The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-06

ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
The district attorney of the Ell Paso
district, sends the attorney general a
written abandonment by The sur
veyor Of Presidio county, of some
school lands which he bought while
county surveyor. This il in conse-
quence Of the action of the
land frauds board. The deputy
surveyor of the county refuses
to surrender some he bought, and
will stand suit.
The attorney general decides that
the state courts have no Jurisdiction
over the grounds of property that has
been ceded to the United states for
any purpose.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The governor thinks the time will
never come in Texas when a man
can't turn out all the cattle he wants
upon the commons.
The adJutS MT general has no advices
from the rangers further than they
have reached the positions assigned
them under recent orders from his Of
flee. He thinks the Medina prisoners
were all arrested for ofenses commit
ted before the new law against fence.
cutting went into effect,
The commissioner of insurance yes
terday issued certificate to the Ger
mania Life Insurance Company of
New York to do business in this state.
The deaf and dumb asylum has fifty
eight new pupils and advices of more
coming.
The capitol contractor will COM
mence the work of hauling stones
from the quarries to the capitol
grounds this morning.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
Doings of the departments yester-
day were decidedly dull. Even the
governor had nothing more interest
ing than the following from Senator
Pfeuffer:
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas,
February 80. 1884.
His Excellency, John Ireland. Governor:
DEAR SIR Knowing that you take
a deep interest in everything connect
ed with the industrial interests of the
state, 1 enclose a few samples of the
goods made by the New Braunfels
Woolen Manufacturing Co. 1t was
by accident that called this morning
at the factory, and seeing the constant
improvement made to their goods,
felt some pride in show1hg what south
west Texas is doing. Respectfully
yours, GEORGE PFUEFFER.
N. B.-No fences are being cut here
THE NEW CAPITOL.
At last the work of hauling the
stone for the building of the new cap
itol of Texas is a verify. Six truck
cars, freighted with about sixty tons
of stone, ready cut for the building,
were hauled to the capitol grounds
from the Oatmanville quarries yester-
day, now about two years since the
contract for building the state capitol
was signed. The further work of
placing the stone, in the construction
of the building, will probably COM
mence this morning, when it will be
interesting to witness the play of the
big booms of the derricks, as with
their huge appliances they lift the i'm
mense rocks from place to place to put
them in proper position. The people
can now understand what "big booms''
in building mean, but to witness the
operation they must go through the
red tapeism of pink cards of admis-
sion to get into the grounds. This is
a capital regulation.
In this connection it is proper to
state as matter of interest to the
general public, and some assurance
that the work is being faithfully watch
ed by the capitol commissioners and
superintendent of construction, that
some of the stone was promptly re-
foofo6 bu fhorn r1nor tho orroIInd on
account of not filling the requisite
standard of induration. There is no
danger of such stones as the builders
refuse becoming the head-stones of
any corner of the great edifice.
LAND DEPARTMENT.
The following is the full text of the
resolutions last adopted by the state
land board;
RESOLUTION NO. 3.
AUSTIN. Tex, February q, 1884.
Resolved by the state land board
That the common school, university