The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-13
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
MONDAY.

Gov. Ireland has issued his procla-
matian taking Presidio county out
of the category Of "frontier coun-
ties'' as affected by the law relative to
carving weapons in such counties.
The governor expressed the opinion
that there can be TO question as to
the validity of the Gibson land certiti-
Gates, which he says were legally
issued in accordance with the manda-
tory provisions of the law. The real
question to be determined is as to the
legality of the files upon the land.
This seems to the. point into which
the land fraud board is inquiring. Alr.
Patton the absent member of the
board has arrived.
The charter of the Model Machine
company of Waco, capital $4,000 was
filed yesterday with the secretary OF
"a Messrs Walter Z. Calton, Adel-
bert L. Osborne and George d. Street
er are the incorporators.
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
The comptroller yesterday pur-
chased for the school board $4,000 Of
Clay county 6 per cent court house
bonds as further investment for ac-
count of the permanent school fund.
The rolls of Wilson county, the last
to be received, came to hand yester-
day, showing an increase of $S24,221
taxable values.
There are about % county tax as
SCISSORS here and others are expected,
with the view OF holding a conference
to frame suggestions for the legisla-
ture for the purpose of effecting, ii
possible, more uniformity in the as.
SessmentS of certain classes OF real
property.
ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
A late letter from Lieut.. Sheely,
commanding the rangers IN LaSalle
couLty, reports all quiet in that sec
tion of the state.
Capt. McMurTdy, commanding at
Colorado City, reports things quiet
there and at Wichita Falls. His men
have made some arrests for cattle
stealing.
Passes have been furnished from
the Texas division of the Mexican
National railroad for rangers with
their horses and supplies. The Mis-
souri, 81 Pacific and other companies
running within the limits of the state,
exceIt the Central and Santa Fe, also
pass troops over their routes.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
The university students will have
one weeks Christmas holidays, COM
menclng the Oath and ending 3lst OF
december, during which time the
furniture and apparatus of the uni
versity will be moved into the new
wing of the building, ready to COM
mence the January term of the seS-
sion in that building
We understand that during the hOI-
idays one or 18th of the Lecompte
brothers, the werrknown professors of |
the California university, will proba- !
by vis.- A"sti7 ard %i;ld {. side o. <tth.er
both or either of them will accept
chairs in the Texas university.
Commissioner Walsh, of the land
Office, is engaged in designating the
university lands for location. The
regents of the institution expect to
have some 100000 acres of the univer-
sity lands ready soon for disposition
by sale or lease. They have applica-
tions already for about half OF that
amount of the lands, and will be in
condition to engage the services of
two more professors.
FISH COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT.
The fish commissioner has an appli-
cation for carp from Messrs. j. S.
Brown s. Co., of Galveston, WHO write
that thev have pond of two and
half acres filed with rain water to a
depth of two to four feet ready for
them.
The commissioner has numerous
other applications from varic US parts
of the state, all of which will receive
due attention.