The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
SATURDAY.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EA W. IL bA-h an Hf|~NA
Gover1l or Ireland yesterday par
doned a Icolored man named John
Lane. seAtenced in 1879 to the peni-
tentiary Tor life, by the district court
of Narioh county, for murder. In
grantint the pardon, the governor
saws: sacause this man is very old,
and is ii er out of the hospital, and
wilI ne1 ibe able to do any labor. at
the reqkH of many people a pardon
Is grant So him, on condition that it
is to be foxed on his first vloiation
of the linal laws, or should his
friends 4 to take care of him, and
he shout 1become charge on the
county o state"
Thet Ond of the Alabama contrac-
tors fCN the lease of the Rusk, Texas,
peniteNiary, has been received, and
will b6k resented to the penitentiary
beard ~ their next meeting. The
other c4(tract will probably he ready
at the Sd he meeting.
Judgd Siemering, of the San Anto-
MO Pile Presse, called upon the
goveEnA and obtained permission to
get phi Eogrph copies, which was
granted OF the portraits of Governor
AoustoA and other distinguished men
of the sqte, to be used in some Illus
trated vi rk which he will publish.
Mr.. Ri aini. the architect, who sub
united d ans for the branch lunatic
asylum. 20 called upon the governor
to diseu he action taken in the mat
ter, but he interview was without
effect.
Gov. j land and Ex-Gov. Lubbock
both spfke at the barbecue san
Marcos md have both returned.
COM ICRoLLER's DEPARTMENT..
Jane "a. Poe, tax collector of San
yacinto bounty, and 7. j. Epperson,
the coll tor of Polk county, settled
their a, counts with the comptroller
SaturdS
Mr.. btrtck, agent. presented the
report oil Quarterly passenger earnings
of the sd eral railroads represented by
him. II tax, which is one-half of
one per Int of the earnings, is as fol-
jows:
Houstor, Texas Central railroad $780, A
entrai 3 and Northwestern R'y... ii IS
Total - S966 so
The mptroller is issuing ceFtif-
Gates fo pensions on account OF the
appropT tion for the veterans being
exhaustive. The assessment rolls of
Rllsk and Refugio counties were re-
ceiyed Yesterday. They exhibit the
folloWinI increase in values:
ltusk Asse ment, 1883. 5so, ~.
1857. z,dSS,1o'
lnereaS ...-.,,,..-,.s.,.... .....-9 1870
HS'"R0 S"S"'' ISL 80. i: 81 So
Incre, ....... 80. .............s 4s2.69s
The la Re increase in Refugio Is at
tributab as in the case of som e
other G hnties to the highvalue of
cattle tt the time the assessments
were ina ,.
AND DEPARTMENT.
The fa| is little significant that
since the and fraud board have been
at world Commissioner Walsh has
been call b on to cancel several pur-
chases OF school lands wherein first
PAYMENT khad been made. The pur-
chaSers these instances possibly
seek to void diSagreeable develop
mentS.
The commissioner has received the
correct I BID notes of located veteran
certificates in Greer county. There
are oyeh 100000 acres embraced in
these lodhtions as made through Col.
Swisher klr account of the veterans,
in whose 6ehalf it has been actively
enlisted.
Capt. ID nnis Corwin has been APP
pointed b the university regents to
represent hem in the classifying, sell
ing and easing of the university
lands. Tn appointment is in accor-
dance Wit the action OF the land
board.
The receipts for the week of first
one-thIrtieth payments made by ac-
ttial settlers for purchases of lands
under the new law amount to $9S3.SO,
representing about $4,000 acres.
1t is lik that here as in other
states the will be conflicts under the
law as to he priority OF title by par
ties claim |ngsiy to first settlers upon
the same Hracts of land, wherein the
state will DE called in warranty.
DR.. b was awakened Friday
night by hrglars attempting to en-
ter his ID We. To use his own words,
the doctd Jays; 81 was sleeping on
the verar ,lwhen noise below awak-
ened me. &C sounded like the foot
falls of man. / started, looked
down, and there before my very eyes
stood Burglar striving to gain admis-
sion to mi house. / rushed for my
gun, and list as the fellow was in
front of be window l fired. The
burglar tlSen ran away, and in an cas-
terly dire tion. This is not the first
time burglars have tried to enter my
house." The police at once repaired
to the plake, but the burglar had left
before thag got there. Officer John
son sounked his whistle, and this
brought officer Oberwetter to the
spot, and he two tried to get trace OF
the villain* but he had made good his
escape. The doctor thinks he would