The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-27
CAPITOL CuLLINGs.
Current Notes About the state
Departments Yesterday.


Work on the new university has virtu-
ally begun.
Matters were dull in the departments
yesterday.
Adjutant General King has been sum-
moned as u witness in the Thompson
Harris case, which comes of to-day in
San Antonio.
The street politicians have something
to talk about now. They are speculat-
ing as to who will be adiutant general,
secretary of state and commissioner OF
insurance.
The charter of the Ginners', Millers'
and Tanners Relief association of geXas,
with principal Office at MeXia, was filed.
The object Is the mutual protection of its
members against fire and other loss es, by
assessments.
Three additional draughtsmen arrived
in the city yesterday, and are engaged
upon the working plans Oft new capt.
toll. Those who profess to know express
themselves as anticipating no trouble
about the erection of the building.
The State Pharmaceutical association
of Austin, with a capital stock of $4,000,
filed charter yesterday in the secretary
of states office. The object is the ad-
vancement of pharmacy and for the ele-
walton and improvement of its members.
The principal Office is at Austin, and the
incorporators are W. j. Morley, Austin
w. II. Murdoch, Dallas: L. W. Powell,
Fort Worth.
The charter of the Texas colored mar
rage union and mutual aid association, of
Brennan, was filed yesterday in the
secretary of states Office. The professed
object is to offer to unmarried colored
parsons, male and female, an indemnity
for the time preceding the moment of
entering into the marital state. Most
of the incorporators are white
men, which is peculiarly sig
niticant, when considering the reliability
of the concern.
Captain Arlington writes to the adiu-
tant general from Blanco canyon, under
date of July IS, that all mail routes in
that section have been discontinued, snd
that it is impossible for him to receive
orders from headquarters without great
delay and loss of time. He reports the
arrest of a negro for murder. He was
seriously wounded while resisting the
officers He also reports Indians on the
plains near Running Water, and that
they had killed Mexican.
The attorney general yesterday render
ed his opinion in the Galveston wharf
company case. The wharf is owned by a
stock company, and the city of Galveston
holds about one-third of the shares. Un-
der the general law exempting the pub
lie property of cities from taxation, the
city of Galveston claimed that its part of
the wharf interest was not taxable. The
case was referred by the cOmptrol-
Ter to the attorney general,
and the latter decides that
the city of Galveston in this case is an
artificial person and hence its properly as
much the subject af legitimate and lawful
taxation as is the property of an indi-
vidual. He also claims that the wharf
property is not owned by the city, but by
an incorporated company in which the
city is merely holder of shares. This
decision turns into the treasury the
amount of S11 $50, in taxes, which had
already been collected, but which was
held by the collector of the county sub
ject to the decision or instruction of the
comptroller.