Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-24
THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Pcnitentlary Bcari--Troubls In The
Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
Rulings In Regard 10 Tax Tltles-Other
Department News.
Annual Report Of Fire and Life In
surance Statistics.

Special 10 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, April 20 The pepitent ynrv
board met to-day to consider the
changes In the contract proposed Nv
the lessees of Rusk penitentlarv. the
nature of which has hot been Cisslosety
u adjourned until tomorrow Without
final u, tion. -
Trouble seems to have broken out
again IN the management of tho dear
ana dumb asylum, resulting in the
discharge of Mr.. Nat r.. Humphreys.
one OF the teachers. Mr.. Humphreys
Is deaf mute, who has been teacher
IN the institute for eighteen months,
he i well educated, and bears nm
excellent reputation. Questioned by
GAzErTE reporter, he stated that
no cause was assigned for his
dismissal, and that he had no previous
intimation of the Intentions OF the s,-
peiintendent until he received note
which read: II think 1t best TINT
You leave the institution. will have
the wagon ready directly to take your
frank to town. He Ia very much an
giieved over the wrong which he
thinks has been done him. He init
mates that the relations between Su-
perintendent Shepard and the teachers
are not very cordial, and says two
more OF the latter are daily antlcipst.
Ing n discharge.
Chartered Waco Cattle company.
capital 100000; incorporators, John
n. simpson, James II. Rirhey,
Eugene Williams, Fred NJ. Winslett.
Texas Land, Investment and Loan
company, capital $50 600.
The comptroller, writing TO collect
ors, states that where Larty render
ed his land in the name of the wronv
grantee and paid on the same accord.
Ing to his rendition, aud the same
land was assessed for the same year on
the unrendered roll in the name OF
right grantee aud sold /, the state for
taxes, such sale can be cancelled In
accordance with section two of an act
approved April 4, 1881. Where "a coll
lector has levied upon and advertised
land, he Is entitled to charge So so
costs, $3.50 for levy, aud 81 for advei-
tisement and sale. II il held that n
levy has been made when the collector
has made up the list of lands not
paid.
The land board will pass on appllca.
tions FOR lease and purchase of lands
on June 3. May ~ and "a have
been liked rs the days for the reception
OF bids and competition.
Cameron county paid interest on her
courthouse bonds, 81, 30.
The university examinations will
take splacc May ID and II. Sena-
tor Terrell Is 10 deliver an address he.
fore the literary societies.
The treasury continues TO receive
fret payments on land filed ON under
the law of1sei over 1900 coming In
to-day.
Comptroller Swain has gone TO Fort
Worth and Clarksville, to be absent
about a week.
Mr.. w. A. Squyres, mayor of Hem
rietta, Is here, bringing with him Sl5,-
600 OF city school-house bonds, which
were registered.
Revenue deposits $40 600.
The Daily Capital will be issued as
an evening paper on Friday.
Rum0rs having been circulated that
Mrj. w. M. Walton of this city was n
candidate for Encouragement, n GA.
zETrE reporter interviewed him upon
the subject to day. He stated that
While he did not propose to enter into
Ia scramble, yet he would accept IL IL
rendered him, and in that sense might
be construed II candidate. Mai. Wal.
ton Is one of the most prominent aitor-
neys In the state, of eminent ability
and long legal experience. He was
elected Encouragement under hrock-
morton In 1866, and was removed with
that gentleman ms an impeachment to
reconstruction. He has host of
friends all over the state, and as his
name will undoubtedly be presented
to the convention, he will prove a for
mldable If not successful candidate.
The annual report Of the commits
sioner of insurance statistics was
issued from the press to-day. II
shows that during 1883, sixty-eight
fire and fire and marine insurance
companies were operated in the state.
Risks writtcn-hrc. OOH, sos ma
rine. $22,48i,04i Premiums Q eiyed
fire, $2.4l9,O92; marine. Szl2 I7O.
Losses incurred fire. 81, 00I, 307 mad
rine, $65,0iS. The average Iiicreaseg OF
business and profits oyer 1882 was
about thirty per cent.
Seven life insurance companies were
operated, with the following results:
Total amount OF policies In force Dec
81, 1888. Sl4,i70,3l6; total amount OF
premiums sold during the year $IO7,-
45S; total losses incurred SlS3, 1893, an
average gain of about forty per cent.
The report says. while The business
OF the past year has not been profitable
TO the companies In the aggregate, ii
shows a decided .and gratifying i'm
proyement over that Of 1859, which
was 30 disastrous, not alone In Texa,
but generally all over lie Who'll,
T. r.. II. .