The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-01
NEWS BY SPECIALS.
Austin.

construction OF q temporary caph " W"
awarded TO Mr.. r. u. Smith. Of ust'n
VINO gives S25 900 bond for the faithful exc
cuiion Of the work, which must be COZ =
pleted by January /, 1883. The building J,
to be constructed OF iirst-class mat rial and
paving; cut. stone front; will be L.shaped;
twenty feet frontage on the avenue aud lGO
on Mesquite street, with depth OF iifty-
four feet and three stories high, aiiording
= more ground room than the old capitol,
Apartments are made for the executive de-
paftments on the ground floor, both
branches of the legislature on the second
floor, and the superior courts, library, etc.,
ON the third floor. The contractor is to
have the use OF the material of the old
buildings on the capital grounds.
CAPTAIN w. G. Walsh, commissioner of
the general land Office, wrote j. H. Poole,
county attorney of Throckmorton, as fol-
ii learn from your Letter that certain
parties filed on seventy sections OF state
school lard in your county on the
% of February, 1882 and that some tlme
with the surveyor to take effect by the "a,
when the period they first filed expired,
and YOU ask instructions for your county
surveyor, If the parties had the right 10
:. DEPOSIT at the same time flies to take effect
A.AIgust ID, November "a ana February ~
Ss3. and so OH; but they had no such right.
and so called files reported to the surveyor
in April were worthless and void, and ii 40
other files have been made upon them tile
lands are now open for sale. The files
made February % held the land for ninety
days, and until the expiration Of that time
AL. n ,aHa ~ IN iplt
parties or any one else The files de
nosited in April we're illegal when made and
do not become legal by the lapse of
the first files The surveyor could not re-
ceive them officially and he could not act
az their agent to present Them for record
when the hers expired. Respectfully,
w. q. WALSH, Commissioner"
Madero, governor OF Coahuia, has writ
ten to the governor i'll RESPONSE TO COM
muaicaion informing him OF an attempt to
disturb certain lani titles in Texas, frandli
ie,,tly procuring certain documents from
the urcn,ves OF the state OF Coahulia lie
writes that previous to his term OF Office
certain papers referring to land concessions
were removed from the archives, hut since
he assumed the duties OF governor no pa
pers have been removed. Among The pa
i,ers referred to are those flied by General
Mexia in the land office III support OF his
< eleven league claim in McLenDan county.
and the concession offered in evidence in
the Gonzales case, lately tried IN San
(! Antonio.
Fuy-eigbt thousand dollars revenues wass
taken in to-day.
u The attendance on the German agflcui'
tural fair was large, and prospects are line.
The school board will meet about the Isl
If June TO determine the location OF the
:, summer normal schools.
HH COURT OF APPEALS.
The following appeals were dismissed
Sprouse VS.. the State; from Milan
: foster VS.. McLutt; IRON johnson
comfy.
Herschell VS.. the State; from Johnson
Moody VS.. the State; from Bosque county.
Kelley vs. the state from McLenhah
county.
Davenport VS. the State; from Bell county
Tue following motiois were overrul.d:
M ulgro,e vs. the State; from Milan
county; three cases. Motion for certiorari
- VS. Dubar & Mason; tioui Falls
county Motion to dismiss.
Johnsou VS.. the Slale. fr, m Mitchell
count, Motion for a rehearng.
n q I. &. r r. VS. McGiassOn; from
Mel eufan county. Melton 10 san s.
,ulth vs. tbr s;ate from Tarral, county
,Muhun tor tChearlns
Rarionv vs. The State; from Hill county.
Mui1OIl 10 ulsIilSo
McLane vs.. the State; from McLennan
county. Motion to reiax costs.
TIE following we're affirmed: Foster VS..
the State from Golad county; Taylor VS.
the State, from Falls county; Dickerson VS.
the State, from Colorado county; Perry VS.,
the State, from Falls county; Kings VS.. the
State, from Falls county.
AUSTIN, May 25-The st. Joseph acad-
emy. of sherman, filed articles of incorpor
alton to-day. 1t will be under the direction
and management of the Sisters OF 81; Mary
The state treasurer has received the can
celled 600 81, 600 bonds for the transfer I
which from New York provision was
made by the legislature in extra session.
They, together with the baby" bonds and
unsigned lnternationals, will be burned
next Monday.
fire this morning burned up a frame
dwelling ON Red River street, 1.-The IN
mates barely escaping with their lives. The
fire was caused by lamp turning over.
Il is believed that the city council. at Its
next r gular session will grant the right OF
\ way TO railroads interested, conditional on
thei running trains at night only, using the
kan- 1. acK aud submitting 10 the SuperVls-
io,@pt the capitol board
The obligations of tn state to satisfy GER
titi cafes Issued 10 la, Dads will. 1t is Iln-
derstood be soon brought to a test in the
federal courts. AOie counsel boid Iia'
while the state obligations to roads repre-
scented an Indefinite quantity, the acts Tying
up the lands In reservations for such flimsy
pref. xis as the payment OF tue rubllc DEBT
are unconstitutional.
AUSTIN, May 26.-Bill Crowder was ar
rested ana jailed Today on warrant from
Hopkins county, charging him with the
theft of horse;
judge Amos p Foster, general mail agent
for Texas, lett this evening for Washington
in company with Jerry Ellis, OF Edwards
county, ex-mail contractor between San
Antonio and Corpus Christi. who goes Us
witness In The star route cases, presume
bIv in the matter Of the route referred TO.
Judge Foster has already sent Postmaster
Manning. OF San Antonio, and j. n. De-
vine. the present osniracior OF the San An
fotio ~ q Corpus Christi route.
rticies OF Incorporation were filed tod y
bv the ID uison Water supply company,
capital stock $lOO,OOO, to construct aud
usi,nsin water works at Drnison.
The ham II education tv-oay prepared
,-fsiogue tr THE Satn Houston n'rinal
=. 90 h.. b. issued at the end the ses-
son.
IN. cs,itm commissioners are engaged
~ niinaii,n, e Mr. Van Ro-enbrrg's
- q.sifs ON Tie l,aerisat'vnal, nlieen
-, A1st.n, 9rh ihe vie~ OF determ-
- tsa iliy 81 the stone for the
D. ~, re expected 70 repot
Galveston.
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ssay 24.-The German bark
-. 90 10 erd m which arrived
A. iraiy. entered to- ay with cargo Vi
~ b~r->oi railroad ron.
= n. Even fe Gil fpears 70 day as q
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