The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-29

ColOred females. il
Against ,3is last year.
MCMULLEN COUNTY.
White males ...................... II
White females. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. :
Colored males ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Colored females. .......................... j
Against 1GS last year
The land commissioner has advice
of judgment in Wise county agains
the railroad company for GO cents pc
acre for grass burned off some lane
by being fired by sp arks from loco
motive. He argues from this that
cents an acre is a low figure for leas
ing school lands.
A party from Corsicana writes in
quiring of the comptroller what is hi:
ruling where land is entered on an I'M
rendered roll "owner unknown" and
some party steps In and pays part OF
the taxes. The comptroller rules that
the collector must put it up and sell il
for the unpaid part of the taxes; but
in case the owners name is known,
the collector shall not receive partial
payment.
Governor Ireland and Superintend-
.ent of Pulic Instruction Baker, will
deliver addresses at the commence
ment exercises of the Sam Houston
Normal Institute, June %.
The governor left yesterday for Sc
gum.
County Judge Fillmore states that
the public schools of the county have
been maintained this session to May
10, four and six-thirteenth months,
upon an expenditure Of about sixty
six and two-third cents per capita OF
the available school fund. The scho-
Iastic cens1s of the county will show
an increase OF about thirty per cent
over last yea, which will require
some local tax to keep up the schools
six months another year.
Mayor Saylor received his commits
sion as collector Of customs, at Ell
Paso yesterday, and will enter upon
the duties of the Office June l.. He
will probably resign the mayoralty
this weak.
COURT OF APPEALS.
The following cases were decided
yesterday:
Affirmed: Martin ct al, VS.. the
state, from Erath county e. g. Ray
VS.. state, from Tarrant county; p. III.
.,Erask VS.. state, from Hood county.
Affirmed on certificates: Missouri
Pacific Railroad company, from Dial.
las county.
Reversed and dismissed: L. L..
Vivian vs.. state, from Dimmitt coun-
Reversed and remanded: j. F. Col
Inns VS.. state, from Callahan county.
DISTRICT COURT.
Judge Walker render ed his decision
yestepday.in the case OF ex-Comptroll-
er Brown as follows:
State Of Texas VS.. w. M. Brown and
his sureties. No. -, in district
court of Travis county, Texas.
The court from the testimony has
the following facts:
1. That defendant Brown with the
other defendants executed the Official
bor,ls as described in the petition.
9. That upon executing said bond
defendant Brown, Qualified as comp
troller Of public accounts OF the state
of TexaS, on January IL, 1881, and That
his term Of Office ended January 10,
1883. uoon accession OF his successor.
3. That in the settlement OF the ac-
counts of defendant Brown with the
state. there was due the state the sum
of S5663.25 upon accounts OF monies
an,4Asedits chargeable and charged to
him during his term OF Office, Whlcn
sum is unpaid.
AS conclusions of law from the
foregoing facts, the court hnds and
decides
/. That the plaintiff, the state of
Texas, is entitled to Jnug-
meut for said sum with
interest at per cent per annum from
january l, 1884, Gotal, $0,SS9.44)
against the defendant, Brown. as
principal, and against the other de-
PENDANTS as his sureties.
3. That plaintiff have Judgment
against defendants for all costs OF
Judgment will be entered accord
Judge of the sixteenth judicial district
Counsel for the defendant and coun..
sci for the sureties gave notice OIL
appeal.
The case of the United States VS.. @
b. sStoddard, charged on complaint OF
of w. Y. Leader with sending an in
decent letter to him through the
mails, was partly examined yesterday
before United States Commissioner
Ruggles, and continued.
Col. William M. Brow conducted
the examination for the prosecution,
and r.. L. Hill, ESQ, for the defense. !,
The following cases were decided
Yesterday:
w. J. Kahn VS.. the state, from Dali
las county. Gambling case. Judg-
ment affirmed. Opinion by Judge
Hurt.
from Mitchell county. Atlirlae3Np
certificate.
pany VS. Ed L. English, from Milan
county. Motion to dismiss appeal
overruled.
Ascue 4 Hinchman vs.. Altman i
Co., from johnson counsy. Same DIS
position.
Packer VS.. Baggett, from Bell coun-
.ty. Affirmed on certiilcate.
Blevins alias Blent, from Brown
car,ty. Affirmed. Oral opinion.
II, 81 Il. 9. railroad company VS.
Wooten Boatright & Co, from Brazos
county: two eases. Motion TO dls
miss appeal sustained for want OF Jur'
Tsxas Is PaciGc Railway company
VS., ThOs. Jones, from Grayson county
motion to affirm on eertiiicate uls'
missed for want of Jurisdiction.
III. Block VS.. Chas. Weller y son
from Milan county; molten 60 ais-
miss appeal oyerruled. Oral opsuion
James Slawson VS.. the state, from
Robertson county; appeal dismissed
Oral opinion. a
sam. Leilingwel VS.. Seligman q
Never. from Mitchell county; atirmed
on certificate.
ASH Elliott VS.. Alexander & Co.
from Bell county; appeal dismissed.
f. T. Weiden Us. Robt- Martln
from Robertson county. Appeal DIS
missed. Opinion by Presiding Judg'
White.
In the case OF G. J. Makinson vs.
the state, (the Austin highway rob
Der easel a mOsi0n for rehearing wa
argued by the father of the younl
man and submitted.
All cases called on the fourth as
sienment on briefs in record.
THE GAMBLING CASE.
The following is the opinion o
Judge Hurt which win be found high
~ interesting in the case of w. A.
Kahn VS.. the state, appeal from Da
las county. The decision determin
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