The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-19
CAPITAL CITY CULLINGS.
DECISION ON oFFloE-HoLDlNe.
Good Land Office Business-A Bold Cat
tie Man - The Governor COmpli-
ments the Houston Light
Guard-That Analysis.
CAN HOLD TWO oEF1cEs.

GAN HOLD TWO OFF1CE5.
AUSTIN, May 1s.-lSpecial. THE ques-
ton as to whether or not the two offices
of alderman and school trustee can be
held by the same person at the same
time was submitted to the superintend-
ent Of education day or two ago, and
he referred it to the attorney general,
who decides that it can be done.
SCHOLASTIC REPORTS.
The scholastic census OF McMullen
county shows 2l7 children within the
scholastic age.
The report from Denison shows 2,240.
CHARTERS.
The Harmony Club, of Fort Worth,
to-day fled o charter; also the First
Presbyterian church, OF Henrietta, Clay
county.
TIE collector OF Dewitt county set
tied in full to-day-the first
collector that has made q
settlement for 1875 taxes. Many
of the counties are behind in laying up
interest on borrowed school money.
ON THE ALERT.
1t is quietly rumored that the capitol
contractors have secured the services Of
distinguished West Texas attorney to
see that their rights are not put in
jeopardy by any complication that may
arise. Shrewd fellows, these contrac-
tors.
THE LAND BOARD
is receiving large number OF applic a.
lions TO purchase ono section, and Sec
rotary Lawrence is of the opinion that
| there will be large number of bids for
three sections of the July award.
| Tho iatfgr ia Inv pOnnntitinD.
The opinion is general, however, that
there will DO very few bids
to lease, in consequence of the state de-
termining to tax leased lands.
BLOCKER IS BOLD.
John Blocker has started from his
COncho ranch two large herds of cattle
and they will attempt TO pass through
the Panhandle counties. He goes fixed
to pass through.
THE WATER WORKS
are out of fix and property holders are
uneasy, for should a fire break out in
the business portion of the city il
you'd likely prove very disastrous
THE HOUSTON LIGHT GUARD.
The governor to-day issued the fol-
lowing general order:
The Houston Light Guard, Capt.
| Scurry commanding, having take the
| first prize at Mobile and New
Orleans as the best drilled
volunteer soldiers over number of
accomplished commands representing
other states, ana Corporal TORY, of
Capt. Scurry's command, having also
taken the first prize as the best drilled
individual soldier, the governor and
cOmmander-in-chief tender to Capt.
Scurry, the officers and privates OF the
| Houston Light Guard his cordial COM
mendation for the soldierly ability and
gentlemanly department. which charac
/ terized their command at the interstate
drills at Mobile and New Orleans. The
prize for the best drilled company
awarded the Houston Light Guard, both
at Mobile and New Orleans, reflects
honor on the company and adds fresh
aurels to the fame OF tho soldiers OF
| Texas,
BY order of the governor
JOHN IRELAND,
commandments
| w. ii. KING, Acknowledgement.
THE FUGITIVE CoNvICTs.
The governor TO day received tele-
gram from superintendent Goree saying
nine of the escaped convicts from
Brazos county haye returned to camp.
The others, IL is supposed, are making
their way to Mexico, with civil officers
in hot pursuit. Orders were issued
to the rangers stationed on the Rio
Grando to keep sharp lookout for
them.
PROF. DABNEY
has boon earnestly requested to accept
q chair in the Presbyterian college OF
South Carolina, but has declined.
SENATOR JONES.
United States SenatSr Jones, of Ar
! kansas, successor to Mr.. Garland, was
in the city to-day and called on the gov
ernor. lie Is on his way TO the Indian
Territory.
AoLERK RESIGNS.
II. g. LomaX, a clerk in the land de-
partmeut of the treasuTer's Office, re-
! signed to-day.
SENATOR PFUEFFER
/ IL here ana expects TO meet his wife,
who has been on visit to New York
| for the past month.
| The trial of Tom Pearson, charged
| with the assassination OF DIR. Stoval, in
March last, was taken up in the district
court to-day, and defendant moved for
n change OF venue TO Williamson
county. Tho day was consumed in
hearing evidence, and the judge took
the matter under adVisement.
PROF. EVAgHARr,
of tho university, denies the report that
no sent In a bill for Sl00 for making an
analysis of limestone Tor the RuslI
prison authorities. He made two very
full and complete anyli-es, which oc.
cupied great deal OF his leisure time,
but ne mado no charge whatever.
superintendent GOree then sent
down another lot OF stone
aud iron ore which he desirad
examined. Tho professor very prop.
erlyi IL seems, wrote him that it would
take at least three weeks to make an
analysis, and as 10 was OF a private ma
ture, no should charge tho usual pro.
ieSsional fees, aud this started tho re-
port that he was charging the state for
making tho analysis which he did
make. He has just completed vorv
thorough analysis of iron ore, from
Iron mountain, IN Llano county, which
he pronouncos TO be the hnest in the
world, IL contains 20 per cent, OF pure
metallic iron, whereas Swedish, now
considered the best In use, only con.
tains 60 per cent. The iron covers A
section of land which Is owned by n
New Orleans party, ard some day will
DO very valuable.
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