The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
THE STATESMAN.
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
TUESDAY,
AUSTIN, TEXAS.

There was comparatively very LITTLE
of special interest transpiriDg in any
of the departments yesterday. Blu
it usually requires about us much tlm'
and assiduity on the part of the re
porters to findout that there is nothing
of public uute, rs it DIES to report thu
facts when they are fortunate enough
to evoke information worth publish
ing. In this connection it may be OF
some speculative interest to state thai
the treasurer is not at all apprehen'
sive of the robbers making IA raid on
the treasury Golfers with shadow OF
success. The arrangements OF
the vaults are such that
a robbery would be utterly
impossible. Just what they are, 1T Is
not proper to state, but the writer
has carefully inquired into the mat
ter. and the public may rest assured
that there is no danger whatever.
To express it bluntly, the robbers, no
matter in what force or how equipped
NAV do their best" and cannot sue
coed. Even if they resorted to the
most desperate measures they would
only loose their lives and get nothing,
or be caught and sent to the peni-
Tertiary for their pains. They may
succeed for a season on the highways,
but they can never get "A dollar from
state vaults. 1t would be easier to
shoulder the state officers and ride off
with them than to rob the treasury.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
Only one charter, that of the Madi-
sonville Cooperative association OF
the Patrons of Husbandry, WAS filed
with the secretary of state TUESDAY
The objects of the corporation are OF
a mercantile character in conducting
a grange establishment, with hea l.
quarters in Madisonyille, which is in
Madison county. Judging from the
charters of like character which
have been previously filed, the Patrons
of Husbandry, or farmers, are extend
ing grange enterprises considerably in
Texas.
COMPTROLLER'S DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Swain yesterday war
ranted for payment into the treasury
sums amounting to $l2,5OO, being
collections for account of the general
fund.
Bonds of Denton city, issued for
school purposes, ana known as school
house bonds. were registered to the
amount of $4,000. There are thirty
of the bonds. of $500 each.
Collector ii. A. Mcdowell, of Hood
county, settled with the office, with a
balance in his favor. This has been
the case with d number of collectors
this wear, and is facetiouSly accounted
for on the ground that this is an OFF
year in politics-no elections; no can
Cidates for Office to squander money
STATE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. /
Treasurer Lubbock and his efficient
deputy NJ. " ortham, were occupied
yester lay in paying numerous war
rants from the comptroller, being
principally demands held by the banks
during the month for payments OF
vouchers, issued for various purposes,
and amounting to over $4,000.
The force of the Office is busy in foot
ing up accounts and casting cash
balances for the month ending July
81, showing receipts and expenditure
for the month.
ATTORNEY-GENE DEPARTMENT.
The attorney-general has not yet
made known any decision of the cues
lions referred to him by the com troll
Ter: whether the comptroller is author
lied to pay the draft drawn upon him
in favor of the Ayr cultural and Me
chanical college for $4,000 without
specific detailed vouchers for eXpen-
ditures made instead of contemplated;
and whether the extra compensation
proposed by the act of the last legisla-
ture applies to their work in making
the recent assessments, which it seems
were made before the law went into
effect, or is intended to apply only to
the work of future assessments.
ADJpTANT GENERALS DEPOT.
The scene of complaint for destroy
ing fences by cutting the wires or
otherwise has been transferred to the
northern section of the State, as indi-
Gated by applications to the office for
protection from such outrages in
shaekelford county. One party writes
that his fences have been destroyed
by cutting the wires between every
post for several miles of the en-
closure around his pasture. This has
been done in a particularly wonton
spirit in this instance, as the enclo-
sure was provided with gates and
every desirable facility of access to
watering places reached through the
pasture.