The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-03
NEWS BY SPECIALS.
AUSTIN.

Land Sales Treasury statistics.-A Com
Portable balance ON Hand,-About the
. Rangers. Tile Regents In session, Etc:
AUSTIN, ApIil 3O.-TSpecial.l First
National bank of Austin, for Gunter q
Munson, OF Sherman, paid into the treas
ury o-day $26 900 for four-bit land hled on
some time back.
The comptroller paid into the general
revenue $1,000, to avai able school fgnd
$25, 1888, and permanent school fund Sl,iZi.
The dispute about the boundary line be
tween karnes, Atascosa and 1--we OAK coun'
ties, and the boundary line between NC
Lehman and Bosque counties has been sub,
mitted to the commissioners OF the land
offices for settlement.
In order to have more complete records OF
all matters pertaining to the cOiiectlon OF
taxes, collectors are requested to forward 10
, the comptroller list OF all lands advertised
for taxes in 1882. The following compare
tive statement of receipts is furnished by
the comptroller, from January L, 1852, to
Nav /: Revenue and poll-tax. $50, Sl2;
january |, 1888, to Nav l, ST. ,275, 500; gain
over 1883, $404 ,696; Jan lary l., 1888, balance
in treasury to gene al revenue, S4OO,
April 30, 1885, balance, 1854 $50; gain, S35l,
633. After paying the expenses OF govern
ment, the legislature, and part OF detcien-
cies of prior years, there is in the treasury
to-day $2,7l2,45.
CAPTAIN McMurray writes the adjutant-
general from Fort Davis, that he finds the
charges made against Lieutenant Giiiespl
groundless, and they will be dismissed
The lieutenant stands high with his men
and with citizens. The adjutant-General Is
preparing and will start an extensive scout
through the Guadalupe mountains lhe iaI-
ter part OF next month.
The colored Emancipation Park assocla-
ton, Houston, filed charter to-day.
The capitol board in session this even
ing, considered the sropriety Of adding an
Improvement to the temporary capitol
building. A proposition was received TO
construct sewer from the building to con
meet with the state sewer from the lunatlc
asylum, but the legislature JAILED TO make
the necessary appropriation.
The university regents were in session
this evening. The total available uniyer-
sity fund is: Cash, S14 400 interest due
ard to be collected, ST. ,994; bonds
that can be sold, $3OS 600; interest
provided by Eighteenth legislature, S4o,-
i04; total, $79,S77. In addition to salaries
of the professors, the regents are determin-
ed to furnish each one with residence
which they think can be had at cost not to
exceed $500 a year. A committee OF the
regents, Messrs. Clark, Garnet and Thomp,
son, was appointed to confer with the Land
board and ascertain the best way OF utlllz'
ing LANDS SET aSlue lOr Iue UNIVERSITY w We
doubts still exist as to the deiec'
in the law passed by the Eighteenth leg
islature setting aside 100000 acres. The
encouragement will be consulted and his
opinion obtained. The commissioner Of
the land office still holds that the law Is In
operative.
Brown and Pierce, arrested for forgery
and theft in Galveston, are still in jail, bu
think of suing out writ of habeas corpus
The following cases were decided To-Day
by the commissioners of appeals and sub
mitted to the supreme court: Affirmed
Moore G. Partain VS.. Wagner, from Guada
lupe county Swope vs.. Stantzenberger
from Guadalupe county: Galveston, II arris
burg e. San Antonio Railroad VS.: Smith
from Guadalupe county; Fry VS.; Baker e
al, from Guadalupe county; Anderson VS.
Sutherland, administrator, ct al, IRON
Wilson county.
Reversed and remanded: Norton ct al
VS.. Cantagrel, from Dallas county
Romelie VS.. Leeper,, ct al, iron
Collin county; Huffvs. Bank, from Wilson
county: Harris ct al. VS.. Musgroye, IRON
Atasacosa county; Graves VS.. Hickman
from Bexar county.
Reversed and cause dismissed; Carllsl
VS.. Coffee & Price, from Williamson county
Reversed and rendered: Henderson VS.
Jones, from Tarrant county.