The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-24
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Charters-Flnances-The State
UniVersity-Lunatic
Asylum.
OTHER MATTERS.


OTHER MATTERS.
The charter of the Globe Manufac
turing company, at Houston, capita
800 900, was filed yesterday with thu
secretary of state. Incorporators: A
p. NibbS, F. Cowgirl, E. L. Denis anC
VIM. A. Grant.
Also charter of the Keller Co
operative association, of Field Creek
Llano county. Capital $4,000.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
The comptroller yesterday paid into
the state treasury $4,000 for account
of general revenue: $4,000 for avail
able school fund, and silly received
from Ell Paso county on account OF
interest on court house bonds.
He sold to E. G. Heath, county judge
of Rockwell county, 5000 of county
bonds of Red River county which had
been offered to the board of educa-
ton.
The comptroller was called upon to
prove from his records the credentials
of veteran attending the veteran re-
union at Paris.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
There was a meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the state university
regents yesterday, Col. Ashbel Smith,
president, and DR.. Wooten, of the
board, being present. The session
ending on June 10, which will be
Sunday, June Ii and IA were fixed for
the commencement exercises, Just
prior to which the annual examina-
lions will be conducted. There will
be no graduates in the academic, but
several in the law department, on
whom degrees will be conferred.
There will be an address to the liter
airy societies by Hon. A. w. Terrell,
of Austin and by invitation of the
board Of regents, through the execu-
tive committee. Col. William Preston
Johnston, president of the Tulane
University of Louisiana, has been re-
quested to deliver an address during
the commencement exercises.
Capt. w. G. Walsh, state land COM
missioner, has taken in hand a project
to have chair of engineering en-
dowed for the university by contribu-
tions of the people of the state.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Secretary Baker has applications
from Queen City, Cass county, and
Athens, in Henderson county, for
summer normals. He received census
of Duval county, the first county
scholastic census reported, showing a
scholastic population of 973 against
761 last year. Denison shows 1860
this year against 1906 last year.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
The encouragement, in reply to
inquiry from Kimble county, advises
that land owners who allow their
lands to be sold for taxes waive their
right to pay the county taxes in coun-
ty scrip. The law allows the sheriff
to sell only for cash, and redemp,
lions must be made accordingly. He
also rules that a cattle owner of Travis
county driving cattle to another
ranch he owns In another county
must have them inspected here, if not
previously inspected.
LAND REPAYMENT.
The land board have fixed May %
as the day for county surveyors to re-
ceive bids for school, university and
asylum land; May "a, for the date OF
competitive bids, and June 3, as the
day when the board will pass upon
the bids. Payments have been made
on some of the small leases made by
the land beard, but the larger con
tracts have not been perfected. The
four cent bidders are preparing for 6
contest in the courts.
THE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
There are oyer 500 patients in the
asylum, over 200 of whom have been
admitted since the new building:
were erected. Patients who are but
slightly affected are generally restored
| to reason in a short while and dis
| charged. A recent case from this city
was dismissed after few days treat
ment. The old negro, John Thomas
who not many weeks ago could bt
seen upon the streets of Austin, armed
with shotgun, and surcharged will
a story of $l60,000.000 buried treasurt
| for which he was digging somewher,
across the river, at a place which h,
says he had to watch day AMI nigh
to keep away thieves AMI
robbers, is doubtless one o
the hopeless cases of monomanis
He had until recently been REGARDS
as harmless, but the authorities finall,
and very properly concluded to asylum
him, as there was no telling what in
fatuation might possess such crea
ture under the inspiration of shot
gun to enforce his decisions. Some o
the cases are remarkable for the sullel
silence of the victims as others are flo
their wild and fierce demonstration
i of madness. A Mrs. Veronica Roedei
| who died few weeks ago of pneum6
MIA, had never spoken q word sine
she was admitted to the asylum min
years ago. AS an opposite type {
dementi3, mad Mexican is perpetI
ally ravlng in the most murderou
strain.
1t is singular how many Of the p;
tients seem to be aware of the tat
that they are confined on account (
insanity, or at least in a lunatic as,
lum, and plead with visitors, some
them nationally, to get them discharI
ed, contending they are not insan
and offering, some of them, fair re
sons and others large sums for the
release. John Thomas offers OF
million of dollars, and the man Ste
: ems, who escaped some time ago, al
called on the governor. an
/ now threatens to eat Il
Il governors brains and driI
. his blood if he don't get him ont
the asylum offered DR.. Denton 500
, GOO which he claims to have at hon
/ | in gold bars, to have him released.
holds the governor responsible. ho'