The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-09-17
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Daily DOiDgs in and Around the State
Department S,

Department S,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
MatagoFda county settled with the
state yesterday.
The rolls of Augustine county were
in yesterday, showing a decrease OF
5000
ADJUTANT GENERAL.
General King Is absent iu Wilbarger
county, looking after matters in that |
region that may possibly relate to the |
rangers, a force of whom is now sta |
toned in easy distance of the scene of |
the former trouble in WiIbarger coun- |
ty. Although no actual recurrence |
Of the trouble has taken Place, there |
are fears of a repetition of the dis
turbances that ended so disastrously
to life and the good name Of the
county.
Col z. p. Smyth, recently appointed
aid to the governor has just returned
from his tour of inspection of the diff
ferent military companies throughout
the state. Col. Smyth visited COM
panies at Houston, Galveston, Orange,
| Richmond, Crockett, Palestine,
Tyler, Jefferson, Sherman. Dallas,
Fort Worth, CIeburne, Alvarado and
other places. Col. Smyth visits San
Antonio to day. He found the COM
panies generally in good trim, most
of them doing active drill duty. The
total force OF the state is about LOO.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
The department was closed up yes
Gerday, Gov. Ireland being absent on a
trip to Preside and Ell Paso.
| LAND BOARD.
About seventy-fye applications are
in from various counties for purchase
of single sections. The report of
Grass Commissioner Stevens, from
the Panhandle is in.
One statement OF commissioner
Stevens is that parties who have been
leasing land without paying for the
privilege, now evince a disposition to
come forward and lease in the regular
way.
THE UNIVERSITY.
4 There was quorum Of regents yes
terday, as follows: Hon. Ashbel
Smith, Hon. Seth. Shepard, DR.. L. ID.
Wooten, b. Hadra and L. II. Howard
| The meeting had special reference to
the charges against Prof. Everheart.
) in the matter of analysis, but it was
, decided the occasion justified no action
i. on the part of the regents. The mat
J ter now drops.
GRASS COMMISSIONERS.
Nothing has been heard from any
OF the commissioners since they left
except General McCuIloch, who has
; sent in Il report from Maria. General
G5cCulIOch's field lies chiefly in the min
eraI district of Preside and Ell Paso
His report is lengthy, but highly il
teresting, both in a scientific as wei
descriptive point of view. GENERA
McCulloch reports the prospects fol
, silver mining IN Presidio as excellent
: AS to the leasing business, Genera
, | McCulIoch found some cattIemen oc
. cupying large ranges of school lane
, for grazing, without hay
ing previously leased thu
same. A large portion of thu
country seen by him IS barren, witt
, scrub cedar and live oak, and fue
: scarce. AS to water, it can be had il
) some places-so he was informed, by
i wells of great depth. The public wei
at Maria, which supplies an abund
ilnce of water, is 10 feet deep, and h,
, was told that water could be had a
less depth throughout that country,
CAPITOL COMMISSIONERS.
1t was reported yesterday evening
e that sub-Gontractor Wilke had return
ed from Burnet, where right-ot-w wa,
for the granite railroad was definitely
:, and satisfactorily settled. Everythin,
! being in readiness it is expected tn
l work will proceed at once and withou
: further hindrance.