The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-30
AFFAIRS AT AUSTIN.
FISH COMMISSIONERS REPORT
The State Engineers Report in Demand
Instructions to Assessors-Au Ed
vocational Card-The Terrell
Asylum Completed.

AUSTIN, Dec. 2q.-lSpecial, The re-
port of the fish commission is ready for
tho printer, and it will show that there
is great demand for carp and that their
distribution during the year has been
very large.
Mr.. Gammage writes from New Or
leans, asking that 10000 copies, with
maps, of the state engineers report be
sent him. He also states that the We
stock exhibition will be the largest and
mist complete ever witnessed on this
continent, and he urges Texas to be
fully represented in thls department.
The following additional instructions
TO assessors have been prepared by the
comptroller and will be sent out on
January lst Assessors are authorized
10 take voluntary renditions OF real es.
tate where owners offer to render not
only for the year 1885, but also for The
years 1871, ISIS, 1879, 1880, 1851, 1882, 1888,
1851. The owner or agent of any land
on which has not been assessed
for any year or years from 1871 70 1916
inclusive, may furnish the assessor of
the county IN which the land is stu.
ated list OF such land, with an affidavit
of its cash value for the years for which
the rendition is made, and the assessor,
II satisfied with the valuation, Shal! as
sess the state, county and special taxes
against the same al the same rate as
sessed by the county court OF the county
in which the land is situated, upon
other lands which were rendered or as
sessed FOR the year or years such taxes
may be due. Where parties desire TO
render town lots and personal property
for years prior TO 1871, the assessors viii
receive the assess meuts under the same
rules as the assessment Tor the current
year:
Hon. b. NJ. Baker has sent GU. the !ol-
lowing.
AT the rtquc>, OF the educational
committee To prepare tor the LAYING
of the cornerstone Of the new capitol
Of Texas, on the 30 day of March
next, ] extend q cordial invitation
TO al. teachers ami children oil public
and private schools in Texas Co be pres
euJ and participate in the ceremonies.
Appropriate places in the grand pru-
cesSiou will be ASST gued % teachers and
school children. Arrangements for the
free entertainment OF SO children and
100 teachers will be made BIZ The teach
ers and school children Of Austin, and
a committee will meet the visitors at
the train and escort them 500 their sew
eral places OF residence. AL who ex-
poet % attend will please notify Hon.
4. I. Fillmore nj an early date.
Col. II. 2. Brewster, commissioner of
insurance, statistics and history, died
OF paralysis Yesterday afternoon, 40 I
o'clock. He was q Texas veteran and
during the days OF the republic occu-
pied several prominent positions. He
leaves three daughters. lie requested
TO be buried at sea, and arrangements
are being mad6tO carry his remains TO
Galveston and deposit them in the
gulf.
The Terrell asylum is completed and
the contractor is about ready TO turn
the building over the state. He states
that the legislature will have to appro-
pirate about $4,000 to put IN heaters and
furnish the building.