The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-28
Capitol Notes.

about f1COO OF . per cent. honus az
/ par, with accrued Interest. to Navarro
county.
The Board OF Veterans had, up 10
Saturday evening, issued twenty-five
bounty land warrants under Law OF last
session.
The following are the SPECIAL judges
appointed Wednesday: Ii. Ii. Boone,
fourth judicial district; George =.
Miller and G. H. Goodson, thlrtioth
| judicial district.
We are led 20 believe that upon iu-
vestigation the s. and $40 bonds can
only be paid out in lieu of current war
rants; that they cannot be used in the
liquidation of deficiency warrants.
Several thousand dollars OF five per
cent. bonds were sold 10y the Comp
truller Wednesday II par and accrued
Interest. They continue 10 sell daily.
Every faaucjal incident OF the last
few days shows that the credit Of the
State is improving.
The Comptroller aud Treasurer, in
presence of the Governor, and in COM
pliance with the law passed by the
Sixteenth l. ,glslature, substituted, Sat.
urday. morning, about $l45. 900 of the
five per cent. bonds for the ten per
cent. pensions held by various special
funds. After the substitution, the pen
sions were destroyed by burning.
Treasurer Lubbock opened the bids
for the purchase by the State of SIX
aud seven per cent. State bonds to the
amount of 800 900 on Thursday.
Two bids were in, and the amount Of
fered the State was only $23, OeO.
Both bids named 81 - as the figure
and as this exceeds the market value Of
the bonds in New York ? 1-2 to 3 cent?,
it is not likely they will be accepted.
We learn that the So aud SO boz de-
now being engraved in New York will
soon be received ana that when In the
Treasury will be exchanged for war
rants. If this be the case it will ap-
preciate the price of deficiency wsr-
rants, as the interest on the bonds will
be receivable for taxes, and the bonds
are made recelvsble for lands sold for
the benefit of the school, university
and other special funds.
The following telegram was received
by Gen. Jones Monday:
CoNCHO, TEXAS, August "a, 1879.
Gen. John b. Jones:
The Iudians stole GARDENERS horseP,
eight miles east of here. lest night.
take the trail this morning. Corporal
Taylor's scout has not been heard from
since the twelfth. lie was still on the
trail, heading towards Central Station,
on The Staked Plains. Sergeant
Floyd's scout, with detachment of
the Tenth. III ited States cavalry, took
the trail yesterday morning of a band
Of Indians, who stole horses on the
head of the Main Concho on the TWEEN
ty-third. JUNE PEAK,
Captain.
The Governor received the follow
ing telegram Friday:
GALVESTON, August %, 1879.
Governor o. NJ. Roberts,:
The following dispatches have been
received at the signal office at this
place:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August ell
1915 A. To the observer at Gal
weston: Up signals. Low barometer
in the Calf. Also ordered up st New
Orleans, Galveston, Mobile and Port
Eads.
Latest dispatch:
WASHINGTON, D. C, August ~ -
To the observer ct Galveston; Signals
are ordered up at Indianola. Proba-
bly, cyclone in the southeast Of Tex
as.
The Colorado and passengers will
be In great danger. A fearful respon-
sibility rests somewhere. l have re-
peatedly informed you that she ought
to be permitted to land her pas,en-
gers and cargo. | again repeat it
with all the emphasis at my comm and.
j. Nj. HADEN, NJ. d
President Board of Health.
AUSTIN, August %, 1879
DIR John NJ Haden, President Board OF Health,
Galveston, Texas
Received your telegram of tc-iay
Sent instructions to Dr.. Rutherford
Yesterday to investigate and report the
facts about the Colorado. Suppose lie
is at Galveston. now direct that
upon the first appearance of the storm
that the vessel Colorado come in and
be anchored in q safe place in the bay
and have her isolated and guard ed
away from connection of other vessels
and crafts, and do whatever is neces-
sarily consistent with the quarantine to
save the lives Of those on board of the
vessel. Consult with DR.. Rutherford
about this and about how it can safely
be done, and oblige yours, etc.
D. N. ROBERTS, Governor.
The following is the report of the
State Health Officer in regard to the
steamer Colorado:
Governor Roberts:
Ny Dear SIR Agreeable to orders
received from your Excellency August
30, 1879, have been since Friday, the
twenty-irst, at Galveston, and after
complying with the programme of in
vestlgat;on formulated by your-elf, re.
ply In the order nominated.
= 1. The steamer Colorado did receive
her cargo Coffee at Rio Janelro whilst
yell wv fever exIs ted in that city; and
, that she remained in port six days
touched and received small eonsign-
! ments OF freights and money at the
ports OF Bahia, Pernambuco and ST.
Thomas
,. "Was her fumigatiOn, etc, al
New York such as to render her safe
TO load for Galves.on" To this can
not directly reply, hut say that the ev-
idence of Infection is the development
of fever after the elapse of certain
period from exposure. which is safe to
place at twenty -0pe days for nine on,
Of ten persons. Houses, ships and
'reights must he purified by antsgo-
nistic chemical aFpl cations and heating
processes.
3. As to her present cargo, 1t being
an assorted one, with freight FL
over one thousand different cOE-
signees, and among which there is
1899 sacks of coffee, which was the
class of freight received q; X o lneiro.
Bat all of her freight has complied
with the quarantine restrictions Gas far
as it is possible to ascertain wIthou,
opening the packages and comparing
the invoices) covered by cons'gnors'
afiidavits. The corroborative silida-
Wits of consignees 10 such OF her
freight as was received st the in'er-
Gicted ports OF Re, Bahia, PeTnsm-
buco and St. Thomas, have been taken
also and her cargo fumigated here by
the Galveston quarantine officer.
4. This article has been answered
, in reply to No. IS To the ships
! freightss The vessel has been In in.
fected ports. OF this there Is No
doubt, and since the declaration al
! quarantine. But believe that she car
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