Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-04
AFFAIRS OF STATE.
A Gratifying showing Made In The
Treasury for the Quarter Just
Closed.
The state wool.Growars' Association
Meets and Elects 0nlcers for tho
Ensuing Year.
The Austin n Northwestern Narrow
Gauge Railway Sold to satisfy
a Judgment.
AFFAIRS OF STATE.
sHnrrMEN IN CONVENTION,

AUSTIN, TEX, June S.--The State
Wool Growers association met here
to-day, with but a small memberahip
In attendance, Tho following new
officers were elected: President, A, H..
Shepard OF Presldio; fnt vice.prcsi.
dent, M. Mcllhaney OF Callahan;
second vice-president, j, A. Maurice
OF Kinney; third Vice president, A. Il.
Corning OF 14lano; secretary, A. II.
Metcalf Of Tom Green; treasurer,
J. p. Devine OF Bexar. The
place OF the next meeting of the asso.
citation In June, 1855, was changed
from Fort Worth 10 Abilene. Various
subjects connected with sheep inter
eats were discussed but final action on
them was postponed until next year
In order to have m much effect M pos
aible upon the succeeding Legislature.
CHARTERED
The Dallas Pan Electric Telephone
osmpany, capital $50 600; incorpnra.
tors John II. Murphy, J. ID. Harris,
John =. Armstrong, Joseph krasel,
A RAILWAY SOLD,
The Austin n Northwestern Narrow
Guage railway WAS sold to-day by d
w. Dooms, master IN ohnncery, 10 sat.
lsfy judgment In favor OF the Mer-
camille Trust company OF Now York.
IL WAS bought for 1850 900 10y A. 4.
Woodbridge, preeident OF the City Ma.
tlonal bank, representing VIM. II.
lHhRm and associates of New York,
the principal bondholdets II the road
H..
the sale. The road II sixty miles long,
and ita original coat was sO0O, 600. IT
Ia understood that II the conditions
tended 10 San Saba by the new man
ngemeDt.
THE STATE Till,
The treasury balances A. the begin.
ming OF tho new quarter, June 1, show
very satisfactory state OF things, in
fact, much better than was anticipated
three months ago. The general rcve.
nue. fund, 1920, evidences surprising
vitality, and hnldA its own Vt the ex.
cellont standard Of Sl0O, 900, managing
10 keep above about as often as IL goes
below, The available university fund
goes steadily downward, aa was pre-
dicted by 1HE GAZETTE during the
legislature. At that time " was In
round figures sos 900, aud now IL IN
Si0, s2l, u falling OIL Of littlo over
$40 600 in three months. The predlr-
lions OF The GAgL1rE will hereafter
be taken ntpar, The permanCntschool
f1nd, that glorious bulwnrk Of Texas
intelligence, ~ So $40, 0Si In bonds aud
1880 Ina currency. The latter will
probably be inverted at orce IN
county bonds, OF which there are
yet quite lot on deposit ready 10 be-
taken up. Tho available school fund
Is s48, $50, which indicates that there
will be no delay In paying the salaries
Of teachers. The total nseeis OF the
treasury, including the previous aud n
multitude Of smaller funds are bonds,
$G,6Ti $3.50; currency, S822 B22.
THAT RENT AGENT.
The proposition OF Comptroller
Swain Ia create "A rent agent 10 look
after the school lands ~ the subject OF
much comment In official circles. IL
Will be- remembered that "A similar pro.
vision was incorporated In the lately
deceased land bill The chief reason
urged In favor Of such move II that
IL IL necessary 10 the Enforcement OF
the land-inclosure net. IL IL
claimed that practically this
has amounted 70 notbing 40 far, and
that hundreds OF thousands OF acres OF
school lands are yet illegally Enclosed.
The rent agent would be Expected 10
collect proof In these cases 10 enable
the encouragement 70 prosecute
them. ~ IN believed that Commits
sioner Walsh, while he merely asked
for q p0stpOnement ~ the mDtter nj
the last meeting, will ultimately op-
a a l,.s. "A
Dey.Gen. Templeton will do The same
thing. II this suImlae should prove
true, there will be tie, Treasurer
voting for II, which the governor
will break by voting with the latter.
IL ~ regarded ns algnlf.
1 SAINT fact by some that Gov. ireland
nas declined to set with the board any
longer, except In oAsea Of lie, The
reason no gives ~ preas Of other bpsi-
ness.
THE FISH COMMISSION.
Under the law ab0lighing the fish
commission the assets OF that depart.
ment will he sold Ia July II 10 under.
stood that Commissioner Lubbock and
other parties will buy them in aud
operate the Institution ~ a private en-
terprlso.
THE COMMENCEMENT ExEHpIsFA
Of the Sam Houston Normal school, NJ
begins on the 10Th inst.
Swain leaves for that
place Monday 20 deliver an address,
aud superintendent Baker viii also
attend tho exercises.
J1fE CITY AUTHOnfTiFs
Are myaLlfied and unnerytd by the
record of crime which has
been made up Ina this city within the
last three nonthe. Out Of perhaps
dozen attempts 70 murder, the most
OF which were successful, not a single
one has been traced homo ~ the guilty
party, hnd from present Indications
not one IA likely 10 be, The officers
seem 20 have about given up Ia
despair. They have theory, aHd
that IL all II IL that marital diflieiil.
lies among tbs negroes hre AZ the bot
loYu NJ all sha dpsfIfrV IA long "a