The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-23
Department. Notes.

The attorney general will enter suit
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company for taxes due the state. The
law requires that a tax of one cent be
paid on each fun rate message and half
| cent on each half rate message. Suit was
brought for taxes due up to June Both 1880,
and judgment rendered in favor OF the
state in district court. The case was
| carried to the Supreme Court and
tuesday was affirmed, the judgment
| being reformed as to the interest. 1t will
| now go TO the Supreme Court of the
United States. On the Both of this month
| one years tax will be due the state, and
| if it is not promptly paid the attorney
general will bring suit at once to compel
| payment.
The following notice has been issued to
| teachers:
The teachers association for the state
| of Texas will hold Its annual meeting In
Corsicana, beginning on Tue sday, the
18th OF June, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. All
teachers in the state are respectfully In
yited 10 attend. We have an interesting
programme, and all will be edited who
attend the exercises. The friends of
education in Corsicana will take pleasure
in entertaining the members of the ASSOC
citation. =.
Arrangements have been made with
the Houston & Texas Central, the Inter-
national d Great Northern, the Texas 81
Pacific and the Texas Il st. Louis railway
companies for one and One-fifth fare for
the round trip to all who may attend the
association. Tickets will be for sale at
| the several offices on the above named
| roads on the 9th and 18th, and will be
good for return till the second of July.
S. T. ANDERSON,
President oTeacher's Association.
The following information is from the
Department of Insurance, Statistics and
History: Number of joint stock and mu-
tual fire and fire marine insurance COM
panies of other states, %; total assets,
So, 87s. 759.17; total income S29 ,972, 1866.
These companies paid losses In Texas
last year to the amount OF 1888, 114.43.
Number of foreign fire, marine
and inland insurance companies do
ing business in the United States,
paid in Texas last. year, $16i ,S44.4 !;
| number of Texas tlre, marine and inland
insurance companies. 2; assets, $501,-
| 70S. 10; losses paid during the year, 500
| 709.19; amount of risks written during the
year, 81, 9S1 1902. 80 ;losses incurred during
the year, 19,623.19. The number of life
insurance companies doing business in
Texas, Z total number of policies in force
December 81, 1880, Z, representing, So
| SIT, $40; losses incurred during the year
| 1880, Sl17, 317.52: losses paid during the
year 1880, $l24, 1921. Total liabilities
| of life insurance companies in the United
| States to policy holders on December 81,
1880, $169, 900, 555.12 total assets, $780,
976, 232 .Os.
1t is thought now that bids for erec-
ting the capitol will be published within
the next two weeks.
Fish Commissioner Dinkins' messen-
gers, sent to Washington some time ago,
returned yesterday. They brought 10000
young shad, and they arrived in splen-
did condition and will eplaced in Sabine,
Neches, Trinity, Brazos, Colorado, san
Antonio and other important streams.
The board of capitol commissioners
have received letter asking that sam
pies of building stone be forwarded to
the Smithsonian Institute. The letter
desires to know the extent of the quar-
| ries, cost of getting out the stone, size of
block gotten out, variety of stone, mar
| bles, GRANTEES and other information.
Samples WILDE forwarded.
Yesterday the Columbus OIL Company
| filed a charter. The principal office of
| the company will be located at Columbus,
Texas, and the objects and purposes of
the organization is the ginning of cotton,
| the manufacture of cotton seed oil and
refining the same. The company shall
exist for fifty years, and the capital stock
| is placed at $50, 900, divided into shares of
$50 each. The following are the directors ::
French Simpson, Wells Thompson, John
r. Hester, w. Z. Sanders, l.. G.. Smith, r.
G. Sprouce and Peter Hahn.
Captain Marsh writes the adjutant gen.
eral from Camp blackberry Springs,
Mitchell county, that he and seven ran
gers had pursued and captured Dan Cary
| and his outfit, charged with the theft of a
| portable water tank and six head of
stock. The capture was made on the
Pecos river, and the stock was recoy-
cred and the prisoners turned over to
A. II. ali
William Hendricks, charged with land
| crookedness, was arrested by the ram
gers at Big Springs, and turned over to
| the civil authorities, who released him.
The health of the rangers is very
good and their stock is in good condi-
ton. ...-
Yesterday the Sabine g. Western Rail-
way Company filed their charter in the
Office of Secretary of State. The line is
to begin at the city of Sabine Pass, thence
extend to Houston. The counties
through which it Is proposed to construct
said railway are as follows Jefferson,
Chambers and Harris, distance of about
eighty miles. The principal business Of
| fee will be III the city of Houston. The
capital stock of said company is placed at
/ 81, 100000. The following gentlemen COM
pose the association David K. Cronin,
William Steel, John B. Armstrong. Flem-
ing W. James. James NJ. Swisher, William
B. Brush, Duval Beal, John w. Lawrence.
Louis E. Edwards and Levi W Keller, with
the following as directors: David E. Gro
min, William B. Brush, William Steel,
John B. Armstrong, Duval Beal, Louis E.
Edwards and Levi Keller.
The law governing the public printing re-
quires that the laws and journals shall be
| delivered within sixty days after the last
copy shall have been furnished to the
printer. This time has expired and only
| n few comics of the laws have heen fur-
| nished. They are called for daily, and
much Inconvenience is caused by the de-
| lay.
The Comptroller has carefully prepared
a very able and elaborate answer to
Judge Ballinger,s letter in regard to the
drummer tax. 1t will be made public in
few days.