The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-10

Hidalgo, 70; Hill. 80; Hood, 55 Hopkins,
30; Howard, so; Houston, 40; Hunt, 2715;
Jack, 81; Jackson, As; Jasper, 90;
Jefferson, 40; Johnson, so; Jones, So;
karnes, 81: Kaufman. 40; Kendall, 45;
Kerr, 45; Kimble, IS; Kinney, so: Lamar,
Lampasas, 40; La Sale, 65: Lavaca. 25;
Lee, 30; Leon, 80; Liberty, so; Limestone,
/ 35; Live Oak, 20; Llano. so; Madison, 6215;
Marion, so; Mason, %; Matagorda, 40;
Maverick, 80; McCulloch, 90; McLennan.
20; McMulten, 80; Medina, 3715 Menard,
40; Milan. 25 Mitchell, rs; Montague,
6212 Montgomery, so; Morris, 80; Nacog-
doches, 40; Navarro, 40; Newton, IS;
Nolan, 70; Nueces, %; Oldham, So;
Orange, 10; Palo Pinto, so;
Polk, 45; Presidio, So; Rains, II: Red
River, 80; Reeves, 80; Refugio, 1715:
Robertson, so; Rockwell, 80; Runnels, 40;
Rusk, 35; Sabine, So: San Augustine, 60;
San Jacinto, SO; San Patricio. 10; San
Saby, 3712: Scurry. 3d. Shackelford so;
Shelby, 6212; Smith, 20: Somervell, 80;
Starr, so: Stephens, so; Tarrant, so; Tay-
lOr 40; ThrOckmOrton. IS; Titus. So; Tom
Green. %; Travis, so; Trinity, so; Upshur,
90: Uvalde, 40; Van Zandt, So; Victoria,
%: Walker, So; Washington, Go; Wharton,
! 30; Wheeler, 80: Wichita, 90; Wilbarger,
SO; Williamson, 25 Wilson, %; Wise, so;
! Wood, Al; Young ,55; Zapata, 40; Zavala. 80;
The comptroller yesterday paid in S10.-
900 to the credit of general revenue. and
! $1,000 to the credit OF the available school
! fund.
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, STATISTICS AND
HISTORY.
The following interesting correspOn-
dence will be appreciated by every reader
VINO has fond recolIections of the Lost
! Cause"
AUSTIN, Texas, November 25, 1885.
! Hon. II. P Bee, Commissioner Insurance Statis-
tics and History, Austin, Texas:
SIR:-I have the honor to hand YOU
| herewith what is left of the last battle flag
of the 9Th and 10th consolidated Texas
Regiments, of Greenbury's Brigade, Gle
burne's Division, Army of Tennessee, with
the request that it be deposited with the
historical archives of the state.
The flag that was carried through the
battles of the Georgia campaign, having
| become undergraduate from being 50
badly shot, torn and blood-stained, another
Tag, of which this tat
tered relic alone remains,
was presented to the regiment and was
borne through all the engagements that
followed, to the close of the war, including
the fearful slaughter at Franklin, Tenn.
1t has been the mute witness of many
heroic deeds and has waved proudly over
men who never forgot they were Texans.
| Many splendid specimens of Texas youth
and manhood have gone down to their
deaths beneath its folds, and it is the wish
of those who have preserved it that this
flag should become the property of the
state.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. J. OLIPHANT.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
Insurance. STATISTICS AND HISTORY,
AUSTIN, Texas, December 3, 1885.
VIM. j. Oliphant Austin:
DEAR SIR: l have had the honor to re-
ceive your communication of the 18th uI-
timo, transmitting the battle flag of the
9th and 10Th (consolidated) Regiments
Texas Infantry, and requesting that the
flag be accepted and cared for by the state
of Texas.
The law constitutes this Office as the
custodian Of the records and memorials OF
the state, and being satisfied
that the relic presented by you
is the battle flag of the 9th and
| 10Th Regiments of Texas Infantry. it is
therefore accepted and will be deposited
with the historic archives OF the state of
Texas.
The official act, depositing this relic,
will embrace the affidavits of Dan A.
Chamberlin, R. L. Chalk and your
self, W. j. Oliphant, each of whom
were soldiers in that organization,
as to the fact that it was the identical
flag that was taken from its staff, and con-
cealed on his person by Mark G. Melton,
captain company z. sixth regiment, Texas
infantry, at the time of the surrender of
that regiment in the state of North Caro-
lima at the close of the war between the
states It will also embrace a condensed
history Of the organization, battles fought
by the sixth and fifteenth consolidated;
which together with the relic of the bat
tie flag will stamp on the records of the
state proud memorial Of the patriotism,
bravery and fidelity to duty of the gal
liant soldiers of Texas.
Sympathysing with you in the
accomplishment of your efforts to
rescue from oblivion the sad yet precious
symbol of the brave deeds done by the
command with which you served, and
: congratulating you that when the
; proper time shall come to write
; the history of "The War Between the
States" that the part borne and deeds done
by the 6th and 18th Texas regiments will
surely find place alongside of the bravest
} and most devoted of the sons of Texas.
have the honor to be your obedient
servant, FL. p. BEE,
Commissioner.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Yesterday Mr.. Edmonds, the efficient
and courteous chief clerk, and his able
and gentleInanly assistant, Mr.. Baily. were
busily engaged getting Up important Of
fetal papers. For some time past this
Office has been overrun with business.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Col. Darden, superintendent, viii have
The fues of the capitol building cleaned
out to prevent their smoking.