The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-15
AUSTIN.

road scheme-The New Charter Law
Department Notcs-Sam Houston Norms I
Schooi-A Big Biare-Compiste Summary
of State Affairs.
AUSTIN, May H. Especial. Charters
filed. Texas Land and Lumber company,
Fort Worth; capital stock, 1000; incor.
porators, J, G. Richardson, W. q. Young,
III. G. Holloway, A. +. Smith l.. l.. Moore
The Tram and Lumber company, Beau
mont, filed an amendment, changing their
name to the Texas Tram and Lumber
company, and increasing the capital stock
TO 500 600. The Hunstabls Boot and Shoe
company, Dallas, capital stock, $i00,00;
officers, j. B. Adoue. president; w. q. Pad
gett, vice president; q, q. Slaughter, treas
urer; W. Hunstable, secretary; A. Hun
stable, manager. The Moulton Institute,
OF Lavaca. The Brszos Horned Cattle com.
pany; capital. $4,000. Decatur Il West
Texas Railroad company; capital stock,
So 600. 600 object, to construct road from
Decatur to point on the west line Of
Throos county, passing through the
J. Il. Gearing, Chicago; X. II, Montgomery,
Council Bluffs; J. Nichols, Martin Casey, J.
7. Alexander, W. +. Lake, II. Dohman, NJ.
Brown, II. NJ, Alvord, Fort Worth.
Alter The 18Th OF July, the new law regu.
ating the filing OF charters goes into effect,
when railroad. express and telegraph con
canes will be required to pay u fee of 500
and an additional $25 for each 10000 in
excess of capital stock of 100000. Charita-
bic and benevolent corporations will be
charged $40; private corporations $25, and
So additional for each $4,000 of stock in
excess ofa capital of $4,000.
Johns " Spence paid into tho treasury
81 600 for four bit land.
Lieutenant Gillespie reports to the adiu.
tant-general that he has u detachment of
rangers alter smugglsrs along the Rio
Grande, i'll Fresidlo county.
The commissioner OF the land Office com
menced to-day signing notes for school
land received since January, aud will turn
them over to the treasury.
The Sttorney-general rules that special
county Judge cannot serve Nv a member OF
the commissioners court, nor can com mis-,
sloners court levy n special bridge tax.
Redemption receipts sent up by collectors
issued alter March, 1888 must show pay
ment Tor tax OF 1882 as well as tax tor each
year since the sale.
Applications for leasing university lands
are received almost daily and no trouble
will be experienced II leasing them.
The comptroller deposited so 600 to the
credit OF the general revenue to-day.
The board OF Education met to-day and
ordered that the local board of directors Of
the Sam Houston normal school shall here.
after be designated as the local
board OF directors and visitors, reducing
their salaries from SlO0 to $50 and abolish.
ing the office of secretary for the board. II
was ordered that the funds given Sam
Houston normal school from the Peabody
hD ~ nd tl...n I, /.
education. The 81 600 received from Dr.
Curry for Sam Houston normal school was
turned over TO DR.. Baldwin for disburso.
ment,
Competitive examinations for the school
will be held at the summer normal schools,
and in districts where there are no schools
the senator Of the district Is requested to
fix the time and place,
The following members of the faculty
had their salaries increased. j. II. Dean,
from 81, 200 TO 81, 800; Pritcheit, from 81, 30
10 81 $50; Mrs. A. A. Reynolds, from 5000
to $500. All students Tor ensuing year are
required to pay an incidental fee of $3.50
per quarter.
The governor and capital commissioners
will visit the granite quarry in Burnett
county in few days, and II the examina-
tion proves sat siaetory they will endeavor
to get contractors to use 1t for the new cap
ilol instead OF limestone selected.
The county commissioners we're In ses.
sion to-day and will fir the county tax a. 10
cents, the lowest that has prevailed since
the war.
Tomorrow is the time fixed for the state
TO resume control Of the peniIentiaries and
make final settlement with the lessees,
who are expected to night.
The warehouse occupied by Bertram
BrueggerkoT & Moeller, with the entire
contenls WAS destroyed by fire Sunday
morning; total loss about Sli5 600. insur-
ance $l0I 600. $50 coo, OF which was on stock
The sixth volume Of abstracts of land
titles has been turned over to the state
printer and will be issu d .bout August LIST.
The house journals are being delivered
an those of the senate will be az soon as
the index is com pleted.
Work on the new additions to the deaf
and dumb institute commenced to-day.
John Blocker, of this county, has II 900
head of cattle rounded up, and they will
start from C0ncbo county immediately
he is expected home tomorrow, and will
rcloin his herd on the trail. w. b. and ].
X. Blocker have purchased the entire stock
cattle Of w. @. Crawford, of this county
and will move them to a ranch on Coucho
Ike Pricor has started his drove Of cattle,
numbering 1900, and will drive to Kansas
Seth Mabry is also ready to start with
about 900 head. The above are tho only
cattle men of this county,that will drive
this season.