The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-19
GOVERNMENTAL.
WHAT GOING ON IN THE
DEPARTMENTS.
AN EPITOME or WHAT WAS
LEARNED AT THE CAPITOL
YESTERDAY.
FYECuTIYE DEPARTMENT.

Yesterday the governor received the
usual batch of applications from war-like
individuals who pant for Mexican gore.
Governor Ireland continues to receive
offers of service in the event of war with
Mexico, and among those of yesterday
was an offer of 1000 men by the mayor of
Lexington, Mo. There were offers from
New jersey Ohio Tennessee and, indeed,
from nearly every state in the union.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
Governor Ireland had no late news from
the Rio Grande troubles, but still con-
tinues to receive offers of -oldiers from
all over the United States.
Gov. Ireland yesterday received an Off
cial appeal for aid from the citizens OF
Coleman county as follows:
To the People of Texas and the Public Generally
We, the duly appointed executive com
mittee of Coleman county, Texas, selecte
and authorized by the citizens thereof, in
mass meeting assembled, to consider and
devise means for the relief of the people
in said county, beg leave to make the fol-
lowing statement to the public at large,
to-wit:
That in consequence of the long pro-
tracted drouth that has prevailed in said
county for more than year, there has
been an absolute failure of crops; that
the farmers in this county, unable by any
means at their command to procure seed
wheat require donation of at least 1000
bushels to enable them to SOW the neces-
sary area for the ensuing year; that we
have in this county 300 families embrac-
ing 1856 persons that need immediate
assistance in the way of provisions, and
are unable to procure it by any means or
exertions of their own; that our people
generally have suffered and are still so
suffering from the consequence of the
drought, that they are unable or indis-
posed to meet the aforesaid necessities,
and seem taxed to their full ability to
narrow the necessities of our people
down to the foresaid amount.
Therefore we feel impelled to appeal to
l5he public at large to aid our county In
the amount of 1000 bushels of seed
wheat and provisions for 300 familie $
now in want, ard hope that generous
public will respond to the demand lber-
ally, for our people have at all times
Literally shared the calamity
of every community since
we have been county, whenever the ne
cessity was make known to us.
All donations, either of money, provis-
ions or grain, are requested to be sent to
A. Petty, treasurer of Coleman county,
Coleman, Tex.
Hopefully submitted, this 26th of July,
1856.
B. II. Pittman, precinct No. l; r. d.
Kirkpatrick, precinct No. 2; l.. l.. Shield,
precinct No. b; - -, precinct No. 4;
W. P. Cusenbary, precinct No. 3; j. IL.
Girvin, precinct No. 6; TT. Hooker, pre-
cinct No. 7; Geo. w. Baker, precinct No.
ST.. r. Brown, precinct No. 8; Henry
Sackett, precinct No. 10; NJ. Il. McFar-
land, precinct No. IL; I. j. White, county
Judge, for county at large, executive com
mittee.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Coleman.
ave, the undersigned officers of Cole,
man county, Texas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing named gentle
man, constitute the executive committee
of Coleman county, Texas, and that sale
named parties were appointed by the clti
zens of Coleman county, in mass meeting
assembled, an executive committee Of
Coleman county, Texas, tc act for and IL
behalf of the people of Coleman county
isl II. ID. WALKER,
c. G. Coleman County, Texas.
IL.S.l Z. j. WHITE,
County Judge, Coleman County, Texas.
IL. ST. +. NJ. Bowen,
Clerk District Court, Coleman County
Texas.
IL. ST. j. B. SIMMONS,
Tax Collector, Coleman County Texas.
l hereby certify that the above is true
copy of the original on file in my office
In witness, whereof, hereto attach tn
impress of my official scala Coleman this
the 31st day OF July, A. d. 1886.
II. d. WALKER.
LIS. Clerk County Court Coleman
<~) County, Texas"
The governor had no late news from tn
Mexican border, but received any numbe
of offers of men to go and fight.
CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT.
Several of the counties sent in assess
ment rolls, but they have not been col
rected, and how much, if any, their va
ues increased over last year is nc
known.
Acting Comptroller Evans has got bus
ness well in hand and runs the machin
like an old timer.
The assessment rolls of the followin
counties were received yesterday: Mel
ard, Hill, Edwards, LaSalle, Tarrant, Rocl
vail and Morris.