The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-26
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
SATURDAY.
THE LAND BOARD.


There was another meeting of the
board Saturday-Gov.I Ireland preSid-
ing and Mr.. Lawrence secretary. The
board met for the purpose Of taking
some action about depTedatiOnS on the
school lands, and as a result of their
action appointed several gentlemen
special agents with authority to see
that the laws are enforced to prevent
depredations and punish offenders.
The appointeeS are MeSSrS. Hiram
Lightner, of Fort Davis; J. NJ. Brown
ing member of the LegisIature), of
Wheeler, and c. II. Davis, of Jones
county.
FISH COMMISSIONER.
Fish Commissioner Lubbock has
received adViceS of the safe arrival of
carpShipped fromAustin to FortDavis,
Preside county, in the extreme wes-
tern portion of the state; to Walker
Station, Red River county, in the eX-
IRENE eastern portion of the state;
and to Cold Springs, San Jacinto
county. All three of these points are
on wagon routes any the time from
date of shipment was, of course, long;
but owing to the great care exercised
in shipping, and handling the fish all
arrived in good conditional although
shipped so far during the hot weather
of July.
On the 10th of May United States
Fish Commissioner Spencer F. Baird
wrote that he could supply Commits
sioner Lubbock with 300 gold fish;
but on the 18th Of June Mr.. Geo. II.
Moore, who has charge Of
the United States commits
siOner's shipping car, wrote
from st. Louis as follows: Il thought
it best, in order to save you unneces-
sary expense Gas "a lot of fish that
would in all probability have all died)
not to ship them. | am sorry to have
thus disappointed you, but under the
circumstances it is the best that could
have been DONE"
The parties above referred to, who
wrote Commissioner Lubbock, are
| G. Is. Byrd and Thos. L Rose; of Cold
| Springs; ID. Merrill, of Fort Davis;
and H. B. Winston, of Walker Sta
ton.
LAND BOARD.
The following resolution, in con-
nection with their appointment, was
adopted:
Resolved, That the agents selected
| by this board be authorized to use all
legal means through the civil and
criminal courts to protect said lands.
The account of Mr.. L. NJ. Moore
for $500, for surveying twenty-five
| leagues of land, was approved.
The bond of the secretary, Mr..
Randolph Lawrence, for 5000, was
accepted.
The board adjourned.
ATTORNEY GENERALS DEPARTMENT
The attorney general will decide
Monday on the question referred to
him by Comptroller Swain about the
proper use of the appropriation for
the Agricultural and Mechanical
college.
The adjutant general, at last ac-
counts, had no further intelligence Of
the cowboys emeute at Toyah.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
DR.. Swearingen, on his return Sat
urday evening, received the follow
ing telegram:
GALVESTON, July 81, 1883.
DR.. Swearingen, Austin, Texas:
VIII you release schooner Mary
Clarke; twenty-seVen days since ar
rival at Morgan City. See particu-
lars DR.. Dlount'S letter.
CHARLES CLARKE.
DR.. Swearingen is awaiting the
letter of DR.. Blount' before replying.
The schooner, he presumes, came
originally from some infected
port, and the Object of
the inquiry pr )bably comes from the
owners of the schooner, to ascertain
whether the quarantine at Morgan
City will entitle him to free pratique
or entry without the delay of further
quarantine at Galveston.