The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
THE DEPARTMENTS.
Things Seen and Heard Around the
Offices.

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The comptroller yesterday received
over twenty thousand dollars from
tax collectors.
Yesterday the following was paid
into the treasury for fifty-eent lands
by Gunter Il 8Iunson, of Sherman,
and Staten 81 Roberts, of San An
tonic: $4,000
Hon. Il. NJ. Baker, secretary of the
state board of education, received the
cheerful intelligence from the printer,
yesterday, that he would get his
educational report in twelve or fifteen
days. And the legislature still howls
for these reports.
The governor says that the report
IN west Texas paper to the effect
that the rangers were stationed at the
polls in LaSalle county during the
late election for sheriff is a mistake.
Gen. King was there in person. by the
governors instruction, to see that all
was quiet, and, while rangers were
kept within easy reach, none were
permitted near the polls. Everything
passed off quietly.
Comptroller Swain writes to the
city authorities of Decatur that il will
be necessary to send the ordinance
| authorizing the issuance of their
$4,000 city hall bonds; also n copy of
the ordinance levying the tax to meet
the interest and sinking fund when
due before the bonds can be register
ed; also a schedule of the taxable
property of the city. Other cities may
take notice If they wish to save time
and trouble in these matters.
The legislative committees have
been besieging the comptroller's Of
nee IN regard to the extraordinary
delay in the report from that
remark that it Is in the hands of the
printer, and the printer says that he
has not been able to get all the copy.
1t Is also rumored that the public
printer will hold on to the report I'M
Til the legislature passes the bill max
ing an appropriation to pay for the
printing.
The "Inman Compress Company"
of Houston, filed a charter yesterday.
The capital stock is placed at fifty
thousand dollars, with the following
incorporators: S. K. Dick, George
w. Parrott and r. NJ. Swearingen.
The object is to do a general storage,
warehouse and compress business.
Also, charter for the FIRST Baptist
church of Sweetwater, for the sup
port of religious worship. Incorpo-
rators: w. b. Simpson, j. b. Scar
borough, G. III. Cornell, J. A. Gala
way and j. H. Beauchamp.
| Tho oanifnl hanrI .z.-.
pleted the contract with the city wa
ter company for supplying the state
with all water necessary for the use
Of the public buildings and institu-
tons. AS given in the STATESMAN,
the water company is to furnish the
state with the water needed for all
public buildings and institutions for
one cent per barrel: is to flush the
sewers when necessary free of charge,
and guarantee four fine streams 100
feet high at each public building, the
latter fire guarantee to cost the state
$1,000 per annum, and the water COM
pany to give bond on the contract
of $4,000.
Mr.. j. l.. Manning. deputy sheriff
of Ell Paso county, has made an appli-
cation to Gov. Ireland for 500 reward
for arresting ten drummers who were
travelling without license. II will
be remembered that Gov. Roberts IS
sued a standing proclamation Offering
a reward of twenty dollars for the ar
rest and conviction of any drummer
found plyir & his avocation without a
| license. 1t seems that Mr.. Manning
has apprehended ten of these CONNER
cial tourists, and compelled them to
procure licenses. proof of which he
| furnished with his letter to the gov
ernUr asking for the 300. The comp
troller furnished the governor with
data showing that the names of the
tteSskdrummers sent were on the
books, credited with the payment of
1.-THE tax, which sh9Ws that they were
fore, d TO pay. The comptroller re-
ports to Gov. Ireland that the. reward
had been paid once. The governor
will revoke the proclamation offering
this reward.
Adjutant General King, who re-
turned from IIaSalle county last night,
reports the special election for sheriff,
on the 81 instant, there as having
passed off quietly, although serious
trouble was anticipated; the setting
aside Of the regular election in the
contest having caused the bad feel
ings. Gen. King has received
report from Lieut.. John Hof-
for, stationed near Mobeetie, Wheeler
county, in which he says that the cold
in that region has been intense for the
past few weeks, but that everything
is quiet in the Panhandle. Capt.
McMurry, at Colorado City, Mitchell
county, reports active scouting and
police duties By all of his company,
except himself, quite recently, as he
received an accidental wound in the
leg while suppressing difficulty in
Colorado City. He reports unprece-
dented cold weather. Lieut.. Gillespie,
in PresidiO county, reports. a long
scout IN the rough, broken country ~
Rio Grande. The scout was made on
the strength OF report that Indians
were depredating down in that sec
ton. He found no Indians, but dis
covered a lot of wild Mexicans hedged
in the mountains and gorges. and as
they have no means of support, Lieut.,
Gillespie feels satisfied that they are
the smugglers that have been for
years detying the authorities. 1t
is impossible to get at them
effectively from this side of the river,
as there is a secret pathway only
known by the smugglers; but, from
the Mexican side, there is an easy road
to this mysterious retreat. Iieut.
Gillespie reports his men suffering
from the intense cold.