The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-01
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Things Seen and Heard Around the
Offices.


Offices.
The comptroller yesterday deposited
with the treasurer the sum of $4,000,
received from the sale of public lands
under the acts of July IA, 1879, and
March IL. 1881.
Senator a. L. Matiock yesterday
paid into the state treasury for Mr.. j
Ii. Stevens. of Montague county. the
sum of Sl3,793.11. This amount was
for fifty cent lands, to which right
was acquired before the lands were
withdrawn from market.
Maj. Gen. John N. Claiborne, OF
Galveston. lately appointed as major
general of the militia, has received
his commission; but he has evidently
not yet sufficiently recovered from
the shock of joy to attend to his du-
ties, as he has not sent in list of his
staff to Gen. King.
The insurance companies admitted
to the state yesterday were as follows:
The Houston insurance company, OF
Houston, and the Thames and Mercer
Marine, of Liverpool. London and
Manchester, England. The business
of the first in this state for 1882 was
Sl5,862.15 received in premiums, and
SIS. 599.77 incurred as losses; that of
the latter WAS S2793.36 premiums
received and 5000 losses incurred.
Adjutant General VIM. Ii. King
yesterday issued commissions ~ the
gentlemen lately appointed by the
governor as his staff: Col. Z. w.
Taylor, of Jefferson; Col. Ed. G.
Bower, of Dallas; Col. Gideon j
Gooch, of Palestine; Col. VIM. NJ
J formerly Dr.) Yandell. of Seguin.
CO.. John r Jefferson, # San Angela
Tom Green county. There is one
other aid-de-camp to be selected on
whom his excellency has not yet
settled.
The governor yesterday appointed
the following well known gentlemen
as a board of commissioners to select
the place for the lunatic asylum: DR.
d. r. Wallace, of Waco; Hon. B. f.
FryInier. of Crockett, and Col. jane
f. Shepard, of Brennan. The com
missioners are to receive five dollars
per day and expenses from the time
they leave here in the performance OF
their duties until they complete tho
selection. 1t is presumed that they
will leave in short time.
Mr.. Amos Finch, tax collector OF
Wise county, yesterday settled his ac
| count in full for the years 1881 and
1882, and made large payments on his
account for 1882 and 1883. 1t will be
remembered that in October last the
Wise county courthouse, together
! with all records, was destroyed by the
work of an incendiary, and, of course,
all of the collectors records went too.
1t entailed very heavy work ON Mr..
Finch to go over all his work the
second time and readjust his rolls;
| matter of credit to himself and the
county.
Through the courtesy of Capt. John
w. Swindells, chief clerk in the office
of commissioner of Insurance, stats
tics and history, the STATESMAN de-
partment reporter is enable to give
the following data with reference t.
the insurance business last year
| Fifty-nine companies have already
| reported, which did business last year
and show the following as their trans.
actions: Aggregate premiums receiv.
ed, 81, 759, 2649l; aggregate losses in
CURED. 81 ,Sl3,S08 "a; amount of losses
over premiums. $57, 594.03. 1t is pro
per to state that some Of the business
above represented Is for marine risks
In answer to letter of inquiry
Hon. b. NJ. Baker, secretary OF the
board of education, yesterday gave The
opinion that for county purposes
neither interest nor principal OF
money received from the sale of school
lands could be used for an available
school fund until it had been in
vested in either Enited Staets or state
bonds. 1t is thought, and stated also
that the school board hold the SAM
opinion in regard to the fund
| arising from the sale of school lands
of the state. Neither interest nor
principal can be used as an available
fund until the same has been invested,
rs provided by law.
The comptroller deposited with the
treasurer yesterday over $4,000 re-
ceived from tax collectors on general
revenue and school fund of 1882.
The commissioner of insurance, etc,
Yesterday admitted the London as
surance corporation, of London. to
transact business in this state. This
company received in premiums in
Texas last year $34, 1929, and incur.
red losses to the extent OF $42,362.
There were two charters filed with
the secretary of state yesterday: The
Union Building Association, of Ell
Paso, with no capital stock, as the
plan is mutual. The incorporators
IL
Mark Gragery, w. Z. Cook, VIM. ID.
Curtis. j. w. Tays and w. b. VIM
berry. Also, the Luling Cooperative
Association of Husbandry. There is
no capital stock.
The following letter, written by the
comptroller in regard to the Bexar
county bonds, was sent ont yesterday
in response to proposition concern
ing matter rendered by Col. T. w.
Pierce, president of the Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad
(Sunset):
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE.
AUSTIN. TEXAS, Feb. 20. 1883. &
Mr.. J. j. McComb, 90 Broadway, New York:
Sir-In reply to yours of the 9Th
inst, addressed to the state treasurer
and referred to this Office for answer.
/ am informed the county of Bexar
proposes to surrender bonds at
par to the extent of the sink
ing fund in hand. This con-
slider a proper and good solution of
the question. shall accept the prop
osition, and will be a lie to redeem
bonds to the amount of $1,000 and
pay interest to the extent of S21 600
1t is expected that within few
days enough money will be deposited
in the state treasury to pay all inter-
est that may be due on March /. 1888.
Respectfully, WIN. J.SwAIN,
Comptroller.
Died.