The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-12
ATTORNEY GENERAL s cF5rcE

In obedience to the requirements OF
law, the appended facts concerning
the proceedings of the criminal dis
trict court, at Houston, at its !Octoiei
term, are embraced in the report of
Criminal District Clerk Henry Brasil
ear, to Hon. John D. Templeton, at
torney-general of the state. : pdiAt-
ments presented for murder, two; bur-
glary, six; perjury one; rape, one;
theft, ten; other felonies, eight; m s.
demeanors, thirteen; total, forty-one;
Trials for burglary, six; embezzle-
ment, two; theft, nine; other felo1ies.
five; misdemeanors, eleven; total,
thirty-three. Convictions for bur
ry, five; embeZZlement, one; theft
other felonies, two; misdemea
nine; total, twenty.three. Dismiss
for burglary, one; theft, five; other
felonies, one; misdemeanorS, nineteen:
total, twenty-six. Cases pendingv arm
bezzlement, three; forgery, four; e. :.
der, three; perjury, one; rape, hS
theft, ten; other felopies, nine; misNe-
meanors. forty-eight; total, sew 70
nine. Final judgments for co Z
ton: William Burge, burglary b
years; theft, three years; W. "a
James, burglary, two years; It,
Gwo cases., seven years; Lee Wa 5,
burglary, fifteen years Give d Ip's;)
Wyatt Jones, theft of a horse, k@n
years; the aggregate of fines impOsNd,
$45; aggregate of final judgmentN OF
forfeitures, $500. Appeals from this
court perfected: Robert Ozark,
lszsssEi5iRS two years in the pentten-
go 80 |iasE Henry BrasAear;
Sam tt: 49, a Dove
report, as may UeYs eInet
showing of the business O. ndi-
ton of this court. It will beg fe1-
waFded at once to the attorney gen
eral.
ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT..
Capt. Gillespie, of the state ROOFS,
reports to the adjutant general, HON
camp that he had caused to be ARREST
ed sixteen MeXicans on Preside CREEK,
thirty miles from Maria. They are
charged with cutting and carryir -A%
timber from state land into Mexico.
The,arrest was made by Sergeant Cart
wright and men, acting as escort to
Gen. McCulloch, one OF the grass eom-
missioners, who turned them OVER to
the officers in camp.
Adjutant General King went down
to Houston Sunday night, it was csn-
jectured, to look after the dispositfo6
of state troops in case they should be
called in to requisition to dispense the
mob holding the Navigation q m-
pany's property. The governors in
structions to the sheriff down there
having put quietus on the strikers, 1t
is expected General King will be in
his office again this morning. r.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
J Gov. Ireland is expected to return
from Seguin to-day. ,
Up to close of Office hours, ye$ter-
day, nothing had been received al he
department from Houston or GaltIDs-
ton bearing on the late strike.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The Texas Art and Scientific n sso.
citation. of San Antonio, FLED an
amendment to their charter, pern1V ct
ing the association to do busineB il
Houston and Galveston. !
Secretary Baines is improving
slowly from his recent severe illness
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTME1N
The superintendent of publt~ b.
struction yesterday approved the Sc
ton of County Judge CrawfordrIoi
Robertson county, in refusing to fer
NIT G. F, Cohron TO &c &c examined Eor {
certificate to teach in the public 1Scools
CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT.,
The comptroller yesterday deposited
$4,000 with the state treasurer, \tC
the credit of the revenue fund. l
7 SAM HOUSTON NORMAL INSTITUTE.
i Under the law permitting the ap,
pointment of state studesfs to tbs
TSam Houston Normal institute, on
by each senator and representative,
the following named young ladies are
now attending that institution from
this district:
Miss Lizzie Sthreshley, of Austin1
appointed by Hon. E. T. Moore:
Miss Jennie Afford, of TraVi;
county-appointed by Hon. Felix E
Smith.
Miss Lula DunsoD, of Travis
county-appointed by Hon. e. W
Glasscock, state senator.
STATE LAND BOARD.
Again the land board had no meet
ing yesterday morning owing to thu
absence of Attorney General Temple
ton and continued sickness of. Com
missioner Walsh. Later in the day
Col. Templeton returned, and II il
supposed the board will hold meet
ing to-day.
1t was reported yesterday that the
several grass commissioners villa a
once be called in and instructed tt
make their final reports. in order thai
the land board may hear suggestions
and formulate some definite and de-
cisive plans Of action to effectuaily
put stop to free grazing. Members
of the board are opposed to further
temporizing measures; free grass must
go, even it the state rangers nave to
be brought into quisition-a harsh
resort, it is true, put, if reports bt
true, it will be adopted as the last re
sort.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
The general routine business of thu
Office is now being transacted with eX
petition. The correspondence is vel
kept up, now that the office files, IN
der the new arrangements in the file
room, can be handled SO readily.
Capt. Walsh was still confined tt
his bed yesterday, being quite veal
from the effects of the dengne.
MOTHERS.