The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-04
C.p,t.I Notes.


The Comptroller received Monday
$4,000 fer drummer tax. the largest re-
c=ipt for any one day previous
Fayttte county SURF Tered S23 600
of ten per CEN. pension bonus AID
took in lieu FIVE per cent bonds.
CoScHo. TEXAS. Aug. 81, 80.
Gen. j. B. Jones:
Cap ursd f"urteen head of horses
from the Iadians on Sunday. Corpor ]
T.yIor followed the Iudisus to the
On nth of the Pecos river. where they
crossed to Mexico. JUNE PEAK
T following is a telegram in re-
gard 70 Re qr rsntine between G Ilves
ton and Fl ust in:
AUSTIN September I, 1879.
Hoa W. K Homan, Houston, Tsx4s:
Mater rrteIr=d TO mt. rrnclsmq-
ii N took Iecr from issuance Fnday
s Re II Wallace, Psge 1871; see also
section SO of Houston charter of 1879
THOMAS BALL.
Assistant Attorney General.
PALESTINE, August so.
o. n. Roberts, Governor:
/ notified Mayor Burke of Houston
that we should start our regular pas
senger train from Galveston at $3.50
NJ, by reason of notice received from
W He replied thu the train coulG
not pass the Harris county line ustii
after 9P this day. Inc train is
cow at Clear cIetk, where it has been
stopped by officers. l am also inform
ID that there are several pTe-umed Of
6cers at Harrisburg. Will you please
pro- est our property aud permit our
trains to proceed under yodr prnrlsma-
lion. FL. NJ. BOXIE,
Vice President and Manager.
AUSTIN, August so.
Mr.. II. N. Hox'e. Palestine:
Drtct y. ur conductor to demand free
passage ov.r the road aud if denied
uim TO take down the names of the
persons who obstruct the passage OF
rains and upon whose order they ar
acting and have the passengers t. be4I
| " tless in writing of The same and re-
port to me. l have no force there now
20 protect ySur property if the fficer'
of Houston aud Harms county will DIS
regard my dire' ons.
o. N. ROBERTS, Governor.
The Drummei's Tax-The act OF
1879 TO ures that every ccmmtIciii
ravele', drummer, salesman or solIcI
tor OF trade by sample, or otherw IS :,
I hall pay sn annual occupation tax, 81
5000, in advance to she Comptroller
the law further provides that where
merchants pay an annual Sttte occupa-
tun tax, as merchants, OF $500 such
On Ichants are allowed To send GU
lI1mmers and 81 l!cItors of trade tn
uC such drummers, ETC., being II
q ured TO nay any additlopal occupa-
ion tax. Where n merchant pays aD
| 4nnral State occupatI"n TAX less tina
| So 0. he can he allowed a credit for tn.
mount h- pays, according TO his class.
q tie 5000 annual s ate tx, aid W
ne rt gu ren TO pay only the diff renee
between his tax, according to class
and $500 IL is ruled ct the Comp
rollers flee that ali person, whethe
agents or proprietors, travelling in
tiles and towns, and tho-e VISITING
f,milIes Tor the u 'puse of REPRESENTING
heir business and taking orders. ar
q1ired to pay the "ccups ton tax OF
$500 The penalty for pursuing the
cCupation of drummer or solicitor o:
raue IS a fine of not less than 5000 nor
more than $400. The law goes into tf-
feet on pLember /.
The bIsrd of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College a Brvan have CON-
rol of the Prairie View Normal
School. The board met last Tuesday
&C the Agncul and M chanical
College and there transacted some I'M
portant business in reference TO ths
purchase of library and apparatu'eso Of
different kinds I'd also in reference to
the regulation of the finances of the
-chool, placiog them on better basil,
20 as to secure an experimental farm
Thursday evening the ,srd arrived al
Il, mpstead, where the e vernon ] 'Ineo
them, he having reached there the
evening before. The board at once
entt red upon the work of establ sbiDg
rhe colored normal school ct Prairie
View, which Is situated st distauc
OF SIX or seven miles east from H-mp-
stead. They elected Professor Minor
principal. He was formerly principal
of the colored college at that place.
They also provided for the appoint
ment of an assistant teacher and other
employees and Ton the reception OF
forty scholars, men Ind women, one tu
be selected from each senate.
-,al district, as far as practicable.
d Others to be supplied as may {
afterwards determined. There Is al
annual appropriation OF $4,000, ana
lso for the incoming year $1,000, butt
neing from the interest of the pnIvel.
s,ty land fund. A potion of TIL,
money was directed to be applied t,
the erection of other houses and fo
supplying furniture and books. Tne,t
pupils are bnarded free of charge snc
heir tuition paid. 1t is expected HI
rsngemsI t, will be made to somit pa
scholars to some extent if they shou {
apply. These moneys belong ~ th'
,nstI' utlOn for all expenses and are I,
oe expended ny the principal, who is
we'll educated colored man and seem,
TO be much esteemed in the county NJ
good man. The buildings are yer!
! fine aud s,t1s'ed in besut full ant
healthy county, with a q Id Iu connec.
ton with the buildings of forty acre
: under cultivation, and 1t is cOntem
plated that the male pupils will DO to
work about the place and Gu tivate tn
farm and the females will assls. in III,
housewoIk, wsshlnZ, etc. All of tn
free scno ars are To be under the CON
: troll the principal, to board anC
: LdR~ as one famI y upon
the premises. Sepersts apart
meuts Tor males aud femsies
= the females being under the care of
matron who 10 also teacher. TIT
principal is said TO have au educate
md intelligent wife. He himself IS
man OF & Cd appearance, about FIR y
lght or fi'ty years Of -ge, ana oe-'de.,
u iug we | educated, he has had a lnDs
10 renee as scnUol T. scher si"r
re war The pr pcipal is paid $1,000
Irr anuum, the male sssis am $500 "a.
uatron an teacher $500 and two az he
uployees $40 m LA. In addition
,hIs, they get board and lodginp
T Q busrd bel eve they have made ~
engagements by which the money vii
ne ecanom c4lly expended, snd at Ih'
same time ample provisions have beer
q ale for the teaching fee OF charge Z"
at lesst forty pupils. These pupils (
for the most part expected TO be you, {
persons who have already tau. b
.choal OF have had considerable adv4p'
: tages of ,choolisg, the leading otj C
II the institution being to learn teach
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