The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-11
AUSTIN.

Do,ngs In the Observation-Disclosures Of
Moment-rroeeedingso Of the state PhAr-
mAceaticai Association--An Interesting
Meeting and much Done to Advance the
Profession.
AUSTIN, May io.-ISpecisl THE follow.
ing charters were filed to-day: San Al.
tonic Building Association. for the mutual
benefit Of members. Brownsville & Gulf
railway, capital $4,000; object to construct
road from Brownsville to = point on the
Rio Grande railway, distant five miles.
Galveston, Houston 4 San Antonio rail.
way paid to-day; Interest, $l5.isT; sink
ing fund, $5,062. The New Orleans A
Texas paid Interest, 1918; sinking
fund, 81, 400.
The comptroller deposited 81, to the
credit Of the general revenue. and g., 500 to
the available school fund.
The secretary Of the board OF education
received a telegram from Di. Curry, agent of
the Peabody fund, TO meet him tomorrow at
WACO, to receive 81, 500 due the Sam Hous.
ton normal school. Fineen hundred dol.
lars is still due the public schools from the
fund, but the secretary thinks It will not
be paid AT this time. He will use his best
efforts to secure Us large donat on as pos.
sible for the next scholastic year.
The attorney general in answer to a dis.
trict attorney, rules thai suit cannot be
brought against county treasurer on OH.
cinl bond unless ordered by the county
commissioners court.
The comptroller rules that land pre-
emptor is not subject TO taxation until lnr
lapse OF three years, but all his improve
ments are.
The commissioner of the land office to- day
received application for patent under thu
following circumstances The preemptor
located and lived upon the land two years
aud sold to second party, who occupied
the same the other year, thus compl ying
with the laws OF occupancy; and who de
manded patent, but 1t was refused ON the
ground that he had homestead prior Il
buying from the preemptor.
Where lands are appraised and sold at 81
per acre, and before patent is issued, IL !,
discovered there is water on the land, th,
purchaser must pay an additional 81 pei
acre before patent is issued.
The supreme board to-day recommended
that certificates be issued TO Mrs. Salli,
Hensey, Mary Chisholm and William
| White.
A writ of error from the supreme cour
of Texas to the supreme court Of the Unitec
States WAS presented TO day In the case o
the Texas & Pacific Railroad VS.. McAlister
Involved In the case is the question OF th,
right Of a Federal corporation to remove II,
cause to the circuit court Of the Unitet
States. This was denied by the distric
court of Harrison county, where the sni
originated, and the state supreme cour
affirmed the decision
4 The State Pharmaceutical Association
met again to-day. The minutes were rea,
and appro ed.
Il. Lindemann, Of Austin, and w. Il
Morrison, OF Waco, were elected delegate
to the State Medical association.
| q. Samotz, of Austin, and X. r. Eisen
loh, OF Dallas, to the American Pharma
ceutical association, which convenes II
Washington City, September llth, 1851.
Mr.. Fethranz moved that committee b.
appointed to endeavor to secure chair o
pharmacy in the university.
Mr.. Morley contended that II would b.
best to postpone action until proper legis
lation can be had regarding pharmacy, an,
until the medical branch Of the uniyersit,
is organized.
The motion was withdrawn.
Mr.. FethraDz' resolution, that manu-
facturers and agents be requested 10 exhbi
their drugs at the next annual meeting, wa
adopted.
The bills Of the Dallas HERALD and other
were approved and ordered paid.
Three new members were admitted
A letter was read from Joseph A. Tibq
daux, secretary OF the Pharmaceutical asso
citation, OF Louisiana, requesting that tn,
Texas association cooperate in endeavor
TO have the next meeting of the American
Pharmaceutical association held In New
l,Orleans daring the cotton exposi' ! IL
1854 and arcsolution was adopted, instruct
inc Taynq Halaunta ne N M. rata nd Ian.
their assistance.
A leilc, was read from the Pharmaceuti
cal aSsoeiation, OF Georgia, asking that peti
tons be circulated and presented to con
gress praying that the tax be removed from
alcohol. Referred, without action.
Mr.. Ru,ledee offered n resolution that tn,
pharmacy bill presented to the legislator,
be accepted as satisfactory to the associa
tion and that every effort be made to hav,
1t passed. Adopted.
Messrs. Samotz and Lindeman wer,
added to the committee on the bill.
Mr.. Morley moved that the pharmac,
bill be printed in the proceedings and
copy furnished each druggist in the state
Adopted.
An invitation was read from tn,
druggists of Waco, asking the association Il
hold its next meeting there.
On motion the invitation was accepted
and the second Tuesday in May, next wa
fixed as the time.
W. b. Morrison, OF Waco, was elected
local secretary.
A vote OF thanks was extended TO th,
citizens Of Austin, state and city officials
and the press for courtesies extended, afie
which the convention adjourned.
The grand jury to-day returned fifteei
felony indictments.