The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-25
NEWS BY SPECIALS.
Austin.
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ppecial 10 The fTersld.

AUSTIN.
Special to The Herald.
AGsriN, May 17--Comn missioner Walsh 4
in receipt Of loifor from prominent Cit
zen of sherman, informing him Of lhe cN
istenCe there OF n powerful syndicate
bent on Ghne on oil the school lands in lI
Pan Aandir Us so"n ~ the surveyor Of sOk
county will De notified Of the approval ol
the valuations by the commissioners. The
Sherman syndicate msy 100 soon learn
that with the present iuaiequg,e force in
the iand Office the commissioner may not
be a be 10 approve the valuation before the
meeting Of the 18Th Legislature. The COM
missioner also received letter from II
scared land agent at Wabasg, Indiana, TO
the effect that a party TO whom he had sold
anumber Of railroad certificates threatens
to indict him on the ground that the certiti-
Gates gre fraudulent, there having been no
land to locate them on when they were is
sued 1t Is thought that this case with u
thousand or more 10 follow, will eventually
go into the United States court.
The towns of III Pgso and San ElZario
have taken charge of their schools. The
scholastic census of EcCulloCh county gives
it 2l5 children of scholastic age fifty Live of
whom cannot read.
The Missouri press association will pass
through here tomorrow.
70 AUSTIN, May 1S.-This morning at
O'Clock the Missouri press association
reached this city, and mt once repaired to
the Raymond house, where an elegant re.
past was served. After eating, the parry
took carriages and were conveyed around
the city. They left at IL O'Clock highly
delighted with the city and Texas gener-
ally. Governor Roberts was introduced 10
the excursionists and made few happy
and timely remarks, after which he pre-
sented each one OF the lady eycursionlsts
with copy ofhis book on Texas.
The charter Of the UrsUlinC institute, Of
Galveston, was filed to-day. The object is
educational.
Judge Sam A, Wilson qualified as judge
of the appellate court to-day.
The comptroller rules that it is the right
Of counties that have issued subsidy
bonds to railway companies, under the aGt
of1S7l, to pay said bonds IN partial pay
ments from the sinking fund, to the extent
off per cent. annually, aud thus decrease
the annual interest," insteed Of applying the
sinking fund to each bond in the form OF u
partial payment on note The
practice has prevailed to purchase
bonds entire and extinguish 10 the amount
OF the sinking fund, thus avoiding The in.
convenience OF changing the face value OF
the interest coupons. Persons holding GER
tain su bsidy bonds refuse to sell except at
high preGium, and thus the sinking fund
would be idle aud interest continue to run
comptroller states that he will notify the-i
Treasurer that the value Of the coupons is |
lowered on account Of his having |
registered the payment on every bond
i'll the same manner as if the bonds Were
presented, and partial payment to the ex-
tent of the sinking fund applicable by law
made. The contract under winch these
bonds were issued gives the right to the
holder to receiye,2 per cent. annual pay
ment from the sinking fund on the face OF
his bond, and equally it is this right of the
counties that issued bonds 10 maze
these payments and thus decrease their
debt and the annual interest. The question
for the first time has assumed direct
issue on account of Mr.. Caldwell, |
of Bexsr county, having rendered bonds to
the comptroller to- purchase at IS cents
premium. The comptroller says, under no
circumstances, will he pay Il premium, or
subsidy, Oh bonds issued under the act of
1871
The department of education is receiving
letters daily asking information about the !
location OF the summer normal schools. |
As soon as the price of board and expenses |
at different points can be ascerlaned, the |
places where schools will be located will be |
made known.
The fish commissioner to-day forwarded |
to Washington several varieties OF native |
Texas fish. "a
The committee t&whom the question of |
g'snting the right-ofwsy to the Austin & |
North western railroad company for the |
purpose OF hauling stone to be used in the |
construction Of the new capitol and uni |
versity building, were not ready to report |
and were granted further time.
AUSTIN, May l9.-The Lamar Female !
seminary, Of Paris, Texas, incorporated ny !
an act of the legislature approved May nth |
1871, filed an amendment to its charCer to- !
day. changing the name to the Woodlawn |
Female college.
Colonel Ford, superintendent of the deaf
and dumb institute, in reply to a request |
asking free passes for pupils over the Hous-
ton & Texas Central railroad, received an
answer that the company will not furnish
them this year as heretofore, for the reason
that the reduction of passenger fare to
three cents will not warrant the
company 10 issue free passes to pupils of
state institutions. The letter states that
even a. 10 cents per mile first-class passen-
ger trains cannot be properly maintained
in the sparsely settled districts Of Texas.
Other roads will probably refuse passes and
the state will have 10 pay passage for indi-
gent pupils or keep them at the institutions
during vacation.
1t 10 quietly limited about that notwith-
standing the governors assertion that he
will not be a candidate for third term, that
Under certain circumstances, such as dead
loChiD the convention. fer instance, he will !
permit the use of his name.
Senators Henderson and Wynno arc
spoken of in connection with the attorney
generals Office. The latter, il is believed,
has no showing whsteyer.
Many believe Ireland will be the choice
of the convention for governor.
The comptroller is sending out blank
rolls TO assessors.
Galveston.
Special TO the Herald.
GALVESTON, Nay IAN alarm Of fire