The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-22
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
ExEcUrIvE DEPARTMENT.

DEPARTMENT NOTES.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Gov. Ireland has pardoned a young
German girl named Lena Gayhart, or
Gayhard, about eighteen years of age,
who was sentenced for two years in
the penitentiary at the November
term of the Galveston criminal court,
for theft of some money and goods,
all valued at about 500, from a negro
woman. The pardon is asked because
Of the youth of the offender; because
of her ignorance of the English Ian
guage; because she was defended by
an attorney who was young and mex
perienced in criminal trials, and
failed to get all the evidence in her
behalf; because all the jury foreman
excepted) asked for the pardon on
the day the verdict was rendered
some of them having grave doubts of
tho Justice of the verdict under the
circumstances of the rapid and insult
fclent manner in which the trial was
conducted, and having learned facts
not produced on the trial; because the
petition for pardon is signed by the
district attorney, clerk of the Calves
ton criminal court, chief Of police,
sheriff, Mayor Fulton, the city clerk
and several aldermen; and last per-
haps because of the sympathetic ro-
nance which further attaches to the
application for pardon from the fact
that party named Specht who is sole
owner of a sloop, b ouracho, plying be-
tween Galveston and Columbia, offers
to marry the girl if she is released.
The superintendent of the peniJen-
tiary reports the girls conduct gooc,
bat her health is bad. Capt, Specht
wrote to the governor, declaring his
desire to marry her, and Judge Sabin
and others certify that they have con-
fdence In the captains good faith.
Capt. Josselyn, before his death, had
also interested himself in the appli-
cation.
Gov. Ireland has issued the follow
ing:
Proclamation by the Governor of
Texas-To all whom these presents
may come: Knew we, that l, John
Ireland, governor of Texas, by author
ity vested in me by the laws of said
state, do hereby order and direct that
quarantine be Withdrawn from all
Texas ports from and after the 18th
day OF November, A, d., 1883.
In testimony whereof have here
unto signed my name and have caused
to be impressed hereon the seal of
state, at Austin, Texas. this 14th day
of November, A. D., 1883.
JOHN IRELAND, Governor.
BY the governor,
Jos. w. DANES,
Secretary of State.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The charter was filed yesterday of
road company, commencing at Nc
Kinney, in Collin county, and extend
ing northwesterly to a point near
Seymour, in Baylor county: also a
branch commencing at a point on the
main line of said road to or near the
town Of Decatur, in Wise county, ex-
tending southeasterly to Dallas. The
capital stock is stated at 5000, 600, and
the following parties are named as in
corporators: w. G. CabeI, of Dallas;
III. A. Blood, of Fitchburg, Mass; G.
A. Parks, of Wakefield, Mass; John
H. Buttrick, of Lowell. Mass; James
B. Simpson, of Dallas, Tex; James T.
V anSCon, or Dallas, lex, anu w. d.
Keller, of Dallas, Tex.
C0MPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
The amount of investments in
county bonds by the comptroller so
far is $73l ,998!93, but others con-
tracted for will swell the amount to
about one million of dollars. The in
terest on these purchases give an
available fund for free schools of
about $4,000 per annum. If the
board conclude to purchase county
bridge bonds also they will be offered
about half a million dollars of per
cents, which will about absorb the
cash of the permanent school fund at
present on hand.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
Two young ladies, Miss Annie
Churchill, of Burnett, and Miss Hattie
F. Boak, of Austin, matriculated yes
terday as students of the university.
The register now numbers 1877 stu
dents.
THE TERRELL ASYLUM.
The plans for thefSeW branch asy-
lum at Terrell have been completed.
and the duplicate of them made by
Capt. McLaurin has been handed to
the contractor, Mr.. Mcdonald.