The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
MONDAY.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
Gov. Ireland has issued the follow
ing proclamation:
In conformity to Gust lm of our
fathers, /, John Ireland, governor of
Texos, do hereby designate Thursday,
the 10Th day of November, A. d. 1888,
as day of general thanksgiving, and
invite the people of this state to q
proper observance thereof.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto signed my name and have caused
the seal of state to be hereon i'm
pressed. at Austin, this 18th day of
November, A. D. 1883.
JOHN IRELAND, Governor.
Attest:
Jos. w. BAINEs,
Sec'y of State.
In 1850 Gov. Bell issued thanks
giving proclamation in which, after a
lengthy preamble, he used the follow
ing language:
"And may mot also, in this pleasing
association, embracing the length and
breadth of the Union, tender my con-
gratulations for the general peace, and
say truly, in the beautiful and express
sive language of the Bible, The win
ter (of our discontent) is gone, the
rain is over and past, the time of the
springing of the flowers is come, and
the voice Of the turtle is heard in our
land"
The year 1850 was memorable for
the discussion of the great compro-
mise measures presented in congress.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The charter of the Keystone Real
Estate Association, Of Dallas, was
filed yesterday with The secretary of
state. The stock is fixed at $4,000,
and Messrs. S. G. Bayne, G. E. Cotton
and E. M. Riordan, are nrmed incor-
poratorS.
LAND DEPARTMENT.
CD. Davis, state land agent for
Jones county, reports sales of about
forty acres of school land made by
him at Arson on the 9Th instant at So
per acre except one section at 1886
per acre.
Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Gano
Bros. and Powell & Gage, of Dallas,
filed a protest with the commissioner
of the general land Office against the
survey of the Texas Pacific reserva-
ton being made by Paul McComb,
state land board surveyor. The pro-
test states that in face of the fact that
the compliments wanted to send a
man with Mr.. McComb, the latter
went off with officers of the railroad
company to make the survey, aud for
this reason they conclude that he is
acting in the interest of the rail-
road company. They allege that it
is unfair to permit the survey to
be made or accepted when the rep
resentatives of only one side in inter.
est are allowed to go with the sur
veyor. Mr.. McComb, they state, knows
nothing of the country, and has not
applied to the surveyors of the coun.
ties in the reservation for information
as to the lines and natural objects
called for to make the proper survey
Consequently they ask for another
surveyor, offer to pay the necessary
expense and invite any one interested
to be represented in the work.
Capt. Gano, who files the protest
states that his firm and Powell
Gage, Gunter & Munson, the North
| ern Pacific railroad and others Learned
that the surveyors of Pecos and Pre-
sidio counties had each made sepa
rate surveys from the line of New
Mexico, taking well known and &C
cepted monuments" Cor initial stones
as initial points, and without eacl
others knowledge came to the uni
form conclusion that the reservation
extends six miles too far south. Upol
this they bought land certificates ant
filed upon the six miles strip, which
covers over 100000 acres. They ha,
not asked for representation but thei
views had been indicated to Capt
Walsh and they presumed all partie
interested would have notice when tn
survey was to be made.
The matter will probably necessi
tate an early meeting of the Ian
board.
COMPTROLLER'S DEPARTMENT.
Parties have off cred the comptrolle
$50 1000 Tarrant and Harris conntie
bridge bonds, which, in the opinion @
their attorney, the board of education
can legally purchase. If their opinio
is correct, there are about 100000 G
such bonds which can be purchased t
advantage by the board.
The Houston 81 Texas Central raj
road company, in making payment
of their semi-annual interest to tn
state, filed their protest, as usual wit
tender of exchange of bonds, in con
pliance with the second section of a
act passed for the relief of the roa
August II, 1870. The company clail
credits on this account Of S1152, SO
with excess of interest thereon.
The trial of the case of ex-Coml
| Aa1 4:
the 10Th inst.
ADJUrANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT
Notwithstanding the adjutant-gel
erals impression that the fence Gu
ting troubles would cease, such is n
} the case. A party in Coleman writ
/ that cutters are still at work ther
|, They have posted posters readin
ssDown with monopolies. No big pa
lures. Don't tax us to educate nj
gers. Don't have free schools.
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