Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-25
THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Case Of Reported Yellow Fever at
New Orleans Officially Denied.
The National Government Refuses to Con-
sider Texas Copied Vouchers.
The Ponitentiary Statement The Bait
more L Ohio Telegraph Company.
Special to the Gazette.

Special 20 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, July pa dispatch re-
ceived from Maj. Dorm, who is in
Washington In charge OF the claims II
the state against the fedral gov
eminent for frontier protection,
amounting TO 100000, says that the
war department has refcsed 10 con-
slider them becanse they were not ae-
companied by the original vouchers.
Several clerks have been at work abnnt
year under special appropriation OF
$1,000, getting copies OF these to for
ward to Washington, aud now the
originals will have % lie sent at last TO
secure the benefits OF the
bill passed by congress to
reimburse the amounts expended
by the state for frontier protection.
The total claims of Texas will foot up
nearly two million dollars, which will
doubtless be scaled down some, and It
is hoped to get them In such shape
as TO secure an appropriation ut the
next sitting Of congress In December,
Maj. Dorm has been Instructed 10 re-
turn home.
The following dispatch was received
to-day by DIR. II NJ. Swearingin, the
state health officer:
NEW ORLEANS July a. 1884.
The suspicious case OF fever which was rs-
ported as yellow fever By TN attending phy-
sician and which died last night has not
been confirmed by the pos -moriem eNami-
nh'ipe e OF microscope sIain ,,dE OS Dr.
Secretary Board OF Health.
The Baltimore n Ohio Telegraph
company Of Texas filed a charter TO-
day. il recites that the purpose Of the
company Is To connect by telegraph
the principal cities. The capital stock
IL So, 900, and the directors are, w. III.
Sinclair and David Hall of Galveston;
David II. Bates. Edward Leslie and
l.. G. NJ. Bruce OF New York.
The June report of Mr.. Haywood
Brain, financial agent Of the peniten-
tiaries, shows: Receipts, SIS, 0SS: ex-
penses. 81, Ia. A draft for $4,000 |
was drawn upon the legislative !
appropriation, giving n cash balance |
on July l of S2l $40; including this |
the available resources for June are |
estimated at sd 4Si Disbursements |
estimated at Si957i, "A larger amount |
than usual, AS II included ~ per cent. OF |
the wages Of servants and guards re-
tained FOR the past five months, and 1
sundry improvements which are con-
templated.
Increase In county assessments re.
ported to day:
Live Oak, $33, l96
Van X,ndt, Si5G, OS3.
Nolan, s29l ,5a2.
Matagorda, slO6,s23.
This Is heavy falling of from last
year.
The Rio Grande railway paid S5il
tax on passenger earning for the quarter
ending June 80
Tax collectors OF Cooke, Cherokee,
and Stephens counties have settled.
Treasury deposits $1,000.
Bonds have not yet been given In
the land fraud cases. Mrs. Pierce, the
wife Of one of the defendants, has gone
TO Dallas 10 endeavOr To make his
bond OF 81 900. II IL thought that
Wampler will be unable to give 81. 800
"A he stated In his defense that $3.50
was all he could raise.
The grand lodge OF Ancient Order of
United Workmen adjourned to-day.
niter three days session in this
city.
a Young Mems Democratic club
was organized tonight with about
two hundred members. The proposed
attempt to indorse certain candidates
for state positions was unanimously
sat down on.