The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09
THE STATESMAN.
AUSTIN, TEXAS.
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
STATE DEPARTMENT.

STATE DEPARTMENT.
The secretary of state complains
that the county clerk of Galveston
county has never reported certificate
of qualifications of the notaries o.
Galveston.
The governor and other state Off
GERS who went to the soldiers re
union at Mckinney will not return
probably, till Friday or Saturday.
Adjt. Gen. King is also at McKin
ney.
There is some discussion and spec
ulation in the minds of the profes
sion as to whether Gov. Ireland viii
appoint the new district attorney fol
this district from this or Williamson
county, which has been attached tC
the district. Nobody, we imagine
knows anything about it but the
governor.
CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT.
The amount warranted for pay.
ment in the state treasury was $62l6
all for account of the general fund
The assessment rolls of Titus coun.
ty show an increase in the taxable
values of the county of $23,O76.
Those of Franklin county show an
increase of $178,831.
j. r. johnson, tax-collector of Red
River county, settled his accounts
with the Office.
The clerks of the comptroller's oait e.
and those of the land Office and other
department offices have combined to
form a club to be known as the Gap
ital base bali club"
LAND DEPARTMENT.
The land office has never received
the SURVEYS of the Rhodes Fisher
files, made under Confederate certii-
Gates" on about 5000 acres of land in
Cameron county, and Commissioner
Walsh consequently knows nothing
of the merits of the case, which will
doubtless cause an interesting contro,
versy some day in the courts. If the
lands filed on were merely in excess,
or what are known as "excesses," in
stead of being vacant, existing titles
cannot be disturbed by the Fisher
files. Mr.. Fisher, it will be remem-
bered, was clerk in the land Office
some years ago.
FISH COMMISSIONER.
Rev. DR.. Smoot, of this city, in con-
versation with Fish Commissioner
Lubbock yesterday, stated that the
carp which he got from the commits
sioner had in three weeks time at
tanned double the size they were when
he placed them in his pond. By the
way, the frequent occasion which the
reporters have to allude to the carp,
suggests the idea that the commits
sioner should afford them an Opportu-
nifty to speak more advisedly than
they do as to the merits of these fish,
by having a few of them caught out
of the sacred precints of the fish pond
and served on his table for the report
ers exclusively. For all some us know
they may be no better than buffalo.
THE NEW CAPITOL.
The sub-contractor for the new
capitol yesterday received two car
loads of cement by the Central road,
and two by the International route.
Competition between the two roads,
judging from this, has probably
divided the intended shipments, which
will be about 10000 barrels. required
in the building. Work in using the
cement was begun yesterday, but
was postponed till Monday, when a
large force, such as is required for
anaking details in the force, will be
employed.
BOARD MEETINGS.
The board of regents of the state
university meet, this morning, in the
Brueggerhoff building.
The lunatic asylum board meet to-
day also. at the asylum, when the new
buildings will be received.