The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25
THE DEPARTMENTS
Things Seen and Heard Around the
Offices.

Things Seen and Heard Around the
Offices.
The San Antonio water works COM
pany also filed an amendment to their
charter so as to increase the capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
The comptroller is examining the
recent issuance of 5000 in bonds by
the city of Weatherford for street i'm
provements, in order to ascertain if
they can be registered
Comptroller W. j. Swain informed
a STATESMAN reporter that most of
the defaulting collectors sued were
setting up, and, in consequence, the
costs are stopped except such as had
accrued before settlement.
The treasurer complains that the
dizziness of cash receipts in his depart
ment gives him and his energetic
chief clerk ennui, as only fifteen or
twenty thousand dollars were taken
in yesterday on land sales.
The Brittle silver mining company
filed charter in the office of the sec
rotary of state yesterday. The princi-
pal office is in Galveston, and the capt.
tai stock is placed at 100000. The
incorporators are III. NJ. Truehart,
Geo. Mckinley and j. J. Hunter.
a man from Illinois writes to the
comptroller, inclosing a draft for two
dollars, saying: This will pay my tax
es on my land which is in Texas"
Another one says that his land lies on
the north bank of the Leon river; he
lives in Iowa, and also sent tax money.
Not having heard from companies
b, a, G and ID, commanded by Cap
tains McMurry, Baylor and Seeker
and Lieut.. Hoffar, in several weeks,
Gen. King is of the opinion that the
extraordinary cold weather has frozen
the mails into irregularity and once
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES trips.
Comptroller Swain, finding the last
issue OF Weatherford city bonds o. K,
registered the same yesterday. They
are for $1,000, and are to run-years
at-per cent, and are all taken up
by home merchants. He is now ex-
amining the $4,000 in bonds of the
city of Tyler, for city improvements.
The Ensinora ranch association, of
Laredo, Texas, filed charter in the
office of the secretary of state yester-
day. The objects are to raise horses,
cattle, sheep, etc. The capital stock
is placed at $4,000. The incorpora-
tors are: b. w. Thrucker, F. w. Getty,
Geo. Churchill and E. A. Handy.
The Hartford fire insurance compa-
ny, of Hartford, Connecticut, with
net assets of $2,60S, 24O.77, was yester-
day authorized to transact business in
this state for the current year. Its
annual statement for 1882 show gross
premiums received $55,514,71, and
losses incurred during same period of
$50, 1886.
There are now nearly two million
dollars in the vaults of the state treas
ury. Burglars who are short of cash
need not pay much attention to this,
as the vault is extra strong, fastened
by fine donble-plated, hardened
steel door, and guarded day and night
by armed rangers. 1t is estimated
that there is almost as much silver
piled up in there as in all the banks of
the state combined.
The treasurer took in over seventy
thousand dollars yesterday on land
sales, most of which was for fifty cent
lands. A. NJ. Britton, of Fort Worth,
paid $4,000, and William Elliott, of
Taylor, paid in $4,000, all through
the First National bank. This makes
about $4,000 paid into the treasury
within the past two days through
this bank alone, Messrs. Gunter
81 MunSon, of Sherman, alone having
paid in $4,000 through it the day be-
fore.
The old Phoenix fire insurance COM
pany, of Hartford, Connecticut, repre-
sented by E. w. Stands s. Son at
has filed it's annual statement
with commissioner of insurance and
secured its state license. The Phoenix
exhibit shows assets of over $400,O00,-
600. In 1873 the Phoenix lost three
quarters of a million dollars in the
Chicago fire and paid up within sixty
days. E. w. Stands & Son represent
four other old companies and all of
them, like the Phoenix, tried by the
great fires in Chicago and Boston in
1873.
Comptroller Swain is in receipt of a
letter from gentleman in Sikeston,
saying that he and others,
with fair capital, wish to buy land in
Texas, and asking the price of same.
He wants to Enow whether
lands belong to agricultural
school lands, public school
or seminary lands, by what depart
ment of state they are controlled,
prices of same and in what counties.
Capt. Swain will answer by telling the
parties where they can find all desired
give them the status of
the public lands and advise them to
come to Texas.
About thirteen hundred sections of
land were filed yesterday by MeSsrs. |
Bros. & Anderson and the |
Bros, the latter filing fifty |
certificates of the 1880 confederate land |
scrip. These files were made before the |
law just passed, withdrawing all the |
public lands from market, goes into |
effect, hence they will hold. The gov
ernor approved the above bill at ex-
actly 1:30 yesterday, consequently |
any files made after that hour |
will probably have to be made valid |
only after fight in the courts-if |
then. 1t was made known to a |
reporter late yesterday |
afternoon that field notes were now in |
the hands of land men in the city for |
4 large number of sections of the fifty |
cent lands, which had cost a large |
of money to obtain, and, as
hey were made in good faith, under |
4 law passed by constitutional body,
parties holding them will very like
y fight any attempt to take !
lway what they consider their vested
lights by virtue of this expense in
cured in the above manner. One
irm here alone paid out over $35, 600
ust for surveys of these field notes
leld for filing; and they hold that no
aW passed after they have had the
and field notes made can take
way their rights to perfect their
titles by paying all other fees, and
llso for the lands. There is very little
loubt but that the question will be
ested.
Beware of Substitutes.