The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-10
NEWS BY SPECIALS.
Austin.
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Austin.
Special to the Herald.
AUSTIN, August 5.-Thc Texas Home
stead and Farmers association, OF Dallas,
capital, 81, 900, filed charter to-day.
The object is to encourage immigration, es-
pecially the African race, and TO purchase
and subdiyide lands. Directors, VIM. G..
Veal James Is. Simpson, Samuel II. Smoth-
iers. Allen Griggs, and Il. NJ Reynolds.
A resolution of the board of directors OF
the Gulf, Western Texas Il Pacific railway
company,protesting against the three cent
a.mile law, was filed. The protest is based
upon the fact that the charter OF the COM
pany permits charge of eight cents per
mile. From indications this matter Will be
tried in the court.
The rapid sale of school lands and
the consequent accumulation OF
interest bearing accounts in the land
office is crowding the clerical
force, aud it is apparent the next iegis,
lature will have to provide additional
clerks.
Mccormick two years ago against the sur
yeyor of the Jack county land district for
fraudulently locating certificates on the
Canadian river for Gunter ~ Murson, OF
Sherman, is still pending in the courts.
On the trial here two years ago the sur.
yeyor was exonorated from any criminal
intent, but the case so far as validating the
locations has never been settled. GUnter
& Murson have applied several times for
patents, but the commissioner OF the gen.
eral land office has refused to ISSUE. them
and will not until the courts settle the
matter. 49,,
The back taxes for the years 1871
and 1876 inclusive, due the state :, by
Travis county have been reduced by collec.
lions and credits from $50, 900 to $1,000, still
owing by non-residepts. me reduction in
taxes lowers fees in the assessors Office in
this county to about 81 900 per annum. 1t
REQUIRES three men three months and two
men the whole year to do the work OF the
office. Information from all over the state
indicates that the next legislature will have
to provide additional compensation for the
assessor, or the work will be indifferently
done if not wholly neglected, as competent
men for the emoluments now received will
not have the office.
The barn and contents, valued at $780,
of j. T. Holtsman, west, OF the city, was
burned by an incendiary last night.
The governor to-day received the follow
ing from Mayor Carson, OF Brownsville A
man died this morning in the garrison
from hemorrhagic fever. No other cases.
Tnere are but five or six patients in the
city.
having with the contractors about stone by
striking out of the house specifications the
clause requiring bidders to accompany
their bids with specimens OF stone.
The capitol board in session to- day
changed the stone in the foundation as
asked for by the contractors, and work
will commence at once. 1t will re-
uuire 5000 car loads of stone
for the foundation, which will be got at
Duyal.
The contractors offered 10 duplicate
the Illinois capital, which cost 1880
600, and pay the state $4,000 additional in
money to make the change.
Peace prevails at the terminus OF the
Sunset route, owing to the presence OF
The comptroller is busy giving final mo-
tice to assessors who have not settled tn at
he will bring suit.
AUSTIN, August The commissioner
ceiying applications almost daily for pine
lands at SIS an acre. Since the passage OF
the Law Increasing the price, the rolls have
o been undergoing a revision, and as soon as
the work is completed, which will be in a
few days. the above lands will be placed on
the market.
The dispute about the boundary line be-
tween Franklin and Wood counties has
been settled by compromise;
The asylum and capitol boards will to-
morrow ask for bids for constructing a
sewer from the lunatic asylum to the river
They will consider bids for cement pipe
which if adopted, will be manufactured
from material found near Austin.
General King has never favored the or
ganization of frontier battalion OF mill
tary for frontier protection, as stated in
the Statesman. He, however, favors a
thorough and efficient military law, that
forces of the state may be put in shape for
prompt service should an occasion require
them. He will go before the committee Of
the next legislature and endeavor to get a
bill introduced to reorganize and reform
the entire military system of the state. he
has had several applications OF late nom
frontier counties asking that the carrying
OF six-shooters be prohibited and they be
nut under the six shooter law. lie IS
R Tip sent il list to the S0un Governor
in few days for his action.
CAPTAIN Caldwell, of the frontier force
returned to-day from an extended trip 70
the frontier. He reports everything quiet
and crops better than ever known.
The following charters were hled to-day:
Laredo City Water aud Electric Light COM
pany, capital stock Sl25, 600; Senators Nc
Donnell aud McLsne are among the direc,
tors: the Corpus Christi Transportation ana
Improvement company, capital stock so, (,
OOO The object is TO establish line OF
coaches in the county and 10 establish and
maintain a public park iordanclng, DathlnB
and other purposes.
Hon. John Hancock expresses willing.
ness TO accept the nomination for con.
gress from this district IL rendered 10 him,
but has no desire TO go before the conyen-
ton as seeking the nomination. a strong
effort will he made TO nominate him. There
is a probability Of the greenbackers putting
out candidate.
Abner TAYLOR, n the capital syndicate,
left for home this morning.
In row this morning a negro man shot
at another, but without effect. Both men
were arrested. -,
BROWNSVILLE, August 7.-Hon.o. N. Roberts;
Since Yesterday have, in company with
DR.. Malone, made Jour Nlhlts 70 .,'a.n
family OF SIX souls. The two youngest were
convalescent, the mother and grown
denrhter are doing well. but the father has
snnn-ession Of urine and the oldest derght-
or has suppression and black vomit. These
last two will die. This morning with DOC
tor Camos / saw Mr.. Langrdge, on me
sixth day. He Is dying In his case, not Only
snnnressjon occurred but gsngrene OF the
arms and portions OF the BODY
set in before death. These are
weII-marked. typical cases Of yellow lev
er aud within The last two weeks elght OF
ten deaths have occurred In this CITY win
symptoms unmistaks ele- in, sa. 70 slS,
citizens here oppose my going.
Thsv are 10th 70 believe AZ
epide mic i impending. but 70 q large crowd
fnTs morning gave my opinion that there
was. and urged segregation for the nnAccil-
mated, and the Oreanization Of q reliei com
,ntffee among th0se who can't leave The
.,,.r.nffne between this place and heta-
,norns il useless a. 70 tbe importation Of
irfscfion. hut the citizens ask that you
teen M a modified quarantine 70 prevent
them RON bfing Overrun ~ trarnls sno
...--..-s AZ the subject i one for the
ss..--5ssir,ri r~tbt.r than the health autbori-