The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-16
STATE SPECIALS.
Galveston

ces the death OF Hon. Stephen
Power, Of Brownsville, Judge Power
served in the customs department for the
Brownsville district during ~ the
administration of President fierce
At the time of his death he was q
member of the state senate, Judge foWeii
was q man Of decisive integrity and spotless
character, and leaves behind him many
friends.
sTPREME COURT.
Ifackbarth VS.. Messner; from Austin
county. Submitted on briefs OF both par
ties. r.
Peters and wife VS.. Hackbarth; from.
Austin county. Submitted on briefs OF
Sollnsky VS.. Harris & Brother; from
Orange county. Submitted on certificate.
Keller VS.. Hartner; from Jefferson county,
Submitted on certificate.
Miller VS.. the heirs of Minke; from Aus,
tin county. Submitted on briefs and oral
argument Of both parties.
COURT OF APPEALS.
Eugene and b. Negar VS.. the state; from
Cameron county. Affirmed
Edmund ID. Garsa VS.. the state; from
Cameron county. Reversed and remanded.
Thomas j. Hill VS.. the state; from Fay
cite county Motion to dismiss oyerruled
Reversed and remanded.
Valentine Martinez VS.. the state; from
Nueces county. Submitted on briefs Doth
parties. c o.
John BOIL VS.. John T. Hecher from Gal
weston county Affirmed.
Henry Williams vs. Moody " Jemison;
from Galveston county. Motion for a re-
hearing submitted.
Heidenhemer Bros. VS.. Louis Frank
from Galveston county. Affirmed.
Rosa Turner vs. b. Marson; from Calves
ton county. Affirmed.
"a; 4 Calves
ton county. Affirmed.
V. b. Clifford and 7. 7. Clifford vs., i, NJ.
McEllory; from Austin county. Affirmed.
. Frankel Bros. VS.. Heidenheimer Bros;
from Galveston county. Set for Saturday
w. B. Sterling VS.. Marx & kempner
from Galveston county. Motion to affirm
certificate submitted.
Allen King VS.. the state. from Brazos
county. Submitted on briefs for the state.
W. Long vs. the state, from Guadalupe
county Submitted on. briefs of both par
ties.
Marcus Tyler VS.. the state from Guada-
loupe county. Submitted on briefs OF both
parties. g.,
county. Reversed and remanded.
Emile Crosse VS.. the state; from Comal
county. Reversed and remanded.
William Lowe VS.. the state; trm Ellis
county. Appeal dismissed on motion OF
appellant. ,,,.,,. ,,,,.
aged 80 years, after eating hearty break,
fast, fell to the floor in an epileptic fit and
died in five min utes at his residence, east
end Of the city.
Frederick Yaston, colored man, who
shot and killed Bill Jones in difficulty at
the mouth of the Highland bayou, several
weeks since, in which he, himself, was badly
wounded, having recovered sutilclenty
I l1 ho, hnn tn1 ont "a
charge u murder and is confined in jail.
Three Thousand cubic yards of stone for
the ietties were accumulated at the east
levee this morning.
Cotton receipts, II, 400.
GALVESTON, February l0-Alayor Fisher
has vetoed the appropriation made by the
city council to assist in detraying the Mardl
Gras expenses. His grounds are that the
appropriation is in conflict with the city S
charter.
Mr.. Vider, of the cotton exchange, having
written the Houston d Texas Central rail
way MS to the amount of cotton which
would be shipped by that road, Mr.. e. d.
True, assistant general freight agent, sends
reports from the sixty-fve stations Oh the
points from January Goth to September lst
is 566l0 bales, and the actual sto, on hand
at the date of the report was ID, 4JO bales.
The Brazos is booming. Major John w.
Loveioy returned last night from the lower
BraZos country and reports the river boom.
ing. Oyster creek has risen fifteen feet and
n foot more will flood tie whole country.
AT Columbia the water lacks two feet of be-
ing over the banks. The water is reported
as being the highest since the great freshet
of 1852. The river is full of drift and large
quantities of timber, which had been cut in
the bottoms have been tloated oil.
SUPREME COURT.
Orient Mutual insurance company VS..
Reymerschopper IL Sons; from Galveston
county Affirmed.
Adams ct al. VS.. Kerner ct al; from Free
stone county. Report of the commissioners
of appeals adopted. Reversed and re-
sol!nsky VS.. Harris g. Brother; from Or
ange county. Certificate dismissed.
Keller VS.. Hartner; from Jefferson coun-
ty. Certificate dismissed.
Galveston, Houston d Henderson railroad
company VS.. Allison; from Galveston
county. Motion to substitute records and
briefs granted, both parties consenting; set
for Monday. 90,
Spencer vs.. Galveston county; from Gal
weston county. Set for Monday. e,
Panthoim We. Haltman, from Colorado
county. Submitted on briefs of both par
Willis e. Bro. VS.. Rosenfeld; from Col
orado county. Submitted on briefs OF both
parties.
Galveston, Harrisburg d San Antonio
railroad company VS.. Tempe; nom Colorado
county. Submitted on briefs of both par
ties. -
county. Submitted on briefs Of both par
ties.
Russell ct al VS.. Bennett g. Co.. from
Fayette county. Submitted on briefs OF
both parties.
county. Submitted on briefs of appellant.
Galveston City comrany VS.. the city OF
Galveston; from Galveston county. Bet for
Saturday, the 18th.
Hodde. administrator, VS.. Susan Hodde;
from Austin county. Submitted on briefs
of both parties.
Gaggan VS.. Williams ct al: from Calves
ton county. Set for Thursday next.
B.B.B.lS c.. railway company vs.. Menard;
from Galveston county. Set for Monday,
Webster VS.. Mann-et all frdeh Galveston
comfy. Set for llth.
Wharton Branch vs.. Williams; from Cal
weston county. Submitted on briefs OF both
Joaes Heint vs.. Paul's heirs;from Calves,
on rouutv. Motion TO substitute record
nj briefs erantes- both parties consuming
Frsnkiiu. ct al. vs.. Tiernan; from GalF --'
ton county. Motion to dismiss appeal slt-
niiici. Referred 10 commissioners OF OPP
peais.
Galveston county. Submitted os1iiais add
oral arrumeut 0f both parties.
Gflgr-IHr. February ll-lLomae +t
inc. who came down from Dhrs Island
lfsa-. e. lsaliisrlie, this morning, rtf''r
~ river very high and running large llf.-
fftir-0I dii uood and saw loa-; ui.ici. .i.o
l.-ut-n ff.e i01llE Cunsirtic Cd i1 i''
rittu. Tie uater the upper PORTO. %
GrIveston bay. is entirely fresh
=. %. Hemenwav, Oi Dallas, la or int
fremont house.
ar-HrErTE corr Dr. l-lDls-
V~T. HufcLinls a. 90. w. Carrie q LlV.
III. from Dalre--ul c1luil- ru1nill.ti
- .-i.f..--.f -l-rf arguments nl %. b parties
rs...- FTefe-e-rs George =. llls.u q ID.
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