The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-25
Department Notes


100000, which, at per cent, bring
IN an annual income of 100000. Thi
added to the annual sum of S120,O
derived from leases. makes total c
S325, goo, all of which goes to the SUP
porC of the public free schools, excel
about $4,000 that belongs to the Asy
lum and University funds.
1t is ramored that the resignation Q
State Engineer j. h. Britton IS t
take place in the near future. 1t
understood that, in retiring, Col. Brit
ton Will recommend the abollShmen
of the Office by the legislature, on tn
ground that its further existence /
not warranted by any public necessity
The Platorian Literary Society o
| Savoy, in Fannin county, has beef
chartered.
The following counties have faileC
to return certificates of election anC
qualification OF the county officers fol
their respective counties, without
which the secretary OF state can
not issue commissions Angelina
Archer. Bell, Bexar, Blanco. Bur
Lesson, Cass, Clay, Dallas. Denton
Donley, Duval. Edwards, Ellis
Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fort Bend
Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Galveston
| Grayson, Grimes, Hamilton, Hardin
Harrison, Hays, Henderson, Hidalgo
Hood, Howard, Houston, Jack, Jack
son. Jasper, Johnson, Kimble, Lamar
Lee. Llann, Marion, Mason, McCul
Tough, McLennan, Montague. Mont
gomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navar.
70, Newton, Oldham, Orange
Parker, P6cos, Polk, Rains,
Red River, Rock wall, Rusk, Shelby,
Smith, Somerville, Stephens, Tarrant
TAYLOR, Throckmorton, Tom Greene
Travis, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker
Waller, Wharton, Wheeler, Wichita
Wilson, Young.
Hon. B. NJ. Baker has received no
tice that the next annual meeting OF
superintendeDts of public schools will
be held in New Orleans. An inform
al meeting. to arrange programme,
time and place will be held 1T Texas
headquarters, on Christmas morning
The superintendent will join the
teachers excursion, which leaves
Houston OF the 23d of December.
The following letter mas been adj
dressed to Fish Commissioner Lub-
book, and as it relates to matter of
general interest, it is deemed worthy
to print:
MCDADE, TEXAS, Sept. 16, 1884.
Maj. John B. Lubbock. Austin:
DEAR SIR Yours of 10th instant
received. Ut was directed to Bastrop,
hence the dejay) l will give you my
experience with The carp you sent me,
with pleasure. You sent me sixteen
carp in August, 1883. On account OF
the drouth at the time, | was COM
peeled to haul water for one month to
keep them alive in little pond about
six feet square. When it rained L put
them in my tank. where they have
had plenty of water and feed. Last
spring, during the heavy rains, my
tank dam broke and | lost part OF the
fish. But this last summer l noticed
there were several large carp-I would
Judge about from twenty inches to
two feet. If had not seen the fish
almost every morning during the sum-
mer, as l fed them, would not have
believed 1t possible for fish to grow so
large in one years time and during
September of this year have noticed
thousands of little carp. 1 have now
placed wire cloth across my waste
ways in order to save the little ones.
Since the first of November last, l
have not seen any of the fish. l sup
pose they have gone into winter quar-
tiers at the bot tom, iii the mud. 1 have
been too stingy to eat any Of them,
therefore cannot give you my opinion
as to the quality of the flesh, but l
have this to say, would not take one
thousand dollars to-day for my pros
poets of fish.
With many thanks for your kind
ness, and best wishes for your well
fare, remain
Yours truly,
GEO. MILTON.
The board of University regents
was in session yesterday, at the Uni
versity upon important matters. The
regents were all present at the morn
ing session except Messrs. Todd and
Simpkins IL the afternoon DR.. Ha-
dra Left for home, hut q quorum re-
manned.
The report upon a plan of high
graded schools, submitted by COM
mittee composed of MessTs. Hadra,
Todd and Harwooi, was under ex-
tended consideration, and it was final
" agreed that the subject of recon-
mending any legislation relating to
the public school system WAS not
within the scope of the official duties
of the regents, though connected some
what intimately with University in
terests.
The subject of their deliberations
of most Importance was the
status of the University
lands. These lands the regents
seemed to think ought to be managed
so as to yield some revenue. They
need an additional income to complete
the buildings and supply of apparatus,
and increase the number of chairs:
hence TO the present idle condition of
the lands is a subject of anxious con
sideration. At one time they could
have leased some half million acres at
four to six cents per acre, but owing
to the fact that the university lands
were tied lid with the school and as
sylum lands under an eight cent mini
mum. the negotiation failed. The
board has. it is understood, the sup
port of nearly every member, If not
sII the members of the land board in
their desire to detach the university
lands and place them under the more
direct control of the management of
the university. The board recognizes
that under the resent law this is not
possible. and that the land board
could not make different rates and
different terms for university
lands from those they establish for
school and asylum lafdS. 1t Is to
reach some plan that VIII be agreea-
BILE to all concerned, and that will
most quickly enable thu University to
obtain an income from the lands, that
occupied the regents yesterday. 1t is
understood thousands of cattle, horses
and sheep are feeding upon the free
grass of the univ ersity lands, the
owners Of which stock are wiling to
paw at and above the minimum price
fixed by the statute. Probably the
state authorities and the regents will
come to some understanding to-day on
the subject.
Chartered: The Denton Dry Goods
Company, of Denton; capital SIS. 900
C. p. Porter,K j. Rich, W.. b. Francis
incorporators.
The University regents had inal
session yesterday morning, and ad-
iourned sine die. An elaborate report
regarding a system of high graded
schools that would prepare students fol
the University was presented by Col
| Sheppard TO be laid before the govern
or and board of education. The report
recommends that such schools should
l 10 od q mort of tho Tr,h1if