The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

greater than it has ever been in thi
state.
Collector Killingworth, of Greg
county, settled his accounts with tn
comptroller.
f The comptroller purchased ten thou
sand dollars of per cent. bonds O
!, Rains county, and four thousand dol
lars of Shackelford county per cent
bonds, all at par, for the permanent
chool fund.
g Mcdaniel & Co. VS.. Porter & Fra
9 zier; continued.
Bertram & Moeller VS.. c. NJ. T. Orr
? continued.
, Berrram & Moeller VS.. fl. H. Brad
/ ford; continued.
, Sanford & Son vs.. Hume Bros; con.
! tinued.
, MCDANIEL s. Co. VS.. j. Hoffman
. continued.
MCDANIEL & Co. VS.. Denny, Melville
Il Co.; continued.
Howe Machine Co. VS.. Dunlap &
Wilson; continued.
N. b. Bassett s. Co. VS.. M. Kreisle
& Co.; continued.
State of Texas VS.. N. B. Mitchell,
James Moore and William Bowman;
judgement versus defendants for 300
and costs.
The collectors of Bell and Jasper
counties settled their accounts yester-
day with the comptroller.
The assessment rolls just received
show an increase in value In Blanco
county of SS244, 305; in Denton county,
$713,974; in Galveston county, 81, 1877
$40, and decrease in Hardin county
of $59, 125.
Major Joe Stewart, one of the COM
mittee appointed to confer with the
railroad companies. reports that they
decline to furnish free passes to the
honorary commissioners to the New
Orleans exposition.
The capitol commissioners invited
the delegates attending the meeting of
the Ancient Order of United Work
men to visit the works of the new
capitol, which is nearly ready for the
granite base, the rock for which will
be procured from Burnet, where a
large portion of the granite has al
ready been quarried.
PENITENTIARY REPORT.
Financial Agent Brahan, of the |
state penitentiaries, has presented his
usual monthly report, which has been
approved by the penitentiary board |
and filed with the comptroller.
AS per last report, there was bal
ance on hand of $10,846.66; collected
for hire of conyictS on railroads and
farms, ETC., $28,088.75; received from
comptroller, June "a. $4,000. Total,
$48,935.41.
He has expended, as per vouchers,
at Huntsville penitentiary, $23, 1889,
and at Rusk, $3,391.03 leaving a bal
ance on hand of $21, 81O.79.
All salaries have been paid for May
except 20 per cent. retained per con-
tract with sergeants and guards, and
the Huntsville prison and the railroad
trains have been supplied with pro-
visions to last till August 1. The
bills, beef accounts, ETC., for
both prisons and railroad trains and
farms, for May, have also been paid.
The estimated expenditures and re-
ceipts for July are: Approximate
available resources, $54, 478.72, which
is made UP of balance cash on hand,
proceeds of labor from farm forces,
contractors and miScellanies.
Expenses known and estimated ap-
$49,574.22, which is larger
than usual as it embraces the 20 per
guards for the past five months, .
and large amount to be
paid during the month
for water works and new
boilers for Huntsville prison, and ma
terial for shops, betting for new ma .
chine, lumber, iron, etc, cotton tor :
factory and leather shoes.
A large portion of the expenditure
for June is not properly included in
the regular monthly expenses, as these
go either for permanent Improvements
Or the manufacture of convict cloth
ing and shoes for future use, or for
making wagons, furniture. etc., from
the sale of which it is expected to be
eventually reimbursed with profit.
The governor contemplated leaving
last evening for New Braunfels, to he !
back tomorrow.
The charter of the Baltimore and
Ohio Telegraph company of Texas,
with headquarters at Houston, CAPT
tai $4,000, was filed yesterday with .
the secretary of state. VIM. Ii. Sin
clair and David Hall, of Texas, and
some New Workers are incorporators. I
Chief Clerk ID. N. Robinson, of the
state land Office, has returned after an
absence of three weeks from trip to
relations in Tennessee and Mississippi,
and is greatly improAed by his travels.
The comptroller yesterday paid
$1,000 into the state treasury for ac-
general revenue.
New assessment rolls show increase
in values, $33, 600 in Live Oak county;
$4,000 in Van Zandt county; $780,
COO in Matagorda couney, and $22l 600
in Nolan county. Reduced estimates
put the total increase in the state at
fifty million dollars.
rhe attorney eneIal has advices
from an attorney in Shreveport. La,
giving the facts in the case of Higgins,
charged with the killing of one Agnes
on the Texas and Louisiana line;
Higias shooting from the Louisiana
side and killing Agnes in Texas. 1t
had leen reported that the authorities
of both states had proceeded against
Higgins for the offense; but the LouiSis
ana attorney writes that the charge in
louisiana against Higgins was for
shooting at Agnes some tea days BIZ
fore the killing, and that the Louisiana
courts do not claim jurisdiction of the
case in which Higgins is charged with
killing Agnes ia Tex as.
The tax collectors of Cooke, Chero-
kee and Stephens counties settled with
the comptroller for the collections of
the past year.
The encouragement is investi-
eating the will of one Simcox,
who died in Austin in 1863 and |
left about $1,000 by will to be Civ
en- crippled confederate soldiers, and |
about the same amount to the asylums.
AS the fruits of the bequest have not
been realized, the inquiry ia pertenent,
What became of the money?
The New Orleans Exposition.
The following interesting lettar has just
been received from Mr.. T. 7. Gammage, Uni
ted States Commissioner for Texas:
PALESTINE, Tex, June q, 1884.
], having just returned from canvass OF
| Southern and Western Texas in the interest
| OF the Texas collective exhibit TO BE- made at
| the Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial
Exposition, am happy TO repIrt that wide
4 SD cad interest is being eyfnced all through
| Texas in the enterprise.
The management at New Orleans Is general
| ly complimented for its systematic organiZl-
ton of the work and the evidences OF success
| that must asSuredly accrue.
From the material prosperity Of Texas and
its rapid developments, rs well as its increase
! of population in the last ew years, 1t may well
be expected that the exhibits from Texas will
be equal 10 the expectations of its citizens and
visitors to the city of New Orleans next VIII
ter.