The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-31
AUSTIN.

Charters FiI,d-The Alleged Cruel Treat
ment of Conviots Is False-Local Matters
Etc.
AUSTIN, May 25-[Speciall-The following
were charters filed to-day. Georgetown Watel
company, capital stock $5O,0OO Fire Com
pany No. /, of Laredo; Capita Compress
company of Austin, capital stock $50 600.
Relative to the alleged cruel treatment
of convicts, mentioned in letter written
by d. G. Wooten, of this city, May l2tn
and which was alluded to in the HERALD
special ut time, Mr.. Earle Adams, district
attorney OF the fourth judicial district
investigated the matter and after examining
several witnesses says the charges and in
situations contained in Wooten's letter are
unfouuded. The witnesses uuder oath stated
that the convicts are kindly treated and
we'll fed. Mr.. STILL from whom Wooten
claims TO have had his information, denies
having had any conversation with Wooten
about convicts or anything else.
The state sewer from the lunatic asylum
will be completed next week.
The insurance companies to-day paid
Hon. John Hancock $4,000 due on his
building, destroyed by fire. The adjusters
have not completed adjusting the claim OF
Bertram, Brueggerhotf d Moeller, but it is
reported it will be materially diminished.
The comptroller to-day deposited So 900
to the credit of the general revenue.
The government has appointed A. M.
Jackson, jr., and Gardner Ruggles special
Judges of the supreme court, in the case OF
Rippetoe VS.. Harris, from Washington
county, Judges West and Willie being dis
qualified. Mr.. Jackson is also disqualified
and on the governors return another Judge
will have to be appointed.
tIa
has purchased the entire interest of LOOMS
Christian in the lumber business in this
city, and it will be managed. by Horace
French.
COURT DECISIONS.
Supreme Court affirmed Johnson VS.
Skipworth, from Mitchell county; Easily VS.
Dledsoe, from Falls county; Odle VS.. Frost
Barry & Lee, from Navarro county; Rogers
VS.. Rogers, from Washington county
Hall VS.. McComas ct al, from LANAI
county.
Reversed and remanded: Holmes ct al.
VS.. Landa. from Taylor county; Obert VS.
Landa, from Guadalupe county:
Dismissed: Lott VS.. Hatfield, from
Washington county; Murphy ct al, VS.
Saratoga Irrigation and Manufacturing
company, from Preside county: Harrison
ct al. vs.. Hal! ct, al, from McLennaI
liant: Deering vs.. Burgess, from
Navarro county; Upshaw VS.. Chapman
from Hill county; Hunt ct al. vs.. Kellum
ct al, from Bosque county; Houston d
Texas Central Railroad VS.. Conrad, from
Limestone county. Submitted on briefs fol-
both parties: Grant VS.. Simpson, from
Robertson county, Crescent Insurance Com
psny vs.. Griffin & Hook, from Hill county;
Fiebout VS.. Millican ct al. from Robertson
county. Submitted on motion to affirm on
certificate: Griffin VS.. Scott, from Bosque
county; Locket VS.. Miller. from Navarro
county; Hall vs.. Lott g. Wife, from Rob-
ertson county. Submitted on briefs for
both parties. and oval argument for appel
lee: Gulf, Colorado d Santa Fe Railway
VS.. Greenlee ct al, from Bosque county. :,
AUSTIN, May 25.- Press Tx Comptr6odlc;
Ter Brown has so tar traced about ~, 0OC
worth of checks reported missing from his
office and which were charged against him
in the recent settlements of his accounts
The bank records show they were paid be
fore he went into Office.
AUSTIN, May A-[Special, 1.-THE county
Judge of Howard county telegraphed the
governor to-day that thirteen days ago he
ordered smallpox camp established and
infested persons placed therein and closely
guarded A doctor up there was granted per
mission to visit the camp, and yesterday
while intoxicated permitted those in quar-
antine to leave and roam around the town
of Bluff Springs. The doctor
was arrested at the instance o.
the judge, and he asks il there IS any pen
atty for violating quarantine laws. The
governor being absent, the telegram was
referred to the attorney-general, VINO de-
cides that there is no penalty for violating
quarantine regulations, the law passed by
the legislature providing one, not going
into effect till some time in July.
The comptroller in reply 10 the
assessor of McLennan county rela
tive to assessing railroads says
The roadbed OF a railroad should be
assessed as land and valued as othe- land
adjoining, and should not be valued at the
cost of construction. Article 1886, OF the
Revised Statutes, requires every railroad
to render the whole number of acres oil
land owned, possessed or appropriated Tor
their use, with a valuation affixed to the
same. There is nothing IN the, tax
awswhich requires railroad
company to render culverts, bridges,
trestlework. embankment, etc, and 1t
would not. in the opinion Of this depart
ment, be Just to require railroad company
to render their roadbed for taxation at the
cost Of construction.
All railroad stocks, and stocks in other
corporations out of the state, and owned by
inhabitants of this state are taxable, but II
owned by persons living in other states
they are not subject to taxation.
The comptroller deposited $500 to. the
credit of the general revenue to-day.
The governor is still absent.
The committee TO select site for the lu-
natic asylum have not made their report.
The weather is very dry, no rain worth
mentioning having fallen for the past six
weeks. Corn and cotton are suffering ter
ribly. and without rain very soon, will be
total failure.