Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-08
r,ems Il Interest 10 Buyers OF Lana
ssld ut Tax Sales.
The Serious Cutting ARRAY Local ana
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Special 70 the Gazette.
Austin. April IA dispatch iron
the surveyor Of Tom Green county y
Gov. Ireland states that he has T.
N ca;ved bids for the lease OF lop ~
acres Of school ieuts, mostly at eigh
cents an acre, though on one dry sec
lion, where II IL conjectured there wa
was sharp competition, the bid wa
Il twenty-five aud one-qnHrter cents NJ
acre, and ON one wstpred section tho
3 bids went to forty-two and three-quar
( ter cents an acre. While the mem
+ bers OF the land board are disposed to
crow over this as win.
dication of their policy,
the readiness to grasp ut
such nneager results for comfort really
shows their own mistrust IN that
policy. / this case may be taken rs
an indication Of What Is to follow, the
action of the land board proves itself u
signal failure at the outset. The APP
piications Tor lease from Tom Green,
at the last meeting CT the board ~ act
on bids, aggregated nearly loo. 900
acres. Under the new resolutions,
these have been scaled down eighty
/ Eve per cent, far greater reduction
than the w8rIuest opponents of the
policy anticipated. Tom Green in
cIudes a very large body Of the school
lands. Bidding las always been
Ilyeliest there, and even the land
board dares not hope for better results
than these elsewhere.
In reply TO an inquiry from col
lect0r, the comptroller says that under
the law, purchasers of land at tax
sales cannot demand in their redemp-
tion reimbursement for taxes subse-
quently paid upon them.
The first record Of tax sales came in
to-day from Dewitt. The amount
sold to the state was Si7, as against Sl4 |
last year.
A case involving the important
question of the validity of TAX sale
titles will come up In the present term |
of the supreme court, being the |
frat instance in which the matter has
reached that tribunal.
Hays county sends 1868 interest aud
sinking fund on the court house bonds
held by the permanent school fund,
and Pslo Pinto 800 for the same pur.
pose.
The Irving Insurance company,
Fire and Marine, OF New York, was |
granted license TO do business in the |
state for the current year.
State Engineer Britton Is preparing
an official railway map to be published
with his next report. II is now being
drawn by his secretary, Mr.. Meyers.
Pecos county desires to place 50 900
worth OF court house bonds with per
school fund. They will be
taken when sufficient cash has been
Paris aud Mason apply for white
normal schools.
General revenue receipts, $4,000:
school funds, "a 900.
The court of appeals, with Judges
White and Wilson present, organized |
this morning and adjourned until |
next, when the motion |
docket OF the first assignment will be
called.
The commission OF appeals, with
Judges Walker and Watts present, or
ganized and adjourned until Monday
morning next.
The supreme court. not having a
quorum present did not organ
ize, but on Wednesday,, when
the motion docket will be- called.
a full court will he present. The
dockets of each court are very full.
A serious cutting atfray occurred at
the establishment Of Saiiie Daggett, "A
notorious cyprian, last night about IL
O'clock. Fred Callahan, a policeman.
WAS assaulted by Perkins, a sporting
character, and stabbed four times with
a pocket-knife. He is dangerously
wounded, although it Is thought he
will recover unless Inflammation sets
In. Perkins was arrested soon after
the deed, and appearing before Justice
Won Rosenberg this morning, waived
an examining trial aud WAS placed un.
der 81 900 bond.
Ed. Rousseau was acquitted In the
muyor's court to-day on charges Of as
ssuit preferred by Sergeant OF Police
Cheneviile.
IN the county court to-day, Frank
Brown pleaded guilty 10 stealing Mr.,
J. w. Driskell's watch, aud was give.
two years In the penitentiary for theft
and two for burglary. He l. the same
individual sent up for five wears for
stealing DR. SInOot's watch.
Thos. 3. Smith also pleaded guilty
10 the.t Of money from McCiuire,s no.
tel, aud was sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary.
A number Of gaming cases were tried
and generally disposed Of with TWEEN.
ty-five dsllsr fine.
Governor Ireland is expected home
Tomorrow.
Mr.. Edmuns0n, chief clerk In tn.
attorney.general's department, will re
turn In the morning with his brld,
from Galveston.
Ed. Leachman, we'll known prin
Z ter Of Fort Worth and Dallas, assum
ed the foremanship OF the Statesman
to-day.