The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-07
DEPARTMENT NOTES.

d receipt of applications and sugge
T ions of names for the chair of mat
It matics in the university made vacs
+ by the resignation of DR.. Bro
/, Among the names are Prof. McF
; land, of the university of Edinbul
: Prof. Bohanon, assistant professor
mathematics in the university of V
glnia; Prof. Halstead, of Harvard I'll
versity, and Prof. E. B. Smith, also
the Virginia university, 1t is fair
add that the name of Prof. Ragsds
|. OF this state is also suggested by
number of his prominent friends. T.
election of a preseason or aSSocia
professor, as the board of regen
may determine, will probably be ma,
at the next meeting of the board son
time next month.
The following letter of inquiry h;
been addressed to Commissioner E
liot.
AUSTIN TEXAS, July 90, 1884.
.Jno. F. Elliott, New Orleans La.
DEAR SIR am requested to as
YOU
l. Will transportation for live stoc
to New Orleans be furnished? If 81
will the selections of each county b
sent, or will the district commission
ers select or how?
2. To what extent has a society au
thority in selecting its exhibits? AM
will the same be transported as frac
tional part of the states exhibit?
3. Will the state insure or guaIan
tee any article loaned? Or how Cal
Insurance be obtained?
4. How much space will each impor
tant county be allowed?
.. Can each county, in making az
exhibit have a representative in
charge to specially explain the ad.
vantages of the company's resources
etc? Yours Truly,
VIM. A. BOWEN.
Sec, Travis Co., Exposition Society.
DR.. Pierce, of Dallas, charged with
land frauds in Howard county, y es-
terday gave bond before Justice Won
Rosenburg, of Austin in the sum of
1900; his hondsmen being Col. W. L.
Crawford and Luke Smith, both of
Dallas. Wampler, embraced in the
same prosecution, has not yet given
bond.
Major A. J. Dorm, who went to
Washington to present the claims of
the state, partially compiled to the
of $4,000, for the frontier
defense of Texas, has returned and
will shortly go back to present the
vouchers en- masse, unless
the comptroller sends some one else
with them, for the entire claims,
to about 100000. The
order of the claim before the depart
ment at Washington will not be pre-
JUDGED by the delay, being the fourth
IN order of investigation by
he department at Washington.
1t seems that the laws of Texas do
lot authorize taking the vouchers
rom under the supervision of the
or his employees. Maj.
Dorm thinks the state will ultimately
'ecover about half million of dollars
which will be no bagatelle in the state
reasury. Kansas by having an able
representative at Washington and
proper cooperation with representa-
ives of other states having such
lains against the general govern
nent has recovered some $4,000
Texas may have to do the same thing.
The comptroller yesterday paid
100000 into the state treasury to the
redit of the general fund. He pur-
hased 50, 800 five per cent. state bonds
or account of the permanent univer-
ity fund. The purchase is at 20 per
ent. premium.
The treasurer received from sales OF
and the following amounts for the
everal accounts named:
Interest. Principal
chool fund.-. --....... s124ol:34 s4,55s.S6
/; s. d. Asylum, q, 1925 Is 90 5S'2 20
lind " .......... 1929 1899 5 5
unatic ........... 1924 1,l17.43
The usual payment of current ex-
enses, salaries, ETC., were made.
Bids were received by the clerk OF
he land board but not opened from
'residio, Tom Green, Shackleford, Ed
Yards, Jones, Brown, Nueces, DimmlJ
ounties and from the Young and
3exar land districts, to purchase and
ease school lands. The bids will be
pened by the clerk this morning to
,e tabulated for action upon them
when the land board meets.
The railroad passenger fare has
,een fixed at $1,000 for the round trip
o the New Orleans Exposition when
he exposition opens in December.
The fees of the secretary of states
,ffice for the month of July, amount
ID to s. ,673 go.
New assessment rolls received by
he comptroller show increase of tax
lble values of $187,881 in Archer,
s271,69S in Gillespie, and $50, 706 in
San Patricio county; and decrease OF
s63, 685 in Karnes county.
Treasury EeceiptS during July have
been large, owing to unusual prompt
hess in a number of collectors in set
ling their accounts with the comp
roller.
A car load of granite was expected
from Burnet last evening for the new
capitol.
The comptroller yesterday deposited
$4,000 to the credit of the general
fund.
The July deposits made by the
were:
Available school fund, being for in
tereSt on state bonds .............. 117,740 on
From leases of school land. 49,. $1,000 90
Payments of interest on land sales. 1000 %
poll taxes. ............. 81 1856 81
Permanent school fund
For bonds purchased ............ 5S.OO0 W
Land sales payments .-.......-...... l4,ooo w
A. E. Dodson, mayor of Gainesville,
had registered with the comptroller
$4,000 city hall bonds.
Collector Black, of Madison county,
is here to make a settlement with the
He reports good rains in
his county last week.
The fees of the land Office for July
to $4,000.
The land board yesterday received
from about a dozen coun-
ties, aggregating bids for the lease of
eleven sections and the purchase OF
forty-Ihree sections of school lands.
The operations of the land board to
date amount to $98608 from leases for
the benefit of the public schools, $l74C
for the state university and 500 fol-
the aSylums.
Col. Baylor, commanding the from.
tier battalion, arrived here yesterday
and reports having met on his rounds
Lieut.. DeJarnette who with a squad
of rangers, had Just lost the trail Of
two Indians on the frontier. The In
dams had killed two Mexicans ant
captured some horses and mules. Th'
sued the Indians to the mountains.
The following charters were tilet
yesterday with the secretary of state
Brownwood Ice company, capita
$4,000. Incorporators, James John
son, G. II. Jenkins and j. l.. Mills
paugh.
Mineral Wells Railroad company
capital, $4,000. Incorporators, G.
Raines, b. f. Smith, J. NJ. Parish
j. H. Norman, G. B. Pollard, r
Duke and Geo. w. McCafferty.