The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-19
AUSTIN
An Eventfui bay ut the Capital.


Austin, April lS.-[Special. 1.-The uni
versity regents will convene in this city on
the 3Oth, to elect professors Of ethics and
intellectual philosophy. IL Is understood
now that Professor Mailett will accept the
chair OF chemistry, and his decision has
led all others appointed 10 accept the chairs
rendered them. The regents, at
c. ed to organize the university
with view of formally opening it ON the
10th of September next. They will take
steps to furnish material, apparatus and APP
planes needed and will also carefully con-
slider the best method of utilizing the land
set apart to the university. On September
LIST they will have on hand $50, 900 from the
sale of lands and from other sources an an
nual income of $4,000. They feel greatly
encouraged, and anticipate a successful
opening and brilliant future for the univer-
sity.
The penitentiary bill was signed to-day
but signature is still withheld from the ap
preparation bill. The attachment bill is
still on the shelf, and likely to remain there.
The comptroller paid into the treasury
to-day $4,000 dollars to the general
revenue.
A. NJ. Britton, Fort Worth, paid in SID
600 for tour-bit land filed on some
time ago.
Captain McMurray. who has been in the
city for several days procuring recruits for
his Ranger company left to-day for Fort
Davis TO investigate certain. charges made
against Lieut.. Gillespie, of the frontier
battalion.
The attorney. general has received from
Montgomery county complaint that the
equalization board has uuiustly increased
the valuation OF certain property, and ask
ing for relief. He replies that the law pro-
fo n
power to suggest any mode of relief.
To morrow the board of education will
designate the point at which the summer
normal schools, forty-six in number, will
be located.
The brick -masons, who have been on
strike for 81 80 day, resumed work to-day
at old wages.
A low type of fever prevails to consider.
able extent in this section, principally
among children.
Weather cloudy, with Indication of rain.
which is needed.
The railroad law took effect at once, and
persons who fail to procure tickets are
charged cents mile, and children
under ten years old cents.
Court of Appeals. Affirmed: t; d Z.
VS.. Rothlesberg, from Dallas county; Brown
ct al, vs. Robinson, from Tarrant county,
Denangan VS.. Milsap, from Lamar coun-
ty; Addington VS.. Bryan, from Cook
county; Mabey VS. Fitzgerald, from Ellis
county; T. & P, R. R. vs. Whitman, from
Lamar county; Creswell VS.. the State, from
Tarrant county. Reversed and remanded:
Bowler VS.. the State, from Collin county;
Mallet VS.. Hodges, ct al, from Lamar
county; Eaken VS.. Horne, from Lamar
county. Following cases were submitted:
French vs.. the State, from Caldwell coun-
ty; O'Neal, ct al. VS.. Davis, from Clay
county; Cook VS.. the State. from Dallas
county; T. & p R. R. vs., Talbot, ct al,
from Grayso county; Thomas VS., the
State, from Dallas county; Tadlock VS..
the State from Cooke county; Pullman
Car company VS.. Dargan, from Dallas
county; Noble & Hall VS.. Yarley, from
Dallas county. Dismissed: Billiard VS..
the State from Tarrant county; Texas &
Pacific railway VS.. Martin, from Lamar
county. Motions to dimiss submitted:
Heidenheimer Bros. VS.. Bledsoe, from Will
son county; International g. Great North
ern railway VS.. Samon, from Travis
county; Home Btters company vs.. Daniel
d Co., from Travis county; Bender vs..
Kelley, ct al, from Caldwell county.