The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-03
Austin.
Special to the Herald.


Special to the Herald.
AUSTIN, July 26.-The receipts ofthe Of
flee of insurance and statistics this far this
year are Sl9,702 an increase over the en-
tire receipts for last year of S2,30f,
The governor to-day received from Pal
estine, a long petition praying that he COM
mute the sentence of Charles Thomas, who
is to be hanged on tho 18th of AugCst, for
the murder, on March l6, 1881, OF Houston
Means. IL is not all likely the petition
will be granted.
A deficiency appropriation was made by
the last legislature of $lC6,C00 70 be APP
piled TO the statement of sherifls' claims
Tor former years which had been held in the
comptroller's Office as far back as 1873, in
the form Of credits TO collectors, and the ac-
counts of collectors could not be closed IN
til the appropriation was made. The
comptroller is now engaged in closing al
the accounts from the appropriation. IN, :
transaction will place about $40 600 school
fund TO the credit Of the available fund.
When these entries are completed, all the
accounts in the comptroller's Office will be
either closed or in suit. The comptroller
thinks the new suits to be instituted on the
1851 accounts will be very few.
A team attached 10 one of Coup's animal
vans ran away to-day, seriously injuring
the driver, who was thrown from his seat.
Prominent republicans declare that har-
monv will prevail ia their convention next
month, and that Jones will be endorsed.
AusTlx, July 27.-The educational de
partment has concluded its labors of APP
oortioning be school fund, The county OF
Dallas, with 4,3l2 children within the
scholastic age, gets Sl3 $40, city OF Dallas,
As children, s5,0l9; Galvesto~ city, 5,69s
children, Sl2,75S; Galveston county, 81
children, 81 SCI; Travis county, 3,494
children. Sl2o6i; Austin, 80 children 10 en-
S5O33; Bexar county, ! ,S25 children, S6,445;
San Antonio, 4.VJ children, slo'ezI NC
Lehman county. 42l0 children, sl4,54E
Waco, ISL children. SfcJ0, GIaysOn
county. 4 G78 childicD, si6-l3J.
The crBeial lard office is Overrun with
WORT There ore over l2.UlO open interest
besriBg fchooi lard accounts, and they are
increasing NJ the rate OF forty day. tins
being the avefare OF hrsi payments on
school lauds. The commissioner VIII com
meme ca tiIe !. & Of August preparing BE
annual fcpo1 for fhe eighteenth lesisia--
fure He has NilndfaWn from sale scLo1l
lsrds in pfrsidio county.
By ciltciiou 81 the governor the nffor-
ney- general today Grew up paper ceding
fhs feueraI government f07 acres OF land in
Kire county 10 Re used for military I.ilr-
he r0rerDor today appointed A. +.
TrFirrier. louisville, university rHee1t.
~ aiso arpointed James ID. Conneh. ~
f.Drrus C1iisii. aistsiUi nftorufF n abe
r-.H .ifrricf vice Cummings killed nf
I.~rri5 some tine sHO ~ Young Haynes.
F-sso ne1s rcosirsd from San Antonio
Tfrfsr.rr's friefls l.E-t ven idle hope
al rs i..sfr f'-rr'. lft-- ip ..fre ti-I.
Pufrelsl i-rtr 4 f1sTi-i--g ere ard D.
1r-l.s. July es.-All i,eIs70s -uop1-ing
% re az ayers ~ i.nfei ,i-efs q st.ipll,
rhrterrifV an tssllln iaiii-- ifiu-f fTtsei.i
- I...-.I 1900 al af.r.rl.sa~ Irrlfn surE