The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

OAlO CnAnk btAob Otl1hCo a O0O1ACoO
man when he goes to look up any
certain fund in the comptroller's
Office and that is the method en-
ployed which makes it impossible to
commit an error inrecording deposit
or credit to any special fund. 1t is
very simple, and is this: For the
general revenue warrants, red pa
per is used; for the school fund
warrants, white paper, and for all
special funds, blue-the red, white
and blue. Each class is thus distin-
guiShed at glance, and save confu-
sion, errors and time.
The charters filed yesterday were
four, as follows:
The Martin-BrOwn company, of
Fort Worth, with capital stock of
100000. to transact general dry
goods business. The incorpOratOrS
are Sidney Martin, Joseph II. Brown,
a. NJ. Britton, John Nichols and G.
A. Darling.
The Marshall Mining company to
develop the mineral resources of
Texas; capital stock $4,000, with w.
W. billiard. James Turner and A.
Pope as directors.
The Central elevator company of
Dallas, capital stock $4,000. 1ncor-
porators: d. T. Rainwater, John II.
Stuart and John T. House.
The Corpus Christi and Nueces
Valley railroad, with headquarters at
Corpus Christi. The capital stock is
100000, divided into shares of
500 each. The incorporators are:
n. Gussett, Charles L. Lege, Thomas
Hickey, G. H. De Ryee, II. Keller,
Geo. F. Evans, Geo. French, e. w.
Westervelt, T. z. Rivera, J. II. C.
White, w. w. McGregor and w.
Z. Caruthers, all of Corpus
Christi. The line of this
road and telegraph is to be, according
to the charter, as follows: Beginning
at Corpus Christi, in Nueces county,
running in a northerly direction to
some convenient point at or near
Uvalde, in Uyalde county, on the
Southern Pacific section of the Gal
weston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
railway, through the counties of
Nueces, San Patricio, Bee or Live
Oak or both Bee and Live Oak, Nc
Mullen. La Sale, Frio, Zavalla and
Uvalde, in all ii distance not to eX-
coed two hundred miles. Thus is
San Antonio again left.
From Wednesdays Daily.J
The treasury and land Office forces
are now kept busy on general routine
business.
Fourteen teachers have sent in
their applications for the position of
principals of the various summer nor
NAL schools.
The following applications for the
| principalship of the colOred simmer
normals, have been received: G. r.
| Townsend, Oakland, Colorado county;
| Mrs. Adams, of Austin; G. w. Camp
bell, of Houston; J. NJ. Terrell, of
Fort Worth, and y. ii. Robinson, of
| BRENNAN.
So far there have been applications
sent in from eleven towns, offering in
| ducements for the summer normal
schools to be established there. Board
rates are given, ranging from So to
SIS per month. except at LampaSas.
| There the terms were named at $25
per month. but they promise to reduce.
The Sun fire and marine insurance
company, of San Francisco, with
paid up capital of 100000, and with
assets of 1866 816.50, was yesterday
admitted by the department Of insur-
ance to transact business III this state
for the current year. Beers y Kent
son, of Galveston, are the general
agents.
Up to date this month alone the
comptroller has deposited with the
treasurer to the general revenue fund
1888, 1852 and 1910 to the school
fund from the poll tax. These enor-
nous semi-monthly payments would
indicate that Texas has the best lot
Of taX-collectors this year she ever
had. The comptroller had no in
considerable influence in bringing
about this desirable result in making
prompt collections of taxes and re-
mittances.
| No applications are yet received
for the following senatorial districts
| for summer normal schools for white
teachers: Second, third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh,
twelfth, fourteenth, fifteenth, six
teenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, TWEEN
ty-second, tWenty-siXth, twenty
seventh, twenty-eighth and twenty
ninth, and none from the following
congressional districts for the colored
teachers: First, third, fourth. fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth aud eleventh.
The capitol board met this morning,
and decided to give the Texas cements
d more thorough and general test
Than yet given, with view of decid-
ing whether home cement can be
found to answer for building the new
capitol. 1t is now known that the
grade of cement called for in the
| specifications cannot be found in
either in Texas. or anywhere else, So
far us mans knowledge extends. The
cement capable Of standing tensile
test of $50 pounds per square inch
may have been made for the test
sample; but it is not marketable &C.
ment. There never was any such
cement in use; it is not needed, and if
it existed, it would set too quickly to
be used. The specifications will have
to be changed in this respect, and the
test is to determine whether the eel
ebrated Portland or Texas cement
will be used. 1t will probably be the
former, as no cement is yet known
superior to it.