The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-16
AUSTIN.

Treasury Receipts - Militia Companies
backward About Presenting Their
Cisims-Records of Tom Green County
Nearly Compieted-Coai Discovered ON
School Lands In Ei raso County y-Hymen
IN High Ohicial Circles-Suspicious Char
actrrs lowering ON the Outskirts OF the
Town-The Statesman aud the Governor
Court Decisions.
AUSTIN, May l5,-ISpecial Receipts at
the treasury to-day were SlS,650 from sale
OF school lands, and 50 900 general revenue.
Notice was sent from the adiutant.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 ac-
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 comptroller's office and will
be 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 for
taxes.
The governor and one of the capito com.
missioners left this morning for Burnett
county to examine granite quarries
there.
The commissioner of the land office has
reports from school lands in III Paso county
saying that Yalnable coal has been dlscoy-
cred on them about three miles from the
railroad, and that about 900 tons, equal
in quality, to Indian Nation coal, have been
taken out.
Nr. Seeligson and other Galveston men
are here to consult with the board and b d
on the penitentiaries.
Madame Grundy has 1t 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 haye o
Killed man somewhere in North Texas u
short time since.
An editorial in Sundays Statesman mis-
represents.Governor Ireland in saying that IL
was the otrer two members of the peniten.
tiary board who favored proceeding with
the advertisement for hiring out conyicts,
when the fact is that IL was on the suggcs.
tion OF the governor that the advertisement n t
viii be inserted st once. in which
the board concurred 1t was during the ab.
sence of the Governor that the letter from
Superintendent Goree and Brahan was ~.
ceived, which was telegraphed the HERALD
at the time containing propo ',tions from
Galveston and Houston gentlemen to lease
several shops at once, and Messrs, SeaTcy
and Tips, penetentiary commissioners ia
vored the proposition, and Immediately
upon the return of the Governor 4 board
meeting was held, the letter read and the
suggestions of the Governor to advertise at
once tor bidders was adopted
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;
Seelieson VS.. Richardson ct al, from Mitch.
ell county: Reversed and remanded: My.
matt vs.. Hudson, from Erath county;
Houston ~ Texas Central railroad, vs..
Green, from Comanche county, Wilson VS..
Moore Il Partain, from Guadalupe county /;
/ Armstrong vs.. Mo re 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 aud oral argument for appellant:
Boon w. Hunter, from Jack comfy; A yres
ct al. VS.. Mackey, from Washington county. g.
On briefs for appellant: Watkins vs.. Davis,
rom Dallas county. Passed for settlement
Houston \ Texas Central railway VS.. Bess.
ling u Roller, from Limestone county.