The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-05
STATE CAPITAL.
Important Notes From the TreaSurer's
aud Comptroller's Portfolio.
A Dismissed Deaf Mute Files Complaint
Against the Superintendent.
The Crowded Luuatics Have a Set-Too
and One Killed.
MexicanS do Hidalgio County for Sew
eral Thousand Dollars.
Large Herd of Cattle Recovered 10
Their owners.
Trouble Anticipated In Llano County
An Old Feud.
The Crowded Luuaties Have a Se,-Too
and One Killed.
MexicanS do Hidalgio County for Sew
eral thousand Dollars.
Large Herd Of Cattle Recovered TO
Their owners.
Trouble Anticipated In Llano County,
An Old Feud.
Some Other Interesting Capital Notes.

AUSTIN, June 4,-[Special.l-A negro
boy, bathing in the river Sunday, was
drowned.
Two cUlored patients, confined in the
same room of the lunatic asylum, had a
difficulty at O'Clock Saturday morning, in
which Gabe Hendris, from Wilson county,
was killed. Hendris was insane on re.
ligion, excitable and crazy, and
his antics excited his room mate,
who heretofore has been quiet and peace
ably disposed, and he attacked him and in
hicted such an injury with his fist thar he
died Saturday evening. No blame at
taches to the officers, considering the
crowded condition of the asylum. 1t is a
wonder that more affairs OF this kind have
not occurred.
The secretary of the Board of Education
is sending ont blanks for organizing school
communities. teachers and examiners
blanks.
The comptroller mailed to-day the col.
lector's list of tax sales.
l.. 7. Rudd, now in Cameron county, re.
ports that store in Hidalgo county was
robbed by Mexicans from Mexico of So OOO
in money and 5000 worth OF goods. The
robbers escaped.
1t has not rained at Rio Grande City for
nine months, ana grass and water are
scarce.
Captain Seeker writes from Uyalde
county that the 1877 head of cattle, with
blotched brands, were captured from
thieves by them and have been turned over
the owner, b. f. Buzard, lie has fifty
more belonging in AtascosG county. In
few days he will send detachment of
Rangers to Leano county to preserve the
peace. A serious difficulty is anticipated
over an old feud.
The following are the important balances
of the treasury to-day: Available school
fund $l35 9S5 permanent school fund,
$3.50 S7S; cash, bonds, 4,077 ,652; permanent
university fund, 1884, cash, bonds,
S503 364; Blind asylum land sales,
S27 500; bond, SO, 400; lunatic, $2o,259
bonds, $l5,500; deaf and dumb asylum, Ss,-
95i bonds, $l7 ,5O0 Agricultural and Ne.
chanical college fund bonds, 500 600; the
college has no available fund and has over
drawn So, 43l; sales ofpublic domain, $50, ,23i,
and excess Of 1874 ,23i over the amount nee,
essary to pay the debt to the university or.
dered by the legislature. During the quar-
ter ending June lst, the treasurer received
81, IT, ,3jl; paid out, 81 ,G95, l57.
The Lamar Warehouse company, Paris,
capital stock, $4,000, filed charter to-day.
sales ofland.
The university regents re in session TO.
day, but did nothing of Importance.
Tommie Stewart, at the deaf and dumb
asylum and discharged Saturday, has made
formal complaint against Colonel John s.
Ford, superintendent, cha- ging him with
certain Irregularities. The board of mana.
gers will investigate ih matter.
The land rand committee
met to-day and elected the governor and
president. A member ofthe board expresse $
the opinion that at least two million acres
OF land will revert to the state as the result
of the invest CATION
John Hoifar, who worked in the quarres
here for several months, ana
who under a pretence, sup
ported by letters, of having had for
tune left him, borrowed money from dit
'erent persons, hggregating $1,000, was
arrested Saturday on charge OF swind-
ling.
Jim Moore, q sporting man, who had a
shooting sorape last month, to-day pleaded
guilty TO assault with intent to kill and
was fined 81 600 and costs
Jack Evans, 1t is said, is at the
bottom OF the Marshal trouble in this dis
trict, and has recommended his removal,
and the appointment OF Il. Platt, OF this
city,
Colonel Milt Swisser has gone to Greer
county to locate veteran certiilc Gates, and
the opinion of the land men is they will
hold.
A batch OF indictments, stolen from the
clerks office, have mysLeriously reap
peared.
COURT DECISIONS.
The commission of appeals reported TO
the supreme court TODAY the following
cases to be affirmed McNally ct al, vs.
Haynie from Navarro; Cupp VS.. ChaMpitt,
from Shackelford; Easily VS.. Motley, iron,
Dallas; Baily Pond vs.. Tindail and
Wife, from Robertson; Poole VS.. Terrell
from Bosque.
To be dismissed because settled between
parties; Robertson vs.. McCreary, fron
Robertson.
10 be reversed and remanded Dixon
VS.. Seadek, from Navarro Harkey VS.
Smith ct al, from johnson: Harris VS..
Coffee, from Hill; McDan VS.. Grove, from
McLennaD, Judge Watts dissenting: Jones
vs.. Phillips, from Jack: Taliaierro vs.. Nc.
Farland ct al, from Johnson; Riggs vs.
Haneych. from Falls, Waco Lodge No. 10
| o. o, f., VS.. Wheeler, from Mcclellan;
Scott vs. Lyon, Solomon & Co., ct al. from
Falls Zuhl ct al. VS.. Wood ct al, from
San Saba; Weibusch ct al, VS.. TAYLOR
dana from EalIo