The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24


Galveston Artillery Light Guards &C J
Krausse, first lieutenant; l.. s. Sabine, sec
ond lieutenant.
Fincklin Fusilier-L. B. Lake, first lieu
tenant.
The governor yesterday issued the fol-
lowing special order:
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, !
AUSTIN, June 10, 1856.
Special Order No. a.
At the request of the managers of the
Lampasas encampment to detaN an Off
Ger to command said encampment, Briga-
der General A. S. Roberts, First brigade
T. V. g., is hereby placed in command of
the troops who will attend the encamp-
ment from the 2lst to the 26th inst. He
will be obeyed and res pected accordingly.
! At the conclusion of the encampment
Gen. Roberts will make detailed report
to this Office of the Management and re
suit of said encampment.
! By command of the governor and com
mander-in-c w. II. KING,
Adjutant General.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
Yesterday the Coleman Waterworks
company of Coleman city; capital stock,
100000, filed a charter in the Office of the
secretary of state. Incorporators: j. b.
Coleman, j. G. Dunn, f. A. Lindsey, w, g.
Dibbrell B. b. Rose, w. c. Perry and j. d.
Dividson.
In the state department yesterday the
following charters were filed:
"The International Live Stock journal
Printing and Publishing company" of
Ell Paso, capital stock $4,000; incorpora-
tors, j. A. Whitmore, James Kimble and
N. A. Whitmore.
"The Sherman Oil and Cotton com
pany," capital stock 100000; incorpora-
tors, j. q. Tassey, H. II. Burnett, G. G.
Jones.
The charter of the st. Agnes academy
of Texarkana, was filed yesterday.
GREER COUNTY COMMISSION.
The report telegraphed to some of the
papers that the Greer county boundary
commission, which is still is session in
Austin, had reached conclusion unfavor-
able to the claims of Texas to the dis
puted territory, is a canard. Col Hern-
don and other members of the board say
there is no truth in the report. All that
has ever been intimated was the state
ment that the claims of Texas stood
good chance of being affirmed by the
board. The report to the contrary was
doubtless for purposes of speculation to
get hold of veteran certificates under de-
pressing influences.
THE LAMPAsAs ENCAMPMENT.
The Burnet train left yesterday with
the Austin militia, delegated to the Lam
pasas encampment, commencing yester
day and continuing through the week.
The roll comprises the following:
Gen. Wilbur +. King, adjutant general
of the state.
Brig. Gen. A. s. Roberts, first brigade,
Texas volunteer guard, who has been as
signed to command the camp.
Lieut.. Col. r. p. Smyth, acting assistant
adjutant general.
Major VIM. B. Brush, assistant quarter
master.
The Texas Rifles, Capt. VIM. H. Stacy
The Austin Greys, Capt. A. o. Watson,
Representatives of the Travis Light Ar
tillery, not i'll uniform.
The Texas Rifles will spend the greater
portion of their time at the encampment
for the interstate drill at Gal
weston, in which they expect to take a
prominent part.
State Treasurer Lubbock left yesterday
to attend the Lampasas encampment.
ooMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Swain yesterday purchased
for the school fund $1,000 of Hidalgo
county 8 per cent. court house bonds at
par.
Yesterday the "big three" Caldwell,
Costa d Costa, were busy sending out to
tax collectors over 100000 blank occupa-
lion tax receipts.
The comptroller deposited $1,000 yes
5erday for general revenue, and purchased
$4,000 of Bosque county bonds for ac-
count of the permanent school fund.
The report of the collector for Motley
county shows that one large cattle com
pany has paid only $50 of an assessed
state tax of S4,734, the difference being
as not collectable, on the insol-
vent rolls, although there are thousands
Of cattle of the company on the range in
he county. The company having leased
heir lands at eight cents, naturally pro-
vest against the tax levied on the lands
lnder the late ruling of the comptroller,
based on Judge Woods recent decision
hat leased lands are taxable.
LAND BOARD.
few applications to purchase are
being received by the board, and the
opinion obtains that it is due in great
part by the severe drouth in west Texas !
md the Panhandle.