Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-14
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Important Circular 10 Teachers b,
Superintendent Baker.
Promotions in Frontier Service Tn,
Present. Cash Balance.
TIE Wool Growers Local aud So,,al
hapsesings.

spN& 70 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, May lS,-- The following
was Issued to-day by Mr.. Baker.
superintendent of public Instruction,
in regard to the summer normal
schools
All the schools Win open July a,
1854, and will remain i'm session four
weeks to- all visitors. hut ealy teachers
and these expecting To- engage ia
teaching Vt an early day VIII be en-
rolled rs members. Examinations Of
students 10 the Sam Houston Normal
institute will be ut these institutes;
examinations for teachers certificates
will be held Mt these institutes on
July 30 and II and August 1. A sum.
mer normal certificate Is valid for two
years, and cxempts the holder
from couisty examinations. No per
son will be entitled to apply for one of
these certihcates who has not attended
the institute, aud subjected himself or
herself to its regulations for fifteen
days during the term. The law cx-
pressly provides that IL shall be the
Uuty w ttu'utiS w utttHu tutst iHrti-
tutes, and county judges are requested
tn call the teachers OF their respective
counties together at an early day, and
urge them 10 comply with the law. IL
is by the MD of these institutes
that Texas hopes TO place
her public school teachers % n
plane with normal graduates and all
teachers who have the good Of their
profession ut heart aud are dcsirous of
becoming familiar with the latest and
most approved methods OF teaching
will attend the institute.
AdJt-Gen. King announces the fol-
lowing promotions In the frontier bat
talon, 10 date from the LIST inst: Jo-
seph Shelly, lieutenant Co. H. to be
captain; George II. Schmidt. lleuten-
ant Co. G., TO he captain; Frederick
Jones, sergeant Co. ID, In service since
Sept J., 1875, TO bc first lieutenant;
John McNcely, sergeant Co. b, In
service since March /, 1878. To be
first lieutenant; L.. &. Turnbo, SER
geant Company a, In service since Oc-
tober /, 1876, to be first lieutenant |;
a. e. Grimes, sergeant Company G, In
service since September / 1877, to be
first lieutenant; VIM, Scott, sergeant
Company Il, In service since May J.,
1875. TO he first lieutenant J. NJ. Scd.
berry, sergeant Company Il, in service
since September |, 1878. To be first
lieutenant; ;. M. Plat, sergeant Com
pany Is, in service since August L,
is.D. TO be first lieutenant.
The general revenue balance to-day
IL SlG0,O0n. 1.-THE same time last year
IL was ss00,0n1. IL Ia estimated that
there Il about $500, 900 In taxes yet 10
come in, which, however, with the
present balance will not be sufficient
10 meet the current expenses of the
, legislature.
Tho executive committee OF the
, State Wool-Growers' association, In
session here, elected "a delegates 10 the
, national association, To meet In Chi
cago on the 18th, Col. II. i. Sandeison
, of Tom Green, Judge j. II. Guion
of Concho, Hon. n. q. Collins d
Duvul, q. q. Clearidge Of San Anto
Mo, and ID. Il. Bentley OF Colorado
} CRY.
MIR. Wilson Davis, u popular repre-
sentative of Kaufman x Runge of Gal
weston, and Miss Rosa Il. Conner. /
handsome young lady Of Louisiana
were married ut the residence Of Mr.
Cadpalm this evening, and immedi
ntely left on wedding tour TO New
Orleans.
Chairman Sneed has Issued a coll fol
IA county Democratic convention. Il
meet June Z, to elect delegates 10 thu
various conventions.
I Mr.. w. H. Parker, president Of the
Colorado Fire company, and an CO.
teemed citizen, died last night Of ~
phoid fever.
II. b. Anderson, Interpreter for Mr.
Benavides, the Mexican member q
the legislature, was to-day adjudged
lunatic. Sickness of himself and wifi
was the cause.
A painter by the name Of SANFORD
! fell from scaiioldlng In front G
Limoizs drug store this evening nnt
broke his leg.
G. l.. Hathaway, The Inventor Of {
car coupler, bias received intelligence
that the patent has been sold for Si5,
0D0.
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