The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-10
GOVERNMENTAL.
WHAT GOING OK IN THE
DEPARTMENTS.
AN EPITOME OF WHAT WAS
LEARNED AT TIE CAPITOL
YESTERDAY.
DEPARTMENT or STATE.


as incorporators.
Mechanics club, at Bnrnet, Tex, for
literary, social and muscular development
Incorporators: J. w. Burke, G. MahOney,
George Mcknight, i. Busizio, j. Wilson,
John Smith, James Edwards, Peter Berg
ner. Otto Boerner and II. j. Smith.
Alvarado Roller Mill and Elevator com
pany, Alvarado, Tex, with a capital stock
of 100000, and the following named in
corporators: G. W. Cotton, j. III. Hill, NJ,
Lansour. G. B. Paxton, A. NJ. Morgan, j.
p. Posey, w. T. Brewer and G. p. Hud-
son.
Secretary Baines Is in receipt of letter
of inquiry from John Georges, OF Joliet,
ILL.,, asking information concerning his
brother, Peter Gorges, who enlisted In the
confederate army in Texas command,
and of whom nothing has been heard by
his relatives since such enlistment. ANY
one having information of his present
whereabouts. if living, or of the time,
,.ace and manner of his death, if dead,
will do kindness to his family by com
municating such information TO the ad
dress of the inquirer above stated.
The charter OF the Saint John grand
lodge of Ancient Accepted MasOns, OF
Galveston, was d this morning.
Also filed, charter of the Temple Com.
press company; capital, 100000; incor-
porators-A. f. Bentley, l.. r. Wade, NJ.
NJ. Williams, f. f. Downs, j. b. Nunnelly
Geo. L. Wilcox, L. Sweeney.
The charter of the Sulphur Springs
Mount Pleasant railway company, capita
S5OO0OO was filed yesterday. The road Is
10 re- through Titus, Fraaklin and Hop.
kins counties and connect VITA The Ar
kansas Texas d. ST. Louis at Mount Pleas
ant
DEPARTMENT or EDUCATION.
Two separate school districts compris.
ing the cities of BRENNAN and Marlin.
flied tneir scholastic cahsuS reports yes
torday, which are distracted as follows:
City of Marlin, white males within the
scholastic ages, 81 white females, 80:
colored males, 70; cOlored females, 70:
total aggregate, 3l9, as against 2G3 last
year, n gain of So.
City of BRENNAN, white males within
the scholastic ages, 2Sl; white females,
1885, colored males, 303; colored females,
3l5; aggregate total, l,2l7, against 2,202
last year, a gain of 10.
Marlin has two white children unable to
read, none colored Brennan has Ga
whites and 219 colored, total of 2Sf.
From data furnished by superintend
ents of public schools in cities and towns
for the year ending August 81, 1885 the
following interesting information is gath
cred:
Value of new school houses $7l, 1880.
average pay of teachers of white schools
per actual attendance, $1,000; ditto col
ored pupils, $3.50.
Value of school houses built in Austin.
$350O average salary of white male
teachers, 5000; white female teachers,
$685.; average salary colored male
teachers 500, and colored female teach
ers, $26.67.
State school fund apportioned to Aus
tin, $10,S15.
The scholastic census of COmal county
shows, white children within scholastic
ages, 1920; colored children, ditto, 30; total
1915; against 1861 last year.
The census of New Braunfes shows
white children, 25i; colored children, 10;
total 273; against 2S3 last year.
The department of education yesterday
received the following scholastic census
reports:
Stephens couuty-Total number of chill
dren, all white, 1913; of whom 90 can not
read Total number of last year, 1000.
Galveston-Total number of white
children, 6557; of whom geo can not
read. Total number of colored children,
1929; of whom III can not read. Total
number of children, 1896. Total number
last year, 77l4.
Henrietta number of white chill
dren, 800. Total number of colOred chill
dren, 81. Total number of children, 81,
Total number last year, 3l5.
Hon. b. Nj. Baker, superintendent of
public instruction, yesterday received the
following scholastic census reports:
Camp county number of white
children, go; of whom 90 cannot read.
Total number of colored children, 776; OF
whom AGO cannot read. Total number of
children, 1910. Total number last year.
1858
jefferson county-Totalnum of white
children, 400; of which Is cannot read
Total number of colored children, 2l0; of
whom % cannot read. Total number of
children, Go. Total number last year. $50.
Edwards cOunty-Total number of chill
dren, all white, 3i5; of whom SO cInnor
read. Total number la year, 30i.
Hon. b. NJ. Baker is OIL attending The
commencement exercises of the Sam
Houston normal school, and Col. Thweatt
and Major Holland have their hands and
heads full, solving perplexing questions
that are ever bobbing up over the state
In addition to these questions, they yes
terday received the following
SCHOLASTIC CENSUS REPORTS;
Town of Llano-Total number of white
children, IA; of whom cannot read
Total number of colored children, b
none of whom can read.
Total number of children, l47.
The town was not organized into sep
crate district last year.
Town of Giddings--Total number of
white children, 12S; all of whom can read
Total number of colored children, so:
all of whom can read.
Total number of children, POS. Tota
number last year, pol.
Town of Albany-Total number OF
white children, 176: of whom 10 canno,
read.
Total number of colored children, 81; of
whom II cannot read
Total number of children, 2l3. Tota'
number last year, pa.
To date reports have been received
from 16 counties. and ~ cities and towns