The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-08

! commissioner w ulLehedu ndu teluuueN
the 5000 which had been advanced to hin
by the board when he first started ont.
The board also talked some about tht
deep water problem, during which it wa
evident they did not agree with Judges
Terrell and Hancock.
Secretary Laurence yesterday received
bids to lease from the following counties
Hall county, six sections; Floyd county
three and quarter sections; Preside
county, one section; Medina county, one
section; Crosby county, four and three
quarter sections; Val Verde county, one
section, and Burnet county, ne-half sec
ton.
Secretary Laurence, of the state land
board, yesterday received two applications
from Kinney county to lease two and one
half sections of land.
| About 10000 acres of school land will
be sold to actual settlers at the next meet
| ing of the land board, next Tuesday.
Secretary Laurence of the state land
board yesterday received bids to lease
from two counties, Scurry seven sections
and Neuces three sections. The total
number of bids received thus far during
the month ending yesterday aggregate
ever received, during the same period,
since the organization of the board. The
board will convene Tuesday next to make
awards of the bids received, and also to
award bids to purchases aggregating $50
sections.
The receipts of the land board, yester
day, were about $4,000, nearly all of it
from leases. The board meets to-day to
award bids, but the list is very small.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
For the month of June the receipts at
the treasury we're $685., 228.71; disburse-
ments $25O,7l5.23; balance of available
school fund on hand $6,343.21; balance of
revenue on eand $56O,Ol6.63; to cash in
the treasury $883,065.6l.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL' OFFICE.
Attorney General Templeton yesterday
received the following letter, which ex-
plains itself:
FISHER COUNTY, Texas,
June 20, 1886.
Hon John d. Templeton:
have seen the protest sent against US
by the Fisher county clique. We are doing
commonsense, correct system of surveys
and the disappointment of Iand-grabbers
and one billiard, whose son is the county
surveyor elect; and he a fugitive from
Justice, prompts them to make forlorn
effort to get things their own way, as they
once had them. | believe we will have
all the sections in the most thickly settled
portions of the county in AS good posi-
tiols as it is possible to place them.
Please state to the land board that |
everything that is possible has been done
to give these people ample justice, and
all efforts of any who have tried to swindle
the state and railroads by certificates that
would not bear the closest scrutiny, have
met with our opposition.
NJ. o. HALL,
Agent for the state.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
Adjutant General King yesterday issued
TN following order
General Order No. 81.
ADJUTANT GENERAL OFFICE, !
STATE OF TEXAS, |
AUSTIN, June 30, 1886.
l. Permission is hereby granted to all
white military organizations of the voun-
Ger guards of this state, either in compa.
lies Ut DdtJhllOuS, 10 uIJeuu lne INTERSTATE |
lrill, at Galveston, Texas, from August 9TH
% 10th, 1886, both inclusive, armed and
equipped, and to remain and take part in
uch drills, parades, or other military ex-
,rcises as may be ordered.
This order is permissive and not manda-
Org, and the attendance by the military
will therefore be voluntary, and will not
authorize any claim against the state for
erviceJ.
2. All military companies from any state
n the union, or from any foreign country,
desiring to attend the Interstate drill at
Galveston, Texas, commencing on August
J, 1886, are hereby authorized to enter and
pass through the state of Texas, armed
md equipped, for the purpose named.
By command of
JOHN IRELAND,
Governor and Commander in chief
w. H. KING,
Adjutant General.
Adiutant General King reports all quiet
llong the border.