The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON, Feb. 6.-In the court
of appeals the following rulings were
held to-day: Affirmed-Baker VS.
State, from Dewitt; Moreno VS.. State.
from Neuces; Cook VS.. State, from
jefferson; Fuller VS.. State, from
Erath. Morrison ct al VS..
Written ct al, from Madison. Re-
versed and Observation-Disclosures VS..
State, from Washington; Alonzo VS..
State, from Webb; SCHNEIDER VS.. State,
from Fayette; Allen ct al VS.. Thomp-
son, from Houston; Harris VS.. State,
from Brown; Austin VS.. State, from
Ellis. Submitted-Lum VS.. State,
from Liberty; Woods VS.. State, from
Galveston; Trammen VS.. State, from
Tarrant; Martin VS.. State, from
Johnson.
In the supreme court motion was
made to dismiss, but the following
were submitted: Christian VS.. See
Tyson 81 Co., from Galveston; Stras-
burger VS. Heidenheimer, from Gal
weston; Traylor VS.. Townsend, from
Colorado.
Early this morning James M.
Matthew, prominent member of the
Galveston cotton exchange and senior
partner of the firm of Matthew &
Sons, ship agents and importers of
salt and coal, died at his residence in
this city of Brights disease of the kid
neys. Out of respect of memory the
flags here were placed at half mast and
the Cotton Exchange adjourned. at
Up. m.
The disappearance of Mrs. Ander-
son, wife OF Col. b. Anderson, becomes
daily more mysterious. Her son en-
phatically denies that she was eXtrav
agant and incurred bills she did not
pay; that she was notified to leave the
house she was living in because she
failed to pay rent; that she was sepa-
rated from her husband, or that Col.
Anderson had charged her with eX-
travagance or she him with any inten-
ton or lack of support.
GALVESTON, Feb. THE court of
appeals submitted the following:
Williams VS.. the State, from Lavaca
county; King ct al, VS.. Moran ct al,
from Galveston; Lacid VS.. Freiberg,
ct al, from Galveston; Newhouse VS..
the State, from Lavaca county; New
ton VS.. Heidenheimer, from Calves
ton; Leediker VS.. Ratio, from Calves
ton: Nelson VS.. the City of Columbus,
from Colorado county; Lindheim VS..
Nelson, from Galveston; MundiRe VS..
Grove, ct al, from Galveston; Harri-
son VS.. Crazy, from Colorado county;
Strasburger VS., Heidenheimer, from
Galveston; SlaytOn VS.. Wallis, ct al,
frnp Galveston; Mcmahon VS.. the
State, from McLennan county. Mo
ton to correct judgment and entry
submitted: Gibbons VS.. Braden, from
Lamar county. Motion to file tran
script granted: Terrell VS.. the State
from Lavaca county; Ratio 81 Co. VS..
the st. Paul Insurance company
from Galveston.
Capt. A. j. Moore, commander of
the steam-lighter Maddox, died at his
residence this morning from injuries
received by falling into the hold of
the steamship Weser in December last.
Capt. Moore was man of indomita-
BILE will and courage and hardy sea-
man. During the war he was en-
gagged in blockade running and made
a bold trip from Texas ports to towns
along the Spanish main.
j. ID. ShaW'S StorehouSe, at Bolivar
point, was destroyed by fire this morn
ing with its entire stock. $500 insur-
ance.
A telegram has been received from
Col. Anderson, announcing his depar
ture from New Orleans to this city,
where he is expected to arrive to-mor-
row and join in the search for the
missing wife, no trace of whom has
yet been found.
1t is reported on the streets to-day
that the appointment of United States
judgeship for the eastern district of
Texas has been given to youngfJ Judge
Ogden, of San Antonio. The rumOr
could not be traced to any definite
source.