The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-26
STATE CAPITAL.
A Reporters Dlnrnal DallyIng In the
Different Departments.
A Grliog by the Attorney General
Readable and Important.
Miscellaneous Capital City News Items.


AusrIs, April 25.-ISpecisl. 1.-The etat,
land board to-day took up the contested
olses, about fly N number. and made tn,
following awards; j. 3. Martin and Perry
Eatholow, TON Green county, to purchase
one section each; II. II. Wentworth, Or *
chase six sections: II. nj. Pfulti, CotIls
county, to purchase one sec.ion; n. nj
swenson, Border county, 10 purchase two
sectlone.
The board conveues again tomorrow and
will be In session Tor several days disposinf
CT the contested cases.
The attorney general rules that tho Law
passed by tire extra sesslon OF the les isla
| lure, reserving the rlghi.oi.way for county
roads across school, university aud asylum
lands does not apply 10 lands filed on prior
| TO the passage OF the law and on which pat
onts were subsequently Issued. Ga ali land
| fled on since tho passage OF the law, pat
ents will be issued subject TO right of.way
withoui lost TO the ttate.
The Cult, Colorado Il Santa Fe Railroad
Telegraph company paid $lI5 tax on meg
enees to-day. The Fort Worth d Denver
Railroad Telegraph company Paid $i0i.
General revenue paid In $2l GO; availa'
bic school fund paid In ISL 70
w Edwards OF Live Oak county, was
paid a reward OF 800 to-day for iniorma'
ton that led to the arrest and conviction oil
fence cutter.
Owing to error In the Posts advertise
ment oftax sales 1t has been ordered In
again TO run three weeks.
The comptroller desires TO know IL any
stens have been taken 10 organize the coun.
~ OF Reeves In compliance with the act Of
April 18th, 1888.
The comptroller rules that II special
agreement is not made. tho publishers Of
newspapers may charge 20 cents Tor each
tract OF land advertised ut tax rales, a.
though several tracts may have been assess
ed under ono name.
The r. J.. Turner Blooded Stock and
Livery Stable association. OF Fort Worth;
capital stock, Slc)0Oo filed charter To.
day.
The total annual amount 10 be deriyed
from le1se OF lands made at the last award
is $50 7eo; leases TO run elk yearo. OF this
amount lands IN Motley county pay Sl5-
Go: Tom Green county, LOCO; Borden,
IS 600; Floyd, 5000, Garcia, $1,000.
Tomorrow being the sixty eighth ami.
versnry of the Dad Fellows In the United
States, the lodges here viii give grand
picnic at flskvllle, seven miles north OF
town.
Colonel cTsGk job. ton, the news Of
whose dea.h was telecraphed you yesler-
history OF Texas, and Just before leaving
for Mexico he completed 10 and left the
manuscript with Colonel Milt. Swlsher, OF
this CITY. He wesa man OF rare intellect
sud ability, with a moss marvellous mem
ory. and his history will doubtless provo
the me It accurate snd Interesting ever writ
ton OF Texas. His wife died several yea.J
ago. One daughter su,v,ves him.
Robert Corley weq severely injured this
morning ny mule att sched TO street jar
kicking him in the face, breaking bis Nc .
and inhicting an ugly gesh over one o. bis
eyes.
The Capital came out rs IN evening pa
per this afternoon.
In the case OF Brown & Co, VS.. Chan j.
Tor e. NJ from Ellis county, the supreme
cou-. to. day for the Il Il time passed upon
the question as 10 days of grace upon notes
PAYABLE upon demand. holding that such
notes payable on demand did not r't for
and were not entitled TO thr- days OF
gra(,.
Colonel w. A. saylor. tho new collector
1T FL PeTo, has made his bond end for
vnrded II 10 Washington.
The appellate court In a de cision TO-
civil term Of Tmrrnt county court,
held last September, was illegal and its
proceeding null and void. This was caused
by misconception as 10 when tbs consti.
tutiOnDl amendments went INTO cneCt.
THE COURTS.
The supreme court affirmed: Freiberg,
X lein d Co. We. Lowe, from Clay; Bombal-
Ger We. Morrow, from Fannip, Hsndley vs..
~ rust IN d Texas Central railway, from
Dallas; Western Union telegraph company
v Hisson, fiom Parker; Nor II vs.. Steil,
from Lamar; Peyton VS.. Leouerd, from
d. ',rs; Fort w rih q Denver City Hallway
vs.. Dabney, from Wise; Russ ct al. VS.. Jones
Ia hasr
liams, from Lamar; Reeks VS.. GetzendaRer
ct sl., from Dallas.
Reversed and remanded: Brown & Co.
VS.. Chancellor u Co., from Ellis; Strong vs.
Curtis, from CLAY: Houston d Texas Gen.
trail Railway w. Boozer from Grayeon.
Reversed and reformed: Bumpass ct FL.
vs. Spencer, from Dsilas.
Certificate dismissed {: Eppstein G. Co.
w. Holmes & Grain, from Lamar.
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