The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-21
STATE CAPITAL CHIPS.
HIS ExCELLENCY UNBENDS,
All Becau-. of u woman's Wiies-Th0
Census Takers Ia Receive Checks
shortiy-A Land Case Laid
Out-Domcstic Data.

AUSTIN, June 20.-lSpecial.l 1T is r,i-
morcd here that If the nomination for
Superintendent of Public Instruction is
rendered Prof Alex. IIogg he will ac-
cept.
Col. VIII Lambert, secretary of tho
Fort Worth convention, has had tho
credentials of delegates elected To tho
National Democratic convention hand
somely printed, and rs soon as signed by
the president, Hon. Joe Savers, they will
be forwarded.
Charters filed: Terrell Building and
Loan association, capital stock 100000;
Bonham building and Loan association,
capital stock 100000; sherman mill
company, capital stock $4,000.
Scholastic census received to-day:
Howard county,, ,2il; increase, l06.
Wise-5,0sI; increase, $50.
Tarrant-i,l0l; increase, S27.
GonZalcs-3,52}; increase, 5s2.
city of Dccatur-;i56; increase, l25.
The Comptroller to-day registered $ZI--
600 of Terrell City-lIall bonds.
OF the school lands leased by the State,
Sl5s00 acres is for ten years. 76s,7d for
six wears; 81 ,OS3 for five years; l,930 fnr
two years; $3.50 for one year. Tom
Green county heads the list with ilI ,lW
acres; Motley, l55,3s7; lIemphill, 10000;
Crockett, l0s,772; Borden, l03,oi0; Pre-
from 2ll to 1900 acres.
Drafts to pay collectors for taking
scholastic census are being made out,
and will be sent to the several counties,
where they will be paid
The Governor has pardoncd young
man sent to the penitcntiary for swearing
that his sweetheart was Is years of ago
when applying for u marriage license.
The ,evidcnce shows the girl imposed
upon him. and, as all the county officers
asked for his pardon, the Governor
granted il.
Dr. q. Il. Boardman, an old and highly
respected citizen, was buried to-day.
Millett opcra-house was crowded to-
night tn witness the closing exercises OK
the German American academy. Tho
concert and athletic exercises by tho
boys were of u high order, unique and
intensely interesting.
Col. \. &. Babcock, member of tho
capitol syndicate, has been quite i'll for
two weeks, but is now improving.
The supreme Court-Appeal dismissed:
Block, Oppenhciner ~ Co. vs.. Hootcn ds
Townsend, from Lampasas.
Rehearings refused: Texas a Pacific
railway vs.. Dye ct al, from Dallas; Lott
". Kaiser ct al, from Bosquo; MillilIcn
". SmOot, from Parker.
Affirmed: Arnold vs.. Loathcrwood,
from Johnson.
Submitted on briefs for both parties:
Carothcrs vs.. Mcllhcrucv q co., from
Milan; Kennedy W.. Jarvis ct al, rom
Webb.
The special court composed of Asso-
ciatc Justice StaytOn and Mcssrs.
B. II. Bassctt and a. :. Maxey
affirmed the Judgment in the case Of
Mcnchaca ct al. Vs. Field ct al, rom
Mclcnnan, and Menchaca ct al W.. Pun
chard ct M. from Milan, the court hold
ing, first, that the concession To- Sanchez
having Il moncycd value, created a COM
muuity interest to Mrs. Sanchez, which
descended 10 and invested in her heir
at her death; second, that what
ever interest She had was divcstod
by the instrument of Penida
afterwards endorsed To Thorn, which,
though in form 4 power of attorney,
was in effect "A sale of the concession and
all the right To the land acquired under
il, and the superior title was thereby di-
vested out of Sanchez and wife, 80 as To
leave no interest To he inherited by her
heirs at her death; third, the jury
having found that there were commu-
nifty debts, and the finding being sus-
tanned that Sanchez sold the land To pay
them, and that Punchard purchased tho
same and paid a portion OF those debts,
the title vested in Punchard