The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24


From Saturdays Daily.l
| EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
In the case of the state VS.. j. ID.
Woodward, from the district court of
Rusk county, for manslaughter, Gov.
Ireland, in granting pardon yester-
day. says: Upon the urgent recon-
mendation of the district attorney
who prosecuted him, and a large num-
Der Of citizens of Rusk county, this
man is. pardoned, to restore to him the
rights of citizenship, the pardon to
take effect June s, the day before the
expiration of his term of service.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
An amended charter of the Texas
Investment company, of Fort Worth,
| capital 100000, was filed yesterday.
Also of the Abita land and live stock
company, with the principal Office at
Houston. Capital $4,000. Incorpo-
rators: w. d. Cleveland, Jesse NJ.
Kirkland and Samuel NJ. Dodd.
Also the charter of the Navarro
county artificial lake and brook asso-
citation, at Corsicana. Capital $4,000.
The company are MeSsrs. Henry,
The handsome young chief of this
department has gone off in some
quest. Not far, however.
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Ten thousand dollars for account of
| the available school fund, and $91, =
6S5. "a for account of general revenue,
all received from the tax gatherers,
were yesterday warranted for by
the comptroller for payment into the
state treasury.
The recent statement from this
Office, as to EX-ComptrOller Browns
accounts, was prepared by the gen.
tleman who was Capt. Browns book
keeper, having been retained by
Comptroller Swain.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
State Treasurer Lubbock has re-
turned from Galveston. He received
over 100000 into the treasury yester-
day from the tax collectors.
ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT
st. John Hoffan, colonel frontier
battalion, writes May IL from Mobee-
|, tic, in Wheeler county, to Adjutant
General King that the sheriff of Old
ham county writes the district at
torney Che saw the letter. that the
cowboys had abandoned their strike
for higher wages and gone back to
work peaceably. Town and vicinity
of Tascona was quiet. st. H. writes
that the only trouble to be feared
during the next three weeks will be
at the general roundup IN Greer,
Hardeman, Wilbarger and adjoining
counties, as they are the stronghold
of the cow stock owners of the Pan
handle. In regard to this matter
they have expressed the desire that l
should send men to attend the princi-
pal round-ups, as the presence OF
rangers would have a good effect in
keeping things quiet, as they say they
are determined to take all their cattle
that they may find that have been
burnt. l shall send the men, horses
and mules in fair condition. Health
of men good.
st. j. r. Gillespie, Company E,
frontier battalion, writes May II, from
Camp King, near Fort Davis, in Pre-
sidio county, that the scout had re
turned from Halfs camp on the
Marivillas, and reports that Half has
found his horses which he had sup
posed were stolen. There were ru-
mors of some Indians in the Carinoza
mountains, eighty or ninety miles
south of Camp King. AS the reports
were somewhat reliable he would start.
with an escort next day to be gone
till about last of the month. He had
enlisted F. Campbell in place of Mil
ton discharged.
FISH COMMISSIONER.
United States Fish Commissioner
Baird, writes Commissioner Lubbock,
of this state, as follows:
81 desire to make some arrange
ments for Mr.. George Stolley, of Bos-
national museum and the fish COM
missioner, with a view of defining the
species and perhaps preparing a
special catalogue; this of course
being in the interest of the
state as well as science in
general. / am under the impression
that there are some laws which pro-
hibited the use of seins in catching
fish. If this is the case, can l through
your assistance obtain permission
from the public authorities for Mr..
Stolley to use seine, as I may send
him for the purpose in question. Of
course, his object is not to take large
quantities, but to get samples, par tic
ularly of any small fishes, such as
represent a great majority of species.
The seine that he would use would
not exceed twenty to fifty feet in
length and be entirely incapable of
capturing large fish.
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