The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-13
NEWS BY SPEClALss
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United States Marshal RUSSELL Tor render
ing false account Tor expenses Of trahs'
portation Of prisoners TO the pententiary
nj Auburn, Now York, was called tIis
morning In the United states district court.
A motion 10 quash the Indictment for de-
feet was made by the defense, but over
ruled. Both parties then announced ready
and the trial is now In progress Nothing
beyond mere formal evidence has been in
troduced to-day. Each step taken Is being
closely contested by an able array Of com
sci on both sides. United States District
Attorney Evans Is assisted by special cOun-
sci George Haschat, Of San Antonio, while
the defense Is represented by Hancock
Dc West, Speeks & 5need, PendeXter ~
Walton and Hill and the Russell Brothers.
Colonel RUSSELL and his friends declare their
confidence in favorable result.
The Capital Marriage Aid association, Of
Austin filed charter to-day. Its object
is to endow its members with a certain sum
of money upon marriage or stated tlme
thereafter The corporators are James
Muir, Il. l.. Wren, of Austin; J. Il. Boyle,
of Choctaw, Mississippi, ana e. s. Arnold,
ofMOntgomery, Texas.
The Mutual Benefit and Loan association
of Palestine Texas, have also filed a char
ter. Capital stock 100000. Its object is
declared to be to accumulate money to lease
to stockholders. ~
A young lady of this city, Miss Ella
Rust, last night slipped and fell from
the door step of her residence, breaking
: several bones of her hand and body and
sprainmg her arm
Tho receipts of the state treasury for June
were as follows: On the comptroller's de-
posit warrants for June revenue, $685.
1886; available school funds, $3,s073O;
permanent school fund.- $30,S7llO; uni;
versity fund, $54 90; blind asylum land
asylum land sales, S4l3.96; luna
tic asylum land sales, $1,4l5.77;
fifty cents per acre public domain, ST ,S3l.-
06.
Professor ]. ]. Anderson goes to Houston
tomorrow to take charge OF the colored
normal school.
A SQUAD of United States regulars passed
through this afternoon en- route to Fort
Ringgold.
Captain NJ. G. Howe, Of Houston, and j.
K. Pointer, of San Antonio, well-knoWn
railroad men, are in the city.
A little girl living about four miles from
the city died yesterday from the effects OF
severe burns caused by the explosion OF
can of kerosene oil the evening previous.
A young negro named Tom Williams was
to-day declared insane by jury in the
county court and committed to jail.
AUSTIN, July 6.-The cash in the treasury
was increased to-day by $4,000 turned
over by Collector Hewlen, of Cooke county,
who made full settlement with the state.
Collector Brown, of Caldwell, to-day made
final settlement with the comptroller and
SO close and regular has been his remit
tances that; he only turned in sol to bal
ance his account. About forty tax collec-
tors nave already settled in full cash, and
credit papers are IN the comptroller's Office,
which, when adjusted, VIII ri, close me aG-
counts OF about fifty more. The comptrol-
Ter states that.by.the 18th, Ire has reason to
believe that all will have set
tied in full with the exception OF a
few who have been habitually
in arrears, and have always settled at the
end of a lawsuit. He states that he intends
to take steps to prevent the latter from get
ting any more money III their hands till
they7have given new and satisfactory bonds.
He has sent out in registered packages to
all tax collectors occupation tax receipts
under the new law, which went into effect
July LIST, but he was to-day informed by the
registry clerk in the post-ofiice that 1t
would be at least ten days before he could
get them off, and the Inconvenience arising
from the delay will thus rest with the post
al department.
Two hundred and twenty three drum
mers' licenses have been issued since July
LIST to date, amounting 10 S7,o05. The
comptroller thinks the income rom TINS
source will not be less than SlOO,OO0.
He thinks the reduction Of $l5 on each
license will DO counterbalanced by the
number which will be taken out, many
houses taking two when only one before
He expects to furnish the STATE board OF
education with an estimate OF the available
school fund by Saturday next, and Things
it will exceed 100000. He confidently
expects that notwithstanding the decrease
in taxation and the increase in the scholas-
tic populaton, that the pro rata Tor each
pupil will not be less than for last year..
4 charter was filed to-day by the First
Baptist church Of Breckenridge Stephens
county; also by the Texas Homestead
and Colonization association, Of Hous-
ton, for the purpose of &C
During lands, forming colonies, etc
CAPITAL stock, $4,000. Directors-Rey. J,
Harvey Jones, j. b. Scott, Houston; II.
Armstrong, Galveston W. T. Carson, ii;
Y. Withet, Waco; A. Z. Jackson; Chappell
Hill, p. II. Collins, Fort Bend; Il. II. An
derson, Hampstead; NJ. Anderson, Mont
gomery, From the names Of the directors
il seems to be in the interest OF the colored
people. .
lum inspected the work on the new build
ing to-day and they report it well and sub
stantially done. The roof OF one OF the
buildings is being put on. This IS the
work which was so severely criticised by
committee of the late legislature and the
board find that the committee in their re-
port did great injustice botn 10
them and TO the contractor. The latter
thinks that he Will have the entire work
completed by the first of January.
three months earlier than the contract re-
IL Is reported that the city board of
equalization will appear before the grand
Jury and procure the Indictment for per-
Jury of large number of persons for max
ing false returns of personal property. 1t
=. orto Al fhaf In the amount
sworn to is $4,000 less than the actual
value. A.,
shal Russell is attracting much attention.
The charge upon which he Is now being
tried is for rendering false reports of ex-
penses incurred in transporting two prison.
ers from Huntsville to Auburn, New York.
THE accounts cover the services and expen-
ses oEthree guards, j. Hoeh, j. IL. Lacy
and w. Y. Singleton. from Austin 70 Au-
burn and return. Both Lacy aud Single
ton we're upon the stand and tssiined that
the latter only went from Marshall TO 81
Louis aud did not return with the party
Singleton testified that he rode from Mar,
shaf 10 Texarkana on q pass % his own, pald
his own fare from there TO ST. LoiJs ana re-
ceiyed nothing for bis seryices as guard.
Colonel Russell and his friends claim that
the matter will be satisfactorily explained
and feel confident OF his acquttal. 1he
greater part Of the day was spent in DIS
cussion over the admissability OF evi-
dench. upon which point Judge Turner re-
served his decision till morning. TO which
time court adjourned.
The commissioner OF insurance mas
adopted the rule OF notifying al agents IN
the state by a printed postal card Of the
admission Of Insurance. companies as they
occur. This IL done as an additional means
Of detecting the smuggling Of Insurance.
The Merchants Insurance company OF
Newark, New Jersey, was granted an
fhority to-day 70 DO business m
Teras. the second since the issuance Of the
insurSr,ce chart on the 3ist Of March last.
fhe Tniou Marine Of philadelphia, being