Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-16
AUSTIN.
Large Increase In the Assessment Of
Hopkins County.
The Interest on State Bonds Makes a
Hole in the Cash Balance.

Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, July l5.-The increased
assessment in Hopkins county this
year Is S275, 400.
Interest on the state bonds trans
ferred to special funds to-day was Sl5i,-
900, coming out of the general revenue
fund. This makes u pretty big hole in
the cash balance.
The collector Of Bosque and Morris
counties settled to-day. The usual de-
iiciency is probable In the fall in the
appropriation for the payment Of fees
tosheriiis, district clerks and attorneys.
1t looks as If the next legislature would
have TO provide for II good many dell
ciencies.
a letter from Chicago states that
Col. j. q. Wing, late editor of the
Statesman, dicu in Savannah, Ill. i,
June II.
Pursuant 10 a call Of Commissioners
in Chief Elliott, the district and hon
orary committees to tbe New Orleans
exposition held meeting here to-day.
There were present all OF the district
commissioners save three, and twelve
or fifteen honorary commissioners. In
opening the meeting Commissioner Ell
lott expressed himself as highly graft
fled with the work which had already
been done. Some fifteen or twenty
county societies had been organized
aud about eighteen ladies' societies.
Galveston had agreed to build an ele-
CANT structure for the exhibit, and
several private individuals had
promised to contribute handsomely,
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articles for the exhibition free, both
going and return. Several general de-
positories, about q dozen, will he estab-
lished throughout the state to receive
the exhibits which will be forwarded
the last OF December. All articles
the exposition closed.
Gov. Ireland being called upon said
| that he was satisfied with his appoint
ments In this matter and the progress
they had made. His only regret was
that the appropriation had not been
larger.
A general interchange OF views fol.
lowed and discussion Of the best
methods TO promote the effectiveness
OF the Texas exhibits
DIR. King stated that several county
commissioners had asked him whether
the commissioners courts could appro-
PIRATE county funds for ex position pur-
poses, and that on his applying to At
torney-Gen. Templeton for an answer
he was told that it was quite az legal
and constitutional ~ the law creating
the New Orleans commission.
Mr.. Merriwether offered resolution
that the commissioner in chief and two
honorary commissioners be appointed
committee " apply to the railroads
tor passes for the honorary commits
sioners while in the discharge
Of their official duties and to
New Orleans and return, not IN ex-
tend beyond February J., 1855.
Col. J. w. Booth opposed the reso.
luton and said that large number OF
honorary commissioners would not
contribute In any way to working up
the exhibit, but had merely secured
the position for the privileges ut New
Orleans. The resolution passed and
the committee consists OF MAI. Eli
lott, chief commissioner, Messrs. Mer-
riwether and Stewart.
DIR. Gregg Of San Saba moved the
appointment OF o committee on ways
aud means, to consider the methods Of
raising funds 70 supplement the state
appropriation. Adopted.
The committee II Gregg Of San Saba,
Booth Of Wise, Woodward Of Indian