The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-05

DEAF AND CUMB INSTITUTE.
DIR. Shapard, superintendent, was
met yesterday by STATESMAN re-
porter, and questioned aS to the con-
dition of (dengue) affairs at the deaf
and dumb institute. He replied that
he was happy to say that everything,
and almost everybody, was in favor
able condition. There have been about
one hundred cases of dengue at the
institute, none of them very serious,
and not death occurred. He had
three or four cases On hand, but they
will be up in day or two.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
The following additional scholas-
tic reports have been received:
SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY.
White scholastic population 947
Colored scholastic population. ..-..... 7OI
1854
C Mh1Ie P pnpi sn enrOfed III III
1859
Total amount paid teachers IS, 337 so
LAvACA COUNTY.
White scholastic pOpulaIion......-..... 2,640 |
COlored scholastic population. .....-.. 9l2 |
1852 |
White pupils enrolled ...... 2,365 |
Colored pupils enrolled...--..-....... 779
s1A
Total amount paid teachers. ......... S1s,6l9 90
FANNIN COUNTY.
White scholastic population. 5000
CelOred scholastic popula;ion......... S32
6,9O7
White pupils enrolled .............. 5,026
Colored pupils enrolled. SAT
5672
Total amount paid acknowledgements. S43, O65 %
ARKANSAS COUNTY.
White scholastic popula 'iOn...... 2I2
Colored scholastic population. IL
224
White pupils enrolled ............. 1853
ColOred pupils enrolled. ...........- u
$50
Total amount paid teachers. $2.129 80
J, L. Martin, county treasurer of
Grimes county, makes the following
annual statement of receipts and dis
bursements of school funds for the
scholastic year, commencing Septem-
Der 1, 1884, and ending August 81,
1885:
| Cash on hand September 1. '85........S 875 90
Cash received from state fund ........ % 800 90
S23, 435 90
By cash paid to teachers .......... 22,493 o.
L" for building school
By cash paid county Judge as ex-of-
ficiO superintendent of schools. 30S co
| missions. - 234 90
! Total expenditures. So, 435 90
James Fl. Sutton, county judge of
Nacogdoches county, makes his an
| nual report, as follows:
Whites White scholastic population. a,q %
2,767
Number of white pupils actually en-
NuI Der of colored pupils actually en-
| rolled ..,,......, 100
2,6s1
Total amount paid teachers-........ SIG, 4G9 16
/ CONvICTs FOR QUARRY RAILROAD.
Secretary Dickinson of the penit4n-
| TRY board, received a letter yesterday
from the financial agent of the peni-
| tentiaries, Maj, II. BrahaD, at Hunts
vile, stating that seVenty-hve conN
| 7icts would be sent up on the Interna-
tional railroad to-day to be transfer
red to the Austin and Northwestern
| Narrow Gauge railroad, at its crossing
with the international, and thence to
be transported by Narrow Gauge
| train to Burnet, where they will be
| employed first, in finishing up the
| 14-mile. granite quarry railroad, OF
| which eight miles is now graded, and
then to- be worked at the granite
quarry, when their number will be
| added to from time TO time, as they
! will be p4eded il -quarryicR the gan
I tie. These convicts will be under {the
charge of Sergeant J . G. Smither, who
has bean in the employ of the state
penitentiaries for many years, and is
considered one of the best officers in
the penitRntiary service; they are also
accompanied by sutfic .ent force of
! guards.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
Chief Clerk Workman furnishes the
| following summary of transactions in
the state treasury, for month of Oc-
| tober:
Revenue. receipts for October sl5I 7Ss e
1 GsSnpsem aS 6faSry "a Sss os
| Balance revenue, Nov. 1.......... 80 84l 90
| IS available school fund ......... III 075 80
| available university iund.. 36 844 SO
The receipts yesterday were some
thing over $4,000. and disbursements
about $4,000.
The revenue balance yesterday was
$4,000.
| COMPTROLLER'S DEPARTMENT..
! The following annual railroad re-
ports were received yesterday:
GULF, WEST TEXAS AND PACIFIC.
Capital stock. ..................$ 12 Coz, OJOC0
Amount actually paid in............ 1854 10000
Indebtedness reported. none
due the corporation. 800. 71328
| ." received for passenger
Amount received for freight traffic 7s'45S e
| 50 q" mail carriage 2,97l82
sources 3,394.6S
Amount freight, in tOnS............... 22,657
| % paid out for cars .......".S 46.729s2
| salaries zee. $4,000
Number engine houses and shops. 5
| eng1neS............ ............ 8
| cars, all claSSeS............. II
| eHloioyeS.'.....-.. ..--...-. 81
No casualties reported. The Ian s
| donated by the state have been tran >
ferred to outside parties, to secure the
| Indebtedness of the sold out company
NEW YORK, TEXAS AND MEXICAN.
| Amount stock actually paid in. 6o3,05O 90
INDEBTEDNESS.
First mortgage bonds. .... 242500 co
Received for passenger traffic. -. $500, O5
Received for freight traffic.. - 1O2,342 I6