The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-17
Austin.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
AUSTIN, August PA recentrise in Red
river caused a change in its channel, leav.
ing POO Gcrcs ofvalua6lc timbc ed land be,
longing 10 Fnanin county high and dry on
the Iu3ian Territory side usthe river. The IN
dians now claim and are cutting timber
from IT,. The matter was referred to Land
Commission er Walsh. who decides that the
severed territory is still part Of Texas,
and that owners Of tue land can prohibit
thereof.
Pegce prevails in Mitchell county, and,
at the request of the Texas & Pacific rail-
way authorities, rangers no longer protect
their property,
Tue contractor erecting the temporary
capitol building was paid the iourth install
ment, $4,000 to-day, Reports Of detects in
the building are circulated, but the
state architect says they are
groundless and so reported to the capitol
board to-day.
Commissioner Spaight's delay in fur
nishing copy Of the statistical report to
the printer Is caused in great measure by
unreliable reports sent up from counties.
These reports, after being pat in proper
shape by the writers employed, have 20 10
examined by the commissioners and cor.
rected. The commissioner thinks the re-
port will be as near accurate as possible,
and to that end he is industriously labor
ing.
The governor is officially informed that
no fever exists at Corpus Christi. A strict
quarantine is kept up.
Austin, August. l5.-The penitentiaiy
board met this morning and opened bus
for leasing 500 convicts for labor on planta.
tons for a term Of five years. The bids
were as, follows: Cunningham a Ellis,
Fort Bend county, 300 at Sl5 per month;
William Phelps, Brazoria county, GO at SIG
per month; II. X. White, Burleson county,
90 at SIS per month: II. 5. Willis, Brazoria
county, 90 at SIS per month; Abilene w.
Lewis, Robertson county, 125 at SIS per
month; John Wells, Brazoria county, rs at
SIS per month; Ball, HutchiBs q 90, Bra
zoria county, 90 at Sl5 per month; T. w.
House, Fort Bend county, 90 at SIS per
month; Ed Wilson, Robertson county,
90 at SIS per month; II. X. Hearne,
Robertson county, 60 at sf5 The aggre-
gate number Of conricts called for by the
bids was 2i0 more than the number adver-
tised 10 be hired, but only about 40 short
of the detailed number on hand that can be
placed at work outside the walls on planta-
lions. Several Of the bids were made TO
reduce the number 10 800, with the under
standing that as soon as pOssibl the num-
Der bid Tor would be furnished.
The charter Of the Merchants and Me-
chanics' Aid association, capital $4,000, OF
Galveston. was filed to-day. 0biect-the
rDutunl aid and help Of the members.
Three hundred copies Of volume 81 SUI
prene court reports, were received from
the publishers to-day.
Judge Naithellfer, of Stephens county,
was appointed today 20 try certain cases,
The district JUDGE being Disqualified.
The treasurer today received go, 900 from
The sales Of fOur-bit lands.
The governor has appointed q board ol
pilot commissioners ~ Pass CavAllo.
The secretary Of state IL preparing esti.
mates preparatory 70 advertising for fiel for
the der1rtmenfs-
-Four university regents are on hard.
There are ffty applications for professor
BhipA