The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-26
In the secretary of states ONCE.


As l telegraphed you last Thursday, thu
name Of the new secretary of state is I. II
Bowman, of Bell county. In this appoint
ment of gentleman who has been for sew
eral years chief clerk Of the Office, and i
through long familiarity with its several ant
responsible duties and requirements, Cover
nor Roberts has at once reflected credit OF
the state and himself, for, besides being
so eminently we'll qualified, the selection
meets with tho very heartiest endorsement
if all those Hho happoa TO know personally
or by reputation, the Chiyalrous and genial
the efficient and the urbane gentleman vino
now honors the civic post rs handsomely ~
be did the military Sin tho days of yore'
when in the same ranks we both earnestly
fought and loolishly sought TO die in cause
that patriotism espoused but TIE fnte of wal
folded to rest for aye.
Ex-Secretsry John ID. Templeton will
lesye for home this week, and it may not be
inappropriate in this connection to observe
that as he goes he leaves behind him in
Austin here host of the wRrmest friends
shat ever manly merit won by nobleness
of nature that asserts its sway in him be.
cause it is inbred. The loss of his modest
presence here to men and women can only
be equalled by the gain that those who
know him feel must accrue to Fort Worth,
his home, whittier he goes to continue his
profession, the law. May health, wealth
and happiness ever attend one of The truesL
of Texas sons, is tho wish sou may hear
expressed all over this city when the facts
are spoken of Because OF his valuable
efficiency and an old acquaintancesbip Of
bis pupil, ! more than presume that Gov.
ernCr Roberts would have rendered him
almost any position, but both appreciate
the truth that - larger aud more lemunera-
live Held awaits his efforts in another di-
reoLion.
In his report, which, for statistical in or~
nation, Is m exhaustive one, Secretary Tenn.
pelon has provided mos. valuable vado
mecum 10 citizon and politician, According
to tho exhibits | find, among other data,
these; Moneys received as follows:
On sale OfRsyiSsd Statues, 81 .7G7 %
T5or Shnllefs Certificates, cct........ q, 2ji "
FOR NOteries COmmi, bionS, ............ $50 90
commissions, elected officers ........ bOS OJ
IOtal. .,...,. ..............;....Sll,2 PIG 90
In his exhibit of the number Of commits
sloners OF deeds commissioned for two years,
there are %, the majority having boon com,
missloned last year, tho largest number, 81,
being for New York, and the next, II, for
Louisiana.
fad also that of railroad
charters filed since the Incorporation act Of
august 10, 1876, there have been 80, all of
them having the 'ife Of so years. Of ms
celaneous charters, there have been 30
these embrace all sorts of enterprise, ana
purposes, and with capital stocks varying any
where from 81, 600 TO S5,C00,0O0 The Silver
Gnu Mining company and tho Montezuna
Mining company, both domiciled al Calves
.on, run up into the millions, which word is
Just rs easily spelled out us thousands,
Here are incorporated musical, public wor-
ihlp, navigation, live stock, watof, fire, build
nS, holel, cemetery, literary, social, euuca.-
lonal, land, ferry agriculture, gas, and any
iofl OF association enc might think of.
Another exhibit shows tho list of district
Judges and district attorneys elected last
November in tho 30 districts, while another
one shows the list Of county officers then
elected, l62 counties being nsmed, but M
returns had from 20 of them. The secreta-
y complains OF confusion, conflict and en-
forced disregard Of the law Cart. 1862 3)
IN this matter. The returns are not ali
made promptly or properly. The law. |
believe, commands the vote for electors
shall be counted on tho 4th day after the
Election, aei this seems TO have been fro
luently dlsregardad Mt the last election.
There are some 10 counties, and oven Gal
'eston and Harris arc among them. wherein
" tho neglect, this failure TO make tina RI.
urns, there were ut least 20 900 yos.rs viz
ually dislraachised.
In the rewards offered by the governor the
ast two years, | find the chief nunber ia
AVE been for tho arrest of those under
'harge OF murder after which comes thief.
n the robbery list is tho $500 offered TO apy
me arreStlng the parties who robbed The
'anking-house Of Adams Is Leonard. last
November; $50 for commercial travellers
ma drummers who have not paid tho
occupation tax, offered last September,
ma soO to any one sresling one
,arson guilty of homicide or robbery.
me total amounts offered foot up nearly
$4,000. '''1
lind further that of miles OF railroads in
no state, there have been inspected aud ap.
,roved down to tho LIST of the year and for
no past q months, some 400; of which
ye have of the Texas & ST. Louis, SO miles.
If the Galveston 81 Santa Fe, l42 miles; of
be NJ, H. y T., 3l,miles, and of the Denison
4 Pacific, % miles.
Ofbanks there are "a with their annual or
'emrannual statements, submitted and filed
N the department.
In the state returns for presidential olect-
ors Gull for you the following, as being
perhaps the mos. interesting to our readers.