The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-29
MONDAY.


Gov. Ireland has pardoned Il man
named Maddox, convicted on Illegally
branding cattle, and sentenced to
the state penitentiarY for two years
.y the district court of McLennan
county. His term of sentence having
expired, the pardon is to restore him
to the privileges of citizenship.
The governor objects to opening
the school in the deaf and dumb ssy-
ilm buildings till spring, that the
buildings may get thoroughly dry and
healthy.
STATE DEPARTMENT..
The followings charters were filed
yesterday:
Sipe Springs Cooperative Associa-
ti2n, Patrons Husbandry of Conan
che county, capital $4,000. Gulf
City railway and Real Estate COM
pany, capital, 100000. Incorporators:
Francis d. Allen, c. ID. Holmes and
NJ. Schram.
Topeka Cattle Company of TT.
Worth, capital 100000. Incorpora-
tors; w. Q. Young, Z. 0. Edwards
and Jasper Hays.
Hubbard Creek Live Stock Com
pany ut Albany. capital $4,000. In
coporators: 5. o. Bull, Robt. E. Watts
and Il. Isornsheld.
COMPTROLLER DEPARTMENT.
The following bonds purchased by
the comptroller were deposited yester
day in the state treasury for account
of the permanent school fund: Ander-
son county per cents, 5000; Smith
county s per cents. $500 and Stephens
county railroad per cent subsidy
bonds S35, GEO.. One Bexar county
railroad subsidy bond of $1,000 was
cancelled.
The mayor, i. Sanche and S. NJ.
Jarvis, of Laredo, deposited with the
comptroller. for examination with a
view to registry, $4,000 of Laredo
city Improvement bonds. They are ac-
comganied with statement showing
the taxable value of the real estate of
the city to be $1,146,S22. personal
estate $19l, l39. poll tax $5G4 and occu-
patton tax estimated at 500. The
population of the city is about 5000.
Assessment rolls of Maverick county
Just in too late to be included in the
comptroller's estimates his report
to the legislature show an increase of
$6l4,O00 in taxable values.
The comptroller's annual report
shows the public debt of the state to
be $4,1I9.69S, bearing about $24S,000
interest per annum, a small matter
Tor state like Texas.
Comptroller Swain has not yet re-
turned, on account of being detained
by sickness at his old home in Clarks-
vile, in Red River county.
ATTORNEY GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
ATTORNEY General Templeton has re-
turned from his trip to Fort Worth.
lie has appointed, but not made
known, the selection of clerk to his
Office. in place Of Mr.. Gordon recently
appointed district attorney of the
tenth district by Gov. Ireland.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Hon. b. NJ, Baker, as secretary of
the board of education, will, it is un-
derstcod, advocate some radical
changes as reforms in the public
school system.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
The state university building has
progressed so slowly, till lately. that
it has become an old subject. Really
now, however, the grand old struc-
ture, With its massive walls and
storied heights, has assumed such pro-
portions that professors and students,
The contractor and his sureties. and
even the patient people, and the more
patient regents themselves, begin to
realize as they gaze upon the picture,
that to look upon it is no longer like
attempting
ITO satisfy the thirst
BY gazing on the frosty Caucasus. .
They have finally learned to realize
as the result of their patience that