The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
DALLAS.
Especial to the statesman.l

DALLAS July 25.-,James H. Britton, lately
appointed 81 te railroad engineer by Coy. Ire
land, is in the city. He says he has not yet
FULLY determined whether to accept or decline
If he can make satisfactory business arrange,
ments by August he will accept; if not, he
will decline.
of the new passenger depot at this
Perfectly arranged depot Structure e south 0o
st. Louis. The building is of stone, brick and
iron, and every department is fitted up in the
most convenient manner, and after the most
modern style.
w. A Scott, who has, for several weeks, had
the management of the freight business of the
Gould system for this section, was to-day trans
ferred to the general office at Galveston, to as
sist w. III. Newman
The following le ter was read before the Dal-
las city council, 'aIti the covert threat against
the city's welfaf'' aEoliset I0hlsideFabtG indig-
natiQh
To John Boyle, Esq, Assessor and COllec,
Dear Sir-Yonrs Of the 10th instant received,
and it occurs 10 me that the action of your
board of equalization is pnWarranted, and GER
tainly will not result in good, either to your
city or to the road l represent, We do not OBJ
ject to have our property assessed at
fair and equitable value, and are
willing to pay taxes on such a valuation,
but when property is assessed at double val
uatiOn we certainly do object and will assert
our rights. / would be glad if the action of
you, and l feel safe in saying that we will
have no trouble in adjusting the value so as to
be satisfactory to both.
S. S. HIGHLEYMN
Texas Commissioner Missouri Pacific Railroad.
MessrI. Allen Sidney, Miller and Harris, of
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe service, are in
our city. MeSSrS. Allen and Sidney are here
in connection with the sale of town lots at Al
varado August 2. A portion of the brigade
meets there at the same time and great
crowd and big sale Of lots is anticipated.
III fn-1 nFl-
in earnest of his street paving contract.
The Dallas county union Sunday school coll-
ventiOn met at Mesquite THIS morning. A large
number of visitors and 100 delegates are in at
r. Y, Martin, "a carpenter, fell from the sec
ond story of a new building and sustained
what are feared will prove fatal injuries.
DALLAS. July 26.-An election 'has been or
dered in this county for August IA, under the
new law, for electing cotton weighers. Candi-
dates are numerous and interest getting warm.
The trustees of the public free schools of the
city met at the city hall to-day, and salaries of
teachers for the ensuing year were fixed as fol-
lows subject to alteration at the final meeting
on July 81: Principals of white public schools,
per month"; SIS; first assistants, white public
schools, per month, $50; second assistants,
white public schools, per month, $50. Princi-
cipals for colored schools, per month, 500;
first assistants, for cOlOred schools, per
month, $4O second assistants, for cOlored
schools, per month S35. A resolution was
introduced that the board of trustees adopt
and establish the series of books for the next
five years to be used in all the public schools
of the city of Dallas published by Van Anterp,
Bragg & Co., as PR printed circular, and that
the contract as presented by Prof. Savage be
accented. On motion, discussion was post
poned until the next meeting, The board then
adjourned, to meet in the city hall on Tuesday,
the 3lst day of July, at O'Clock a. m, at which
time all applicants forp sitions as teachers are
requested to have their applications, accom-
panied with their GER ificates of qualifications
as required by ordinance, before the board of
trustees.
Gen. Edgarton finished his postoffice inves-
tigation to-day and leaves for st. Louis in the
preston is that Postmaster Whissen
is more firmly established than ever,
although a number of knowing ones assert
orderto relieve the department of the Radical
row here, and that a man outside of either
wing of the Republical party is to succeed
Whfssen. A petition for his removal was
twenty-seven signatures up to this evening,
while Several hundred of the best citizens re-
gardleSs of party, called on Gen. Edgarton
during his stay and v1ndlcated WnlSSOn as the
best postmaster Dallas has had for a dozen
The Cleburne base ball club play the Dallas
Brown Stockings in Dallas next Sunday.
An Austin SPECIAL in the Herald this morning
says the Austin ball players are painting tc
meet the Dallas boys. 1he Brown Stockings
want to know why they do not send up a
AT Stuart an alleged thief surrendered by
his bondsmen and jailed TINS morning. was re
leased this afternoon on habeas corpus pro
ceedingS.