The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-02
TEXAS BY TELEGRAPH.
THE STATE CLAIMS AUDITED,
Other Important News From Austin
Mcdaniel, the Stage Robber Killed.
Tragic Mystery in Van Zandt,
Other State Specials.
AFFAIRS AT AUSTIN.

The State Claims Ready and All Aud
ited-Bids for Lands-Another Tax
Circular Convention of Colored
Teachers-Local Notes.
AUSTIN, July Especial Char
tered: Evangelical Lutheran Emanu.
FL Church, Greenville, Washington
County.
San Marcos Sunday School Assem-
bly, and Summer Institute.
The State Auditing Board completed
its labors to-day, and the total amount
of expenses for frontier defense, from
October 20, 1865, to June 81, 1852, foots
up Sl,S45,765. rhis amount will be
considerably reduced in bringing il
down to the same rate as was paid by
the United States for the same SEW
ices during the same years. The GOV
ernor will sign the vouchers to.mor-
row and Colonel Pope will start TO
Washington in a few days.
The land board received bids to-day
TO lease ever 100000 acres of land in
the Howard-Donley land district, at 6
cents. Many Of these are the old 4
cent bids.
Scholastic census: Dewitt County,
-tOoOt AAlhAiOg -lpJ1y bOAidlly lylOJs MT
Lehman, 5,4S9; city of Waco, 2,1l4;
Weatherford, 546.
The comptroller has notified tax
collectors that occupation tax receipts
for use during the year beginning July
l, 1885, have been forwarded and ander
no circumstances will collectors
changes the values of any receipts.
The occupation tax receipts have been
charged TO collectors at their printed
value and must be accounted for at
the end Of the year. Should the supply of
any series sent not be sufficient coliec
tors will make requisition ON the
comptroll er's Office for such as they
need, giving the numbers of each So
ries desired. Tax collectors will
please forward at once to tho comp
troller's office for credit on their ac-
counts of all of tho occupation tax re-
ceipts sent them prior to June 30, 1885,
that they have on hand unused at the
close of business on the 30th of June,
and they are instructed not to use any
receipts from the Old book after July
l,lSS5. An act to authorize the trans
fer OF occupation licenses is
now in force and according
to its terms occupation tax
receipts can be transferred once and
collectors are urged TO sec that the
provisions of said act was compiled
with.
y convention of colored teachers o!
the State convened to-day with 2;
male and nine female delegates pres
ent. Professor Il. II. MADISON, Of Gal.
weston, was elected president; A. j
Moore, Waco, secretary. County
Judge Fillmore was present and de
livered short but timoly address. SIS
there new Education?n "Primery
instruction" and "The Necessity O
Industrial Schoolsr were cues
lions taken up and full
ly and intelligently discussed
Committees on organization and con
stitution were appointed. Adjourned
till tonight at the African Methods
Episcopal Church, where Colonel a. p
Woodbridge and others addressed TIN
teachers. The convention is an intel
ligent body and will be in session sew
eral days and its work will undoubt
edly be beneficial to all concerned.
DR.. John SmoOt, a brother of Rev
Il. X. SmoOt, died this afternoon. Iii
remains will be forwarded to Fulton
Kentucky, his home.
The Western Union Office here ha
reduced tolls TO eastern cities abou
$751; per cent. The now rate went int
effect to-day.
Senator shannon is in the city Of
business.