The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17

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The returns from few of the counties
are not complete.
STATE PENITKNTIARIEs.
Maj. L. J. Goree, superintendent of
state penitentiarics, and Secretary Dick
inson, of the penitentiary board, visited
the convict camp at Oatmanville yesterday.
One hundred aud six convicts are at work
there, and affairs are moving along
smoothly.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Referring to the recent outrages in Ell
Paso. Governor Ireland doubts the state
ment that they were Mexican soldiers
who came across tho Rio Grande and car
ried off twenty-five head of cattle be-
longing to Gentry Wiley, as reported to
Adjutant General King, but whether they
were soldiers or not who took the cattle,
he will seek reparation, and has already
written for more definite information
about the matter. He has forwarded the
statement of Mr. Titus to Gen. D. S.
Stanley at San Antonio, commanding the
military department of Texas, and if the
facts are as stated he will further commu-
nicate them to Washington.
J.H. Rutherford, of Mount Vernon, writes
to the governor, in effect, that when about
II years of age he was tried before
the district court upon an Indictment for
assault with intent to murder, that he was
convicted and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for term of two years, and that he
served out said sentence. Not having ar
rived at his majority when his term of i'm
prisonment expired, he appeals to the ex-
ecutive for justice and asks to know if he
can vote when he is twenty-one years of
age.
The governor replied, substantially, that
petitioner will not be entitled to vote
until his citizenship is restored,
and it must appear that
the citizens of his county want such
citizenship restored.
In his letter to the governor Rutherford
affiiha reISiteis father and brother are now
S.-conIicted of the same
. of which he was convicted, but that
niSfather and himself are innocent only
his brother is guilty.
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Swain returned from Hous
ton yesterday morning, where he had been
attending the Masonic grand lodge.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Captain D. N. Robinson, chief clerk in
the general land Office, who has been at
tending the grand lodge of Masons at
Houston, is expected home this morning
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
In all the departments of the state gov
eminent the reporter observed unusual &C
tiyity in the clerical department, occa-
stoned by the voluminous correspondence
requiring attention and answer. Every
employee seemed to be busily occupied.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Upon recommendation of Hon. j. B.
Maxwell, of the 10th representative dis
trict, II. T. Hall, of Gainesville, Coryell
county, has been appointed as state stu
dent, at Sam Houston normal institute.
THE NEW TREASURY VAULT.
Mr.. L. T. Noyes, of Houston, was in the
city yesterday, he being the gentleman
who took the contract for putting in the
iron work of the treasury vault in the new
capitol.
Mr.. Noyes claims the report of opening
the treasury vault for the state capitol
was premature, and does injustice to the
company who furnished it. The lock was
set on one number only, which was simply
to hold the door closed during transporta-
ton. The number it was set on is the
factory shipping number which has been
used for twenty years, and is stated in
their printed directions, and this fact is
we'll known to all safe men. The locks
were not set as they are intended to be
when put in use. The agent of the COM
pany has deposited in the vault one thou
sand dollars, and invites the expert to take
it out by working the combination-and
has given him until o'clock this evening
to accomplish it.
The correctness of the statement that
the expert did get into the safe is not de-
MED, but the explanation of Mr.. Noyes
would show it does not amount to any
thing, so far as the impregnability of the
vault is concerned. Without doubt the
new vault will be as secure as any in the
world. The expert referred to, who re-
sides in Austin, will have a irst-class
chance to-day to demonstrate his own
skill and the strength of the vault, besides
getting the $1,000 deposited.
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