The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-02
Department Notes.

The Secretary Of States Office was busy
with regular business yesterday, but
nothing of general interest was trans
piring. ..U..t.H -f
Since January over $4,000 have been
paid int the State Treasury, on account
OF school and university lands. This sum
represents the sale of and interest on
about 81 ,5OO, 900 worth OF school lands. %
A few OF the department. clerks were
paid of yesterday. "a
The following are the firms awarded
the contracts for furnishing the different
asylums with supplies for the quarter
BEGINNING to-day and ending August 81,
1881: 49,
Wayland x CrIser, Lunatic Asylum; 80
barrels Plants extra -four, 12O0pounds
coffee, 1000 pounds beans, 1000 pounds
green peas, 5000 pounds rice, 1900 pounds
hsminy, 1900 pounds grits, 800 pounds
Imperialtea. Deaf and Dumb Institute,
100 pounds hams, 2 itierceso lard,
80 pounds breakfast bacon, 100
pounds rice, half barrel homify. half
barrel grits, one-quarter barrel beans, one
barrel molasses, 2 barrels sugar. Blind
Institute, 10 barrels -four, 800 pounds
sugar, so pounds prunes, 2 cases kero-
sene oil, box candles. t1tl
John Bremond, Lunatic Asylum, dry
goods, dozen buckets, 5 sacks fine salt,
40 boxes soap, 20 pounds mustard, $50
pounds starch, 1000 pounds soda, 100
pounds baking powders, 10 pounds black
pepper.
Bertram, Brueggerhoff & Moeller. II na-
tic Asylum, 800 pounds hams, $500 pounds
lard, 1900 pounds sugar, 800 pounds
crush sugar, 5000 pounds common sugar,
400 pounds tobacco, 800 gallons molaSses,
1000 pounds bacon, 1900 pounds dried
peaches, 1000 pounds prunes. barrels
mackerel, 1900 pounds dried apples, DC
cases oil, cases candles. 4 barrels
pickles, 30 dozen canned tomatoes, 10
dozen canned peaches, gross snuif.
Deaf and Dumb Institute, 70 pounds salt,
4 boxes starch, 80 pounds dried apples.
30 pounds evaporated apples, rs pounds
dried peaches, 10 dozen baking powders,
gallons pickles, l dozen Worcester
sauce, 30 pounds tomatoes, 80 pounds
maccaroni. barrel msckerel. 100 pounds
prunes, l box candles, ~ dozen brooms,
3 cases oil, Blind Institute $40 pounds
bacon aud hams. 800 pounds lard 90
pound beans, barrel grits, barrel rice,
10 dozen baking powders, 3 boxes soap,
l sack fine salt, 2 gallons whisky.
Crow Il Mexican. Lunatic Asylum, $50
barrels flour, b gross matches. Blind
Institute, 200 pounds coffee, 3 pounds
tea. Deaf and Dumb Institute, II bar
rels -four, % pounds tea. We failed to
get awards of beef and wood, and the
statement handed us did not contain
prices of articles. "a
A committee of Galveston merchants
yesterday submitted to the Comptroller
Judge Ballinger's opinion on the "Drum-
mer Tax law, and asked his careful
consideration of the same. He took the
matter under Amusement, and will proba-
bly, Cite an answer In day or two.
Yesterday the Christian Orphan School
of Texas, under the control of the Chris
tian Church, filed \ charter. The school
will be located ut Thorp, Hood county.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office rs to send out Instructions to
the old veterans how to prepare their pa
pers to secure the 1880 acres of land do
mated them by the last legislature.