The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-31


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Leaving total. 2, 645. 800
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
The attorney general could not try the
case against the Texas Benevolent associ-
alton, set for yesterday in the district
court of Travis county This case was to
have been tried upon an agreed statement
of facts, but Attorney General Templeton
was unable to obtain from the defendant
such an agreement as the state would go
to trial on, hence the matter went over.
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE.
The comptroller deposited $141,000
with the state treasurer yesterday, about
$500 of which was to the credit of the
school fund:
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
At the close of exercises yesterday, a
general holiday was given the students
until December 81.
Prof. Halstead left for Lampasas yester-
day.
Judge Gould will also take trip during
the holiday vacation.
STATE DEPARTMENT..
The following charters were filed yes
terday:
FELTON, Foundry and Manufacturing
company, of Texarkana; capital stock,
| $4,000. incorporation: j. Fl. Draughton,
F. A. FELTON,, J. Deutschman, WA. Kelsey.
Amendment to the charter of the Bren-
ham Compress company, whereby the
clause with reference to the election of
directors shall read as follows: "There
shall be seven directors, at least four of
whom shall be residents of Washington
county"
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
The following notice was posted on the
main entrance of this department yester-
day:
THE land Office will be closed on Friday
and Saturday, December 25-6."
Detail for Monday, December 2S-De-
Bray, Roherdeau, Byrne, Giles, Shackel-
ford, Hoffer, Patton, Doyle, Hill and
Hausmann.
Detail for Tuesday, December %
Grooms, Hutchins, Daniel, HARRISON,
Quincy, Buckner, Galloway, G. W. Pressler,
Beaumont and Matthews.
Detail for Wednesday, December 30
Davis, Bramlette, Folwell, Fisher, Gather,
KuykendaI, Blan, Rosenberg, Rudolph
and Swartzer.
Detail for Thursday, December 81
Brown, Thielepape, Scheutze, Pinckney
and Fl. Pressler.
STATE LAND BOARD.
Yesterday afternoon, just before the ad-
journment of the clerks of the state land
board, Mr.. Gibson, in behalf of the clerks
presented Mr.. Randolph Laurence, the
efficient and courteous secretary, with a
beautiful cane, as token of their friend
ship and esteem. In presenting the cane
Mr.. Gibson said:
"Mr. Secretary of the State Land Board
before our adjournment for the evening
a pleasing task has been assigned to me
by the employees of this department.
Approaching the kind and considerate
manner in which you have treated those
who assist you in the discharge of the
onerous duties of your position as secre-
tary of the state land board, they come
with this testimonial of their esteem in
which you are held by them. The work in
our department. is hard and there is nc
each and everyone to do his Whole duty
the requirement has always been coupled
with such polite and gentlemanly demean
or, that it has been pleasure to us to
see that the state received full work fol
the compensation allowed US.
This is no formal ceremony It is sim
ply an impro1nptu offering of our kindest
; regards and best wishes. The gift is a
small one. It's intrinsic value amounts tC
little. But we desire that you receive il
in the spirit in which it is rendered. I an
commissioned to assure you that you have
a warm place in the hearts of all those
with whom you labor, and we now wish
you a merry Christmas and happy
New Year."
Mr.. Laurence, deeply impressed at the
action of his clerks, which was wholly un
expected, responded as follows:
"Mr. Gibson and clerks of the State
Land Board:
II must acknowledge that you have
taken me completely by surprise. was
not looking for any such demonstration
of your friendship and esteem. You
labor, arduous and unceasing, has beer
faithfully performed, and the work of tn,
department, intricate and complex as i
is, has been most satisfactory This i
due to your diligence, your tireles
energy and your ability. Gu
associations have been of the most pleas
ant character, and nothing has occurred
; to mar that harmony and good feeling s.
!; essential to the perfect working of de
l partment in which the state has such vas
and important interests. Gentlemen,
!, assure you that you have warm place il
Z my heart, and this token of your good
fellowship and esteem is most highly ar
preciated. I wish each of you long life
a merry Christmas and happy Ne
Year.
; Applications to purchase lands by actus
settlers are more numerous than usua
This may be taken as an earnest of th
healthy financial condition of the cou1
try, and as an augury that the westwar
e star of empire still sets in Texas.
n LIFE PRESERVERS.
If you are losing your grip on life tt
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