The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-19


terday attending to official business, just
the same as if nothing had happened.
He paid into the treasury yesterday
nue., and 81 900 to the credit of the avail
able school fund.
The collectors of johnson and Llano
counties settled yesterday.
Bee, Lee, Washington, Trinity, Wichita
and Blauco counties sent in their assess
ment rolls, those of the latter showing a
decrease IN values of $4,000.
Bowie City school house bonds, amount
ing to $4,000 were registered yesterday.
The collector of Lee county settled yes
terday.
The sale of lands in unorganized coun
ties for the unpaid taxes for 1884 closed
Yesterday the sum of $1,311.93. Mr.. j. L.
Houston was the principal bidder and Sc
cured about 100000 acres of land.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The Ell Paso Gas Light and Heat com
pany, capital stock $4,000, filed a charter
in the Office of secretary of state yester-
day.
Incorporators: William S. Hills, j. p.
Hogue and w. A. Irwin.
The Phoenix cigar factory, capital
stock 100000 of Austin, filed a charter
yesterday.
Incorporators: Charles Hicks, Will g..
Stacy anu j. II. Breckenridge.
STATE LAND BOARD.
The gentemanly clerks in the sta tie
land board Office were hard at work yes
terGay answering letters. Several thou
sand dollars were received in leases and
purchases.
STATE LAND BOARD.
The state land board held a meeting
yesterday to adjust some difficulties up in
Hardeman county. Mr.. G. W. Westcoat,
representing the Houston j. Texas Cen
trial railroad, was before the board, as was
the report of State Agent L. G. Thomas,
who is looking after the state interest IN
the surveying and marking of corners. In
running a line in Hardeman county, dis
lance of II miles between designated cor
ners, it was found that there was an excess
of POO varas, which, if not corrected,
would possibly throw some of the settlers
on to wrong sections. To correct this and
leave the settlers undisturbed, the board
yesterday ordered the excess to be dis
tributed equally to the sections, thereby
enlarging them, and the sections affected
will now be about 1000 varas square, in
stead of 1000.
The board allowed the claim of Hon. j.
N. Browning for $1,000, attorney fee in
the late Goodnight case.
The state land board yesterday paid in
$4,000.
Applications from actual settlers con
time to come in, but there has been a
material decrease in the number, owing to
the drouth in west and northwest Texas.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
Nothing has been heard at the adiutant
generals Office relative to the reported
shooting of two rangers at Maria, on the
Southern Pacific. go, $685.. ~
Everything, so far as known, was quiet
on the Rio Grande.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
OF the forty-one summer nOrmals ten
were colored, and both white and cOlOred
report large attendance and much good
About half of them have
been paid off.
The summer normal for colored teach
ers, at Austin, has closed, and Prof. F. II.
Hobson, the principal, has filed his report
with the superintendent of public educa-
ton as follows:
Hon. B. NJ. Baker:
Dear Sir--The session just closed has
demonstrated to me more plainly than
ever before the good that may be derived
from these summer normals. They are
tn ) main sources through which the aver
age county teacher may be reached. The
hundreds of them attending these schools
this year will return to their work much
better prepared to do it.
While few get certificates, the majority
are greatly benefited. The standard should
not be lowered from last years test. 1t
was difficult, but, in my Judgment none
too hard for state certificate. Greater
excellence ought to be required for that
than for one in county or city. This
will lead to its higher application by the
holder.
Judging from my own observation, and
from those who are in position to give
an opinion, the status of your colored
teachers is steadily improving. Much of
it is attributed to the beneficial influence
of these summer normals.
Very respectfully,
+. H. HoBsoN.
The school here in Austin, was attended
by fifty-two teachers.
Prof. W. L. Phillips, principal of the
colored normal, at Orange, turned in his
report yesterday, and it showed marvel
Gus progress among the colored teachers.
As a token of respect and esteem of the
teachers attending the Orange school, they
presented Prof. Phillips with beautiful
gold-headed cane.
Everything was very quiet in the exec
utive department yesterday.
The insurance department was busy with
routine business.
The busy clerks in the treasury depart.
ment were not idle.
There was only one clerk, Mr.. OH
yer, on duty in the attorney generals
Office, and he was diligently attending to
corr espondence.
S. NJ, Bright youth, was arrested by
Deputy Constable Bob Hooks, Monday
at Clarksville for burglary. He is charged