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

rangers arrested IN NeDD county last May
has been continued, and it is believed the
cases will be dismissed. It will be remem-
bered that the rangers alluded to were
mixed up in the difficulty in which Lieut..
SEEKER was killed.
The djutant-general has received in
formation from Harold to the effect that
George Cramer. shot few Gays ago by
Private Platt, OF company D. will die.
The grand jury refuses to return a true
bill against Plat, the killing having been
| justifable.
The Fort Worth and Denver City rail
road yesterday, paid in S176 passenger
! tax.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Yesterday, the state board of education
met with Governor Ireland. Hon. W. J.
Swain, and Hon. j. W. Baines present.
In the matter of appeal of F. Cohron.
from Franklin, Anderson county. upon
the decision of the superintendent of
public instruction. it was determined by
the board that the motion for a new hear
ing by County Judge j. E. Crawford, be
granted, and it was further ordered that
the decision of the case by the super
intendent of public instructions be, and
the the same is affirmed.
Hon. ". J. Swain dissented from the
above.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Captain Baines was in his Office yester-
day attending to business.
The Texarkana Cooperative Printing
and Publishing company, capital stock
$1,000, filed charter.
The First Methodist Episcopal church,
south, of the city Of Cuero, also filed a
charter.
Yesterday the Albany Milling company.
of Shackelford county, capitol st )ck So, :
! 600, fled charter. The company will
erect planning mill at Albany.
The following letters to Governor Ire
land, from the state department at Wash
ington, will explain themselves
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON. Nov g. 1885,
To His Excellency, John Ireland, Governor of
| Texas, Austin, Texas.
S1R:-Adverting to previous CORES
pondence upon the subject. I have now
the honor to enclose for your information
a copy of a note from the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs of Mexico, of the 23d of
sentences pronounced in the cause of Mr..
George King, conductor on the Mexican
National railway, and which acquit him of
all blame. This correspondence has been
forwarded hither by Mr.. Jackson, United
States Minister at the City of Mexico,
with his No. 81, of the 31st ultimo. twill
| be perceived from Mr.. MariscaIs note and
| its accom- ailments that the statement of
| the collector of customs at Laredo, on
which the departments previous letter
was based, is now admitted to have been
| false.
In conclusion. observe that Mr.. Jack
son in acknowledging the receipt of Mr..
Mariscal's note, mas inquired whether. in
view of the fact that it has been reported
to this government that Mr.. Cavayo has
ceased to be be collector of custom at
Laredo prior to August 6, 1885, an lad
miuistrative penalty which may be in
hicted upon him by the Treasury De-
partment'' can now be effective.
have the honor to be, sir, your obedi-
ent servant, JAMES D. PORTE,
Acting Secretary.
ENCLOSURE.
Mr.. Mariscal to Mr.. jackson,
Sept. %, 1885. with enclosures.
Inelee4rs > iAe Ne % Translation, ar~siariscal to
Mr.. jackson.
DEPARTMENT OF FoREIeN AFFAIRS, |
MEXICO October %, 1885. I
Mr.. MINIsTER:-In compliance with the
desire expressed by your excellency to
this department in your esteemed note OF
the 9th of September last, have the honor
of enclosing to you herewith copies Of the
two sentences pronounced in the trial CT
Mr.. George King, conductor of the MeXi
can National railway, which proceedings
were instituted at the instance of the
frontier custom house of Nuevo Laredo
for the faults which, in the same, the saiG
conductor committed in the person OF al
employe of the custom house referred to
I beg to state to your excellency that
have addressed the treasury department
calling its attention towards the said sen
fences, so that if it deems it just, it may
impose the corresponding administrative
penalty upon the collector of the custom
house of Laredo, for the conduct which he
observed in the case in question.
renew to your excenency the assur
ance of my very distinguished considera
ton. (Signed) IeNo MAEIscAL.
To His ExceIency Henry R. Jackson, Envoy Elk
traordinary and Minister Plenpotentiary, of thu
United States of America:
COPY.
A seal which reads: District Court OF
Nuevo Leon, Monterey, Mexico
MONTEREY. June Sd. 1885.
Having examined these proceedings
which were commenced in the distric
court of Nuevo Laredo, to investigate the
faults committed by the conductor of thf
Mexican National railroad, George King
against an employee Of the above custom
house, who, in the performance Of public
service, was going in the train by order o.
his superior, the collector Of the custom
house of Nuevo Laredo, and was obliged
to leave the train at Navanjo, because ne
presented ticket which was personal fol
another e1nploye, and he had not paid the
passage fare demanded by the conductor
and also the communication Of the 20tf
of A priI' last, from the collector of the
said custom house. in which he Genounce:
the facts. declaring them malicious fault
contrary to the proper public's service
which he considered as interferred with
by the acts Of the conductor, whom. OF
that account be had arrested and placed
at the disposition of the district judge
also the decree OF the same date N which
the court ordered the investigation to be
made, and to visit the jail so as to become
satisfied of the fact that an individual haC
been imprisoned without the Intervention
of his authority. which latter proceeding
was not carried out because at that mo
ment a communication V as received from
! the collector with the intelligence of the
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