The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Things Seen and Heard About the
Offices Yesterday.

The business of the state treasury
yesterday consisted of only few
Thousand dollars taken in on land
sales.
The comptroller will furnish the leg
islature in "a few days with the ALSO
Lutte amount OF revenue for the next
two years; also, with the appropria-
lions asked for by the several depart
ments Tor the next two years.
From a letter written by Judge
Ireland January 2, to Col. r. w.
Lowry, of Jefferson, which d STATES
MAN reporter was permitted TO see
yesterday, it is learned that the
office of insurance, statistics and his
tory has been rendered to Colonel w.
Z. Brewster, of San Antonio.
On January l, after paying interest
due to the amount of SI25, 900, there
was net cash Dalence in the state
treasury to the revenue account of
S222, llU.73. The receipts are now very
large, and will, when entered, swell
the cash balance to the revenue ac-
count over $4,000, probably.
Gen. Geo. w. Russ, of Dallas, yes
terday filed field notes and applied for
patents to 1913 sections, l,l6O, 800 acres
of land, all lying in Ell PslSo county,
and counted among the best grazing
lands in the state. This will bring
the neat little sum of $5SU, 16U into the
state treasury within sixty days.
The increase of assessments for '82
over 81 was ll4 per cent; that of 81
over ~ was II per cent. The cattle
interests of the state alone amount to
about One-tifth Of the land interests;
the average price of land per acre in
the state Is S1.S9. The total assess
ments for 1882 are, $l,675,5 39.5S, of
which 81 ,23o, S44.5S is ad valorem.
Mr.. John L. Dickinson, secretary of
the capitol board, has completed the
reports on the temporary capitol and
the new state house, and is now hard
at work on the report of the sewer
board, and on some surveys that were
made in connection with the capitol.
1t is but justice to say that to Mr..
Dickinson'S energy and faithfulness is
due the fact that these elaborate and
carefully prepared reports of the cap
itol commissioners will be ready for
the legislature, as he had great deal
to do TO prepare them for the printer.
Lieut.. John Hoffar, sending in his
monthly report from Wheeler county,
in the Pan Handle, informs Gen. King
that all is quiet out there, except that
horse and cattle stealing is carried on
extensively. He asks the adjutant
general for authority to cross over
INTO the Indian territory and New
Mexico in order to capture them. The
adjutant general has no authority to
give such an order; but Gen. King in
formed STATESMAN reporter that he
would call the attention of the Texas
delegation in congress to this matter,
in order that there may be some way
to capture them even if they do try to
seek safety in crossing the state line.
The Marshall and Northwestern
railway company filed an amendment
changing the name of the road to the
Marshall, jefferson and Northwestern
railroad, and the course of the route
is now made to run thus: Beginning
at Marshall, it is to extend through
the counties of Harrison, Mason, Up
shur and Camp to the town of Pitts
burg, in the latter county; also line
from Marshall in a southeasterly di-
rection through the counties of Har-
riSOn and Pamela to the eastern bOun-
Diary of the state of Texas; also from
a point ON said proposed line from
Marshall to Pittsburg to or near b. G.
Ragin's, in Harrison county, thence
through the counties of Harrison
and Marion to Jefferson in the last
named county, thence through the
counties of Marion and Cass in a
northeasterly direction to the ---t
boundary line of the state of Texas,