The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-17
GALVESTON.


GALvEsroS, JAM Ii.--A meeting OF The deem
water committee is called for tomorrow nIpht
IL IS thought one of the matte s to be consid-
cred Is the selection OF u delegation TO 20 IN
washington in the interest Of measures mr.
posed. The gentlemen suggested are Messrs
IsnDge, Street, Fowler, Max and Wells. Some
Demese u best TO hrst arouse an active scnti-
committee that Is deserving 10 he heard
aeslnst pending bi Is regulating interstate
commerce at Washington, composed OF repre-
sentative men from the hole tfnte
Matters between the two street car conlpa-
MES here are becoming lively. The Gulf City
railroad has purchased iron sufficient TO iay
laii mile oil track, the iron to be delivered bv
FEBRUARY Is, and the material for the remain
Mer o The road has also been negotiated for
The othe' company, the Galveston City rail-
noan, mas distributed rails along The new line
In the supreme count, motion to d smiSs
the appeal. was over uled in Douglass vs. the
submitted ON briefs and oral argument for the
appellee, ppetoe ct al. vs.. Dwyer. from
Washington. and Axcr and wife vs. Basseft,
from Washington; on briefs and oral argument
from Webb -
Court OF appeals-Motions TO dismiss appa;,l
was submitted In Harkn IS vs.. State from Re
lug1o three cases; Brown vs.. Engls. from Fay
ettni Holden vs.. Soper. from calhoun; Fisher
Y Weiss vs.. BozaIt, MELON II & Co., ffom
washington. were submitted on briefs for both
vs. tngelke, from Washington; Houston x
Texas Central hallway vs. Simon
from Washington; Allen vs.. state. from wash
lngton; ScheInrdt q Reigler vs.. Stern y Mar
IN, et 81 from Washington: Brown vs.. Ergee.
from fayette on Oral argument ant briefs for
both parties; Robertson VS.. state, from wash
ington, on oral argument for appellant and
briefs for both parties; Gas company vs.. Drews
rom washington. The following motions for
sehheair ,,g transferred from Tyler branch were
pert Cone 4 Bro, from Wood; Seley vs. Texas
81: Louis railway, from McLennan: Al lbore
vs. Texas & Pacific railway, from kaufman
draw transcript from Tyler, wilkins W. st te
IRON austin. IodiSnisS appeal on application
OF appellant, Hlckiord vs. state, from Lampas
ass Martin VS.. state, from Lampasas.
GALVESTON, Jan. i2 The court OF appeals
made the follow ne rulings to-day: Dismissed
for want of Jurisdictions Hardness vs. State,
from Refugo, three cases; Fisher s. weis vs.
Bozarth ct al, from Washington. Dismissed at
request OF appellant Martin vs. State, n ON
Lampasas; Bickford VS.. State from Lampasas;
in wilkins VS.. State, from Austin, the clerk ut
Tyler was ordered 10 deliver transcript to
appellant on payment of costs. Submitted In
brief for Stakeholder vs.. state. from Dewitt;
State, from Webb; Newhaus VS.. St;ite, from
Lavaca; Enevia VS. state, from Cameron; Hunt
vs.. State, If. m Washington; Smith vs.. State,
canoya vs State. from Webb; Br own s State
from Victoria: 0ritz vs. State from Webb;
Williams VS.. state. iiDm Washington; Wood
house vs.. Treyin0, fr.n Gamer n; Blum ct al
vs. Root and Tow II ii, from Fay ette. Wcider
vs.. Dunn, from Bee. On briefs for appellant
Leal VS. Woodhouse, from Cameron; Treyino
VS.. Helm, from Webb; Cohn vs.. Salinas, from
Webb Baumback w. Cork, from Fayette.
The 81. y water committee tonight appoint
ed 4 prominent citizens MeSsrs.' Moody,
We :. RIlnge Belo an STREET., as n committee
to Visit Washington to aid in obtaining spe-
cial augmentation from CONGRESS To secure
deep water t. the entrance az the Galveston
harbor on the basis Of capt. Eads' proposition.
Tho ty council will be asked 10 appropriate
$500 TO ,lefray the expenses of the delegation.
+. J. smith OF fo { Worth; J. NJ. Lindsay +,
of Gainessi II: G. q. Brinkley, of Sherman.
and Walter Gresham, Of Galveston, now in
Washing on. were requested to cooperate
with the special committee from Galveston.
Hearty thanks were extended o the city cOlln-
eli Of San Antonio for ready co operation
The steamship Whitney arrived from Vera
Cruz this evening. Among the passengers
were fifty Italian ex-emigrants, who are thor
oughly Disguised with Mexico.