The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

The capital stock is increased from
S500.OOO to S1,UO0,OO0. Directors w
w. HaItsill, president; Col. w. Lloyd
Charlie NJ. Raquet, Ii. N. Rice, L. j
Fry, .. Hendrick, Il. L. Jennings, L
j. Whaley and Ii. II. Irvine.
The charter of the Gulf Pier and
Harbor company, of Galveston, was
liled to-day. The capital stock il
placed at three millions of dollars, and
the purposes of the organization are
to reclaim lands submerged by the Gull
of Mexico and to build piers and ware.
houses into the gulf from the shore
independent of any natural harbOr OF
inlet. The incorpOrators and direc-
tors are Henry SeeligSon, Leon Blum
Jas. NJ. Brown, VIM. N. Stafford, s
Heidenheimer,W w. Ii. Sinclair, NJ. Quin
w. L. Moody, A. L. Lufkin, ThoS.
McClanahan, Patrick Furman aud
Robt. NJ. Franklin
From the comptroller's books a
STATESMAN reporter learns the fol-
lowing in reference to the bonds pur-
chased for the state eleemOSynary in
situations: There has been paid out
in money expended for bonds to he
placed in the treasury for the
benefit of the permanent funds
for the public schools, the uni
versity, the lunatic asylum and the
institutes for the blind and the deaf
and dumb, the amount of 81, Ia, 424.S3
up to date. The face value of the
bonds is 1891, $50, showing that the
balance paid out, $3.50, 5SS.S3, was used
to pay the premium, expenses of pur-
chase, etc. The figures speak for
themselves.
The members of the penitentiary
board arrived last night, in order to
hold meeting for the purpose of
passing on the bonds of the leSseeS of
the nitentiary-MeSsrs. Cunning
ham 81 Ellis and Gen. Handy.
They will probably meet tomorrow.
The state of Louisiana is partial to
the Office OF secretary of state in
Texas The present incumbent, Capt.
L. II. Bowman, is native of East
Feliciana parish, Louisiana, and the
incoming secretary, Jos. w. BaineS, is
native of Bienyille parish, in the
same state.
From Attorney General j. II. Mo
Leary's report, just out, the following
facts are CLEANED: The number of
new railroads chartered during the
year were eight, as follows: Texas
Mexican and Northern, with office at
LoredO; Rio Grande and Pecos, same
place; Marshall and Northwestern,
Changed yesterday to the Marshall,
Jefferson and Northwestern, office at
Marshall; Ell PasO and White Oaks
railroad company of Texas, office at
Ell PaSo; Texas Northwestern and
Gulf, of Terrell; the Denver and New
Orleans railroad company in Texas,
office 10 W. TascoSo, Oldham county;
Galveston, Sabine and st. Louis, of
Longview. The amount of capital stock
of each in order, is $4,000, S500,OOO,
S1,0OOOO0, S500,OOO, S4,0O0,OO0, $1,000
OOO, $4,000, and S450,OOO, aggregating
a capital of $7,900,OO0 us the capital
stock of new railway lines projected
during the year 1882.
The attorney general strongly urges
an amendment to the election law 50
rs to have the vote counted and re-
turns made as soon as the vote was
deposited, or as the election progresses.
He also urges, instead of the tax
upon telegraph messages, that a tax
of $1,000 be required of all telegraph
companies doing business in and be-
You'd the state limits, and that a tax of
500 upon all lines doing business only
within the state limits. The follow
ing appropriations are recommended
for the year ending Feb. 29, 1884: