The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-12
DEPARTMENT NOTES.

The charter of the ESpuela Land
and Ca tie Company of Fort Worth,
capital, one and u half million Of dol
lars was filed yesterday with the sec
rotary of state. Incorporators. John
Nichols, S. w. Lomax, A. w. Brittin
and s. J. Adams.
The collector of Colorado county
settled yesterday with The comptrol-
Ter. The Houston 81 e. & w. Texas
R'y. Co. paid $2C030 quarterly tax on
passenger earnings.
The university regents failed of a
quorum yesterday. They are to meet
again to-day. The business is impor-
tant, including the election Of two adj
ditienal professors.
E. T. Hollis. book keeper in the
treasury department has resigned to
take position as book keeper in a
bank at Fort Worth. Mr.. j. A.
Brown, of San Marcos, takes his place
here.
Additional scholastic census re-
turns-City of Cisco, 215; against 1913
last year. City of Laredo, 1917; against
1878 last year. Live Oak county, $40;
against 300 last year.
The very remarkable decrease in
Laredo indicates a mistake in the fig
ureS.
Adjutant- General King has dis
patch from Brownwood that while
rangers were in pursuit of thieves, one
of the rangers was wounded. A thief
who was shot three times, will proba-
bly, die. The ranger not dangerously
wounded. No names furnished.
Col. Jno. M. SWisher, who holds a
number of veteran land certificates,
left yesterday for Greer comfy, where
calculated to hasten the decision as
to the county being disputed between
Texas and the United States.
Comptroller Swain and Attorney
General Teppleton will attend the
Fort Worth convention.
Bonds of the city of Temple, 50, 600
for building city hall and $1,000 for
building school house, were regis
tered by the comptroller yesterday.
| The city has taxable property to the
amount of $562,C0
Thompson & Donnan paid 1852 in
to the treasury for the benefit of the
heirs of Betheney Brewer, whose
whereabouts are unknown. The
amount is the proceeds of the Brewer
estate after years of administration.
The board of managers of the deaf
and dumb asylum decline to receive
the new building, and passed resolu
lions requesting the architect to indi
cate the defects in the work and the
contractor. to remedy them before
they will pay for the building.
| Nothing of special Importance Is re
ported from the action of the board o.
regents so far. They are maturing thu
work before them however.
Filed Charters of Liberty norma
and business college; Palestine Bap
fist church Texas Machine Co, Dial
las, Texas, capital 100000 and Iron
ing Machine Co., Paris, Texas, capita
$4,000.
Bonds purchased in May for tn
state university, $10,5O0, state 5 pc
cents. Received from land sales Ma,
3rd. $17O8. Land sales GAO acres a
81 per acre; 100 at $10.25 1900 acre
at So per acre.
Additional scholastic census re
turns:
Kmble county,. 277-against s6S Lass yea
Washington g -. ..5493- 4479
Smith county yesterday paid int
the state treasury $11,77O in redemI
ton of bonds OF the county neld o
the state.
Prof. II. H. Dinwiddie, chairman c
the faculty, and professor of chemistE
of the A. 81 M. College, at Bryan,
! an applicant for the chair OF chemistr
{ in the state university, and is vel
!, favorably spoken of in connectio
J with the position. The name of MI
: Prof. Ragsdale has been suggested
4 connection with the lady assistal
:, teachers place.
: The board of managers of the de
q and dumb asylum decline to recel'
!. the new building. and passed resol
ton requesting the architect to in6
cate the defects in the work, and Il
contractor to remedy them before tn
will pay for the building.
Nothing of special Importance is
ported from the action of the board
- regents so far. They are maturil
u u the work before them, however,