The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-07

ders, pickles, oat meal; j. Martin,
beef; Shuler Bros, bleached domestic;
Crow, Mexican & Co., brown linen,
oil cloth, napkins and combs, black
pepper and canned fruits; S. Marcusa,
cedar wood. and James Fleming,
hardware.
For blind asylum, Crow, Mexican &
Co., flour, rice, soap, starch, oil, bak-
ing powders; Wayland & Criser,
bacon, hams, lard grits, salt, coffees,
A. sugar, candles; H. L. Pawly, cof-
fee and tea; r. E. Caperton, beef.
For deaf and dumb asylum, j.
Bremond, sundry named groceries;
Wayland & Criser, sundry groceries,
Phil Abrams, sundries.
For lunatic asylum, John Bremond,
groceries, dry goods and shoes;
Wayland & Criser, coffee, hominy,
grits, candles, vinegar, soap
and soda; Phil Abrams, baking pow
THURSDAY.
Gov. Ireland granted two pardons
yesterday. One was to Hiram West,
convicted in the district court of Wise
county and sentenced to twelve years
in the penitentiary. Grounds of par
don were that he was convicted of an
old crime on evidence furnished by
himself after having been assured of
protection if he would testify to pro-
cure the conviction of other parties.
He came all the way from Kansas.
II. Thomas Platt, of Travis county,
convicted of assault for which he was
fined $25, was pardoned and the fine
RENTED on the ground that he was
poor and had already paid fine for
the same offense.
AT meeting in the governors office
the sewerage board ordered that the
sewerage pipe be extended into the
river ITO feet, where it enters the riv-
er near Waller creek.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The charter of the Independence
cattle company, capital stock one mil
hon of dollars, was filed yesterday.
The principal Office is in Colorado City
and the ranches in Pecos county. The
directors are DIR. VIM. Green Nc
Creight, Aaron Washington Dunn,
and Isaac Ephraim Stephens of Colo
RADIO City in Mitchell county, and
Robert Daniel Hinde and Lewis Per-
rim Hinde of Tom Green county.
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Swain warranted YES
terday for the following payments
into the state treasury:
For account blind asylum
lands. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
For account lunatic asylum
lands .................. 10000
For account sales universe
ty lands. 1900
Proceeds from sales of I'M
appropriated public lands
under act of July 4, 1873,
for the month of May,
1883. 46,7O2 "a
STATE TREASURES DEPARTMENT.
The treasurer under warrants of
the comptroller above noticed re-
ceived on deposit yesterday $81, 7O2.64.
The monthly salary of tthe state Off
GERS and employees in all departments
were being paid during the day. |
There are over 100000 in the treas
ury, and Texas can boast of as square
and satisfactory condition of finances |
as any state in the Union.
ATTORNEY GENERALS DEPARTMENT. |
Attorney General Templeton has
given his opinion as the advising Of |
ticer of the state that the comptroller |
adhere to his Ghe comptroller's) |
former ruling in refusing to audit the |
claims of sheriffs for summoning jul
ries in felony cases where the prose- /
cution has been dismissed or the de- /
PENDANT died before the trial. The |
effect of the ruling is that sheriffs |
will not get the 81 which they claim
nj n lnh an ANE
the state will amount to $4,000 or
$4,000.
The attorney general has very in
telllgent and valuable assistant as
clerk in his office in the person of Mr..
LAND DEPARTMENT.
There was nothing of special inter-
est in this department yesterday, eX-
eept, perhaps, casual observations of
visitors in conversation with the ccm-
missioner.
One gentleman from Abilene spoke
Of the wonderful growth of that COM
paratively yearling city, where he
said property bought at $50 per lot
could not now be had for less than
$1,000. This led the commissioner to
'ecite facts In his knowledge where
parties who bought lots in Colorado
Jity, sold them at prices ranging from
$500 to $500 each. No wonder pro-
9erty enhances as by magic all over
he state when emigration is pouring
INTO it in tidal wave from all parts
If the world.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Baker, of the board of ed
lcation, has sent circulars to the
uperintendents of the summer nor
nal schools suggesting to them to
lold convention on the Goth of June,
Ifter the summer session is over, at
galveston, for the purpose of loaning
he Peabody fund and formulating a
roper plan for teaching summer nor
nal institutes. The time proposed
will be during the teachers assoeia-
ion. Mr.. Baker will attend the con-
i