The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

their one-haIf of one per cent on PAS
senger earnings for the last quarter
ending June go The amount was re
mitted by E. w. Cave, of Houston.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
An amended charter of the Paris
Gaslight company, of Paris, Texas
was filed Yesterday with the secretary
of state. The capital stock of the
company is now fixed at $4,000.
LAND DEPARTMENT.
The work of making out copies of
field notes of surveys in the counties
comprising the newly organized land
districts created by the last legislature
is progressing satisfactorily. AT one
time the commissioner of the land
office thought that this work would
require additional clerks and an APP
preparation for their pay.
TEMPORARY CAPITOL BOARD.
There was a meeting of this board
yesterday, for the purpose of deter
mining the locations of the water
closets to be placed in the temporary
capitol and other premises, which
will be connected by the new sewer to
be constructed by Mr.. Brush.
THE LAND BOARD.
At an impromptu meeting of this
board the question was discussed as
to the nature of the testimony re-
| quired in controversy between par
ties claiming to be occupants of the
same section of land. The board con-
Guided that documentary evidence of
a certain character would be suffici-
ent without requiring the trouble and
| expense of the personal attendance of
| witnesses.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
The following students matricu-
lated yesterday in the order named.
making fifty-seVen registered to date:
r. II. Mathews, academic depart
ment, Austin, Texas.
L. L. Brame, law department,
Whitewright, Texas.
w. e. Sneed, academic department,
Austin, Texas.
O.P Hale, law department, Paris,
Texas.
Miss Mary Litton, academic depart
ment, Austin, Texas.
w. B. Smith, academic department,
Austin, Texas.
Miss r. G. Bowers, academic depart
ment, Austin, Texas.
j. S. Stone, law department, Hen
derson, Texas.
G. 5. Mathews, academic depart
ment, Austin, Texas.
Miss Mary l. Peters, academic de-
partment, Austin, Texas.
M. II. Mathews, academic depart
ment, Austin, Texas.
S. G.. Ball, academic department,
Boston, Texas.
D. J. Brady, academic department,
Austin, Texas.
j. S. Rundell, academic department,
Austin, Texas.
Moran Scott, law department,
Gainesville, Texas.
f. H. Raymond, academic depart
ment, Austin, Texas.
Miss B. A. Smith, academic depart
ment, Austin, Texas.
G. E. Mcmahon, law department,
East NeWburn, Ill.
E. A. Hull, law department, Car
thage. Texas.
q j. d. Lockhart, academic depart
ment, Austin, Texas.
About twenty more were examined
and passed to be matriculated this
morning.
Prof. Dabney was expected to ar
rive yesterday.
According to the official report of
State Treasurer Lubbock, to the last
legislature, the number of university
land accounts is 110G; aggregate bal
ances, $155, 1889: of which $18,400 80
bear 10 per cent interest, and $780,
1924 bear per cent, making an an
nual interest of $12, 7SO.65.
Elsewhere will be found important |
notices of the board of regents, of the |
programme Of exercises for the for
NAL opening of the university, at the |
university building, on the university |
grounds, commencing at 10 o'clock a. |
m. Also notice to students from Prof. |
Ragsdale, secretary of the faculty.
There will be a regular meeting of |
the board of regents this morning. |
The proceedings will probably be of
more than usual interest.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL OFFICE.
All quiet along the Rio Grande and
in the pasturage counties is about the
burden of official reports to Adjutant |
General King at present. There are
some private complaints. however, of |
depredations to cattle and fences in
some quarters.
CARP SHIPMENTS.
Fish Commissioner Lubbock con
tinues to receive good accounts of his |
shipments. Mr.. r. l.. Parker writes |
from Center, Shelby county, Texas,
that he received 81 out of a 100 carp,
which Mr.. Lubbock shipped him, be- |
ing the first ever introduced into that |
county. This shipment had to be |
made by way of Marshal to Shreve-
port, La, and then to Big Cane, La, a |
distance in round figures of about 400 |
miles, and thence about thirty miles |
in wagons over country roads.