The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

DALLAS, May 16.-Messrs. Frymier,
Shepherd and Wallan, the committee
to locate the branch lunatic asylum in
north Texas are again in the city, but
more as festive visitors than in con-
nection with their duties. They have,
however, met and consulted with
delegations representing number of
towns who are candidates for the lo-
cation, notably Denton and Sulphur
Springs The committee not hay
ing yet visited all the points
to be considered are not pre-
pared to make any statement
as to preference. They find
excellent merit in all places desiring
to secure the location of the branch,
and are exceedingly well pleased with
every point visited. They give no in
formation that could be construed s
committing themselves in favor of
any particular candidate.
Among the visitors from Austin are
Walter Tips, Postmaster DeGresS,
Prof. Bickler, and G. w. White. Mr..
w, p. Gaines, of the STATESMAN,
leaves for home tomorrow night.
The ST ate press association met to-
day at II o'clock with pretty full at
tendance. John F. Elliott delivered
the address of welcome on behalf of
the local press club and Mayor Cabell
followed with a formal address of
welcome in behalf of the citizens of
Dallas. President Gosling responded
in a few well-chosen remarks. The
speeches were all brief and otherwise
meritorious.
A resolution of thanks was unani
mously Voted to the ladies of Dallas,
for decorating the room for headquar=
ters and other efforts to make the
stay of the editors pleasant. Resolu-'
tion of thanks for many other courte-
sizes were also adopted.
After the appointment OF the COM
mittee on credentials and membership
and to revise the roll of membership
the association adjourned till 4:30 p.
M, to receive reports d attend to
other business.
The ladies' hospital society have
thus far realized nearly $1,000 for their
enterprise during the s@ngerfest.
They hope to raise $1,000 during the
week. Picnics, excursions, ETC., will
follow, and they hope to start the
hospital building the present summer
The Santa Fe road has hauled off
one of the regular trains between
Dallas and Cleburne because it hardly
paws to run one, let alone two. The
freight business, however, is profita-
BILE. The distance by the Santa Fe
from Dallas to Galveston and other
south and southwestern Texas points
is Unearly seventy miles further
than by the Houston & Texas Central
route consequently it got little
through travel; even the officers and
and officials of the Santa Fe come
and go as a rule via the Central
A penitentiary agent took the fol-
lowing prisoners to Huntsville
to-day: James and William Hamp-
ton, car robbers, two years;
Paddy Ryan, highwayman, two
wears; Dick Myers, car robber,
four years; John Nichols, theft, two
wears: Tom Green, burglary, two
wears; Charles Beck, theft, three
wears; Willis Connolly, theft, two
years; Sam Howell, horse thief,
eight years; James Creswell, muir
derer, ninety-nine years; Jas. Bull
land, horse thief, six years, and
John Moran, assault to murder, four
years. The Dallas gang are to be
Joined at Wills Point by three from
Van Zandt county, among these the
notorious Texas, Arkansas and Indian
Territory cattle thief, William
Bowden. who goes for twelve years.
Creswell, the Tarrant county murde-
rer, was so decrepit and weak that it
took two convict comrades to sup
port him to the train.
. At the evening session the report
of the committee on credentials and
membership was received, recon-
mending the election of upwards of
sixty new members; all but few
of which were elected. A few were
held over for future consideration.
Two thousand persons attended the
first matinee concert of the s@ngerfest
this evening. The programme was
rendered in manner highly satisfac-
tory to the audience, the most appre-
ciable part being the special orchestral
rendition by the New Orleans band.
During the tournament to-day two