The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-06
STATE DEPARTMENTS.

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The Texarkana Foundry and Ma
chine works with a capital of 100000
has fled charter.
The sum of $1,000 was deposited
yesterday to the general revenue fund,
Comptroller Swain has returned
from a trip to Brown and Coleman
counties. He reports dull state of
aft iirS in tn, west. especially in re-
gard to tie stock interests, the range
being very poor. cattle in bad condi-
tion and no buyers u the country.
Mr.. G. s. Harlee, of the land board,
is occupying the position of chief
clerk in the department of insurance,
statistics and history, made vacant by
the death of the late Mr.. John w.
SWindells. The appointment is con-
Slered good one as the gentleman
tbrmerly occupied the same ploce and
IS wen qualified for the duties of the
Office.
The Merrlmae Land and Water
Company, of Seguin, capital $4,000,
has been chartered.
Eighteen railroads, operating in this
state, have sent in their annual re-
ports TO the comptroller's office, leav-
ing twenty-siX that have not yet re-
ported, though legislative enactment
requires the statements to be filed by
the 10th of October, under a penalty
of $1,000.
a line campaign scheme on the Rio
Grande has been nipped in the bud by
the following telegram, sent to the
county judge of Webb county by At
torney-General Templeton. 1t seems
Ihat an enterprising deputy clerk was
travelling over the country making
American citizens out OF parties of
foreign birth (mostly Mexicans) on
what might be termed Wholesale
plan. Coming to the ears of the at
torney-general it failed to meet his
hearty appreciation, and hence the
following message:
deputy clerks have no right to
administer preliminary naturalization
oaths to aliens anywhere; nor can the
clerk himself do SO except in his own
office. We are informed that certain
clerk has been travelling around with
his seal administering such oaths.
The votes of all such persons must be
peremptorily rejected"
Hon. Benton III. Randolph, of
Huntsville, has been commissioned
district judge of the fourth judicial
district, vice Judge Kennard, lately
deceased.
The Texas & st. Louis Narrow
Gauge has pait in its passenger tax
for the last quarter, amounting to
1924 16.
In regard TO the closing of saloons
during elections, the attorney general
advises that the law requires them to
be closed, and the sale of liquors
stopped from midnight OF the Sd
prox. to midnight of the following
day. 1t is SAID that hitherto as soon
rs the polls were closed, 1t has been
the custom to throw open the saloons,
but this has been decided as contrary
to law in Haines VS.. the state, 7th !
court of appeals p. 30. The lowest fine
for violation of this law is 500.
The figures given in several papers |
to the effect the expenditures of the |
state government would be decreased |
for the next two years are mislead-
ing. On The contrary, it will require
larger sum than for the past two |
years. 1t is estimated that the def
ciencies in the appropriations of the |
last legislature will approximate $780, |
COO, as the shortage of fees to sheriffs,
district attorneys and district clerks,
alone foot up $4,000. The rate of !
t,.Nxation will therefore very probably
be J. 0ereas5d to 20 cents on the hun
dred u 0Iiars.
Gov. E.ubbock is making campaign
speeches III the west.
Adiutant General King will go to
his home at sulphur Springs to vote,
on election day.
Gov. Ireland IS expected back at an
early date.
The following deposits have been
made in the state treasury for the
of October: Permane4t uni
versity fund $S92.76, available $2O8.75.
Permanent school fund So, 734.2O, avail
able $3,69324.
The counties of Fort Bend, Ell Paso |
and Tyler have not sent in their as
rolls for 1884, but from an
estimate of the counties that have re-
ported, the increase OF taxable values
will approximate S60,O00O0O, making
the total about $590,00O,O0O. The
comptroller proposes in future to in
crease the valuation of lands in organ
lied counties from 90 cents to 81 per
acre, which will give an additional
sum of $8,000O00.
AIkhe granite from the Burnet |
Quc-<XEo hoO OCCn IlUulCl uOWA
placed in the grounds of the new cap
itol and the work of construction on
the immense edifice is progressing
finely.
The railway employees stock COM
pa ny of Big Springs, with a capital
OF $4,000, has been chartered. Incor-
pora tors, l.. G. Smith, Geo. II. Smith,
Geo. w. beats.
The Western Union Telegraph |
has paid in $S44.84. being |
one-half of one per cent. for the past |
quarter, and the following railroads
have sent in their passenger tax for
the same time. Sabine and East |
Texas railroad, $1,727; Gonzales |
brssncss, $500; &. II. s. S. A. r. r.,
1926. 70; Mexican & Pacific extension,
$228; New Orleans & Pacific, $l46.
The sum of $1,000 was deposited in
the treasury to the general revenue
fund.