The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-14
Affairs at AusiIn-A wife Abducted
Important 10 Land Investors.
A Member OF The Legislature freezes
10 Death.
A $4,000 foreer Rounded Up Near
j, ifrrs0n.
Fort Worth fae's-A Bank Fails nj
Abilene.
A COld.BlOsdGd Murder AZ Deeatur-The
Details.
The Llghtning's Deadly Work Near
Mineral Wells.
Diher Specials from surdry Sources.
AUSTIN.

AUSTIN.
AUsIIH, Feb. Especial. THE lord
mayor OF Sandwich, England, reached this
city Yesterday In gue,t OF his daughter,
who ,l,ped from EHGlan6 some time ago
with a young doctor by the name OF Es-
uanre. The happy couple reached here
ab'g o weeks ago aud the father yes,e;-
day found his truant an too-muoh married
daughter nc the Carrollto house. Her
husband being Off on hunt, the young
wife packed her trunks and lett with her
father on the evening tain. Tne husband
returning Afterwards was sstonished ut the
turn affairs had taken. but took no steps to
rrgsin his wife. A ntt -ctive raj Il lowed
them from England aud decoyel oil the
Young doctor yesterday sofs to cave ihe
coat clear Tor the r. .1'iess father, who,
he knew, would arrive during the day. II
he succeeds in getting her on Engl lad coil
he can have the marriage declared null
and void.
The Galvc,ton. Houston & San Antonio
ra way paid g. H. taxes day.
The Liverpool, London and Globe In
surauce company was admitted '-iay to
do business in Texas Tor the year 1884
The senate a. the last session confirmed
IN few days.
The comp er to, day addressed a letter
to the leading dailies asking At what price
they will publish the list of lands In unor-
gaDized counties to be Sc tor taxes. This
year no advertisements will be submitted
to run 10 among the list OF lands as was
done last year.
The comptroller to-day called the atten.
ton of collectors the the law as amended
4 kn Ia fnr ha oala
OF all real eststs bid of the state at tax
sales, and which has not been redeemed
according to the law as amended. Sales Of
| l.nds which have heretofore been sci an d
not redeemed cannot be made until Fix
months from the 9th OF February, and
owners OF srCh lands can redeem tue came
a. any time before the sale thereof. Lists Of
lands which have not been redeemed have
been f0rwsrded 10 tax collectors. They
show the taxes and costs due, and to re-
dee m owners must pay double the amount
and if rot redee med until ate. the advs'-
tisement Is made, the cost OF the adve, tise-
% elt. II IL is ound that any OF tue lands
described IN the list has been er-
roueousy sold st-p. viii be tiken II corrsc-
the errors. Redemption receipts will bG
made OFT in duplicates, a. heretofore, and
must show the payment OF all subsequtn
taxes.
The governor tc-iay addressed letter
to Senators Coke and Maxev, calling heir
sliertion to the sixth article f the treaty
between ths United States and GeSico,
which ha4 been cons rued by Secretary of
s ate Frelnahuysep IN mean that neither
& vcrbment under any circumstancese WI
surrender her citizens TO the ether. The
governor insists that when this construction
Is fully understood and known on the bnr.
der crane will greatly Increase ard lead to
a. AZ Al
tiou Of surrender shoLli be lett to the
sia'es.
TIE heaviest rain storm for years visitei
this section last night and this morning.
The river Is nigh aud rising rapidly tc-
night.