The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-03
[IHE STATE gELEGRAMS.
no JUDGE APPOINTED, AS YET
AZ Austin Tho Paris Bar Endorse
Judge Gaines for the Vacancy-Ths
Farmers' Alliance Have
Lively Time at Waxa-
hachie-Other News.
Austin

AUSTIN, Oct. 2.-LSpecial. About 0
o'clock Tonight Glenn Drummer, a
notorious negro, shot and severely
wounded another bad negro kamcd
LANES Glover. A woman was
The Gauss Of the difficulty. The shoot
Iug was noticed by parties who, with
he police, are in close pursuit of
Drummer. Gloyer'a wounds may
rrove fatal.
In answer to an inquiry of Spperin-
undent Baker touching the right OF
towns to assume control of public
rhools after beginning the scholastic
wear, the encouragement thinks 1t
iain that the tact that such schools
NAV have entered upon the new wear,
would present 10 the mayor no
grounds upon which TO base his re.
iusal 10 Issue orders.
The lsna board to-day received ad.
Fisher, GO in Randall, GO IN Homphill,
IQQ in LipscOmb county.
Cash balance In the rreasury October
lh, s4lS,0e0, including only $500 for
general revenue. The cemptroller ex-
poets the general revenue viii be
augmented by receipts sufficient for
current expenses for several months,
from occupation taxes and Other
sources. That fund has not been 80
low before for six years. The dis
bursenents for departments were
f4S0, 900; receipts, $lS9,0C0.
Anderson county assessments show
sSS,eOO Increase, and Taylor s197, 900
decrease.
The governor has not appointed a
Euccessor to Judge West. A tele-
gram was recsived asking a delay of
appointment from friends OF judge
Gaines.
No new developments in tho Vance.
Washington murder.
A State official, now in this city, has
IBIS to say on the matter O.! the com
nuuicntion published in this morn.
nEs HERALD:
"There il no foundation for the csus-
10 criticism by 'One Who Knows,
pnthe penitentiary board, and pab-
i1hed IN your to-day's issue, the gisc
Hhereol is that they nave neglected to
pursue the States rights against the
Dndsmen Of II, g. Still d Bro, con.
FACTORS al the Huntsville psnitsn.
harry.
On last January the State cave
Reasrs. ii, q. Sill IL Bro. six months
lteuslon OF time on tueir monthly Ia
NJ bllis, Tor the months OF December,
wi, aud January, February, March,
April ana May, 1885. Their monthly
abor bills amounted to about $500,
round figures. Tho first
these notes was Que juno 10, lSS5,and
ping TO hard timeB aud the difficulty
imaking sales OF their manufactures,
fassrs. Il. Z. Still d. Bro. asked Of tho
Enitentlsry board further extension
three months lime on their notes
is the State, which favor was granted
our penitentiary board, they first
lecuting to me rs trustee for tho ben
~ ofthe Slate, deed OF trust upon
neir machinery and fixtures at the
fnnttville p0n!t0ntisry, amounting
pSl, 200 or 81 500 value; their accounts,
'c., on books, amounting at tho tiNo
pabout 81 100; horse and wagon val.
ed at shout $50; and q deed of trust
80 Rcres Of land in McCulloch
0unty, valued ut 50 per acre-S72o.
no decd of trust also incladed any
uIure accounts for goods sold by
hem. At tho time these
eyeral deeds Of trust were given, their
ndebtedness to the State amounted in
pupd figures TO 5000, and tho deeds
trust taken 'osether was on proper
and accounts valued at about 81, 10.
Aessrs. Ii. q. SIN q Bro. havo since
elu TWO OF their notes, eggregstlng
eout $1,000, and now only owe the
sSto iour notes. gggreg6ting about
-Wo' aud there is every assurance TO
eleve that these uotes viii be prompt
paid as they fsll due. II they should
W De, the Atate's interest il amply
usrded and protested. He further
smarked that no dldn't know who the
olresponcent wa, but his oommunl-
stion Is Oh Il par wi h tho great msBs
neWsp2psr corresponding, who are
mmpesod To villify and abuse public
Mclsls who are honestly endeav-
ing to discharge their duties
sniuiiy to thc State, Icy writing
eout things % which they arc totally
norant. Al far ae tho management
me States penitentiarios are con-
sneu, thore is nothing to conceal
om tho public, and the books are
ways open tn tho inspection Of sny
nhen OF tho Ssa,a who desires infor.
suen on any matter connected with
management Of the psniten,ie-
go asn furthermore says: "Messrs. H.
o.mi q Bro, are now paying I'D their
l0nthly labor hillu prnrortl,p 81