The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-06-01
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Irom Sundays Daily.l
SECRETARY OF STATE.

SECRETARY OF STATE.
The G. A. Kelley manufacturing com
pany filed a charter yesterday. The OBJ
ject is the manufacture of plows, stoves,
hollowware, etc. The principal Office is
at Kelleyville, Texas, the capital stock
being So, 900, divided into shares of 800
each. The directors are r. Beilautf, E.
w. Taylor, w. NJ. Harrison, I. J. Rog-
ers, Philip H. Fosene, George T. Todd,
of Texas and A. p Waterman, of Wis
consin.
The Edna live stock association, of
Fort Worth, also filed a charter. The
purposes are to buy, sell and raise cattle
and horses, and also to buy and sell
lands. The capital stock is 500, 900,
and the directors are P. G. FL. Barnett,
w. J. Slaughter, J. II. Block, of Mis-
souri,, and j. c. Richardson, of Fort
Worth.
The Noble benevolent and literary
ISOLATION, of Waco, filed a charter.
This is a colored society, and its objects
are the promotion of morality and relief
of the distressed.
The Austin City Water company filed
an amendment to its charter, increasing
the capital stock to $3.50, 900.
ADJUTANT GENERAL
General King has ordered a detach-
ment of rangers to proceed to Devils
river, on the Sunset railroad, to protect
the construction forces from a
gang of rough customers in that nigh
borhood. General King, after con-
siderable effort, has made arrangements
with the Sunset, the Texas and Pacific
and other roads to transport the rangers
free when ordered upon duty of this
kind. This will enable tue troops to be
handled much more effectively, besides
being a great benefit to railroads now
under construction.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The contract for building a vault for
the state treasurer has been awarded to
Mr.. w. r. Brown, the price being $535.
The capitol board was in session yes
terday afternoon, discussing some minor
matters in the temporary capitol specifi-
cations.
The board of education will hold a
session on the fifth of next month, for
the purpose of locating the summer
normal schools.
Mr.. F. S. Clark has been awarded the
contract for moving the comptrollers Of
flee to the new quarters on Pecan street.
The price paid Is 1885.
The state board of education has been
invited to attend the examination of the
Sam Houston normal school, which be-
will probably attend.
From Tuesdays Daily.l
Commissioner Spaight has returned
from his visit 10 Galveston.
The treasurer's vault will be finished
by Mr.. Brown in about ten days.
There is plenty of routine work in the
departments.
1t is possible Adjutant General King
may move into and occupy the lower
floor of the buildingiopposite the STATES
MAN office, formerly used by Mrs. Stacey
as a boarding house.
Yesterday the treasurer, in presence
of the governor and comptroller, burned
four millions dollars worth of bonds, be-
ing the bonds recently purchased by
Treasurer Lubbock, the baby bonds and
the unsigned Internationals, the latter
being those which Comptroller BledsOe
refused to sign.
The land commissioner has not yet
signed the rolls of what are known
as the pine lands in eastern Texas,
and which the late law placed at
valuation of five dollars per
acre. Captain Walsh stated yesterday,
however, that he had received numerous
letters from parties who desired to pur-
chase, even at the price fixed by recent
enactment.
An amendment to the char er of the
Union Guiding Star association, of Gal
weston. The object of the society Is to
pay benefits to wives, mothers and chill
dren on death of members. The mem
bership is colored.
Matters were extremely quiet in the
state deDartments Yesterday.
From Thursdays Daily.l
Moving of the comptrollers office will
be finished to-day.
The excavating on the new capitol will
soon be completed.
There have been somI thing over sixty
five thousand dollars paid into the state
treasury this month, the proceeds of the
sales of school lands.
The charter of the Home Co opera
ton Fire Association, of Tex
arkana, was filed yesterday The
object of the association is mutual pro-
lection against fire, wind, lightning, etc
and the plan is somewhat similar to the
Knights of Honor organization.
Commissioner Walsh informed a re-
porter yesterday that the citizens
of Bradley, BIcCullock county,
have organized what they style the
"Anti-Land Grabber's association" 1t
seems that some one has entered suit for
the land upon which the town of Brady
is situated, and, as the citizens consider
the claim spurious one, they have pre-
pared for an organized resistance thereto