The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-11

Mount Salem Lodge No. l of United
| Sisters and Brothers of Charity, have filed
| IA charter in the Office of Secretary of
| State. 1t is composed of colored folks,
| and will hold forth and transact its bust
ness at Mount Salem, near Walnut creek,
Travis county, Texas, with the following
| officers: Franklin Robertson, president;
John Norwood, vice president; Louis
Davidson, George Black and Moses
Fraction, directors. The object of the
corporation is to provide for the destitute
and sick and bury the dead
The Temple Cooperative association of
Patrons of Husbandry filed a charter. 1t
is located ut Temple, Bell comfy,
and its object is to organize and
manage mercantile establishment
upon a cooperative plan. The capital
stock is placed at S25,0OO, divided into
the directors: l.. G. Sims, j. L. Moore,
II. G. Haynie, A. A. Black and II. c.
Black.
The Pittsburg Benevolent Association
filed a charter. 1t is located at Pitts
burg, Camp county, and its object is to
care for the sick and destitute. The fol-
lowing are the trustees: j. G. COoDer,
j. w. Cooper and I'll. III. Hawkins.
The printing board have issued
printed pamphlet descriptive of the lands
in the capital reservation, giving loca-
ton, character of soil, grass, water
and general geological features. 1t
is proposed to sell the copies at rates
that will recompense the state for print
ing them.
The encouragement, since April 4
this year, has collected, principally from
defaulting sheriffs, the sum of $24,4S7,
thereby saving the state in commissions
$244S.
On the first the board of education con-
cluded TO appoint four state pupils from
each senatorial district to the Sam HOus-
ton normal school. The following are
the qualifications for admission: A resi-
dence in the state; ladies must be not less
than eighteen, and gentlemen not less
than twenty years of age; there must be
purpose to follow, in this state, teaching
as profession; pledge must be signed
to teach as many sessions in the public
free schools of this state as the party may
attend sessions of the institute must sus-
tain a satisfactory examination conduct
ed by board of examiners, appointed
by the senators of the respective districts
of the state, in the following named
branches: Orthography, reading, pen
manship, arithmetic, geography, English,
grammar, English composition, and his
tory of the United States, in all of which
a Tair degree of proficiency must be DEM
onstrated in order TO warrant an appoint
ment. The board of examiners are re-
speetfully requested to report the result
their respective districts, and make such
recommendation in reference to the mat
ter of appointment rs they may deem
proper. The degree of scholarship and
such general qualification of each candi-
date as established by the examination
should be clearly set forth in said report
Students appointed by the state board
of education. through the agency and CO.
operation OF the senators of the respec-
tive districts, will be supported at the |
institute at the expense of the state, |
except expenses for laundering, clothing
and medical attention. Each student |
will be required to pay an Incidental fee |
ofS4.1 In addition to state pupils, other
pupils possessing the qualifications pre-
seribed under the caption of "qualifica-
tions for admission, may be admitted, so
far rs the accommodations will allow, |
with the privileges of free tuition and |
use of library; provided, the interest of |
state pupils is not thereby subordInated. |
The board of education yesterday had |
u meeting and made the number of OPEN |
ings in the normal school four from each |
senatorial district, il possible two of each |
sex. Senators will be requested to ap- /
point examining boards for comparative |
examinations I'm their respective districts. |
A matriculation examination is REQUIRED /
of pupils and all who fail in a reasonable |
examination in elementary branches will |
be rejected.
Yesterday there was paid into the state
treasury about S65, 900, receipts of general
revenue. School lands continue in great
demand, and large sales are made almost
daily.
Yesterday the Anglo Texas Mexican
Mining Il Smelling company filed char
ter in the office of secretary of state. The |
incorporators are A. w. Clifford, A. c..
Schryver and Lorenzo Castro of the coun-
ty OF Bexar, and /. G. Stafford of the
county of Harris, and w. A. Taylor of
the county of McLennan. The object
and purpose of the corporation is the de-
velopment of its own mines, and for the
working of silver, gold, copper and other
ores as the property of other mines, and
companies. the purchase of ores from other
mines, the developing of mines under
the laws of Mexico, and the general pros
pecting with diamond drills. The capt.
tai stock OF the corporation is placed at
S250.000, paid up worcestershire stock, d.
vided into $4,000 shares of SO each. The
Office of the corporation will be situated
in the city OF Houston and the place of
operation in the state of Nuevo Leon.
republi. of Mexico, with branch Office /
ut Nlelalldauna, a town on the Vielallda-
unna river in the mining district by the
same name,
The board of veterans yesterday passed
favorably upon the following claims: III.
w. III. Butler, John G. White, Mrs. Eliza
beth 1ancey, Eliza A. Davis, A. Savery,
John Henderson, Mrs. Maria S. Salinas.
Mrs. Emeline Rutledge, Juan Palacios, j.
p. b. January, Nj. j. Jacob, John 5. Meme
fee, G. b. Stewart, Mrs. Margareta A.
Gillian, James Burnett, S. f. Sparks.
William Byerly, Mrs. Jane Moss, Isaac L.
Hill, Gwynn Morrison, r. ID. McAnnellv.
Z. c. Houston, S. NJ. Reams, II. c. DOOM
L. w. Ludlow, stephen Williams, Nat
Mitchell and Miller Francis Three ap-
nlicaff0ns were reieefad haeauea aa-vse. l
was rendered too late, and ten were sus-
pended for further proof. Up to date
three hundred and thirty-four applica-
tions have been approved by the board.
About six hundred applications have
been received.
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