The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-21
Miss Burke Wins the Ten Mile Race at
Houston, Beating Her Com.
petitor by Half a
Mile.
A fiendish Murder Committed Near
Fort Reno, Indian Territory.
No Apparent Reason.
A Heavy Fire at Mine0la...A Complete
List Of Losses and In.
surancc.
BrownwoOd Refuses to he lncorpc.
rated.-.San Antonio Notes.
Judge Walker Renders His Decision In
the International Case.
Other Interesting State News.
Galveston.


GALVESTON, March 20.-Ludwig Anton
tempted to suicide by jumping in the bay |
from .Morgan's wharf. Timely assistance
of Special Officer Williams and three col. |
ored men prevented his succeeding. |
lie Is resident OF Havana, whence !
he came in search OF health. I
He made similar attempt upon his life |
upon his arrival ut the wharf on the steam !
ship Morgan from Ilayana, but he was pre-
vented by officers Of the boat.
At a meeting Of the city council this even
ing Mayor Fisher made the following ncini-
nations: N. N. John, city collector. and
Alex. Easton, city clerk, both Of which were
rejected. Vote. to against The mayor
then, recognizing that IT was the
purpose of the majority to op-
pose any nominations that he might
make, would not make further suggestions
and said he would name the standing COM
mittees for the year, which he did to the de-
cided disgust OF the majority, who were
given the craftsmanship Of only the most
unimportant committees. II is evident the
mayor is to meet with the same antagonsm
which confronted him last year.
In the wrestling match yesterday even
ing. at the pavilion ON the beach, between
Mcmahon, champion collar andcbow
wrestler OF the world and Kennedy, the
unknown from Colorado, Mcmahon was
victorious, by n score of out of 8, Ken
nedy having made the first throw.
Annie Essex, colored, was found dead in
bed at her residence, at O o'clock this
morning. Verdict Of the jury--heart
disease.
Nine. Emilene Arnoud, who arrived in
the city. yesterday from Henderson, on
leaving the car was met by negro who
proposed to carry her basket and show her
the hotel. Reaching the corner he broke
and ran with the basket, containing among
other things her portmannaie. The chiefot
police being notified provided for her imme-
diate necessities, and has detailed detectives
to arrest the thief.
Cotton receipts, ,03l bales. Sales, 100
bales. Closed quiet and unchanged.
| COMMISSIONERS OF APPEALS.
Winston W. Winston; from Brazoria
county. Reversed and remanded.
l Indianola railroad company vs.. Frian;
fran Calhoun county. Reversed and dis
missed.
Texas & New Orleans railway vs.. Sutton;
from, Harris county. Reversed and re-
manded.
Russell vs.. King; from Orange county.
Affirmed.
Willburn VS.. Odd Fellows Building and
Exchange company; from Harris county.
Affirmed.
Meeise 4 Co. VS.. Ginnaccho; from narri-
son county. Rchearing granted and af-
iirmed.
Board Of trustees of Trinity university VS..
Mcfarland. Motion for rehearing sub
mitted.
James B. Cassidy ct al. VS.. Smith, ad-
ministrator Transferred TO Austin.
The following order of cases were trans
ferred to the supreme court.
Hobby vs. Cottingham. Transferred to
Austin.
Houston a Texas Central VS.. Brcmond;
from Harris county.
Floyd vs.. Rust, administrator; from
| Wharton county.
Bond ct al. vs.. Burford; from Jefferson
county
Bennettvs. Harrington ct al; from Harris
county.
City of Galveston VS.. $. .& +. Martin,
from Galveston county.
| Woodhouse IL Co. w. Kennedy from
| Cameron county.
:. Fosteran ct al. VS.. Ellis; from I.ayaca
county
Herndon ct al. vs.. heirs of Kinghendall;
from Harris county.
Friedlander VS.. Ehrenworth from Colo.
RADIO county.
Trinity county VS.. Polk county from
Polk county
City OF Galveston vs.. W. s. Posmakinky /;
from Galveston county.
NJ. G. Rae ct al. vs.. McWilliams; from
Polk county.
Stell, administrator, vs.. Lewis 4 Dill.
worth from Gonzales county.
Smith VS.. Clegg from Galveston county.
| Whiting vs.. Grass from Colorado county.
Eastman vs., Ward, Dewey & Co., from
Walker county.
Adjourned for the term.