The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20
DEPARTMENT NOTES.

From wednesday, Dai'y.l
Yesterday nothing occurred in the
comptroller's office, treasury department
or generalla land Office Of public interest.
SECRETARY or STATE.
Yesterday the Star bottling works
company, of Houston, Texas, filed
charter in the Office of secretary of state.
The object of the company is the man
ufacture, bcttling, sale and shipment OF
soda water, sarsaparilla, ginger ale and
artificial mineral waters, syrups and ex-
tracts for favoring, and for the bottllng
of beer, ale and porter. The capital
stock is fixed at $4,000, divided into
shares Of 500 each. The directors are
II Cotter, William ID. Cleveland and
Edward Haight.
There was also filed in this office |
an amendment to the charte1of the |
Stock Journal publishing company Of |
Fort Worth, increasing the capital stock |
Of the company to $4,000.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The attorney general is considering an
amendment TO the charter of the Now
York, Texas and Mexican railroad
company, providing for changing their
eastern terminus from Richmond TO
Rosenberg station. 1t was sent in some
days ago. Very grave doubts are enter
tanned that the change under the statutes
can be made.
DEPARTMENT or EDUCATION.
The department of education received
the following scholastic census report
yesterday
Town of Cleburne reports the number
Of white male children. eight and
under fourteen years of age, 1877 :;
number of white female children,
and under IA years of age, 175; num-
Der Of colored male children, = and under
X years of age, IL; number of colored
female children, s and nnder IA years of
age, 10. Total number of white children,
and under IA years of age, 342, of
whom 8 are unable to read. Total num-
Der of colored children, s and under Ia
years of age, 80, of whom l6 are unable
TO read.
The city of penison reports: Number
OF white male children, = and under IA
years of age, 354; number of white
female children, 8 and under IA years of
age, 395 number of colored male chill
dren, 8 and under IA years of age, l72;
number of colored female children,
8 and under IA years of age, $50.
Total number of white children,
and under IA years of age,
749, of whom 20 are unable TO read. The
total number of colored children, s and
under ii years of age, 352, of whom 1902
are unable to read.
The Peabody medals for distribution,
to be given to the high schools, have
been received, and will be sent out in a
few days. The distribution will be as
follows: San Antonio, A.; Houston, 4;
Galveston, A. Austin, 4; Brennan, 3;
New Braunfels, 3; Navasota, 3; Brs an,
3; Sherman, B.; Palestine, 3; Fort Worth,
3; Weatherford, 2; Comanche, l.
Prom Thursdays Daily.l
On yesterday the governor appointed
Mr. James II. Jones, of Henderson,
one Ct the regents of the university
OF Texas.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The charter of the Forney bridge com
pany, OF kaufman county, was filed in
the office of secretary of state yesterday.
The object is to build and maintain toll
bridge across the east fork of the Trinity
river near Forney
The charter of the Trinidad ferry com
pany, TO maintain ferry on the Trinity
river between Kaufman and Ellis coun-
ties, was also fled.
The charter of the North Texas coal
company, capital stock $3.50, 600, was
filed. The object is to mine coal, iron
and other minerals in Stephens and other
counties.
The incorporators are ]. b. Scruggs
and @. s. Mitchell, of Dallas, L. b.
Wheeler, William Veal and II. A Nc
NELL, of Breckenridge, Stephens county.
From Fridays DallY.l
On yesterday the governor offered a
reward OF 1900 each for the unknown
robbers, who robbed the express train
near Blum, Hill county, on the Santa Fe
road, on the night of the 9TH inst.
The following telegram has been re-
ceived by the governor, who referred ii
TO the adjutant general.
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
Hon. o. NJ Roberts, Governor OF Texas
Last night the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe train was entered and passen-
gers robbed by five men, unmasked, near
Blum station, in Hill county. About
three weeks ago n rail was removed from
the track, within three miles of some
place in johnson county, TO wreck the
train, and only by good luck the most
destructive consequences were avoided.
Cannot competent members of the state
police force be detailed to investigate
tucot ulhttClS duu lOCdl IN
bringing the parties to justice
JOHN SEALY, GsdI Msnager.
The adjutantgeneFaf, after considering
the above, wrote the governor as fol
lows:
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, !
AUSTIN, April IL, 1881.
To His Excelleney, o. NJ. Roberts, Governor Of
Texas:
Srp Tho .nnlicat;o, Of ,bo of;.;o1..
OF the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe iail-
road for detail of competent" men
from the military forces of the state, to
assist in ferreIing out and bringing to
punishment the perpetrators of robbery
on the train of said railway, in Hill
county, on the night of the 7th instant,
having been referred TO me by your eX-
cellency, have the honor 10 state, IN re
ply thereto, that the state has in its
employment no men of the peculiar COM
potency which seems TO be implicitly re-
quired IN this partiCu lar case, and l am
therefore somewhat in doubt as TO the
response that should be made to the APP
phcation. The great body of the state
rangers, both officers and men, can be
commended for their zeal, energy, cour-
age and capacity in the line of their
known and recognized duties in uphold
ing the law ana correcting its violators,
however desperate, and in protecting the
borders against Indians; but there has
never been any authority for the employ.
ment of that peculiar character of men
known as detectives" and no encour-
agement for the cultivation oe
this special sort of talent, and thf
state has therefore no such competent
men in its employment Ii Is within my
power, not without some trouble and de-
lay, however, 10 furnish detail of bold,
energetic men TO assist the civil authorities
II necessary, in arresting the criminals
IN this case, or TO act as guard In pro
tecting the trains of this railway from
further attacks of this character, but the
state has no man in her military service,
thai could detail and recommend for
detective Outy, and which seems 20 be
the sort required by the application in
this case. The facts connected with
this transaction, as far as developed. in
dictate that the robbery was committed
by parties living near the scene, and who
were evidently new beginners in this line
OF life, and as there are quite number
of active civil officers and citizens now
vigorously engaged in tracing up this
matter, there seems TO be no special ne
cessitY Tor the state to incur an extraor-
binary expenseSn sending rangers 10 this
point, unless as permanent guard TO
The trains, as, al best, their services and
efforts now could be only subsidiary TO
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