The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-12

PREFERRED SPECIALS.
How the Work ~ The Late Session u
Regarded.
An Important Ruiing Touching The
Sale Of Land.
Preparing 10 Rep'i u hexican Raid at
Eagle Pass.
A Noted Case on Trial at Galvestos--
Gulf Notes.
Al Arkansas Man Takes 10 Himself q
Dusky Bride.
Other News by Special Dispatches.
AUSTIN.


AUSTIN, Feb. ll.-[Specisl Hon. IL.
NJ. Baker thinks that with the school tsx
liked oy extra session the schools can easily
run six months. lie ears no deficiency
but rather thinks tlsre VIII be o
SURF las Il the aohools d not average over
SIX months.
Colonel Dirdrn rs superintendent of
public buildings and gtouuds took posses-
sion TODAY.
General King vino returned from Crock
e't today, says the laws passed 6I tne
extra session seem q give general sAtisiac-
tion. He thinks that under tnem fence
cutting will cease.
Charte-s-Sherman Cooperative Cigar
company, capital u Vo; a. rai,o On
mill OF Columbus, capu.l $50 900: Young
Mems Building and Lo'n association, OF
LumpasGs, capital 10000.
The comptroller rules that school build.
Tags where the pupils eat AMI sleep cam
not be exempt irom taxation hf today
sent to tax colectOrsa list of HLus on which
the taxeh OF 1883 have been AID 40 his Of
lice, with request that they examine said
Inst carefully and see chat uu lands described
therein are advertised tor the taxes of 1883.
lie says: "N0 changes nave been made IN
the law relating 70 advertising lands Tor
taxes, and adverlisments mast ne made in
accordance with the act approved March
lStb, 1881, page 81, general laws OF the first
session OF the Seyenteenth legislature. In
making up the shles llst great care should
he taken To advertise no lands on which the
taxes have been paid. Where the same
tracts Of land were assessed twice on the
rolls OF 1888 and only one of the
asse, snenis is paid the lands thoulS
not be advertised aud sold TOR the taxes
appearing in the secoad assessment, but
should be reported as double assess-
meut' in the list OF erroneous assessments
for credit Lardg which have been sold to the
state for taxes of prior year. aud which
have not been redeemed, must not be ad.,
vertised aud sold for the taxes flSs3. (5tN
article 4759 revised statues Sucn lands
must be reported delinquent for 1888, pro-
yided the taxes OF 1888 on the same have
not been paid" He has asked for bids to
advertise lanrs In unorganlzed counties in
which taxes have not been paid.
Commss oner Welsh has been restrained
from issuing patents on eleven leagues Of
land in Milan aud William son counties
now in controversy in the supreme court.
The land is claimed under All old Spanish
grant, and the termination OF the case will
be watched with much interest. -
Tho commissioner will complete the work
OF designating on the maps the million
acres Ot land set aside to the university, in
about ten days, and the same will be turned
over to the regents, who will try to lease
the lands n-- 7s.i ~ 90
roe DDhfu OF enuCN'lOIi tO'udy prepared q
circular and will send out in few days in
81 ructions to collectors TO take a scho lastic
census under the new law, which extends
the age to lG.
Thus tar no applications have been re-
ceved for the Ctfice of superintendent of
state schools, but il is Understood that the
friends OF Hon. h. NJ. Baker have put In
his name.
The New Orleans commissionership still
hangs fire.
The preliminary trial Of the burglars ar
rested last week was begun to-day. The
! eader OF the gang is stone cutter who
has been creating trouble with the capitol
contractors.
A heavy rain has fallen oil day and big
rise in the river is expected
A rCQuistion was made on the fund for
suppressing fence cutting to day, and 1t is
believed that aCt We operation bavc begun
10 put IL down under the new law, but the
oiiicprs are reserved in regard TO the matter.
During The thunder storm last evening
the l!,htntug struck lHc residence OF Mr..
Il. Y. Berger III South Austin, scattering
the bricks and books about one on the
rooms. A stove p!p" wa throwa down
and over the heads of wo ladies' 10 the
room, No one was hurt -