The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
DEPARTMENT NOTES.

u4Ou yesterday Will lQ0 secretary o.
state. Incorporators, b. j. LANCE
Frank jacket and Gus s. Mauerman
A party writes to the comptroller t.
know if "a liquor license issued for on,
county can be used in another Act
ing comptroller informs him in the
negative. Another party wants tt
know If tax sale properly made can bt
cancelled. The answer is such can
collation. would be worthless.
III. Zoeller, tax collector of Kendall
county, and NJ. Amster, collector Of
Washington county, settled yesterday
with the state.
Certificates to pay fees of attached
witnesses are being issued.
Polk county writes to the comptroll-
er proposing to pay one of her bonds
for Sl,l00.
The comptroller deposited $1,000 in
the treasury for general revenue &C
count.
Rolls of Bexar county show $751;
924; Comanche $256, 1872; Lamar 1894 :
$50. and Young S219,4S1, increased,
and Goliad $20O,263, decreased in
values.
Acting comptroller, Mccall, vester-
day paid into the treasury $751; 10
/ OiIt SICulO vi SCuCldl IONcuuc.
| Collector BerleSon, of Bastrop couI-
ty settled his accounts with the state
yesterday.
Twelve carloads of Burnet granite
| have been received for the new CAPT.
tot. Mr.. Lacy, of Burnet, offers to al
low the state to get all the granite
| free that may be needed for the CAPT.
| toll, from his quarry near Burnet. 1t
1 no that tho lnriclof
change the contract and accept the
offer.
Acting Comptroller Mccall yester-
day deposited in bank $50, in drafts
for collection for account of the gen.
eral revenue of the state.
The assessment rolls of Williamson
show an increase of $4,000 in tax
able values.
Gov. Ireland did not return from
Houston yesterday, and is reported
to have gone to Galveston, possibly to
respond to the writ. issued in the
Francois case. 1t is believed the pIo-
ceedingS will be stopped.
Comptroller Swain and Land Com
missioner Walsh returned yesterday
from the Houston convention. Super
intendent of Instruction Baker went
from there to his home in Pamela
county to visit his family, and will be
absent some time as a witness In court
in criminal case.
The charter of the Harmony Club
of Fort Worth, was filed yesterday
with the secretary of state. The in
corporators are: Thos. Witten, G. Y.
Mcclellan, J. w. Spencer, lobe John
son D. G. Kemper, G. B. Loving, j.
r u1a rArnuc Rrni1C
G. J. Dood, j. Steifel, G. Coppinger,
r. E. Maddox, E. B. Daggett, w. T.
Lake, B. B. Paddock, E. B. Harold,
w. H. Little, Zane Cettl, Il. HI. Day,
J. T. Shelton, T. w. Powell, J. S. Van
Ronkle, G. j. Swasey, Martin Casey,
j. S. Clarkson Tom Montgomery.
w. T. Maddox and Howard Tully.
Capt. Richard L. Long, sheriff of
Erath county, who came to see the
comptroller on official business, re-
ports that there has been no rain in
Erath county for about three months.
The assessments of Guadalupe
county show $29,703 decrease in
values, which is attributed to lower
estimates of railroad property in the
county. The assessments of such
property generally in the state have
been decreased as estimated by Mr..
Reilly, tax clerk in the office of the
comptroller, about $2,5000,OO0, includ-
ing rolling stock of the roads.
As master of interest the vote of
the last two gubernatorial elections,
as recorded in the Office of the secre-
tary of state are given for reference
as follows:
EJECTION OF 1880.
For Roberts Democrat) .................166 , 100
For Davis (republican) .................. 6i.3s2
For Hammond (greenbacker). ..... S3,711
ELECTION OF 1882.
For Ireland democrat. .................150 S31
For Wash Jones independently .......... 102, 500
scattering ...-......--... ----.... 54O
Acknowledgement Templeton and
Adjutant-G enerali King have returned
from the Houston convention.
The wife of Chief Clerk Ortay, of
Gen. Kings office, has improved, and
Mr.. Orsay is again at his work in the
Office.
THE FRANCOIS CASE.
AS it was understood that United
States District Attorney Evans, of
this district, had advised reference of
the Francois case to Attorney General
Brewster, at Washington, the follow
ing in reference to the matter, from
the San Antonio Express, is interest
ing:
While sitting in United States Marshal Hal
L. Gosling's office, yesterday afternoon, deeply
depressed i'll consequence of the great scarcity
of thrill ng local matter, the marshal entered,
looking as cool as Il cucumber, and as pleasant
as a basket of chips, helped us out of diff
Guilty by saying:
IN tell you what you cando."
'Well?" eagerly inquired the scribe,
''You can tell the readers ofthe Express that
fhA .llf fnr Irn-
land in the Francois miscegenation case, which
is just now attracting so mnch attention in the
state, will have to come through my Office, as
the governor resides in my official district,
and will refuse to execute it,
Reporter-"On what grounds? and what do
you propose to do about it?"
Marshal-"I will submit the case in full,
with all the papers, to the encouragement of
the United States at Washington, and only
take action upon his authority
Representative you got that much discre-
tionary power in such caSes?"
Marsham.Certainly :, have without ltlo3,It
or any other state on a warrant issued from
United States commissioner, for any act done
as governor, without first consulting higher
Reporter-"Are you well enough conversant
wittlthe facts in the case to give an opinion as
to its meritS?'
Marshal-s'No, am not. 1 only know what
/ have read concerning it in the newspapers.
do know, however. that Omitted States Dis
Attorney A. d. EVANS udS JeIcSTdpuOU W
the department of justice, asking the attorney
general to order the dismissal OF those pro-
ceedings in the Francois case, which request
VIII most likely, be complied WITH
Thus will end little sensation that will in
jure no one except those who were instrument
al in bringing it about.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Assessments of Austin county show
S67 ,59S, Newton $29,211, Clay $685.
1927, and Robertson $765,626 increase,
and Bastrop county SIP, 157 decrease
in taxable values. AS to railroad as
sessments, the comptroller thinks that
while there has been decrease in the
estimated values in some counties,
the aggregate assessments of all the
roads of the state when the returns
are received will show an increase in
their assessments.
Governor Ireland and Treasurer
Lubbock have not yet returned from
Galveston.
State Superintendent of Instruction
Baker left last evening for his old
home in Carthage, Pamela county, and
will be absent several days.
A brace of Brazilian cardinals, a
rare species of chickens, has been sent
from Houston to State Engineer
Britton. They will probably be for
Warded to the New Orleans eXpOSi-