The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-19
The Governor Decides to Postpone the
C0mmissionershlp Appointment.
Something Aboat The Work on the
Terrell Asylum.
The Knights OF Honor Appealed t0 for
Aid.
The Press Excursion 10 Mexico 10 be
Abandoned.
8eneraI Capital Notes aud Comments.
AUSTIN.

AUSTIN, Feb. s.-ISpsclal. THE comp
troler paid in 5000 10 the credit OF the
school fund tc.tay.
Snos the ;35 drummer licelse law went
into effect 2,253' licenses have been issued
OF this numb / 90 were sisd ilst year.
as some injgstlos hss been done tho COM
mercial travellers by reason OF erroneous
specials sen out from mere IL IN a simpIe
sot Of justice 10 state ihH, She comptroler's
depai tment has 40 complaint 10 make
against them relative 10 their iardines, ey
alleged IN the speciuls 10 paying up their
summers Tux.
The 81 600 received rom tha Peabody
'nnd viii hardly 90 20 the Gam Houston
normal school ag numattd in Safuriay's
telegram. o m'ribPrs of "a Do 4rd Of ed
ucaii0n 40 east being upposel iY if.
The cOuptrgl or th-iay paid 500 reward
Tor me cs'tufo ~ Waiter Slrorg. who cut
a pasture fence on Ohfi' tuss night in AR.
cher CJuuty.
Young coeuty hss issuod $50 COO in
courthouse bouds a today offered the
ssine to the steto bot they were refused be-
cause ofno money.
MavericR oJuu'y also wished 10 ssIl her
court house bonds amounting TO $50 0OO
Tnore a-e III appl cations for toe COM
missiJuship 10 The worlds fair. some nine
or more beinR for the chief place. which
will not be filed tll on or about the 81 of
May, at which t'tae the iav goes into effect
ana uutil that time, the goveraor gave the
HERALD reporter 10 understand to-day, no
appointment VII be made.
The contractor OF tne Terrell asylum ID
here. He has completed the fouudaton
and on Monday vii commence work on the
walls. To date $40 $50 have been paid out
on the building account. about 81 965 of it
going - the suDerintendsut who has no
| asylum b look after. The contractor has
received little over 81 00J, the balance go
| ing TO pay tor land ani other IL sms.
Charters filed: Tom Green Laudx and
Cattle COMPANY, stock $50 600; incorporss
t1rs-J, b. Hill, W. NJ. Wardell, III X.
Solomon. Fort Worth, Corsicans q Sal
bine railroad; capital stock, 800 600. The
road will be constructed from Fort Worth
to Sabine Pass, passing through Ellis,
Houston, Trinity, Polk and Harden coun-
ties, u distance of $50 miles. Dlrectors---s'
A. Hyatt, Sabine Pass; WIZ. Peck, Fair.
/ Rsli, and G. II Allen, Corsicana. -
McComb ~ here and will pake his repoSt.
% the land board tc-nmrow.
Colonel William Yandell, PRECEDENT Of
The Texas Piesa s,1cisuon, is in this city
on his way to Tom Green county. Ar
though his application for press excursion
| TO the City Of Mex,cp had received favor
able response from b. w. Mccullough of
the Gould lines and Colonel H..
| b. Andrews Of tho Sunset bad
invited the excursion TO return over his
| road, the general passenger. agent OK the
Mexican CentTsl, under orders from The di-
rectors Of that rosd, could only offer half
rates, Th ch would have amounted to
about $50. Governor Ireland aud Colonel
Andrews both endorsed Colonel Gandells
request n the most COM plane gutary terms.
Aiter consultation wi h tie railroads he
has decided that 10 VIII he best not to have
an excursion This spring inside OF the state,
Mr.. Mccullough having promised the Gsso-
ciation sn excursion 10 the New Olleans
cen enEial expos ton next winter, and tha
igvitalion from the manager OF the Inter
Stat. oril, 81 Houston, in May. having
been ext ndsd to the tress association. The
as ociAtion fneeta n Dallas on tue 4ih or 9th
OF Nay.
The land hoard held no meeting to-day
and did not stttle the Jones county matter.
IL is reported to-day that The board Is in-
tlined 10 reject all the claimants and place
the section IN controversy ogain IN the
market.
rhe following circular has been issued by
.he grand dictator Of the knights O.. Honor
OF Texas:
To the Knights OF II ouor of Te1aE
Brothers-.-Onr su preme dictator has is
sued distress ssll 10 oil lodges through houe
the United States in pehsl, OF tho widows
and orphans, ihe destitute and homeiesss
the poor aud needy, aud the sick and a.
nicl ed, caused by ,he recent disastrous
overflow and food, which the Supreme Die
ta,or OF the universe in his wisdom and
power has seen ft to bring upon his peopl0
residing in certain poruo1s OF Virginia,
Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and
Illinois. Your grand dictator heart.
ily indorses and approves this
appeal, and trusts mat eacu ana every
lodge ia this jurisdiction will promptly
respond in a manner worthy OF the Knights
Of Honor OF Texas We have over nine
th ousand members o. our order in Texas,
and only two states, Massachusetts and
New York, rank us in point OF member
ship. Texas has derived more benefit from
the workings Of Our order than any ether
state in the Union. Tho death rata In
Texas has lar exceeded that OF any other
state, and every death los, has been
promptly paid. Our order IL increasing
rapidly, and according To last reports each
lodge has on hand quite large SUN in its
treasury belonging toits general lodge fuRd.
Draw on this fund lloerally, my broth
ers and let each individual member con-
tribute OF his own means, and iprward your
contributions ht once 20 our supreme treas
urer at Louisv,l e, Kentucky. Remember
that the Holy Blble, nov lying open on
your altar, teaches If thy BROTHER hunger,
iced him; IL he thirst, give blm drink. Rs-
member also that the Lord loyeth a cheer
ful giver, and let the c3niriDutions OF the
Knights OF Honor OF Ieyas, blessed IS We
ara with pezce, heal b aud prosperity,
equal, IL they 90 not excl, those from auy
ot our sister staies. F.sternaly youfs in
y. NJ. A.
Tsiguoa1 CHARLES D. MoRse,
Grand Dictator.