The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-15
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Things Seen and Heard Around the
Offices Yesterday.

Things Seen and Heard Around the
Offices Yesterday.
The comptroller deposited $4,000
yesterday to the general revenue
fund and 5000 to the school fund.
The report of the state board of
education is just out. 1t is the largest
public report ever issued in Texas.
The comptroller deposited with the
treasurer yesterday eleven thousand
dollars, to the account of general rev.
enue.
The governor yesterday refused to
grant pardon to Wyatt Banks, who
is to be hung on the 23d of this
month in Franklin, Robertson county,
for the murder of Myers, the iailer
at place, in May last. So Banks
hangs.
The holland Il Price hardware COM
pany, of Dallas, filed an amendment
to their charter yesterday, changing
the name to the holland & McRasky
hardware company, and increasing
the capital stock from $4,000 to
100000.
The governor is having his notarial
list made out, and it will probably be
sent in to-day or tomorrow. Sena-
tors who do not hurry up and send in
names of friends they wish put in
these fat offices, will be too late. The
"list" will be completed without their
aid.
The Victoria City water
works company filed char
ter yesterday. The capital stock is
$4,000, and the incorporators are
Charles Thurmond, jr., G. A. Levi, J.
G. Heaton, jr., E. Schalintz, Simon
Levi, A. Goldman, and G. L. Thur
mond, ST.
The Mexican consul at Browns
vile, Mons. Trevinio, was wanted last
week at Corpus Christi, to testify in
a certain case, but he declined to go
on the ground that he could not be at
tached. Yesterday Gov. Ireland tele-
graphed to the sheriff of Cameron
county to attach Consul Trevinio and
take him to Corpus Christi.
Messrs. Maddox Bros. & Anderson
yesterday paid into the treasury $14,-
720 on fifty cent lands that were sur
veyed and filed on prior 10 the re-
pealing of the law. Outside of this,
the treasury force were kept busy on
routine business, only about 5000
having been received in the usual
''dribbles" through the mails.
The comptroller is in receipt of a
letter from Mr.. John NJ. Strong, a
banker of Dalton, Illinois, who says
that he is coming about the 18th
inst, with a party of capitalists, to
invest in Texas lands. 1t will be re-
niembered that Capt. Swain received
letter from the above named gen.
tleman in January, mention of which
was made in the STATESMAN, inquir-
ing about Texas lands, and that the
comptroller had answered that all he
had to do was to come, choose and
buy.
The following letter will readily be
understood without explanation:
AUSTIN, Feb. IL, 1883.
Hon. John Ireland, Governor of Texas, Aus
tin:
My DEAR SIR:-I will be obliged
to you to name my successor as soon
as possible. Should the gentleman
you name have no sort of knowledge
of practical fish culture, L assure you
that it will afford me great pleasure
to give him such information and aid
as is in my power.
Very truly your obedient servant,
r. r. ROBERTSON.
Through Lieutenant Gillispie, who
is stationed near Fort Davis, in Pre-
sidio county, the acknowledgement has
received application for rangers to
break up depradations on horses and
cattle at the foot of the Guadalupe
mountains. There are small rancho
ras establishing themselves there, and
it is thought that the .deprada-
lions are by struggling bands
of Mescalero Apaches from the res r
walton. Lieut.. Gillespie also reports
that on the other end of the county,
on the Rio Grande portion, stock and
horses are being driven across the
river into Mexico. 1t is thought these
are made by Mexicans. Gen. King
cannot send any assistance there until
the appropriation bill passes, so that
that he will know what means will
be put at his disposal.
The following comparative figures
Will Uc luGeIoSIllS, DIS Iucy SLOW Glt
promptness with which the general
revenue has been and is collected for
the first two months of the following
188O-January, 1926, 213.61; Februa.
ry, $121, 210.15; total. 36O,423.76.
1S81-January, $75, 713.O5; February
$197, 09O38; total, $272, 803.43.
1882-January, $88, 909.92; February
$79, 74096; total, $168, 65088.
1883-January, 1888, 1885; Febru-
airy, $197 1896; total, 1886, 1871
ByIthis itlwill be seen that for the
first months in this year there has
been received from collectors more
money than was ever received in the
corresponding period of any previous
year. The last year of Col. Darden's
administration brought in the next
largest receipts. being in 1880, as
shown above, $3.50, 423.76; and yet
this was $125.713.65 less than that
collected for January and February
of this year.