge is now selecting
new routes. Colonel Ashbel Smith is in
the CITY, and the board of university re-
gents will probably meet tomorrow and
award the contract for the university
building. II is not known whether
any new bids will be offered
or not until the amendment Of the
law of 1881, for the sale of school lands.
Surveyors are reporting lands second
time that have already been appraised and
report d. The land commissioner decides
that this Is not authorized by law, and
that surveyors are not entitled 20 compen-
sation thefeupoD, and the attorney-eeneral
sustains his ruling.
Galveston.
Special TO the Herald.
GALVESTON, July PA large force Of
men are now engaged upon the line Of the
Gulf Colorado & Santa fe between sny-
deris Camp, three miles south OF Lyon