The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-11
GOVERNMENT
WHAT Is GOING Or J,S THE
DEPARTMENT ~.
AN EPITOME OF WHAT WAS
LEARNED YESTERDAY AT
THE CAPITOL.

III tAPIEOL.
Receipts at the office of the secretary OF
state for the month of February were
$1.71I.
The military department reports al
quiet in the Panhandle and along the
Mexican border.
The insurance branch of the govern
ment was very quiet, and items of public
interest scarce.
CoMprRoLLERs OFFICE.
Yesterday, those shining lights of thu
southwest corner in the comptroller
office, Col. Joe Coster and Major p. S
Spiller, completed the filing of the in
solvent errors in assessments, delinquent
and redemption papers for the year 1884
and if you wish to refer to any of these
papers now, they can be easily found.
The Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe railway
company paid in $4S9.97 passenger tax.
In this department the Fort Worth
Denver city railway company paid in
$20477 passenger tax.
Mr.. Finley, the gentlemanly financial
man of the concern, deposited in the
treasury, for the comptroller, $4,000 to
general revenue, and $4,000 to the avail
able school fund.
LUNATIC ASYLUM BOARD.
The board of managers of the lunatic
asylum were in session yesterday, consid-
ering applications for the position of as
sistant physician, made vacant by the
alteration, and consequent disability. of
DR.. Owens. The board, finally, on a
unanimous vote, appointed DR.. j. T
Wilson to the position. DR.. Wilson filled
the same Office under Superintendent
Wallace, ard no better selection could
possibly have been made. DR.. Wilson's
many friends in this city will be glad to
learn that he is coming back again.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The charter of the Huberich Coffee and
Spice Mills, of San Antonio, pital stock,
$4,000, was flied yesterday in the office OF
the secretary of state. Incorporators
Conrad Huberich, Panl Huberich and Fl
Bennighaus.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
The following county treasurers have
refused to report their annual statement
of school funds to this Office, as required
by law: Reeves, Tyler, Valverde, Martin
Midland, Navarro, Oldham, Harrison, Has
kell, Hays, Kerr, Kimble, Knox, Encinal
Galveston, Gregg, Armstrong.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1t was reported, yesterday, that a com
mittee of the knights of Labor from
Dallas had waited on the governor relative
to the railroad strikes, but it proved false.
Prominent Knights of Labor in the city
know nothing about the matter whatever
20. @ba
The land board received several thous:
and dollars yesterday.
The adjutant general reports the from
tier unusually quiet.
PENITENTIARY FINANCES.
The following is the report of Capt
Haywood Brahan, showing the tinancla
condition of the state prisons FOR the
month of January:
Balance on hand, S22,301.76. Received
at Huntsville, $28,6S4.66; received a
Rusk, $1,S1O.46. Total, $52,79699.
Discussed.
At Huntsville, 1926, 255.35; at Rusk, So,
5S9.7O; iron industries, $8,549.56; fol
material, $5,425.09; balance on hand
S9,977.18. Total, $52,796.SS.
WHERE DEPOSITED.
First National bank, Austin, $2,245.8S
Ball, Hutchins g. Co., Galveston, $126.92
Houston Savings bank, $677.6O; Bonner
a. Bonner, Tyler, $500; W. G. Parish
Rusk, Tex, $1,72S.52; cash, $4,49S.26
Total, $9,977.18.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
DR.. A. V. Lane, associate professor OF
mathematics in the state university, has
contributed an article which appears II
the February number of the American
journal of Mathematics, published at the
Johns Hopkins university. 1t is math
ematical solution of roulette problem
but is not intended to show young mer
how to play roulette" The merits Of
the article may be presumed from thu
fact of its appearance in journal which
is noted for publishing only origina
work of high order.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
In the case of the arrest of Mr.. j. B
Belohradsky, of San Antonio, for embez
element in Chicago, the governor las
night gave it fair review, and or state
ments furnished by some highly respecta
BILE citizens of San Antonio, came to thu
conclusion, after mature dellberatlon ant
consideration, that the charges were
groundless and without foundation, ant
the extradition warrant was at once re
voked. This will be good news to hi
many friends, as he is considered, botl
here and in San Antonio, as good ant