The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-17
NEWS BY SPECIAL.
AUSTIN.

Treasury Receipts = Militia Companies
backward About Presenting Their
Claims-Rec0rds of Tom Green County
Nearly Completed Coal Discovered on
School Lands In Ell Paso County-Hymen
In High OhiciaI Circles-Suspicious Char
actors lowering on the Outskirts OF the
Town-The Statesman and the Governor
Court Decisions.
AUSTIN, May 15.-[Special. Receipts at
the treasury to-day were $lS,65O from sale
of school lands, and So 900 general revenue.
Notice was sent from the adjutant-gen-
erals office some weeks ago requesting
militia companies that have been called
out to suppress disturbance and assist the
civil officers to send up their expense &C.
counts for payment, the legislature having
made appropriation for that purpose, but
thus far none have responded.
The records OF Tom Green county, de-
stroyed by the flood in Concho, are being
copied in the cnmptroller's office and Will
he ready for delivery in about two weeks.
Comptroller rules that tax collectors can.
not claim fee for returning an execution
where he levies upon and sells property 1or
taxes.
The governor and one of the capitol com.
missioners lett this morning for burnett
county to examine granite .quarrles
there.
The commissioner of the land Office has
reports from school lands in Ell Paso county
saving that valuable coal has been discov-
cred on them about three miles from the
railroad, and that about LOCO tons. equal
in quality, to Indian Nation coal, have been
taken out.
Mr.. Seeligson and other Galveston men
are here to consult with the board and d
on the penitentiaries.
Madame Grundy has it that high state
official will marry wealthy and accom-
plIshed young lady OF this city next FRI
day.
Officers this evening are after four suspic-
Gus men who are well armed, and have
been camped since yesterday on the out
skirts of the city. Once is supposed TO have
killed man somewhere in North Texas
short time since.
An editorial in Sundays Statesman mis-
represents..Governor Ireland in saying that it
was the or er two members of the peniten-
tiary board who favored proceeding with
the advertisement for hiring out convicts,
when the fact is that it was on the suggos-
ton fthe governor that the advertisement
will be inserted st once, i'll which
the board concuired 1t was during the alb
Superintendent Goree and Brahan was re-
ceived, which was telegraphed the HERALD
at the time containing propositions from
Galveston and Houston gentlemen to lease
several shops at once, and Messrs, Searcy
j.. and Tips, penetentiary commissioners IA
vored the proposition, ana Immediately
upon the return of the Governor board
meeting was held, the letter read and the
suggestions of the Governor to advertise at
ouce for bidders was adODted,
THE APPELLATE COURTS.
The supreme court to-day affirmed: Bald
win VS.. Marstin from Erath county; Schnel-
der ct al vs.. Habsreicht, from Gillespie
county; Bray VS.. Grain, from Lamar county;
Jackson vs. Hunter, from Coryell county;
Seeligson VS.. Richardson ct al, from Mitch.
ell county. Reversed and remanded: Ny
matt VS.. Hudson, from Erath county;
Houston & Texas Central railroad. vs.
Green, from Comanche county: Wilson VS..
Moore 4 Partain. from Guadalupe county;
Armstrong VS.. Moore ct al, from Bastrop
county; Kincaid VS.. Jones, from Fannin
county. Submitted on briefs for both par
ties: Spalding ct al. VS.. Little ct al, from
Tarrant comfy; johnson VS.. Skipworth.
from Mitchell county. On briefs for both
parties and oral argument for appellant:
Boon VS.. Hunter, from Jack county; Ayres
ct al. VS.. Mackey, from Washington county.
On briefs for appellant: Watkins VS.. Davis,
from Dallas county. Passed for settlement:
Houston & Texas Central railway VS.. Bess-
ling d Roller, from Limestone county.