The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-20
THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Penitentlaries State Officer, Pre-
pairing for Elective Work.
The Rangers Doing Yeomau Service IN
Discouraging Horse Thieves.
Another Hitch In the Capitol Contract
Strong Cement.
The Governor Asked to Cooperate In
Honoring Washington.
Places OF Holding Normal Schools -
The Principals.
street Scene Between Federal Onice.
Holders-Ns Bioodshed.
General Summary of Capital Events.

AUSTIN, May l9,-[Special l-w. II. Grs
ham, tax collector of Dewitt county, and
h. J. Burgess, collector of Guadalupe
county, settled tax collections for 1882 IN
iull to-day. This is the earliest settlement
on record.
The financial agent OF the penitentiaIy
vas paid requisition Of $50 600 to-day, hy
order OF the pententiary board.
Judge Hancock, for Bacon h Graves to-
day again rendered the treasurer SSS .OOt
for public lands, but II was refused for rea.
sons given day or two ago.
Captain Shelly, commanding the rangers
in La Sale county, reports horse thieves AT
work, and he now has in camp over sixty
recaptured horses.
The country is very dry and there is grea,
danger OF disastrous fires.
Captain Baylor reports Indians In the
vicinity of the Sacramento mountains,
The capital board was in session this
morning.
A communication was received from Col.
onel Abnev Taylor, iniormingth the board tha
the cement OF the tensile strength of 100
pounds per square inch, fixed upon in the
modified contract, cannot be obtained In
America, and that he was ready to cable to
England for Portland cement, or will fur.
nish American brands II the board think il
suitable. The board declined to make any
further change.
Governor Ireland to-day received from
the governor OF Tennessee, n Joint resolu.
tion passed by the general assembly, rec
onmending that preliminary arrangements
be made for celebrating the lO0th anniyer-
sary OF the Inauguration OF General George
Washington, by the holding of n national
anu international exhibition of science, art
industry, manufactures, agriculture, min
eral ana all other resources developed and
undeveloped, OF our country, and recon-.
mending the president to call the attention
OF congress to II In his next annual mes
sage. Governor Ireland will probably lay
the matter before the next legislature.
The boari of education toe ay selected d
the following places Tor holding che sum
mer Normal schools for whites Jasper,
carthngs, Marshall, Dangerfeld, Sulphur
Springs, Mneola, Palestine, Crockett,
Houston, Galveston, Gonzales, Brenhan,,
LaGrange, Bryan, Corsicana, Rockwall,
Pilot Point. Whitesboro, Montague, Deca-
tur, Alvarado, Waco. Saado, Austin, San
Marcos, Goliad. Corpus Christi, Sweetwaier,
San Antonio, Paris.
bo i'hbNihG iiluVlphiS nave Dptn ND-
pointed; A, Nearer, A. W. Wilson, C. ii
Hobbs, George 5. Stones, 4. q. Harris.
Smith R,gsdale, W. A. Banks, J. r Deans
W. NJ. Crow, q. A. Bryant. J, J. Appaton,
d. q. McCrohan. NJ. b. Franklin, G. b.
Siewarts, Mrs. Sue Il. Warren, W. G. Rote,
L. s. Albuston, j. 4. Hand. W. III. Cole.
man, J. ii. Bsahman, X. W. Pitman, W.
II. Foute, Professor J. b. Winn, j . N. Car.
'ysle, II. Q. Pritchett, b. NJ Ho ward,
Miss ), >, Thompson, Miss Willie House,
4. I. Lilly, leaving two to be selected
The term of school has been changed to
four weeks. The board has concluded not
10 ask aid from the Peabody iund.
Judgment was rendered In the distric
court to-day, against II d. Bonnett, ex-
sheriff OF Bodar county. for $1,000.
Colonel j. b. Blocket, ex-united States
marshal of this district, met Uuited States
Judge Turner on the street to-day and used
some very harsh language. and bystnndors
feared difficulty, but happily none oc.
CURED. The Russell trial is thought TO
have something to do with it,
The editorial excursionists reached the
city late this evening They were met at
the depot by Mayor Saylor, and proceeded
to the Raymond house, where Sweet 4
Knox, the irrepressible Sifters, toasted
them, after which many of them took sup.
the city about two hours thew nrocee5ei IN
their way TO Monterey. y"
Detective Uheeny,,Ie. ON n t,lecr.m
boarded the sontn.bonnd Internei,ons
train this morning and arrested n vonnr
man named Emanuel Hotter. wanted a,
Milano junction for the robbery Of n store
Alta meeting of the hoard of educa,ion
tonight q NJ Lassiter and J. Il. Dow were
added TO the lis, of princin,ls of summ.r