The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-29
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
TUESDAY,.

Governor Ireland has issued procla-
nation ordering an election on Monday
December "a, 1883, for one representa-
tive for the 83rd district, composed of
the counties of Duval, Encinal, Hidal-
20, Starr, Webb and Zapata. to ill the
Vacancy caused by the death of Hon.
a. j. Leo, OF Hidalgo.
The governor has pardoned Dudley
Cole. colored, wlo was sent to the
reLiicniiary from Wilson county.
The pardon is to re store him to citi-
Zership. he havin served out his
term of sentence.
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
The Austin & Northwestern rail
road company yesterday paid into the
treasury $l37.S9 as the one-half of one
per cent, pa able to the state on ac
count of passenger earnings Of the
road from July 1, 1882, to October 81,
1883.
The contracts Tor supplying the
blind asylum for the quarter begin
ming December /, 1888, were awarded
yesterday as follows John Is. Smith,
molasses, at 70 cents. u. T. Caperton,
beef at 81 cents. Phil Abrahams,
soap, at S3.75; fine salt. s. 10; macke-
rel, $2.75 per kit; oil, 50 per case; -four.
DO. &iOn ACIACsAtl ~ w.. iiilOit- -
cents: lard, 8 cents; rice, 6af cents;
grits, $475; hominy, $i75; black pep
per, 1917 cents; baking powders, 81
cents per can; coffee. Az cents; cof-
fee A Sugar, So cents; kraut, $125
pickles, So; candles, l5cents; blankets,
$3.50 per pair; prunes, u cents. Paw
ley. tea, IS cents.
The awards for the deaf and dumb
asylum were: Wayland & Criser, tea
50 cents; bacon, 90 cents; mackcrcl,
SO; pickles, So; r.. Bertrim, broolns.
$3.50; canned peaches. S3; powdered
sugar, 1015 cents; John Bremond,
Louisiana white sugar, So cents;
moIasses. 63 Goats: hams, l6 cents;
breakfast bacon. ii2i cents; hominy,
S4.85; grits. SIS; rakiug powders,
1885 per dozen; oil. IS; laundry soap,
81 cents: starch. AZ cents; salt.
$I65; candles, - cents; lard, S2i
cents; unpcaltd peaches, s cents;
flour, Sc so; Phil Ahrahams, tomatoes,
$1.55; fine salt, 50 l5 T.. 3. lIaigler,
beef, 10 cents.
The bids for the lunatic asylum will
be opened this morning.
TIE STATE UNIVERSITY.
Miss Minnie G.. Dill, of Austin, ma
circulated yesterday, making the one
hundred and ninety-ninth student
registered up TO this date. Who will
be the round two hundredth on the
roll of the university
THE DEAF AND DUNE ASYLUM.
The school session at this asylum
will not be opened till spring, owing
to a defect in the openings of theheat-
ing flues which would communicate
the danger of fire to the woodwork OF
the roof; a defect which cannot be
remedied so as to allow the new build
ing TO be safely used this winter. If
the defect had not been discovered
the danger would have been similar
to that which resulted in the burning
of the old state capitol.
INTERESTING IMMIGRATION VIEWS.
The appended letter to Gov. Ireland
from gentleman in Minnesota, and
reply thereto by Mr.. John L. Dickin
son, secretary of the capitol and peni
tertiary boards, will be found very
interesting, not to say amusing, and is
published at length to show the
strange notions still entertained by
some people in distant states in regard
to Texas. The following is copy of
the letter as received:
SAINT PAUL, Nov. II, 1888.
To His Excellency. the Governor of Texas:
Dear Sir-I understand your state
is anxious to get good settlers to set
tie on her rich and fertile lands.
Now, in order to accomplish that
end, you ought to procure one or more
good agents for that purpose.
You know your state has a hard
name, and unless you push immigra-
tion it will be a long time before you
will get the desired settlers, ii ever;
for you know other states are using
all their influence to settle their
states.
Now, il you should desire an agent
for the above purpose, | would like to
obtain the position.
/ am satisfied l would give good
satisfaction.
/ read, write and speak English and
German equally well.
Hoping to receive favorable reply,
I remain, respectfully yours,
GREGORY RIFT.
Address: Corner Payne and Mimi
ehaha streets, st. Paul, MINI.
Yesterday Mr.. Dickinson sent the
following reply:
OFFICE SECRETARY CAPITOL BOARD,
AUSTIN. TEN, Nov. g. 1888.
Mr. Gregory Ritz, st, Paul, Mimi:
DEAR SIR:-HiS eXcellency, Gov.
John Ireland, has handed me your
favor of the 18th inst. for reply, in
which you assume that Texas will
not secure any good settlers upon her
rich and fertile lands, unless one or
more good agents are procured for that
purpose, and that you are satisfied
that you will give satisfaction" if ap-
pointed as one of those agents. You
will excuse the delay in answering;
for there was so much of interesting
reflection in your letter that l desired
a few moments of leisure in which to
consider it.
Your first statement indicates that
you have been grossly miSinformed
when'you say, you understand that |
Texas is anxioNs to get good settlers |
TO settle on her rich and fertile lands"
How can Texas feel ANXIOUS about |
this matter when thousands of good, |
honest and thrifty settlers are coming
constantly into the state, and have |
been coming daily for some time |
and settling on the rich and fer |
tile lands, making the wilder
ness, as the politician would say, !
to blossom like the rose. Your |
second assertion. in the language !
of one OF our distinguished legisla- |
tors, is, to say the least of it, "cruel, |
harsh and unjust" If it were pub |
lished it would cast an universal |
gloom over the length and breadth of |
our magnificent commonwealth. To |
be informed of it would make our peo- |
pie from the Rio Grande to the Red |
River and from the Panhandle TO the |
Gulf of Mexico give up all idea of |
celebrating Thanksgiving. and spend |
that day in utter commiseration and |
mourning in sackcloth and ashes.
Your words are as follows: "You |
know that your state has hard name, |
and unless you push immigration it |
will be long time before you will |
get the desired settlers. if ever; for |
you know other states are using all |
their influence to settle their states"
Well, that do" settle it. | shall |
have the above inscribed in large let |
tiers. placed in a frame and hung in a
conspicuous position. When l find |
myself imagining toe extrayagant a
picture of the varied and unlim- |
tied resources of the fertile soil |
and delightful climate of Texas;
of her exhaustless riches in point of |
mineral wealth. iron ore, coal, build
ang rock and other vast and still I'M
developed resources too numerous to |
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