The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-31
AUSTIN.
The Governor Ordering an Election on Con
stItutIonaI A mendmen ts, Etc.

The Governor Ordering an Election Oh Con
stltutIonaI Amendments. Etc.
AUSTIN May o. Special. The Cover
nor to-day issued q proclamation ordering an
election August 14th for the adaptation or
rejection of the constitutional amend
ments.
The following charters were filed to-day:
Elpaso transfer comoany, capital stock
$50 OO0; pious mems association, OF Leon
county; Laredo gas company, capital STOCK
800 0OO; COrsiCana street Hallway capital
stock $50 900.
The committee to locate the branch
asylum reported this morning, but certain
information not full as desired the Cover
nor thought it best for hem TO make further
Investigations, and they left this evening
for North Texas, presumabe to investigate
the titles OF property. One thing can be
put bown as certain, the location fixed on
is east of Dallas, either Sulphur Spings or
Terrell. Most likely the latter.
Captain Baylor writes that
all is quiet at FL Paso. He is preparing for
a scout into the Gaudulupe mountains. and
will await General King, who Leaves here
about the 10th of June to MAKE 4 scout
along the New Mexico frontier and inspect
the mineral lands. Several gentlemen OF
this city will accompany him on tn scout.
He will have attachments from Captains
McMurray's, Baylor's and Gillespies CON-
panies. He expects to be absent abont SIX
weeks.
The governor to-day received letter
from L. A. Sheldon, governor OF New Next
sioner to represent Texas at the Tertlo
Milenial anniversary celebration to be held
at Santa Fe, New Mexico, July I'd. Gov
ernor Ireland signified his willingness, and
will appoint commissioner to-day or to-.
morrow.
The governor to-day pardoned Frank
Gonzales. convicted on circumstantial evil
dence in Robertson county, in 1878, to SIX
years in the penitentiary. His term expires
the 26th of June.
Samuel Ash, collector of Harris county.
paid in s1S,0 900 to-day; the comptroller paid
in $4,000 to the credit of the general
revenue.
The penitentiary board returned from an
inspection tour Sunday, and in session to-
day confirmed the appointments made by
the financial agent as follows: A. Earnest,
book keeper, Huntsville, salary OF $3.50 per
month; w. G Pariap, book-keeper, Rusk, sal
ary of $125. Yhe duties of financial agents
were arranged and adopted bond of Super
intendent Goree for SO, 600 was approved;
action on inventories was postponed TIL
tomorrow, when final settlement will be
made with the lessees. By resolution all
officers of the prison will be required to pay
board. except stewards, guards and under
keepers. They found that the charges
for freight by the Narrow Gauge road from
the International to Rusk are exorbitant,
and the question was discussed OF building
a standard gauge road at the state'sexpense
with convicts, and to this end determined
to correspond with the Gould management
as to operating the road. The bill for the
Mt m w
proved. The state, in resumlng, will have
TO pay the lessees about 4l,O00
for material on hand. The governor found
i'm the prisons great many decreplt and
sick convcts, and in few days intends to
pardon many OF them. Messrs. Cunning
ham & Hambly are here to settle with the
state.
Henry Daniels, colored.. was shot and
killed early Sunday morning by another
negro. There were six in the party doing
the shooting. Three have been arrested.
An old feud over woman was at the bot
tom of it.
Miss Lillian Thornton, cousin of John
Thornton, Galveston News reporter,
here attending school at Stuart's seminary,
while on her way from church last
night fell into ditch on Bots d'Arc street,
Council refuses to light the streets, hence
accidents.
The parents of four year old boy,
drowned in the city reservoir some time
ago. have instituted suit for $2O,OoO dam
ages.
The Bridge company have decided to
erect an iron bridge to be completed within
Hon. b, NJ. Baker has been invited to
deliver an address and present metals to
graduates at Alta Vista institute.
THE COURTS.
Decisions of commissioners ofappeals
Joseph Pfater, appellant, VS.. j. s. Dough
erty, from Mitchell county .Briggard's orig
inal suit was in form of trespass TO try
state sis.e school land R in Mitchell county,
pleadings charged till it became in effect a
suit for specific performance of contract.
verdict ana judgment were for plaintiff
and defendant appealed. Judgment
affirmed. Eliza L. Smith VS.. w. L, and s.
Il. Duk; r. H. Sayres ct al. vs.; l., Blum;
j.. s. Dougherty ct al. VS.. W. q. Vincahofiee;
Carson ct al VS.. Lucinda Dutton, H. ".
Morrill, VS.. William Shoemaker, NJ. A.
d. L. Brooks vs.. H. W. Young. John A
Biffle ct al. VS.. L. T. Percival, Mrs. NJ. Y.
Thompson VS.. @. z. Hines ct al, W, b.
Short vs.. city of Mckinney, A. O., A. Boz
cock VS.. st. Louis Type foundry. Sam
DoughertY vs.. II. A. ia i CT III, H. hus
sci VS.. f. X. Il. Buckles.
Commissioners Of appeals dismissed for
want of jur sdiction: W. ID. Madleigh vs..
II, @. johnson. Reversed and rendered;
II. Hunt vs.. T. Riggs, s. Daughty VS..
Eliza Holt ct al. Dismissed and settled:
b. ID. Mckee VS. L. e. Dunn. Reversed
and remanded: L. & @. A. Seipps VS.. Kerr,
Macton & Co. Tilman Weaver VS..
A. J. Miner ct al; L. Hart7burg VS..
II. & T. q. railway Co, j. A. Calvert VS.
VIM. Ramsey ct. al, o. 8. Eichols VS.
Mckee ct al, county Of Kendall VS. J r.
standebach ct al. Affirmed; Hearne q Pat