The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

Yesterday the governor pardoned the
following boys out of the penitentiary
Albert Bratton, aged fifteen years, from
Colorado county; sentence two years,
for forgery.
James Davis, aged 10 years, from Tar
rant county; sentence five years, for
theft of n horse.
Peter Gaddison, aged fifteen years,
from Milan county sentence two years,
for theft OF sheep.
J.W. Jackson, aged fifteen years, Parker
county sentence five years, for theft of
horse.
Milton Hawkins. aged fifteen years. Ira
Wis county; sentence five years. for theft
of horse.
Kelly Hamilton, aged fifteen years. LIB
erty county; sentence two years, for as
sistlng prisoners to escape.
Captain Nevin writes the adjutant gem
eral from Fort Davis under date of Sep
TENDER 25th. that he had just returned
from an Indian scout. He trailed party
of fifteen Indians and succeeded IN get
ting within three miles of them, but
night approaching he decided not
to attack them until the next
morning During the night the red skins
discovered the presence of the rangers,
and quietly decamped, and the next
morning were nowhere to be seen. Capt.
hundred smiles, but failed to come up
with them. They are supposed to be the
same band that murdered the shepherd
near Fort Davis some weeks ago.
Captain T. g. T. Kendell, whose trial
in San Saba last year created so much ex-
element, has had his case transferred to
Washington county, and has applied 10
Adjutant General King for 4 file
of rangers to protect him from
U.nt 4 . n
county. The nearest company of rangers
being $50 miles off, General King can not
comply with his request, but the civil au-
thorities will be prepared to render the
necessary protection.
Yesterday the Brazos, Mound City and
Northern railroad company filed 4 char
ter in the office Ofsecretary OF state. The
road is to be of standard gauge, and will
commence at point in BraZoria county,
on the west side of the BraZos river, at or
near the mouth of said river, thence by
counties of BraZoria, Fort Bend and Wal
Ter to the town of Hampstead, in Waller
county. The principal office will be in
the town of Columbia. Work on the road
is to commence within twelve months
after filing of the charter. The
amount of capital stock is placed at
one million, five hundred thousand dol
lars, divided into shares of one hundred
dollars each. The right is reserved to in
crease the capital in the manner pre-
scribed by the laws of Texas.
The following are the lncorporatOrs
Amos p. Hall, w. p. johnson, Seth
Turner and Jonah r. Taylor, of Cook
county, Illinois; A. }. Holder, of Ham,
iltOn county, Ohio. and ID. b. Damon,
Cornelius Davis, j. ii. Shapard.. Harris
MastersOn and w. w. Cannon, of BrazO-
ria county.
The following are the officers.
A. j. Holder, of Ohio. president; Seth
Turner, of Illinois. wee president; Amos
Z. Hall, of Illinois, treasurer: w. p.
johnson, of Illinois, secretary, and Jonah
X. Taylor, of Illinois, general manager
and superintendent Ase +. StrattOn, jr.,
of Chicago, is the attorney of the COM
pany, and Edward w. Virgins chief en-
gineer.
About $4,000 from the sale of SCHOOL
lands were paid into the state treasury
last month.
Adjutant- General King is considering
the prOpriety of statiOniDg company of
rangers in the Pan Handle, near the lire
of Greer county.
The governor has under consideration
twenty-three applications for pardons of
convict boys and girls, ranging in age
from II to Il years. The superintendent
of the penitentiary recommends they be
granted, and the governor will probably
grant the most of them, ii not all.
Grand Master McLeary has appealed TO
the masons of Texas in behalf of the
Michigan sufferers. Mr.. B. A. Bolts, of
Houston, will receive and forward con-
tributions to the grand master of Michi-
gan.
Owing to the important duties before
the capital board this month, and the
counting of the late election vote. the